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Gun Review: Adams Arms AA19 9mm Pistol
Man, since 2019, the rise of the GLOCK clone has really accelerated. The GLOCK 19 in particular seems to be the number one cloned pistol in the series. We have lots of options now, priced both high and low.
On the low end, PSA produces the Dagger. On the high end, we have guns like those from Zev. And in the still affordable middle is the Adams Arms AA19. Adams Arms is mainly known for being an AR manufacturer.
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The Atlantic: Exercising Second Amendment Rights Threatens Free Speech
Many Americans fervently believe that the Second Amendment protects their right to bear arms everywhere, including at public protests. Many Americans also believe that the First Amendment protects their right to speak freely and participate in political protest. What most people do not realize is that the Second Amendment has become, in recent years, a threat to the First Amendment. People cannot freely exercise their speech rights when they fear for their lives.
This is not hyperbole.
NRA Hacked: Russian Group Releases Some Documents, Promises More Unless They’re Paid
As if the National Rifle Association doesn’t have enough problems, a Russian hacker group has allegedly penetrated the association’s systems and stolen some documents, possibly including emails. They have published a handful of them, primarily innocuous grant-related documents. Unless the NRA coughs up a ransom payment, the group says they will release more.
NBC News has fessed up to downloading the allegedly purloined files from the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. So far, it sounds like all the hackers have gotten their hands on is some pretty mundane stuff.
Gun Meme of the Day: A Shot At Inexpensive Guns Edition
I say add a self-defense firearm for every household to the “Build Back Better” plan! Everyone deserves a functional gun to protect themselves and their family. It’s a basic human right. Also, Bob’s Burgers is a funny show.
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Missouri Successfully Completes Its First Black Bear Hunting Season
Missouri hunters wrapped up their first ever black bear hunting season, a sign of successful conservation and wildlife management.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) approved the inaugural 10-day black bear hunting season and all early signs point to the tags getting quickly filled. The black bear population is healthy and the hunting season only lasts 10 days, ending Oct. 28.
Following the Science
Black bears were almost non-existent in the 1800s in Missouri but their numbers have continually crept up, with bears migrating from Arkansas.
Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen is a Lying Liar Who Lies About Defensive Gun Uses
Who are you gonna believe…me or your lying eyes? That is, in effect, the narrative relentlessly pushed by the anti-gun rights left in this country. That’s nothing new, of course, but after 18 months of blistering gun sales and rising violent crime, the firearm prohibitionists, their media stenographers, and the politicians who share their goal of civilian disarmament are getting a little panicky.
Take, for instance, this recent assertion by Tennessee Rep.
Gear Review: The TOPS Knives Tom Brown Tracker #1 Fixed Blade Knife
I do a little work in Idaho and a whole lot of hunting there, too. About a year ago I stopped by Tops Knives to pick their brains, and pick up a Tom Brown Tracker.
I like big knives. Big knives like bowies or those simple blade shapes common among the early Quebecois traders and North American mountain men. The Tom Brown Tracker knife is surprisingly modern, complex, and frankly I thought it was too specialized to work as intended.
Movie Arms Expert: Blame Baldwin and the ‘Rust’ Armorer for Cinematographer’s Death
By Lee Williams
Richard Collins owns more than 1,000 machine guns and 4,000 other firearms. He stores his massive collection in two safes. Each is 1,000 square feet – the doors weigh 5,000 pounds.
Collins is president of Movie Armaments Group. Founded 40 years ago, MAG supplies guns, tactical gear, uniforms, military equipment and lashings of expertise to the film industry. All of his armorers are veterans of elite police and/or military units.
Gun Meme of the Day: Just Something the Poors Say Edition
It’s not that guns and ammo are more expensive, it’s that your money is worth less.
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Caregivers Are Often the Disabled’s First and Only Line of Defense
By Peter Rosenberger
An intruder recently received swift justice after breaking into an Atlanta home and threatening the occupant with knives. The homeowner produced a gun and shot the intruder, who had picked the wrong house and the wrong weapons. Even President Obama once opined on inadvisability of bringing a knife to a gunfight.
While home invasions and violent crime certainly seem commonplace in the dystopia that leftists seem eager to create, this incident had a different variable: a resident in the home who was confined to a wheelchair.
Man Selling Xbox in Online Transaction Shoots Armed Pair Who Tried To Rob Him
What happens when you arrange to meet up with someone after midnight to sell some merchandise from a Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist ad? Nothing good, usually. Such was the case in Chicago when an unnamed 29-year-old tried to sell his Xbox. At 1 a.m. Saturday. In northwest Chicago.
The prospective buyers, aged 15 and 19, turned into armed robbers as one produced a firearm while the other snatched the game console from the seller’s hands.
Things That Don’t Suck: TiTech Arms 1022 Chassis Rail For Ruger 10/22 Rifles
What do you do with that Ruger 10/22 rifle that’s been sitting in the back of your safe? One way to give it possibilities beyond the standard stock configuration is with an aftermarket chassis. TiTech Arms (formerly RTI Manufacturing) gives you two options.
Their 1022 Chassis Rail comes in two flavors. One has an AR buffer tube to let you mount an AR stock. The other model — the one I chose — has a rear Pic rail.
San Francisco’s Assault on Law Enforcement Forces More Than 100 Families to Hire Private Security
Policing and law enforcement have been under attack for the last year and a half. Calls to “defund the police” are becoming a reality and the average citizen is ultimately paying the price.
Insert San Francisco, one of the epicenters of the “defund the police” movement. Not only are more officers retiring or resigning, meaning fewer cops on the street, but SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin refuses to prosecute most criminals.
New York Gun Violence Program Funneled $18 million to Unions, Created 20 Jobs So Far
In mid-July, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Consortium for Worker Education, a nonprofit group of 46 labor unions, would receive $18.5 million from the state to create 2,400 long-term jobs for young adults in communities distressed by gun violence.
“We are going to hire young people, train them, and give them jobs that set them up for long-term success in their careers,” Cuomo said on July 14 in Brooklyn, at an event where he was flanked by New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams.
Two Filmmakers On How On-Set Safety In The Film Industry Is Supposed to Work
By Christopher Gist, University of South Australia and Sarah Mayberry, The University of Melbourne
In a horrendous accident, a cinematographer has died and a director has been injured after Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun while filming in New Mexico.
When shooting a film with guns, there are many choices to make: each prop needs to be appropriate for the character, and appropriate for the scene. There is also the choice of whether you will use replica weapons, real weapons, or a mix.
Mossberg’s New MC2sc 11+1 Miro Compact 9mm Pistol
From Mossberg . . .
Mossberg has expanded its popular MC2 lineup with a new micro-compact 9mm: the MC2sc. With its double-stack magazines, the compact-profile MC2sc offers increased capacity but is comfortably sized for concealed carry with an overall length of 6.25 inches, height of 4.30 inches and slim 1.10-inch width. The MC2sc also features an optics-ready slide for ease of mounting micro red-dot sights.
Available in two frame variants (standard and cross-bolt safety) and with optional TRUGLO® Tritium Pro™ Night sights, each MC2sc comes equipped with both an 11-round flush and 14-round extended magazines.
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Baldwin Film Crew Spent Spare Time Target Shooting With ‘Prop Gun’ Before Incident
While Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Deputies have remained tight-lipped about their investigation of Alec Baldwin’s killing his director of photography and wounding his director on the set of the movie ‘Rust’ being filmed in New Mexico, the cast and crew have not. In fact, they’ve been sharing all manner of details about what took place on the set preceding the shooting.
Among those details: how the cast and crew used the same gun that Baldwin fired, killing Halyna Hutchins, for target practice off-set while the crew wasn’t working on the film.
Springfield Brings Back Browning’s Hi-Power With the New SA-35 9mm Pistol
From Springfield Armory . . .
Call it a legend, call it an icon, but whatever you do, don’t call it a classic… because we’re just getting started.
It’s had many names in its century-old history and today, we reimagine this renowned design for modern use. Based on one of the most prolific and popular pistols in small arms history, the Springfield Armory® SA-35 gives today’s shooters a modern take on a revered design.
OUR FUTURE: Clay Shooting Sports are Now the Fastest Growing School Sport
Imagine a school sport where anyone and everyone can participate on a relatively equal footing. A sport where kids in wheelchairs can beat the school jocks, where girls can outscore the guys and where freshmen can compete alongside seniors.
America’s clay shooting program hits all those points and maybe that’s why it’s America’s fastest growing school sport.
In basketball or football, where the better players get most of the time on the court or field, and everyone else warms a bench.
Branson Cerakote Joins Hold My Guns in Storing Firearms for Those in Need
Effective immediately, Branson Cerakote, LLC, located at 131 Industrial Park Drive, Suite 3, Hollister, Missouri, 65672 , is offering voluntary firearms storage through Hold My Guns, a liberty-based nonprofit that connects gun owners with Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) across the United States to provide storage during times of crisis or personal need. Customers desiring to store firearms at Branson Cerakote, LLC, are asked to email Info@BransonCerakote.com or call 719-896-0509 to arrange an appointment.