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A History of Failure: Why the ATF Should Be Abolished
By Lee Williams
No one makes a better case for abolishing the ATF than the ATF.
There has never been a federal agency with so little regard for the sanctity of human life, with such a history of failure, with such antiquated duties and responsibilities, with such a propensity to overreact, with such an addiction to good press, with such a willingness to bend over for any politician in charge, and – as we currently see playing out – with such little regard for the constitutional rights of American citizens.
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Missouri Police Chief Quits Over New Gun Rights Protection Law
I completely understand the motivation behind Missouri legislators’ desire to protect the gun rights of their citizenry. I’m a strong proponent of the Second Amendment and have always respected those rights during my four decades in law enforcement. The problem with this statute is the poorly worded language that removes sovereign immunity and appears to allow law enforcement agencies and individual police officers to be sued for even good faith justified seizures of firearms in emergency circumstances.
Service Review: Armslist’s New Pay To Play Premium Personal Service
Armslist, everyone’s favorite 2A-friendly Craig’slist alternative, has gone pay for play. Armslist has long had premium accounts aimed at dealers looking to advertise their wares. However, recently Armslist has begun requiring all accounts to be premium to contact or list a firearm, knife, light, or whatever a user wants to sell.
I have had a love/hate relationship with Armslist. I’ve sold a few guns over the website and bought even more. I love the idea of being able to connect with private sellers via a single website.
Man Shoots Himself in the Face After Hot Brass Ejected Into His Shirt [VIDEO]
If you shoot often at all, especially at an indoor range, you’ve probably experienced it. A hot empty case ejects from your pistol, bounces off the lane divider and right back at you. Sometimes it hits you and caroms off. Sometimes it finds its way between your glasses and your cheek (ask me how I know). And occasionally one will worm its way down inside your shirt.
This is why, when taking new shooters to the range, we always caution them not to wear sandals.
It’s Important to Counter Media-Driven ‘Assault Weapon’ Misinformation Whenever We Can
Reading the letters to the editor of mainstream media outlets is a great way to highlight the fact that a large portion of the population consumes and falls for fall for their narratives. This gets particularly sobering when you realize that many of these same people also vote.
Case in point: someone named Tom Halfhill recently wrote a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle regarding “assault weapons” and Judge Roger Benitez’s ruling striking down California’s ban.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Introduces a Bill to Abolish The ATF
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Thursday introduce House Resolution 3960, known as the “Brian A. Terry Memorial Eliminate the ATF Act.” The goal of the legislation is to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Greene introduced the bill in honor of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed in the line of duty. The firearm used in his murder was part of the ATF’s botched Fast and Furious gun-running operation, put in place during the Obama administration.
OMG! Open Carry is Legal and I Saw Someone Actually Doing It! OMG!
I have no idea if this guy is stable or mentally ill. Is he bothered by the heat and have a short fuse today? What if someone makes him mad and he has poor impulse control? I’m not willing to risk my life for groceries, so I just left Trader Joe’s. #GroceryGun @MomsDemand pic.twitter.com/Y7gmsjO4FR
— Cacky (@cackiness) June 17, 2021
All I see when I see someone wearing a gun while running errands is fear and paranoia, which is a bad combination when mixed with a deadly weapon.
Gun Meme of the Day: John Wick Pays the Tab Edition
For whatever reason this one really cracks me up. Valhalla Wear’s Instagram feed is full of solid memes.
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Smith & Wesson Announces The New M&P Spec Series Kit
From Smith & Wesson . . .
Smith & Wesson announced today that it has released a new, M&P Spec Series Kit, complete with an exclusive M&P9 M2.0 OR Full Size Spec Series pistol and Crimson Trace optic. The limited edition M&P Spec Series kit also ships with an M&P fixed blade knife, a custom M&P Spec Series Challenge Coin, and custom fit plastic case. The new M&P9 M2.0 OR Spec Series pistol features a two-tone finish, threaded barrel, optics ready slide, suppressor height sights, and more.
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Good Guy With a Gun Mistakenly Shot and Killed By Phoenix Police [VIDEO]
A recent officer-involved-shooting in Phoenix presents a host of lessons we can all learn from. A responding police officer there mistakenly shot a good guy with a gun as he held a pair of shoplifters at gunpoint. Both parties made mistakes, but William Brookins, 39, paid for his well-meaning good Samaritanism with his life.
Brookins, the good guy, apparently observed a pair of shoplifters fleeing a store. Riding passenger in an SUV, he had the driver pursue the pair to a nearby parking lot where he confronted them at gunpoint.
DOJ to Missouri: Your New Law Doesn’t Nullify Federal Gun Control Laws
By Jason Balsamo, AP
The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun rules.
In a letter sent Wednesday night and obtained by The Associated Press, Justice officials said the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause outweighs the measure that Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Saturday. The new rules penalize local police departments if their officers enforce federal gun laws.
San Jose, CA Passes Law Mandating Video Taping of Gun Sales
“This set of ordinances is really focused on narrowing the flow of guns to those which are clearly legal and hopefully doing something to deter the flow of guns that are unlawful to own.”
— San Jose, California Mayor Sam Liccardo quoted in the San Jose Mercury News
Ummm…what? I cannot think of any way in which mandating that gun sales at licensed dealers (the only kind allowed in California) are audio-video recorded will further either of those goals.
At Least Some Federal Legislators Know the Purpose of the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment is not written for sporting. The Second Amendment is so that if a tyrannical government ever wants to rise up, we can stop them. And if anybody ever wants to say, “Oh, well you know what? Citizens with a few small arms fire would never be able to stop the federal government.”
I absolutely disagree. Ask the Viet Cong how they handled the Marines and the Army in Vietnam.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs Constitutional Carry and Six Other Bills To Protect Gun Rights
Governor Greg Abbott held a signing ceremony at the Alamo in San Antonio this morning to sign into law seven bills designed to extend and protect the right to keep and bear arms in the Lone Star State. It was a clean sweep for gun rights supporters in the just-completed legislative session, one of the most successful ever.
The most prominent of the seven bills is, of course, HB 1927, the one that makes Texas the 21st constitutional carry state in the nation.
Gun Meme of the Day: Gun Control Zombies Edition
Every few years they rise from the dead and come for our guns.
I don’t know if they made it or not, but the meme was found on Soldier Systems’ Instagram account.
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Mark and Patricia McCloskey Plead Guilty to Misdemeanors, Pay Small Fines
What began with serious felony charges against the two St. Louis attorneys has now finally been settled as a far less serious matter. Mark and Patricia McCloskey became infamous last year when photos and video went viral showing the couple confronting a crowd outside their home when marchers trespassed in their Central West End neighborhood.
As St. Louis’s NBC station KSDK is reporting . . .
Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to a count of fourth-degree assault, which was filed in court Thursday and is a Class C misdemeanor.
Guns.com Has Free Shipping On Guns All Summer Long
Now that gun makers are starting to catch up with demand, this is the best time to order that new firearm you’ve had your eye on. Guns.com is making that easy and affordable with free shipping on all gun sales throughout the summer.
That means every rifle like high demand semi-automatics including AR-15s from Ruger, Smith & Wesson, FN, Radical and Spikes all ship free. Or get yourself something that will stand out at the range like a Tavor or even a MarCoMarl Cetme L rifle.
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Your Comment Matters! Fight Back on ATF’s Proposed New Restrictions. Do It Now!
Apologies for all the exclamation marks! But…the number of comments left so far (59k) on the Federal Register RE ATF’s ridiculous planned restrictions on pistol stabilizing braces is simply not enough. And your comments really DO matter. Here’s just one recent example of how it can derail ATF’s anti-gun ambitions, plus a few suggestions of how to craft a meaningful comment that won’t be rejected.
First, what are we talking about here?
Lone Wolf Releases New Elimin8r Modular Pistol Suppressor
Lone Wolf, well-known hot rodders of [primarily] GLOCK pistols, has just announced its first entry into the silencer world. The ELIMIN8R is a fully modular suppressor that’s ready to shoot any standard pistol caliber .45 or smaller in addition to subsonic 300 Blackout. Looks pretty cool! Lone Wolf’s press release is copied below:
LONE WOLF ELIMIN8R .45
The Elimin8r .45 is the newest addition to a growing Lone Wolf product line.
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Wilson Combat’s New PROTECTOR S Carbine in 5.56 NATO
From Wilson Combat . . .
Due to an overrun of key components from a large order we have been fulfilling we’ve been able to build a few hundred carbines which are in stock and available now. The new PROTECTOR S is basically our standard PROTECTOR carbine with a glass bead finish on the barrel in place of the black Armor-Tuff we apply to the standard model.
Wilson Combat has been flooded with orders and we’ve been building guns as fast as we can without compromising quality.
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