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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A new Gallup survey confirms what the firearms community essentially already knew: public support for banning handguns is near the all-time low, and Democrats support stricter gun control more than any other group. According to Gallup, “89% of Democrats supporting stricter gun laws compared with 56% of independents and 25% of […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor West of the 98th Meridian where the line which bisected Kansas and ran out to the Sierras, was labeled the Great American Desert in geography books well into the 20th Century. The primary story told of these times is the tale of the cowboy. He preferred the term drover […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden uses racially offensive language, fires longtime staff for little or no reason, delays firearm permits and promotes himself and his own interests rather than his staff. Mecklenberg County is the largest county in North or South Carolina. It has more than 1 million […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief UPDATED 11/18, 1:55 p.m. — Vancouver, Washington firearms retailer Dan Mitchell is happy that the State Patrol’s (WSP) background check system, which had been down 17 days until it was restored Sunday afternoon, but he is also demanding answers, and assurances it will not happen again. As earlier reported, the Washington […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief ABC News is reporting that gun control lobbying groups “are bracing for (Donald Trump) to keep his campaign promise to sign a nationwide ‘concealed carry reciprocity’ law.” This was one of Trump’s early campaign promises, made in 2023, and as the president-elect assembles his cabinet and administration officials, it appears clear […]

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By Tanya Metaksa Politics – Statewide referenda Colorado: On election day, Colorado became the second state in the country to impose state taxes on Firearms and Ammunition. Proposition KK, a 6.5% excise tax was voted in with 54% of the vote. According to the Colorado Sun: “That translates to $33 in new taxes on a […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Writer As a long time user of an original .50-70 Sharps cavalry carbine, I was impressed by the modern hammerless design and lines of the Ruger No. 1 single shot rifle when I picked it up at Reeves Ace Hardware in Clayton, Georgia. It was the familiar underlever actuated falling […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project Last January, former U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz [R-FL-1] introduced H.R. 374. It was a short bill that became known as the “Abolish the ATF Act.” “The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is hereby abolished,” Gaetz’s bill said. It was simple, really. Unfortunately, it received the same […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A trio of gun rights groups has filed a lawsuit in Tennessee Circuit Court challenging three voter-approved measures which regulate firearms, allegedly in violation of the state’s preemption law. Gun Owners of America, the Gun Owners Foundation and the Tennessee Firearms Association, and a private citizen identified as Ty Timmerman are […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry trade association, has called upon incoming President Donald Trump to “disband” the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. This office was created in 2023 by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as a way of getting a gun control […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Boston Globe is reporting how Bay State gun owners and Second Amendment activists are pushing back against the state’s new gun law and the way Gov. Maura Healey signed an emergency preamble to make the law effective ahead of schedule, thus defeating a petition effort to put it on hold […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Scotus has four conference days scheduled this month: Oakland Tactical v. Howell Township: Petition for Certiorari;Michigan: C.S. v. McCrumb: Case 24-1364: A case in Michigan of a student who wore a hat with text and a drawing of an AR-15 was stopped from wearing it by the school; Texas: Mock v. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a major disruption to the entire state court computer system in Washington, the State Patrol has been unable to conduct background checks for firearms purchases since Nov. 1, and may not be back online until Monday, Nov. 18, TGM has learned. In a message from WSP to firearms retailers, spokesman […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project OPINION: Some Democrats still working at FBI, CIA, DOJ, NSA and other powerful federal agencies cannot be pleased that Donald J. Trump was reelected president. These are all behind-the-scenes players, who are not sharp enough to be known for their politics. They’re likely thinking about how they can […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief ANALYSIS: An ABC News report about a student-turned-gun-control advocate includes some revelations about why activists may not “get it” about gun owners, the Second Amendment and solutions to violent crime involving firearms. Drew Spiegel, who was in Highland Park, Ill.,. preparing to participate in the 2022 Fourth of July parade when […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Less than one week after trouncing Kamala Harris in the presidential election, Donald Trump is already being threatened with massive interference from Democrat governors and others whose statements literally confirm the existence of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS). Perhaps much of this angst concerns the seventh tenet of Trump’s “Agenda 47,” announced […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief While the nation celebrates Veterans Day on Nov. 11, in the Pacific Northwest the date is also recognized as the date when Washington achieved statehood, and within its state constitution is one of the strongest right-to-bear-arms provisions in any state. Article I, Section 24 of the Washington Constitution, adopted Nov. 11, […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Politics: Campaign news; Trump wins!  What went wrong for the Democrats;  Montana: Republicans sweep; Canton, Ohio: Gun restriction gone.. Celebrate Veterans Day. Politics Trump Wins the Electoral College and the Popular Vote What Happened? COMMENTARY: Could the mainstream media genuinely believe the American people would anoint Kamala Harris as the next […]

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The Second Amendment Foundation is celebrating a huge victory in U.S. District Court in Illinois in which the court declared provisions of the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) which criminalize possession of so-called “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines” is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. The case is known as Harrel v. Raoul. SAF is joined […]

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