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Lott: Banning Guns is a Sure Way to Increase Homicide Rates
Banning guns might reduce firearm suicides and cases of self-defense, but it won’t reduce firearm murders. Indeed, a ban on guns, even a handgun ban like the ones we’ve seen in Washington and Chicago, inevitably makes things much worse. After every gun ban, murder rates have gone up.
One would think that just once, out of simple randomness, murder rates would have gone down or remained the same after a ban.
Tyrant CNC’s New Glock Compatible Tritium Night Sights
From Tyrant, CNC
Tyrant CNC, an industry leader in firearm upgrade components, proudly presents their latest product release: Glock Compatible Tritium Night Sights. Engineered to exceed the expectations of Glock enthusiasts, these sights combine meticulous craftsmanship, advanced technology, and unrivaled visibility, revolutionizing low-light shooting performance.
Harnessing the power of Night Fision’s industry-leading tritium inserts, the front sight delivers exceptional visibility with its self-illuminating properties. Eliminating the need for external power sources, it provides a constant glow in low-light environments, ensuring effortless and swift target acquisition.
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San Francisco Business Owner Patrols the Streets With a Fake Gun to Fight Crime [VIDEO]
This is what happens to a disarmed populace. San Francisco is quickly becoming the new Detroit. Speeding it along on that path to glory is a city council with politics to the left of Venzuela’s, an overwhelmed, under-manned (by design) police force, and a revolving door criminal justice system.
But over 800,000 people live in the city and many of them are sick of stepping in feces, wading through junkies, and finding their car windows smashed and their valuables gone.
OFF: Oregon 114 Violates the Second Amendment and a Basic Understanding of the English Language
…Judge Karin Immergut ruled against gun owners, the Second Amendment and a basic understanding of the English language and ruled that Ballot Measure 114 is just fine.
The decision is 122 pages and we just received it so we have not had time to analyze it in depth. What we have read defies belief. While not entirely unexpected, Immergut’s ruling is simple nonsense and sure to be overturned at the 9th circuit.
Gun Meme of the Day: Caliber O’Clock Edition
I do it! Doesn’t everyone?
Have a great weekend, y’all.
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SIG SAUER Upgrades Their FOXTROT Weapon Mounted Lights
SIG SAUER is upgrading their pistol lights with two new models. The FOXTROT2R is made for standard 1913 rails on compact and full-size pistols. The FOXTROT365XR is made for SIG’s proprietary rails on their P365 line of pistols. Both models feature more output and longer battery life than earlier SIG weapons mounted lights.
With an increased output of 700 Lumens and 20,000 Candela, the all-new FOXTROT2R produces a bright yet focused beam capable of meeting the needs of tactical professionals and firearm enthusiasts alike.
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Animal Rights Idiocy Redux: Nonhuman Rights Project Now Taking Aim at Colorado Elephants
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) can’t take a hint, let alone a strongly-worded legal decision stating their ongoing efforts to gain “personhood” rights for elephants is absurd. It’s said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
That would apply here, yet again, to NhRP’s latest attempt at legal gymnastics. During their most recent failed attempt at having a court deem Happy the Elephant, in the care of the Bronx Zoo, a person with rights, the judges were irritated at NhRP’s claims.
Magpul Announces New Defiant Shooting Glasses
From Magpul
We’ve been developing innovative products for firearms enthusiasts and the professional users for more than 20 years. Our eyewear merges that same innovation with style and advanced features. Our latest model, the Defiant, is designed to deliver functional, adaptable, ballistic eye protection along with maximum coverage and visibility. When your environment or location changes, the Defiant has a unique lens replacement capability so you can transition to the coverage and color you need.
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NSSF Sues to Block Hawaii’s ‘Nuisance’ Law Targeting Gun Makers and Sellers
One of the increasingly popular strategies used by anti-gun states to try to get around the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act is to claim that firearms themselves and even their advertising present a unique public nuisance that threatens the state of law, order and peaceful coexistence that would surely exist without them.
The PLCAA protects firearm manufacturers and retailers against lawsuits if their products are used by criminals to do what criminals do.
Why Aren’t the Killers in City Hall Ever Arrested, Charged, and Prosecuted?
By Rob Morse
Suppose a criminal commits a crime a gun. Go a step further and suppose he does something truly awful and shoots several people in the process. If you’re an anti-gun politician, the obvious conclusion is it’s now time to disarm your gun-owning neighbors.
Do elected anti-gun zealots care that implementing their bigoted disarmament fantasies not only infringe on human rights, but also leave us with even more dead victims?
2ALC’s Fight Against Delaware ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Gets Key Supporters
By CD “Chuck” Michel
The Second Amendment Law Center is pleased to announce that some very impressive and persuasive amicus briefs were filed in the Third Circuit Court of Appeal on Monday supporting three critical cases pending before the Third Circuit: Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware DHS, Gray v. Jennings, and Graham v. Jennings. These cases all challenge Delaware’s law banning many semi-automatic firearms and standard capacity magazines.
Ryan Busse: Lying Fearmonger, Yes…Firearm Industry Expert, Not So Much
Any time the media’s favorite former “gun guy”-turned-gun control advocate gets invited to speak about gun control, hold on. It’s going to be a wild ride.
Ryan Busse, Senior Advisor for Giffords gun control group, was invited to MSNBC’s “Reidout” to speak with host Joy Reid as she bemoaned that she was allegedly afraid to leave her home on Independence Day for celebrations because “America’s awash in guns” and is insane.
Gun Meme of the Day: Wuh-Oh Edition
I hate the surprise metal detector! “Oh, hey y’all, whoops, I left something in the car! I’ll be right back.”
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Stag Rolls Out Their New Special Edition Project SPCTRM AR Platform Rifles
We got our first look at Stag Arms’ new Project SPCTRM rifles at SHOT. The three new “50 Shades” rifles have upgraded components, triggers and muzzle brakes. Stag’s put a lot of thought into the aesthetics and the rifles look fantastic. They’re finally here and guns are hitting stores now. We have one on the way for a full review so don’t touch that dial.
Here’s Stag’s press release . . .
The much anticipated, Special Edition Stag Arms Project SPCTRM Rifles are now available on store shelves across the nation.
NAGR Issues Travel Advisory for Gun Owners Headed to Massachusetts
The National Association for Gun Rights has issued a Travel Advisory for gun owners to and within Massachusetts in response to the State Legislature’s 140 page bill, House Docket 4420. HD 4420 is a comprehensive gun control bill that would ostensibly ban more guns than any current law in the United States.
These are some of the provisions contained in the bill:
* Updates the state definition of “Assault-style firearm” to ban almost all semiautomatic firearms.
City of Indianapolis Passes a Slate of New Illegal Gun Control Laws
Like so many other big government entities, the city of Indianapolis, which has had nothing but Democrats in the mayor’s office since the first Eisenhower administration, likes to blame its problems on, well, anyone and everything else but its own elected officials and policies.
Looking to “do something” about the increase in crime that’s affected most big blue cities since the pandemic and the George Floyd Summer of Love™, Mayor Joe Hogsett is now blaming…guns.
Springfield Gets Into the Modular Handgun Market With the New Echelon 9mm
Apparently wanting to emulate the success of SIG SAUER’s modular P320 and P365 designs along with the entire ecosystems of parts and accessories that have grown up around the guns, Springfield Armory has now gotten into the modular handgun business. You have to wonder why most other gun makers still haven’t done the same.
Like the SIG guns, the new Echelon 9mm pistols revolve around its serialized fire control group which is the legal “firearm” that requires a background check to purchase.
Gun Meme of the Day: Making it Worse Edition
There’s always room to make things worse and you can count on a government agency to find it. The 4473 just keeps getting more convoluted.
I suppose if they make it complicated enough it’ll be rare for anyone to actually fill it out correctly, and then I’m sure they’ll get a pass just like Hunter Biden did even though he committed perjury rather than a mistake.
At least I’m still able to answer the Form 4473’s male/female/non-binary question without assistance.
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Pro Tip: Look at Your Ammo As You’re Loading Your Magazines
I was minding my own business at the Range at Austin yesterday, sending lead downrange while testing out a red dot sight. The Primary Arms SLx RS-10 is an impressive optic (especially for its price) with lots going for it…but more on that later.
As I was squeezing off a few shots at 10 yards when the pistol jammed.
Did that surprise me? Yes it did. I had mounted the RS-10 on a damn-near bulletproof FN 509 Midsize Tactical pistol.