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Guns For Beginners: Don’t Be ‘That Guy,’ Always Carry With a Holster
Holsters offer a safe, effective and utilitarian manner with which to carry your guns. Leave the carry sans a holster to criminals, amateurs who don’t know any better and fools.
Holsters protect your gun, aid in comfortable carriage and keep your firearm in a consistent position and location on your hip. A well-fitted holster will also prevent your gun from falling out of your waistband into the blue water of a porta-John, or the public toilet, while doing your business.
Trump Justices Could Topple Gun Control Laws as Court Prepares to Hear New York Concealed Handgun Case
By Eric Ruben, Southern Methodist University
The stakes in one of the most significant Second Amendment cases in U.S. history are high.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, expected by mid-2022, could declare a New York state restriction on carrying concealed handguns in public places unconstitutional.
Such a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs, which include a National Rifle Association affiliate, could loosen gun regulations in many parts of the country.
Mayor Lightfoot and Prosecutor Foxx Shift Blame While Chicago’s Violent Crime and Chaos Spiral
Insanity is repeating the same failing action but expecting success. Chicago Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing a perpetual crime problem and she continues to eliminate law enforcement positions and blame others.
The mayor is in a war of words with Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx about Chicago criminals taking Easy Street, recently denouncing Foxx’s unwillingness to charge a daylight gang shooting that was caught on camera.
CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Indiana Home Invader Shot and Killed While Impersonating a Cop
A home invader who was attempting to impersonate a police officer has met his maker in Anderson, Indiana. A neighbor’s video surveillance system caught Jeffery Flowers, 40, playing the Big Bad Wolf as he forced open the back door to a home while shouting “POLICE.”
Seconds later, you can hear two shots ring out which terminated both the home invasion and the offender.
Fox59 has the story:
An Anderson woman shot and killed a man suspected of breaking into her home overnight.
18-Year-Old Arrested After a Shooting Following a Fight in an Arlington, Texas High School, 4 People Wounded
By Jamie Stengle and Jill Bleed, AP
An 18-year-old student opened fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school on Wednesday, injuring four people and then fleeing before being taken into custody hours later, authorities said.
Timothy George Simpkins was taken into custody without incident, the Arlington Police Department tweeted. He was booked in the Arlington jail on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was being held on $75,000 bail.
Rolling Gun Battles Now All the New Rage in Chicago [VIDEO]
Modern day gangsters in Chicago have graduated from carjackings and drive-by shootings to something new and exciting: the rolling gun battle. In scenes that look like fifth-grade productions of Hollywood shoot-em-up scenes, carloads of gang bangers and thugs are shooting it out, even in upscale neighborhoods including the city’s famous Magnificent Mile.
Unlike Hollywood, these wannabe tough guys are using real guns and real bullets. While most folks will shed few tears for the participants hurt or killed in the gang violence, innocents also suffer injuries and even death.
Four Revolvers That Went To War
Colt and Smith & Wesson…two iconic American firearm manufacturers. These are the names that come to mind when it comes to classic Americana for pistols and revolvers. Their glory days, some would argue, were the first half of the 20th century, when they dominated the markets both stateside and across the globe.
And like many large firms at the time, when the world went to war in 1914, Big Blue and the Prancing Pony did, too.
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Smith & Wesson’s Decision to Move to Tennessee is Just Good Business
The decision to move a flagship manufacturer isn’t easy. It’s also not hard when legislators target an industry for destruction.
That’s the case with Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., which recently announced it will move its headquarters and a large portion of their manufacturing from Springfield, Mass., to Maryville, Tenn. The company has been rooted in western Massachusetts since it was founded in 1852. In 2023, it will open the doors to their new manufacturing facility and headquarters nearly 900 miles to the southwest.
Use-Of-Force Expert: Kyle Rittenhouse Was Justified in Shooting 3 Attackers in Kenosha
By Michael Tarm and Todd Richmond, AP
An Illinois man who shot three people during a protest over police brutality in Wisconsin last year was justified because the men confronted him and two of them tried to wrestle his gun away, a use-of-force expert called by the defense testified at a pretrial hearing Tuesday.
The expert, John Black, spent hours outlining the moments that led to Kyle Rittenhouse’s decisions to shoot Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz, offering a preview of the defense team’s strategy when Rittenhouse’s trial begins next month.
Gun Meme of the Day: A[nother] Shot at Springfield Edition
Hey don’t attack the messenger! There’s a few more Springfield memes in my quiver, though, I must admit. But not because I seek them out! Though obviously I agree with this one. Kidding! Kidding. Or am I?
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POOR VICTIM SELECTION: Armed Robbers Pick the Wrong Church’s Chicken As CCW Shoots Both, One Fatally
Maybe the two armed robbers at a Port Arthur, Texas Church’s Chicken thought the chain’s tasty Wild Berry Cobbler was to die for, as they old expression goes. Instead of buying one, they tried something more unconventional (not to mention illegal); armed robbery. In the end one of them ended up buying it.
It all started Friday evening just after 8pm. The duo walked into the store and announced a robbery, just the way they learned it on TV.
Off-Year Elections in Virginia, New Jersey May Give a Hint of Public’s Growing Gun Rights Support
The 2022 federal Congressional elections are 13 months away. Professional prognosticators and history will say Republicans supportive of Second Amendment rights will take back the U.S. House of Representatives from antigun Democrats. Even the Senate may swing to a firearm-favorable majority.
Off-year 2021 elections in New Jersey and Virginia may give a sneak peek to how voters may have changed their minds to be more supportive of the Second Amendment.
SAF, FPC Sue City of New York Over Stun Gun, TASER Ban
From the Second Amendment Foundation . . .
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York state and municipal laws prohibiting private citizens from possessing and using stun guns and tasers, noting in its complaint, “Most courts have found that bans on stun guns and tasers violate the Second Amendment and are unconstitutional.”
Joining SAF are the Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., and three private citizens, Nunzio Calce, Shaya Greenfield and Raymond Pezzoli.
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First Look: Beretta’s New Optics-Ready APX A1 Carry 9mm Pistol
Beretta chose this past weekend’s USCCA Expo in Fort Worth to roll out a redesign of their smallest carry gun in the APX line, the new APX A1 Carry 9mm pistol. TTAG was there to get hands on with the new concealed carry gun and put a few rounds down range with it.
If you want to compare the new iteration of the gun to the original, read Jeremy’s full review of the APX Carry here.
Biden Owes the American People and the ATF a Qualified Director Nominee
The dust has settled on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw David Chipman’s nomination for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). That’s got many, especially within the firearm industry, wondering what comes next.
The president has the responsibility to nominate a qualified individual to the position. The U.S. Senate has the constitutional duty to “advise and consent” on the president’s choice in order to consider that nominee and vote to confirm or deny that person to the role.
Sarsilmaz’s New SAR9 Compact 15+1 9mm Pistol
From SAR USA . . .
SAR USA by Sarsilmaz, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of firearms, is pleased to announce the new SAR9 Compact pistol. Built on the same platform as the legendary SAR9, it is possibly the most rigorously tested pistol ever developed and is proudly carried by NATO and elite forces around the world.
“The SAR9 Compact was inspired by feedback that we received from elite shooting professionals, dealers and consumers,” said Todd Pearson, COO SAR USA.
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SCOTUS Denies Cert in Three Cases Challenging Ban on Gun Ownership by Nonviolent Felons
In one of the cases before the court, a Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in 2005 challenged the ban on purchasing or owning a gun. In another, a Pennsylvania woman who pleaded guilty to making a false statement on her tax returns sued over the ban. In a third, a man who pleaded guilty to counterfeiting and smuggling cassettes in the 1980s challenged the firearms ban.
DEA Agent and Gunman Killed, Two Officers Wounded in Shootout On Amtrak Train in Tucson
By Terry Tang and Michelle A. Monroe, AP
A Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed Monday when a passenger, who also died, opened fire as officers were doing a routine inspection for illegal contraband on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona, authorities said. A second agent and a Tucson police officer were wounded.
“It’s very horrific and we’re all just coming to terms with just how terrible a loss this is,” Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said.
Gun Meme of the Day: Murderous Elmo Edition
Halloween is coming. Don’t be like Elmo. To prepare for actual zombies, simply visit the CDC website. To determine whether that’s a real vampire or a person in a costume, use this simple tool.
Side note: I spent five years in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America, and people in masks knocking on my door at night always made Halloween a little bit tense.
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