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Civilian Disarmament: When Guns Are Outlawed, Criminals Will Use Bows and Arrows
Norway has strict gun laws on the books and the Civilian Disarmament Industry likes to hold them up as an example, claiming that’s a place that gun control works.
In the town of Kongsberg, southwest of Oslo, Norway’s capital, someone decided to prove that gun control doesn’t stop people who want to kill others.
As the AP reports . . .
A man armed with a bow fired arrows at shoppers in a small Norwegian town Wednesday, killing five people before he was arrested, authorities said.
Gun Meme of the Day: Serious Hobby Edition
Dude, that’s one DOPE tattoo. But seriously, how seriously could he be taking this hobby if he only needs DOPE to 1,000 yards?
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Seattle Businesses Discover the Real Costs of Woke Politics and Defunded Law Enforcement
Seattle businesses have a problem on their hands. Ongoing political violence from violent Antifa and Black Lives Matter types, coupled with increased criminal violence and vagrants doing drugs and taking dumps in commercial areas has crippled business in the city of Seattle.
The violence has blossomed in part thanks to fewer cops on the job after the local government implemented fashionable “defund the police” policies that were demanded by some residents and plenty of radicals.
Terry McAuliiffe’s Plan for Virginia: Declare a Public Health Emergency to Ban ‘Assault Weapons’
Democratic candidate for Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe is proving that once government officials learn they can use a crisis to deny basic freedoms, they’ll find a crisis every time.
McAuliffe has decided that Virginia has a public health crisis when it comes to criminal violence. For him and the rest of Virginia’s gun control politicians, there’s never a problem with rising crime, lack of police resources or willingness to actually prosecute criminals.
Radical Firearms RF22 Rimfire Rifle
With everything else going on, you may have missed the Radical Firearms RF/22 – a match-grade long rifle chambered in .22LR.
Here’s what you missed.
The RF/22 was designed with the shooting enthusiast in mind. It’s a sleek, solid, well-designed semi-auto you can use to plink, target-shoot, or bring doom upon the local varmint OPFOR using pretty much any sort of Ruger 10/22 compatible magazine available.
Some of its features include an integrated Picatinny rail, a precision-machined bolt, and a match-grade barrel.
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Armed Facebook Marketplace XBox Seller Defends Herself Against Attacker Who Tried to Shoot Her
Thousands of Americans shop online marketplaces like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace every day. Unfortunately, a few listings have armed robbers trolling for potential victims, posing either as sellers or buyers. In Baton Rouge, one woman wanted to sell an XBox on Facebook Marketplace. In doing so, she almost lost her life to an armed robber.
Fortunately her case has a happy ending. Despite the Facebook Marketplace armed robber’s efforts to not only rob her, but kill her, she fought back and survived without physical injury.
Houston Police Bodycam Video Shows Perp Shooting Cops With Illegal Full-Auto GLOCK Switch
We’ve written in the past about illegal full-auto GLOCK switches sold by Chinese knock-off sites like Wish.com. It looks like one of these switches was used in September by a perp who shot and killed one Houston police officer and wounded another.
Fred Milanowski, the special agent in charge of Houston’s ATF division, said Ledet was using a gun with an auto switch. That means he can use his semi-automatic weapon like a mini machine gun.
Gun Meme of the Day: Little Dutch Boy Edition
I don’t know if he made it himself, but we saw this meme over on MrGunsNGear’s Instagram feed today and had to share. Not a funny one, no, but a good meme will often convey complex topics with a surprising amount of meaning all bundled into a single image with few words. Great example of that here.
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Win a SIG M400 Tread Rifle and Help the DC Project-Women for Gun Rights
The women of The DC Project are partnering with Gunbroker.com in a fundraising event for the ongoing battle to preserve our 2A rights.
Donated firearms from Sig Sauer will be auctioned every two weeks for the duration of 2021. This is your chance to win a new, quality firearm while supporting a fantastic cause!
What is The DC Project? Founded by former Tulsa police officer and professional 3-gun shooter Dianna Muller, The DC Project is a national, nonprofit organization of liberty-loving Women who advocate for Gun Rights by highlighting the diversity of gun ownership as a woman’s issue.
Full-Time Politicized Gun Control Advocate, Part-Time Police Chief Art Acevedo to be Fired in Miami
Barely six months into his latest job as Miami Police Chief, the rabidly anti-gun media hog Art Acevedo finds himself looking for another new gig. His pending termination serves as the latest of a number of scandals that have followed him throughout his career.
#BREAKING Former Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo — now chief in Miami — was suspended Monday night from his new job and will be fired, according to a statement from Miami City Manager Art Noriega.
New From SilencerCo: Hybrid 46M Modular Large Bore Suppressor
We all know and love the SilencerCo 36M, but now the Utah company has taken the do-it-all suppressor a step further with the release of the Hybrid 46M. In effect, if it fires a .46 caliber or smaller diameter bullet, the 46M has you covered. Full TTAG review and video are currently in production, but suffice it to say that testing went well.
In the meantime, as 46Ms make their way to Silencer Shop where, as always, you’ll find the best prices and the easiest silencer-purchasing process in the country, here’s SilencerCo’s press release on the launch of the Hybrid 46M .
City Officials Can Only Preach More Gun Control to Do Something About Soaring Violent Crime
What sort of gun laws might [St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter] have in mind? In February last year, the Star Tribune reported:
“Democrats and gun control advocates have spent years pushing for a bill to expand criminal background checks to cover most private firearms transfers, as well as for a second bill enacting a “red flag” law to let courts temporarily remove guns from people deemed a threat to themselves or others.
Gun Meme of the Day: Winter Carry Edition
Indeed. I often switch from IWB to OWB when cool weather clothing becomes viable. That frequently includes a bump up in gun size, too. Love it.
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BREAKING: SIG SAUER Will Not Exhibit at SHOT Show 2022
It’s been a difficult year-plus for the meeting and convention business, to say the least. The NRA recently cancelled its second consecutive annual meeting and exhibits and the 2021 SHOT Show was a Covid casualty as well. That said, the recent USCCA Expo in Fort Worth was well relatively attended.
However, in a move that casts an undeniable cloud over the prospects of the 2022 SHOT Show, SIG SAUER has decided that it will not be an exhibitor at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas in January.
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Gun Review: Ruger LCP MAX .380 Pistol
Gun makers keep setting the bar higher and higher for new product development. Everyone wants a small and light carry gun, with a good trigger, good sights and decent capacity. And if it shoots well and comfortably on top of that, that’s just a bonus, right?
Sound familiar? I wrote most of the above about the ultra-popular SIG P365 back in 2018 in a review here.
I’ve got good news for you, ladies and gents.
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Pro Tip: Don’t Fire Warning Shots While Standing Naked On Your Front Porch…Or Anywhere Else [VIDEO]
Meat magnate Evan Wexler is a car guy. He owns a number of very expensive automobiles and his collection has made his Fort Lee, New Jersey home a target for thieves. He says his home has been targeted 25 times since 2019.
Earlier this year, he heard someone trying to break into his Mercedes G-Wagon that was parked in front of his house. Thieves have used that strategy before to get access to the other exotic cars on the premises.
Burglars Caught At Gunpoint: A First-Person Account
Last week, outside a (very) small town in rural northern Illinois, sophisticated game cameras caught a pair of alleged burglars snooping around a farmhouse. Two card-carrying good guys went to investigate, and eventually held a cagey duo at gunpoint for police. Kyle Smith and Dakota Luttrell were arrested.
WSPL radio had the story…
Two men were arrested after a call came in around 7 PM Tuesday for an alleged burglary in progress on a farm in rural Earlville.
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Gear Review: Crimson Trace CTS-1400 Compact Red Dot Sight
Crimson Trace dived into the optics market pretty hardcore. Everything from red dots and prisms to variable optics. I’ve already reviewed one Crimson Trace optic, and they decided to send me another. The CTS-1400 is a fair bit different and is kind of of an odd duck. It’s a big open sight designed for long guns.
When I first got the CTS-1400, I looked around to see what ‘footprint’ the optic uses. I hadn’t even opened the box yet, but wanted to figure what handgun I could mount it to.
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Homeowner Shot By Police Going After Prowlers With a ‘Replica’ 1911 [VIDEO]
Charles Sharp, 49, called 911 to report “intruders” on his property in Mantua Township, New Jersey back on September 14th. Despite his last name, he did just about everything wrong before and during his 911 call. His life ended as he traipsed towards police, in the dark, carrying a replica .45 pistol in his hand.
Sharp told dispatchers that he saw two men (and later a “girl”) prowling around in his back yard, one of which, he said, had a gun.
JOHN LOTT: Concealed Carry Licenses Jump 10.5% in 2020, 8.3% of Adults Now Have Carry Permits
Bad guys, listen up: John Lott has released a new report outlining the state of legal concealed carry in America. In it, he reveals a staggering 10.5% increase in carry licenses despite (because of?) COVID restrictions. Today, more than 8% of adult Americans have a license to carry a firearm. That number is 10% outside of restrictive, may-issue states.
The good people of Alabama are not only friendly, but they’re also well-fixed when it comes to packing heat.