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Former Kansas Woman Arrested for Leading an AK-Armed ISIS Battalion
By Matthew Barakat, AP
A woman who once lived in Kansas has been arrested after federal prosecutors charged her with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants.
The U.S. Attorney in Alexandria, Virginia, announced Saturday that Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization.
The criminal complaint was filed under seal back in 2019 but made public Saturday after Fluke-Ekren was brought back to the U.S.
Clinging to Delusions: Permitless Carry Opposition and Your Neighbor’s Freedom to Protect Himself
By Rob Morse
It is more dangerous when honest men and women face criminals barehanded, and safer when the good guys are armed? That isn’t a hard question to answer. It’s easy to calculate the additional lives we’d save each year if a state allows honest people to carry guns in public. I’ll explain it in a minute.
I will, but the real mystery here is why we’re still talking about fantasy problems while real violent criminals are killing our neighbors.
SHOT Show: Two New 6 MOA Micro Red Dot Sights From Bushnell
One of the categories with the most new entrants at this year’s SHOT Show was micro reflex sights. Bushnell wasn’t left out with two new micro red dots for EDC pistols, the RXC-200 and RXU-200 micro reflex sights.
Both are smaller profile 6 MOA red dot sights intended for mounting on popular EDC pistols like the SIG P365, Taurus GX4 TORO, and the Springfield Hellcat (above). That’s the noticeably smaller profile RXU-200, above.
BREAKING: Federal Register Publishes Schedule For ATF’s Firearm, Silencer, and Pistol Brace Final Regulations
Set to publish tomorrow, but for some reason already public on govinfo (or download the PDF HERE), the January 31, 2022 Federal Register details ATF’s plans to finalize its rulemaking and regulations related to the definitions of firearm, firearm frame/receiver, complete weapon, complete silencer, and more, plus will publish its final factors for determining whether a specific pistol equipped with a pistol stabilizing brace is, in fact, a pistol or if it’s a short barreled rifle.
KC Chiefs Ditch Cornerback Damon Arnette After Assault With Deadly Weapon, Gun & Drug Arrest
The National Football League has some good people in it. It also has a lot of individuals who make great money chasing the pigskin, but making great money can’t buy civilized behavior. Former Ohio State standout and ex-Las Vegas Raider Damon Arnette fits the latter category.
Arnette has had a whole lot of problems in his short time in the NFL, but now he’s got a whole new plate full of them, including no more paychecks.
Kyle Rittenhouse Won’t Get His Rifle Back, But Will Collect Some of His $2 Million Bail
Kyle Ritternhouse went to court last week to get his rifle back following his acquittal during the high-profile jury trial late last year. While he failed to get his rifle, he did get his phone and clothes back. He will also get a share of the $2 million bail fund that was raised to gain his release and pay his legal defense team.
Rittenhouse didn’t actually appear in person, but instead through his attorney.
The L.A. Train Robberies Were Just an Unsightly Mess Until Gangs Started Stealing Guns
“I’ve got 24 years in LAPD, ex-military, secret clearance and I have to wait 10 days to get a new firearm and these guys are going into these containers with no locks and getting guns,” said Capt. German Hurtado, who oversees the LAPD’s Hollenbeck Division, where the rail yards are located. “These guns were unguarded, unprotected… God knows how many guns have been stolen that way.”
Only a handful of the 82 guns known to have been stolen from trains passing through the Eastside neighborhood have been recovered.
The Latest ‘Book of Boba Fett’ Episode Has A Really Cool Ballistic Easter Egg
Spoiler Alert If you haven’t seen the latest episode of The Book of Boba Fett, the following article contains some plot details. Be sure to check the episode out before reading this article if that’s an issue.
If you’re a gun owner and take commercial flights, you’ve run into what Din Djarin (the main character from The Mandalorian) did in the latest episode of The Book of Boba Fett: a prohibition of guns on civilian transports like aircraft.
One More Time: It’s Not ‘Gun Violence’ It’s Gang Violence
Every time you hear a politician or a media personality mention “gun violence,” you should mentally translate that phrase to “gang violence.” Not only that, but ask yourself if that politician or media outlet has an agenda by mislabeling gang violence as something entirely different.
Obviously politicians who have enabled the “criminal justice reforms” that have directly resulted in the out-of-control increases in violent crime across America don’t want to talk about criminals and gangs.
Continue reading One More Time: It’s Not ‘Gun Violence’ It’s Gang Violence at The Truth About Guns.
Belleville Boot Company’s New Ultralight Certified Marine Corps Combat Boot
Belleville Boot Company is introducing the newest Marine Expeditionary Footwear – the 510 MEF – representing a breakthrough in combat boot technology and one of the lightest boots authorized for Marines to wear.
Fusing a moccasin-like Strobel constructed upper to an ultralight polyurethane (PU) midsole, the 510 MEF proves to be one of the lightest, most flexible, and most durable combat boots on the market. Designed to perform; the 510 MEF maintained stability, durability, and comfort across the multiple environments tested by Marines.
SHOT Show: Blackhawk’s New TecGrip FormLoc Moldable IWB Holster
Blackhawk is now getting into the customize-able holster market with their new TecGrip FormLock IWB holster that can be custom molded to fit your particular pistol. This is a “sticky,” clipless inside-the-waistband, high density closed cell nylon foam holster that stays place on the draw thanks to the grippiness of the outside material and pressure from a belt.
The molding process is simple enough.
Just put your pistol in the included heavy duty Ziploc-style bag and dunk it in hot (about 165 degree) water for a few minutes.
Gun Meme of the Day: 11 Shots At Q Edition
Before you complain, these are just the remaining Q memes I’ve been sent or stumbled across after I culled out the profane and overly inappropriate ones. I’ve censored profanity for y’all, but don’t scroll down if you’re sensitive.
We’ve posted memes making fun of all sorts of various firearm companies and, apparently, today it’s Q’s turn:
Continue reading Gun Meme of the Day: 11 Shots At Q Edition at The Truth About Guns.
SHOT Show: New Magazines and Red Dots From UTG, New Optics From Integrix
Popping into the UTG Leapers booth at SHOT Show, I found a lot of new products. Like, a lot. From UTG optics of all sorts to GLOCK- and AR-compatible magazines to a brand new brand, Integrix. Let’s start with the mags…
Yep, that’s a GLOCK 17 with a lot of magazine sticking out the bottom.
It’s a UTG 33-round, windowed 9mm GLOCK-compatible magazine. They also make it in non-window.
SIG SAUER Announces New ROMEOZero ELITE Micro Reflex Sights
From SIG SAUER . . .
SIG SAUER Electro Optics is pleased to announce the first expansion of the ROMEOZero line of micro reflex sights for 2022 with the introduction of the ROMEOZero ELITE – bringing a new level of performance and durability to ultra-compact reflex sights.
“The ROMEOZero ELITE takes the innovation of the award-winning ROMEOZero to the next level with premium features, beginning with a glass lens for unmatched clarity, scratch-resistance and a distortion-free picture.
SHOT Show: Acting ATF Dir. Richardson Celebrates 50 Years of Gun Regulation
Among the 2,400 exhibitors and booths at the expanded SHOT Show 2022, none was busier than that of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). More than 43,000 attendees returned to Las Vegas for this year’s show and they crowded the ATF booth for education, compliance and resource materials from the bureau responsible for regulating the firearm industry.
ATF Acting Director Marvin Richardson joined NSSF’s Larry Keane for a discussion on SHOT TV to provide updates on the important partnerships between the agency and the firearm industry, as well as the critical work ahead.
SHOT Show Range Day: BRG9 Elite Hands-On
Imported by the Buffalo Cartridge Company under new company BRG USA, the new-to-the-U.S. BRG9 Elite is a striker-fired, polymer-framed 9mm pistol is made in Turkey. Showing some clear aesthetic similarity to the very popular, Croatian-made Springfield XD series, Dan and I popped into the Range Day booth to learn more and send some rounds downrange.
At a starting MSRP of just $399.99 for the black flavor, the BRG9 Elite is a darn affordable pistol.
Continue reading SHOT Show Range Day: BRG9 Elite Hands-On at The Truth About Guns.
Video Shows Houston Shootout, Chase of Suspect With ‘Fully Automatic Weapon’ That Resulted in 3 Cops Shot and Wounded
By Juan A. Lozano and Terry Wallace, AP
A suspect led Houston police on a chase Thursday that ended with him wounding three officers in a shootout, stealing a car and barricading himself inside a home for hours before surrendering, authorities said.
The incident began about 2:40 p.m. as officers responded to a family disturbance call at a home in northeast Houston, Police Chief Troy Finner said at a news conference.
Kyle Rittenhouse Goes to Court Today to Get His Rifle Back
From the AP . . .
A Wisconsin judge is set to hear arguments Friday on whether prosecutors should return to Kyle Rittenhouse the assault-style rifle he used to shoot three people during a street protest.
Rittenhouse shot the men during the protest in Kenosha in 2020. He killed Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz in the arm. Rittenhouse argued he fired in self-defense after each of the men attacked him.
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FPC Statement on Leaked ATF Documents Regarding Forced Reset Trigger Confiscations
Here’s the email from tonight’s video with any info that could have revealed the whistleblower’s information removed. That’s why I didn’t put the email up on screen like I normally do in these videos…. pic.twitter.com/0TGrOZTrMk
— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) January 27, 2022
FPC Law is investigating a purported internal ATF email alleging that businesses which manufacture, distribute, or sell ‘forced-reset triggers’—specifically referring to “Rare Breed and Wide-Open Triggers (FRT Trigger).”— will be subject to forfeitures if they do not surrender “documents and FRT’s” [sic].
It’s Time for Florida’s Long Fight For Constitutional Carry to Come to an End
Florida advertises itself as one of the freest states in the union, as stated by Governor Ron DeSantis (R) on January 11 during his State of the State address to the legislature. In reality, Florida’s political freedoms are much like Walt Disney World. A lot of it is make believe and misdirection.
Twenty-one states have passed constitutional carry laws and another four to five are on the cusp of political victory on that front this year.