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NYPD Will Transition Away From the 12-Pound Trigger Duty Guns They’ve Been Using for a Century
The New York Police Department, in its infinite wisdom, has issued the boys in blue GLOCK, SIG and other handguns with a 12-pound trigger pull for the last century or so. The “reasoning” for that making the trigger pull so heavy cuts down on negligent discharges.
Apparently adequately training the boys in blue never occurred to anyone at the NYPD.
The problem with a 12-pound trigger, of course, is it also makes shooting accurately much more difficult.
Concealed Carrier Shoots and Kills an Armed Robber in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown District
“’It’s actually scary. It was just an ordinary day. And that happens?’ said…movie-goer, Mary Jane Gonzalez. ” Yes, well assaults, robberies, rapes and murders happen every day in this country and in others around the world. The difference is, citizens here have the right to keep and bear arms.
Ms. Gozalez was reacting to news of a shooting that stopped an attempted armed robbery on Monday night near a theater in Oklahoma City’s Bricktown district.
Vice News’ Keegan Hamilton Learns Some Truths About Guns
This Vice video report by Keegan Hamilton on so-called ghost guns and the 3D printing revolution that’s making building your own firearm increasingly accessible to more people is well worth the 30 minutes it will take you to watch it.
As part of his report, Hamilton attended the Gun Maker’s Match held in June in St. Augustine, Florida. He also printed his own GLOCK 19 frame and built a pistol to shoot in the competition (with a lot of help from Rob Pincus).
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In a 50/50 Country, Don’t Expect Gun Owners to Comply With Any New Gun Control Laws
[T]rying to compel compliance by belatedly imposing registration requirements is also a losing bet. Gun policy is a divisive issue and people know that some politicians want to outlaw and even confiscate what is currently legal; they don’t seem inclined to make that goal easy to achieve. When Connecticut required owners of so-called “assault weapons” (really, semi-automatic rifles with a military appearance) to register their property with the state, it achieved all of 15 percent compliance; compliance in New York with a similar rule topped out at 5 percent.
Federal Premium Announces New High Over All Shotshell Line for Competitive Shooters
From Federal Ammunition . . .
Federal Ammunition is proud to announce its new Federal Premium High Over All (HOA) shotshell product line. HOA offers competitive shooters the best plastic shotshell product on the market. The product has been featured at regional and national events and will be showcased again at the Minnesota HOA State Championship Shoot held at Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake, Minnesota, August 27-29.
“We are excited to build on the great momentum of this new product line.
Gear Review: Leupold Mark 3HD 1.5-4×20 Scope With Illuminated FireDot BDC Reticle
The increased popularity of low power variable optics is largely due to the fact that they handle so many jobs so well for so many people. While LPVOs are available with maximum magnifications as high as 8X, a quality 3X low power scope — especially one with an illuminated center dot — can act as a stand-in for a red dot, be a great 3-gun scope, or be a very effective hunting optic out to 300 yards or more.
A Little Pain, a Lot of Gain: Force-on-Force Personal Defense Training for Civilians
It’s not every day that you get a chance to practice self-defense tactics against opponents who actually shoot back, especially as a civilian. If you get the chance to do it through force-on-force training, grab it. I’ve been training everyday people how to use firearms safely and effectively for nearly twenty years now. I’ve taken coursework for even longer.
I’ve been through dozens of schools and classes in my time. The force-on-force coursework I’ve completed has consistently proven among the most useful, enjoyable – and easily most memorable.
New York’s New Governor Kathy Hochul’s Stance on Guns Has ‘Evolved’ Over the Years
Her subsequent, publicly leftward shift reflects the political necessity of running for statewide office, where the median voter is far to the left of that in Hochul’s former congressional district.
That shift included a vastly different stance on guns.
During her 2014 campaign for Lieutenant Governor, Hochul called the failure of Congress to pass background check legislation a “disgrace” following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut that left 20 children dead.
Gun Meme of the Day: No Firearms Allowed Edition
Heh. Bit of a dad joke there, eh?
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Global Ordnance Now Offer New Grand Power Stribog 30-Round Curved Magazines
Global Ordnance, the exclusive distributor for Grand Power in the United States, is officially launching the highly-anticipated 30-Round Curved Magazines for the Grand Power Stribog SP9 lineup.
After what they describe as “years of research and development, rigorous testing, and a long ride across the sea”, the all-new magazines are finally available for purchase from Global Ordnance and their select dealers.
Here is more from the release:
Grand Power has worked with Global Ordnance for many months to perfect and test the new magazine design.
How Much Would You Pay for Al Capone’s ‘Favorite’ .45 Colt 1911?
Alphonse Capone, who fancied himself something of a Robin Hood figure while running the Chicago Outfit, spent eight years of an 11-year tax evasion sentence behind bars. He was released when his advanced syphilis became debilitating and died in 1947. Not exactly the blaze of glory end most people expect for notorious mobsters.
His granddaughters — who describe Grandpa Al as “a very devoted family man, very committed to his family,” have amassed an impressive collection of his belongings, as well as those of Al’s son, Sonny (who was not, in fact, shot on the causeway).
Adams Arms New Optics Ready AA19 Compact 9mm Pistol With Vickers Tactical Trigger
From Adams Arms . . .
Adams Arms, industry leading pioneers of piston-driven AR platform firearms, announced the AA19, a performance-driven compact 9mm Luger handgun.The AA19 combines Adams Arms years of experience with handgun barrel and slide innovations with its mission of elevating firearm reliability and performance.
“Adams Arms is known for its slides and barrels for custom handguns, and now we’ve brought all of our expertise into one complete pistol,” Steve Green, Adams Arms Vice President of Sales and Marketing said.
South Carolina Home Invader Shot and Killed by Homeowner After Kicking In a Back Door
Personal defense trainers teach their students to aim for center mass when firing on an attacker. It’s a large target — that makes it easier to hit when you’re moving, the attacker is moving, and you’re shooting under stress — and happens to be where the body’s vital organs are located.
Aiming for center mass also gives you some room for error. That may have been what happened Saturday night when a South Carolina homeowner confronted a home invader.
Gear Review: Crimson Trace Lasersaddle LS-250G
I thoroughly enjoy my Mossberg Shockwave, but shooting it “from the hip” is fraught with danger when it comes to using it for personal defense. Initially, I mounted a Crimson Trace laser ahead of the foregrip. While that didn’t work out well, I recently took the plunge on a Crimson Trace Lasersaddle LS-250G. It gets two thumbs up along with a big grin for me, and if you have a Shockwave it can do the same for you.
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Toledo Woman Shoots Would-Be Home Invader ‘Multiple Times’
The Centers for Disease Control acknowledges that there are somewhere between 60,000 and 2.5 million defensive gun uses in this country every year. Each one is a robbery, assault, rape or murder prevented. The great majority of the time, it happens without a shot being fired.
Strangely enough, our friends who toil away in the Civilian Disarmament Industrial Complex never want to talk about these lawful uses of firearms to prevent crimes. Do you ever wonder why that is?
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Quick Hits: Triad Tactical Shooting Gear
I’ve been a long range shooter for most of my life. It would be fair to say that I’ve been around the block on this stuff, and I’ve seen trends come and go in my time as a writer. What hasn’t changed much is the need for top-shelf support gear for these rifles and few do it better than Triad Tactical.
A Brief History of Triad Tactical
Triad Tactical was founded in 2001.
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The NRA Convention is Threatened Again as Many of the Largest Industry Exhibitors Pull Out
The National Rifle Association has a lot of problems on its hands. Aside from the now familiar allegations of cronyism and corruption, the NRA was forced to cancel its annual meeting and exhibits in Nashville last year. That was a huge financial hit for the association, given that the the event routinely draws 65,000 to 80,000 people each year depending on the location and venue capacity.
This year’s NRAAM is scheduled for September 3, 4 and 5 in Houston.
Amid a Historic Shortage, Joe Biden Hypocritically Blocks the Importation of All Russian Ammunition
You know that Wolf, TulAmmo, and Bernaul ammunition you have stashed in the back of your closet? Soon it will become a collectable of sorts, kind of like the old Norinco ChiCom ammo from twenty years ago. Thanks to the great statesman occupying the White House, further importation will stop, probably some time in the next year or so. The same goes for Russian-made firearms.
On Friday, August 20th, Joe Biden signed an executive order blocking the importation of all Russian-made firearms and ammo.
Gun Meme of the Day: Swear Jar Edition
We all do it and our wives all love it, eh? Maybe I’ll fill up my “pointing out firearms inaccuracies in movies” jar a bit more this weekend. Here are some good ones.
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