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Gun Review: Ruger’s New Lefty 10/22, Tested
Finally, southpaw rimfire shooters don’t have to endure hot brass in their faces as Ruger presents a competition-level 10/22.
I’ve wanted to love Ruger’s 10/22 as much as anybody. It shoots fast and accurate, despite its heavy trigger. It’s endlessly modular. And it is reliable as a roofing nail.
But I’m an unrepentant left-handed shooter, and the right-hand port of the 10/22 often puts ejection gases and shells in my face.
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Go Big or Go Home: A Look at the Science Behind Firearm Wound Potential
Before beginning this piece on wound potential of various calibers, I opened a few notebooks and studied the subject again. I ignored reams of paper put out by gun writers but rather concentrated on the works by gentlemen with titles such as doctor, colonel or general. Vincent DiMaio, Dr Martin Fackler, John T. Thompson and Colonel Louis LaGarde are among some of the most authoritative experts through the years, so I looked at their work cataloged at the federal level not the newsstand.
Court Strikes Down Cali One-Gun-A-Month Law
California has seen yet another of its restrictive anti-gun laws declared unconstitutional.
On Monday, in the case Nguyen v. Bonta, the District Court for the Southern District of California struck down the state’s ban on purchasing more than one handgun or semi-automatic, centerfire rifle in a 30-day period.
The court made the ruling after the state failed to prove that the law meets the second requirement of the Bruen standard—to prove a historical precedent.
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NY Gov Bans the Long Gun for National Guardsman Patrolling Subways
Apparently New Yorkers want to feel safe from the surge in subway crime in Metropolis, but the sight of big, scary rifles in the hands of those sent to protect them is just a little too much. As a result, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has directed the National Guard to cease carrying long guns while conducting bag checks in the NYC subway system. Perhaps rather than worrying about what firearm they are carrying; straphangers should be more worried about the 4th Amendment violations taking place with the searches of their bags.
ATF Director Faces the Nation with His Ignorance of Firearms
It turns out Joe Biden’s second choice to lead the ATF, Steve Dettelbach, wasn’t lying when he told his Senate confirmation committee that he wasn’t a firearms expert.
Dettelbach appeared Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation, accompanied by Agent Chris Bort, acting chief of ATF’s Firearms Ammunition Technology Division, whom the ATF Director described as one of his “leading experts.” From a public relations perspective, neither man did their agency any good. From a civil rights perspective, the interview was extremely worrisome.
Sneak Peak: SIG Drops the New 1911-XSERIES
The 1911 pistol may be 113 years old, but that doesn’t mean that new versions aren’t still dropping. The latest is the 1911-XSERIES from SIG SAUER. So far the X series consists of three full-sized, steel-framed 1911s chambered in .45 ACP, as God and John Browning intended.
The XSERIES (Or XFULL as SIG also lists them as on their website) are 5-inch barrel guns with direct-mount optic capability. They come with XRAY3 Day/Night sights and the 1911-XFULL ROMEO-X comes with a SIG ROMEO-X compact red-dot installed.
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Rust Armorer Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter
A jury in New Mexico has found the armorer on the set of Rust guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the incident in which Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun in October 2021.
Hanna Gutierrez-Reed, the 25-year-old armorer on the set, was convicted of the charge after the jury deemed her to have been reckless in her duties. She allegedly loaded a functional .45 revolver with dummy rounds and at least one live round, which Baldwin used to shoot and kill Hutchins.
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Florida Stand Your Ground…Against Bears
Self-defense isn’t just for human threats…it can also be for threats from black bears, too, or at least that is what a bill under consideration in Florida would help clarify.
The Florida House is set to revisit a contentious bill aimed at strengthening self-defense claims for individuals shooting bears on their property, following a Senate amendment. The bill, initially passed by the House, received a 24-12 vote in the Republican-majority Senate. The amendment specifies that self-defense protections do not apply to those attracting bears deliberately, such as for dog training.
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South Carolina Permitless Carry Closer to Reality
In a notable turn of events, South Carolina is inching closer to implementing a law that would enable residents to carry guns openly without a permit, a discussion that seemed to have hit a standstill but is now actively progressing in the state legislature. This movement comes after a decisive vote in the state House, marking a pivotal step forward for the permitless carry bill.
The proposed legislation is designed to allow any individual who is legally eligible to possess a firearm the right to carry it openly.
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Armed Citizen Halts Rampage of Cop Killer in New Mexico
In a tragic turn of events that has both shocked and united the community of Las Cruces, New Mexico, an armed citizen took decisive action to stop a deadly assault on a local police officer, according to reports from KOB 4 News and Las Cruces Sun News.
The incident unfolded on February 11, when Las Cruces Police Officer Jonah Hernandez, a dedicated husband, father and two-year veteran of the force, responded to a trespassing call at a business on the 300 block of South Valley Drive.
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SAF Investigates: The Truth About Florida State Guard’s Special Operations Unit
Founders want to create similar special operations units across a coalition of states, which would not be subject to federal oversight or presidential authority. This scares the Feds and the legacy media.
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he was “reactivating” the Florida State Guard nearly two years ago, veteran special operators and business partners Brandon Graves and Tom Morton knew they could contribute, so they locked themselves in their office and began writing an unsolicited proposal that they planned to send to the governor’s team.
Setting the Record Straight: Maine Governor Promoting Anti-Gun Proposals
In a recent news story, we mentioned Maine Gov. Janet Mills and her support for gun control, then mentioned a few bills that weren’t her proposals. We corrected that report for accuracy’s sake, but that doesn’t detract from the fact that Gov. Mills has indeed made several anti-gun proposals of her own this year. Given that fact, it is unclear of those currently proposed in Maine, which she may sign into law or veto if passed by the state House and Senate.
GA: Bill Would Make Property Owners Liable For Injuries In Gun-Free Zones
Concealed carriers have long said if property owners don’t allow them to carry on their property, then those property owners should be held liable if people are attacked on it and can’t protect themselves. After all, it only makes sense, as it is the owners posting “No Guns” signs on their property that are leaving gun owners defenseless in areas where criminals have no qualms about having a gun.
Now, a measure introduced in the Georgia legislature would put that onus on property owners who restrict lawful residents from carrying on their property.
Louisiana Becomes 28th Permitless Carry State, Gov Signs Into Law
UPDATE: Louisiana today did indeed become the 28th state to pass permitless carry of handguns into law for its residents, when Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed it along with 10 other bills into law earlier today.
ORIGINAL STORY: Louisiana is set to become the 28th state in the nation to allow permitless concealed carry of handguns for its residents, following the final approval of Senate Bill 1 by the Louisiana House of Representatives late last week.
Guns Save Life Pokes Gun-Grabbing Gov. Pritzker with ‘Great Guns 2024’ Drawing
Guns Save Life, the grassroots gun rights organization that defends the right for people to defend themselves in the Land of Lincoln continues to throw sand in the gears of gun control jihadists in the state at every opportunity. Our latest involves giving away the Springfield Armory M1A Scout Squad in June of this year, which has a lot of people asking us how we do it after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the great gun and magazine ban last year.
Fixing What Ain’t Broke: Hawaii Seeks to Ban .50-Caliber Guns
Despite boasting some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, some Hawaii legislators want to make them even stricter, by outlawing firearms that aren’t even a problem, are never used in crime, and honestly, aren’t owned by very many people. They want to ban .50-caliber guns and ammunition.
A .50-caliber round is the largest available to civilians in the country.
Senator Karl Rhoads told KHON2 News that .50-caliber bullets and the guns that shoot them do not belong in civilian hands.
A Better Headset and Prescription Lenses Greatly Improved My VR Training
A few weeks ago, I reviewed AceXR’s VR firearms training system, and was very impressed. For those who like to incorporate VR in their firearms training, today’s VR systems have really good motion tracking, not only for which way your head’s moving, but also for which way the controllers and even your own body moves. They also track the room around you, so the experiences feel increasingly realistic. AceXR adds to the realism by having your VR controller dock into a training pistol with realistic weight and a trigger that acts like the real thing.
G9 Defense: 9mm Ammunition Review
Ammunition can be a tricky beast. We love it, but hate paying for it. We want the best in new technology, but only once it’s as proven as the old stuff. After all that we want the best there is, at a low price. I don’t envy any ammunition manufacturer looking to dethrone the top few, but I applaud all who try. With that, let’s look at G9 Defense.
G9 Defense was founded in 2013.
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Under Heavy Fire, Maine Gun Owners To Rally For Freedom
Facing an onslaught of anti-gun measures in the state legislature following last October’s mass murder in Lewiston, Maine, lawful gun owners in the state are planning a rally on Thursday to show their support for gun owners’ rights.
The Save The Second Amendment rally is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Maine State House. Following the rally, participants will move to the Judiciary Committee public hearing set for 11:30.
According to Laura Whitcomb, president of Gun Owners of Maine, many of the measures currently under consideration would be detrimental to the lawful gun owners her group represents.
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Gunowner Who Killed Woman Turning Around in His Driveway Gets 25 to Life
A tragic story out of New York in which an irresponsible homeowner killed a young woman who was a passenger in a car that pulled into his driveway by mistake should serve as a lesson to all gunowners that it is critical to know when you are in danger and when YOU are the danger.
According to CNN, New York resident Kevin Monahan, 66, was sentenced last week to 25 years to life in prison for shooting and killing 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis, a young woman riding in a car with friends that pulled in Monahan’s rural driveway by mistake while looking for a party at a friend’s house.