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Sauer Introduces SL5 Turkey Shotguns
From Blaser Group out of San Antonio, importers of Blaser, Mauser, J.P. Sauer and Sohn, English gunmaker John Rigby & Co., plus Minox optics and Liemke Thermal Optics:
San Antonio, Texas (March 15, 2022) – J.P. Sauer and Sohn, Germany’s oldest manufacturer of hunting firearms, is pleased to introduce new high-performance SL5 Turkey shotguns. Featuring a durable Inertia-Driven System requiring fewer parts and minimal cleaning, the smooth-cycling, accurate, and reliable SL5 is available in three camo patterns – Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak Bottomland, and Mossy Oak New Bottomland.
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Checking Out Canik’s New SFx RIVAL Race Gun
Century Arms announced the new Canik SFx RIVAL at the SHOT Show earlier this year. It’s a full-featured 9mm race gun that’s built on their METE platform. The new pistol has a 5-inch barrel, flared mag well, 18+1 capacity and is priced so just about everyone can afford one.
We ran into Century’s Adam Ruonala at the POMA Shooting Sports Showcase who gave us a rundown on the SFx RIVAL . . .
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Beyond Stand Your Ground: Second Amendment Immunity Defense is the Next Legal Frontier
By Lee Williams . . .
Florida’s Stand Your Ground statute and similar laws in other states can offer immunity from prosecution when someone uses deadly force to defend themselves, and affords them quick access to an appellate review if the case doesn’t go their way.
In other words, if a defendant involved in a defensive shooting invokes a Stand Your Ground defense, their case can be dismissed before a trial even begins if it is proven they are entitled to statutory immunity, or appellate judges can be brought in quickly to make sure the case gets handled correctly.
Constitutional Carry Marches On: Indiana Permitless Carry Bill on Governor Eric Holcomb’s Desk
Last year was a banner year for constitutional carry in the U.S. Four states — Iowa, Montana, Tennessee and Texas — became permitless carry states in 2021. So far 2022 has seen plenty of progress, too. The club has expanded by two so far, with Alabama and Ohio deciding that citizens no longer need government-issued permission slips to bear arms.
Last week, the Indiana legislature put the finishing touches on House Bill 1296 which .
Gun Meme of the Day: Inigo Montoya Edition
Misquoted but well-used.
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Suspect Arrested in Murders of Homeless Men in New York City, Washington, D.C.
By Ashraf Khalil and Bobby Caina Calvan, AP
A man suspected of stalking and shooting homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, D.C., was arrested early Tuesday. Police said at least two people were killed and three others wounded in the attacks.
Law enforcement arrested the man in Washington, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Twitter after news of the killings had added new fears to people spending nights on the streets of the two cities and elsewhere.
Democrats: We’d Rather Abandon the Country Than Take Up Arms to Defend It
Halfway around the world, Ukrainians are exhibiting bravery and courage in the face of an invading Russian army.
Meanwhile here in America, the political party that supports disarming and restricting the Second Amendment rights of their country’s law-abiding citizens, and that pushes to defund law enforcement, would turn and flee if their country were invaded.
A majority of self-described Democrats — 52 percent — say they would leave the United States if America were being invaded rather than stay and fight.
Florida Constitutional Carry Dies for Third Consecutive Year Under Republican Leadership
For the third year in a row, constitutional carry has died under Florida’s Republican supermajority control of the state’s legislature.
Sadly, the state no longer deserves the “Gunshine State” nickname. Rather, the entire state should be called “Disney World”. Why? Because a lot of make-believe is created and sold within the borders by lawmakers. The legislative leadership advertises itself as being pro-freedom and pro-gun. Yet, time and time again, they show that isn’t the case.
Governor Mike DeWine Signs S.B. 215 Making Ohio the 23rd Constitutional Carry State
The fact that Alabama Governor Kay Ivey affixed her signature to a bill last week making the Yellowhammer State the 22nd to make permitless carry the law shouldn’t really have shocked anyone. But today’s news that Governor Mike DeWine has made Ohio number 23 is a surprise to many who genuinely weren’t sure where he’d come down on the constitutional carry question.
As you can imagine, the news wasn’t taken well by our friends in the Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex.
Gun Meme of the Day: Sweden Helps Out Edition
Text-free instructions are actually a pretty solid idea for weapons. Never know if you’ll be arming the Ukrainians or the Taliban, eh?
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Search Is On for Killer of Homeless Men in New York, Washington, D.C.
By Bobby Caina Calvan and Ashraf Khalil, AP
A search was underway Monday for a gunman who has been stalking homeless men sleeping on the streets of Washington, D.C., and New York City, fatally shooting two people and wounding three more in less than two weeks.
Police released surveillance photographs of the suspected gunman late Sunday, including one in which the hooded man can be seen holding a pistol in a blue glove.
CZ Announces New and Upgraded CZ Scorpion 3+ Pistol
I like it! CZ’s new Scorpion 3+ has more modern aesthetics, improved ergonomics, and controls that are more familiar to U.S. shooters. Here’s the press release . . .
Kansas City, KS – The CZ Scorpion EVO 3 set the standard for large format 9mm pistols. The new CZ Scorpion 3+ builds on those proven features, adding customer-requested upgrades. The fully redesigned pistol not only improves the Scorpion’s ergonomics and user-friendly operation, but it incorporates advanced materials that are tougher and lighter than before.
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Fulton County, GA School Coach Faces Suspension After Grabbing Student With A Gun
A Georgia high school coach is facing suspension after going hands-on with a female student with a gun in her backpack. Supporters say he saved lives, but the video tells a slightly different story.
Citing a violation of staff policies, the district initially terminated Tri-Cities High School Athletic Director Kenneth Miller, but later reversed course and suspended him in part because of an outcry from parents and the community in support of Coach Miller.
You Know Who Else Wears Masks? [VIDEO]
Illinois residents along with other deep blue states have faced mask mandates for almost two years now. Obviously compliance has varied widely by geography and by location. It’s also evolved into furious virtue signaling by some.
One group who eagerly embraced masks didn’t really care about any purported health benefits of masking or virtue signaling. And now that almost all of the mandates have been dropped by politicians who can see which way the political winds are blowing, things have changed.
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NSSF Retailer Surveys Indicate 5.4 Million First-Time Gun Buyers in 2021
We’ve heard it a hundred times, but I still smile when I hear it the 101st. From NSSF . . .
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearm industry trade association, revealed that at least 5.4 million people purchased a firearm for the first time in 2021. Nearly 30 percent of all firearm purchases last year went to new gun owners, based on NSSF’s retailer surveys and adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) background checks.
Psycho Killer Qu’est-ce que c’est: Video Shows New York City Serial Attacker Shooting Homeless Man
New York City has a major crime issue, caused in part by policies of the previous Mayor Bill DeBlasio and Soros-funded prosecutor Alvin Bragg. Now the Big Apple has suffered another bruise, this time caused by a psychotic murderer who ambushes the homeless by shooting them as they sleep.
NYPD has released video of the latest incident in the hopes the public might help identify the killer.
The New York Post has the story .
Cracking Down On Legal Sales of Firearms Online
“Our bill would make it clear that it’s a crime to circumvent a website’s terms of service to sell a firearm.”
— Senator Diane Feinstein (D, CA)
This is ridiculous. One minute social media companies “are private companies and can do what they want,” etc. etc., and the next minute violating their terms of service is a Federal crime?
Let me just add that the social media companies don’t even follow their own dang terms of service.
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THE NATION: There’s No Second Amendment on the South Side of Chicago
I have been close to gun violence my entire life. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I’ve seen my classmates carry firearms to keep themselves and their families safe from harm. And I later represented some of those same individuals in court—being prosecuted for firearm possession—when I started work as a public defender.
The people I knew growing up, and now the people I fight for in court, are also victims of gun violence themselves.
NPR Public Radio in Kansas City: Gun Owners Are Racists
In a shameful piece of race-baiting bigotry, NPR radio in Kansas City touted a study conducted by an associate professor of political science. In it, Professor Don Haider-Markel (he/him/his) completely ignores the racist roots of gun control laws to instead claim that it’s gun owners who are racists, not the politicians who support racist, classist, and sexist gun control.
The junk-science professor conducted a study that purports to show that gun owners became less inclined to support freedom and gun rights for all when shown a picture of a “dark-skinned” person pointing a gun at them.
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Charges Dropped Against Security Guard Who Shot Protestor In October, 2020
Protests escalating into violent situations were all the rage in 2020, and unfortunately there was no shortage of related deaths. On the self-defense side of the scales, the most visible incident was that of Kyle Rittenhouse, of course. But the shooting of aggressive protestor Lee Keltner by security guard Matthew Dolloff certainly made waves in the news when it happened.
Looks like Denver prosecutors have [finally] decided this was such a clear-cut case of self-defense that they’re dropping all charges.