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Brown: Barbieland is Totally Awesome Because It Has No Mass Shooter Ken!
After watching Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, my daughters and I left the theater laughing and crying. But lingering in my mind was a scene that plagued me with reminders of how dystopic America has become in contrast to the dolls’ utopia. And it has to do with guns.
In the film, when the CEO of Mattel, played by Will Ferrell, enters Kendom (formerly known as Barbieland), he and his corporate sidekicks walk into a brawl.
Gun Meme of the Day: Todo Esta Bien Edition
Three out of four ain’t bad.
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Gear Review: IncogX IWB Hoster from Safariland and Haley Strategic Partners
Travis Haley is a total friggin’ nerd and Safariland can’t make a holster.
Wait…that isn’t quite right. Safariland can make A holster, they just couldn’t make THIS holster. The company is practically synonymous with a wide range of very good retention duty holsters used by the military and law enforcement around the world. But an inside the waistband (IWB) rig, much less an appendix carry IWB, was far outside Safariland’s wheelhouse.
Streamlight Announces the New, Smaller Wedge XT EDC Flashlight
I own a Streamlight Wedge flashlight. It’s a relatively slim, very pocketable rechargeable light that’s easy to slip into a pocket and carry every day. The only knock against the Wedge, though, is it isn’t small.
The Wedge is almost 5.5 inches long. Now Streamlight has come out with a smaller, even more carryable version of the Wedge, the new Wedge XT. It’s only 4.25 inches long. And instead of the two-position switch on the side of the Wedge, the Wedge XT has a programmable and lockable tail switch that puts out either 50 or 500 lumens.
Who Do You Root For? ATF Agent Held Up by a Robbery Crew on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
Chicago’s long descent into a lawless hell-hole continues apace. The latest evidence is a robbery crew that relieved a 33-year-old ATF agent of “his valuables” at 2:22a.m. this morning. It happened downtown on the formerly “Magnificent Mile.” You know, the part of town that used to be one of the nicest parts of a cosmopolitan modern city. Today it’s a crime-ridden cesspool.
The apparently situationally unaware agent found himself among plenty of company as robbery crews hit a number of victims last night as they do almost every day and night these days.
Gear Review: Primary Arms SLx 1X MicroPrism Scope – Gen II
There are a couple of very big benefits of microprisms over standard red dot sights. The first one most people think of is that shooters with astigmatism can see a prism’s etched reticle without the halo or flare they get with the reflected dot of reflex sights. The other big checkmark on the microprism side of the ledger is you can see that etched reticle whether it’s illuminated or not.
Yes, reflex sights are generally lighter by a couple of ounces (or more, depending on their size), but microprisms can be magnified where a red dot is strictly a 1X optic.
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July Marked the 48th Straight Month – 4 Years – of Firearm Sales Over 1 Million
Gun Nation just passed a significant milestone. July was the 48th consecutive month with one million or more adjusted background checks, the best measure of retail gun sales. That’s a very big deal for a couple of reasons.
First, the NSSF’s adjusted number is really a minimum. It doesn’t account for sales of multiple firearms in on transaction and it doesn’t include sales in states that don’t require background checks for carry permit holders (never mind private sales).
Trijicon Announces the New RMR HD Red Dot Sight
The enclosed emitter RCR wasn’t the only new red dot sight Trijicon announced yesterday. They also introduced the new RMR HD. In addition to a slightly larger window than a standard RMR, Trijicon bills the new RMR HD as ruggedized and designed for duty gun use by law enforcement and the military. It features selectable reticles, an onboard forward-looking sensor to automatically adjust reticle brightness, and still has the standard RMR footprint. Here’s Trijicon’s press release .
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Joe Biden Will Be Very Unhappy if You Go to the Gun Rights Policy Conference
By Lee Williams
The Second Amendment Foundation’s Gun Rights Policy Conference is something unique in the gun world.
There aren’t acres of booths or tables covered with guns and gear. The conference was not designed for manufacturers or distributors, although they’re certainly welcome.
GRPC was designed for us.
What you will get is a master’s class in grassroots activism, delivered by the best people the gun world has to offer.
Trijicon Announces the New RCR Enclosed Emitter Red Dot Sight
With pistol red dots becoming must-have accessories for many gun owners, the next step in the evolution has been enclosed emitter designs. Think popular models like the SIG SAUER ROMEO2, Aimpoint’s ACRO, the Steiner MPS, and Holosun’s HE509T. Now Trijicon enters that group with their new RCR (Ruggedized Closed Reflex) sight. Unlike other enclosed emitter designs, the RCR doesn’t require a custom mounting plate, either.
Here’s their press release . . .
Trijicon, Inc., the global provider of innovative aiming solutions to the military, law enforcement, and personal-defense minded individuals, is proud to introduce the new Trijicon RCR or Ruggedized Closed Reflex.
NJ Gun Owners Get Whacked With More on ‘Bruen Response’ Law Due to Overzealous Training
The saga of New Jersey’s so-called “carry-killer” Bruen response law has been playing out for months. Previously we’ve reported on the two challenges to New Jersey’s law that was enacted in December, which seriously limits the right to carry in the Garden State. Formerly, there were two temporary restraining orders and a preliminary injunction in the Federal Court for the District of New Jersey. On an emergency appeal to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, the state of New Jersey managed to secure a partial stay of the injunction, allowing some provisions of the law to be enforced.
Going Long: Improving Your Skills at a High Elevation Precision Rifle Course
“What exactly do you consider to be long range?” That’s a good question and it is truly subjective. If you have a Ruger 10/22 in your hands, 100 yards is long range. If you’re shooting at a whitetail with a Remington 870 loaded with slugs, an 87 yard shot is long range.
However, when you move west of the Mississippi River and the country starts to open up, long range with centerfire rifles doesn’t even begin until you are farther than 300 yards.
Biden’s Cutoff of Funds to Schools With Hunting Programs Will Make Mental Health Problems Worse
The law of unintended consequences (presumably at least those of the Republican Senators), however, prevailed and now many sportsmen and women view the administration’s move [to cut off funding to schools with hunting and archery programs] as a backdoor attack on the nation’s hunting and recreational shooting traditions and heritage.
Worse, many psychological health experts are warning that removing such programs that encourage outdoor activities will add to the nation’s mental health epidemic.
Three Doors Down – An Alabama Homeowner Drops an Ex-Beating Intruder in His Tracks
News4 out of Dothan, Alabama, reports that a man was shot and killed after he broke into a home on a Saturday afternoon and began assaulting an ex-girlfriend.
The Dothan Police Department reported Charles Kevin Sexton, 55, of nearby Ashford, was hunting for his ex-girlfriend and suspected she was hiding in the house. It turns out he was right. What he didn’t have the right to do was break down several doors in the home in his effort to find her.
Mission First Tactical’s New Pro Series Guardian Concealable OWB Holster
From Mission First Tactical . . .
Mission First Tactical (MFT), manufacturers of state-of-the-art, USA made rifle/carbine accessories and holsters, is proud to announce the new Pro Series Guardian OWB Holster.
“We leveraged our relationships within the professional space to get the input needed to create the best Concealable Outside the Waistband (OWB) holster on the market, the Pro Series Guardian OWB Holster,” said Bobby McGee, Executive Vice President of Product Development/Innovation, Mission First Tactical.
Risks and Opportunities as SCOTUS Takes Another Second Amendment Case in a Post-Bruen World
By Chuck Michel
The Supreme Court has decided to hear another Second Amendment case next term; United States v Rahimi. The decision to hear Rahimi comes just one year after SCOTUS decided the game-changing Bruen case. That might be good news for Second Amendment supporters…or not. Second Amendment Law Center is already hard at work putting together an amicus brief campaign to make sure the decision in this case helps advance Second Amendment rights.
Optic Review: Optic Review: Primary Arms SLx 1-10×28 SFP Rifle Scope – Illuminated ACSS Raptor M10S Reticle
For the vast majority of real-world applications, it’s very hard to beat a low power variable optic (LPVO). Hunters have been shooting 1.5-4 or 1.5-6 power scopes for decades, with great effect. Primary Arms has raised the bar further by providing an inexpensive, durable LPVO with a 1-10X magnification range, the SLx 1-10X28 LPVO series.
No, the new Primary Arms SLx 1-10X28 LPVO doesn’t quite stand neck and neck with the newest Vortex Razor HD 1-10 LPVO, but it’s also roughly $3,000 less expensive.
New Profile Analysis Shows As Many As 60% of Americans Now Own Firearms
A surge in “quiet gun owners,” much like the so-called “silent majority” in political circles, is leading firearms analysts to believe that far more Americans own weapons than the accepted 30% cited in polls.
At the highest end, it’s possible that up to 60% of Americans own guns, especially with the pandemic-era rise in gun buying among women and minorities, especially in suburban and urban areas.
Reason Magazine’s J.D.