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Austin Murder Victim’s Brother: This Wasn’t a Gun Problem, It Was a ‘Defund the Police’ Problem
Early Saturday morning, two juveniles opened fire on each other in the middle of Austin’s crowded east Sixth Street entertainment district. New reports indicate there was a “dispute” between the two, though what that means — whether it was possibly gang-related — isn’t clear. Austin’s acting police chief described it as “an isolated incident between two parties.”
That portion of East Sixth Street, also known as Dirty Sixth, was crowded Friday night and early Saturday morning.
Hands-On With CVA’s Paramount HTR Long-Range .40 Cal Muzzleloader
Up in Montana, Dan and I got the rundown on CVA’s new long-range muzzleloader, the Paramount HTR. This bad boy fires a 225 grain, .40 caliber PowerBelt ELR at a whopping 2,740 FPS and holds MOA or better accuracy out to a good 400 yards. That’s amazing!
Furthermore, the Paramount HTR is the first bolt-action muzzleloader that’s legally treated just like any standard muzzleloader, meaning it is not a firearm.
Georgia Grocery Store Cashier Shot and Killed After Face Mask Dispute [VIDEO]
From the Associated Press . . .
A grocery store cashier in the Atlanta area was killed and three other people were wounded Monday in a shooting that followed an argument over wearing face masks in the supermarket, authorities said.
DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox said the shooting occurred inside the Big Bear Supermarket in Decatur while several people were inside the business. She said a female cashier was killed when a man opened fire.
Good Guy With A Gun Stops Would-Have-Been Mass Shooting In Its Tracks
Fort Smith, Arkansas (May 15, 2021) — a disturbed 26-year-old man with a semi-automatic rifle went on a brief rampage at an apartment complex. Standing on the common area lawn, he repeatedly, urgently yelled for residents to exit their apartments. Apparently worried that there was a valid emergency, Lois Hicks, 87, went outside. The gunman shot and killed her.
At this point, unable to talk other residents into stepping outside, the shooter began firing into the apartments.
Rock Island Armory Rolls Out The STK100, Their First Ever Striker Fired Pistol
From Rock Island Armory . . .
Rock Island Armory has announced the addition of a striker-fired pistol to its long line of 2021 product introductions. The STK100 features a solid frame that gives shooters the advantages of metal for the price of polymer.
It comes with an aluminum grip to make it more durable and give it enough added weight to give it a smoother feel with less felt recoil.
CNN Trumpets 8 Mass Shootings Over the Pulse Massacre Anniversary Weekend
The current administration has been engaged in a full court press for more gun control since the President BidenHarris took office. It took old Joe — or whoever is actually running things in the White House — some time, but he’s now in the process of killing off the 80% lower and gun build kit business, making millions of gun owners into felons by arbitrarily redefining what constitutes a short barrel rifle, and installing a rabid gun control advocate as head of the ATF.
Texas Democrats Aren’t Happy About Gun Rights Progress in the Recent Legislative Session
Session after session, some character pretends to be more patriotic than others by promoting a twisted pledge of allegiance to the Second Amendment, a vision that negates the right of all Texans to live in a state where possession of lethal firearms is subject to a process of permitting and training. There’s nothing constitutional about it. Gun owners don’t buy it. In fact, some 80% of Texans thought that we ought to leave the permitting and training process alone.
Gun Meme of the Day: Fully Semi-Automatic Destruction Edition
Learn These 4 Key Handgun Shooting Fundamentals
By Nancy Thorne of the National Carry Academy
There are a variety of factors that go into shooing a handgun well. The stance, grip, aim, sight alignment, trigger control, follow through and keeping your feet firmly planted are all aspects you’ll need to keep in mind. But let’s focus on the four primary fundamentals of shooting that, with some practice, will make you a better pistol shooter.
1. Stance
A good shooting stance provides a strong, stable platform which is crucial for accuracy.
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The Gun Rights Movement Is Far Bigger Than Any One Organization
The NRA is far from the only pro-gun group at the table in state legislatures now. In Utah, one of the first states to remove permit requirements this year, it was just one of at least six gun rights groups speaking in favor of the bill at the Capitol — and it wasn’t the most outspoken one.
The number of generally pro-gun rights states outnumbers those that pass gun control measures 40 to 10, although the latter have more people, so the country’s population is about evenly divided between the two camps.
Colorado School Shooter Planned to Kill His Accomplice, Look Like a ‘Hero’
From the Associated Press . . .
One of the suspects in a fatal attack at a suburban Denver high school in 2019 had become such a chronic drug user in the months before the shooting that he likely “couldn’t think, concentrate or understand” events around him that day, a toxicologist called by the defense testified Friday.
Toxicologist Wanda Guidry said Devon Erickson was severely malnourished because he ingested cocaine, marijuana and cough syrup nearly daily, and he suffered from long-term sleep deprivation and insomnia, The Denver Post reported.
The Failure of Bill de Blasio: Crime Becomes an Issue in New York City Electoral Politics Once Again
How much crime will New Yorkers accept before they actually demand that criminals do jail time and laws are enforced in their city again? We may be about to find out. Eight years of rule under a social justice uber alles mayor whose default presumption is that the criminal justice system is irredeemably racist and every accused criminal is a failure of a white supremacist society has finally had its inevitable effect.
Like so many other large urban areas, New York has been conducting an experiment in anti-policing over the last year and a half.
Gun Meme of the Day: Oregon Trail Edition
Well, they sure killed a few thumbs in their day.
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Can You See Your Sights? You Can With XS DXT2 Big Dot Night Sights
Can you see the sights on your pistol? That question is an important one for those of us who carry handguns. When you begin to consider all the repercussions of a defensive encounter, from legal to moral, it makes an even bigger difference if the answer is ‘no.’
With poor vision plaguing many of us as we get older, it becomes more and more important to focus on finding EDC sights we can see.
The ATF’s Pistol Brace Regulation Comment Period Has Begun…Here’s What You Can Do
From SB Tactical . . .
With the release of its Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has left little doubt to its intention to wreak havoc on millions of American firearm owners and devastate the firearms industry through lost jobs and revenue.
The Congressional Research Service estimates that there are somewhere between 10 million and 40 million firearms in circulation with Pistol Stabilizing Braces.
Gun Industry Pulls Out All the Stops in Opposing David Chipman as ATF Director
Gun groups will need to sway at least one Democrat in the 50-50 Senate to defeat Chipman’s nomination. NSSF is trying to dissuade Democratic senators from supporting Chipman by making the case that his confirmation would lead to the politicization of ATF.
“It would set a very bad precedent for ATF as an organization, because I think it would be highly likely that a Republican administration would then nominate somebody for the position from the [gun] industry or the National Rifle Association,” Keane said.
A Sign of Things to Come? Gun Control Bill Fails to Pass in California
As we mentioned yesterday, firearm sales — in particular handguns — in California and nationally shattered all records over the past year. Furthermore, a huge portion of these purchases were made by first-time gun buyers, the majority of whom were female and/or minorities.
Shocked as so many blue state residents were to find that, despite what the politicians have been telling them, one cannot simply buy a gun online or walk into a gun store and walk out with a gun that same day.
New From Strike Industries: AR Flat Top Overmolded Pistol Grip (15-Degree)
The new AR Flat Trop Overmolded Pistol Grip from Strike Industries appears to check all the boxes of what I generally prefer in an AR-15 grip: grippy rubber overmold, steep angle, a bit zaftig in the palm, and no beavertail. Plus, they’ve used a Black Collar Arms Pork Sword Pistol in some of their product photos and social media spots, so obviously I’m all grins there. Yes, I’m leveraging this press release to shamelessly plug my own products.