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by Dave Workman | Senior Editor A trio of Portland, OR, 8th graders is getting attention for producing a “documentary” on gun control that aired on C-SPAN, which sponsored the national Student Cam documentary contest, according to KOIN News. But this is no typical one-sided project that gives only obligatory lip service to firearms rights […]

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FNH USA launches new product line FNH USA has launched a brand-new product line for 2014: the FN 15™ family of modern sporting rifles. “The FN 15™ category is a very important and exciting launch,” said John Goliber, FNH USA Chief Technology Officer. “Like the SCAR® platform, the FN 15™ product line incorporates all of […]

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Billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg, the notoriously anti-gun ex-Mayor of New York City, plans to spend $50 million this year building a nationwide grassroots network to motivate voters who feel strongly about curbing gun violence, according to The New York Times. He hopes the new organization can eventually outmuscle the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Federal President Barack Obama’s nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has been an outspoken advocate for gun control, as the next Surgeon General appears to be in trouble. The National Rifle Association announced that it will grade the votes on this nomination. In a letter to Senate leaders the NRA stated, “Given […]

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by Miko Tempski | SAF General Counsel Let’s start this out by getting straight to the point. The Glock 42 is exactly what it purports to be. It is a reliable, stealthily small, and lightweight defensive handgun. For those who need deep concealment or those generally willing to carry a .380 ACP as a primary […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation expanding where law-abiding citizens can carry firearms in the state, including some government buildings, and – by permission – schools and churches. The new law takes effect July 1. Under the improved carry law, armed citizens can carry into bars without restrictions. Also, […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg, intent on launching a $50 million “grassroots” gun control campaign, thought he had everything lined up—publicity in major newspapers, network air time and a slick video designed to pull the emotional heartstrings—but he forgot social media, and gun rights activists just pounded him at his own […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor An Elway poll conducted in early April shows strong support for dueling Washington state initiatives that deal with background checks, with the higher numbers going to a measure pushing so-called “universal background checks” that critics say is actually an 18-page gun control initiative. Elway released the results of that survey […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s launch of a new big money gun control strategy called “Everytown for Gun Safety” struck a very sour note when, in an interview with the New York Times, Bloomberg contended that his anti-gun efforts had earned him a spot in Heaven. “I am […]

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By Vincent DeNiro | Editor-In-Chief | Prepper & Shooter Magazine (www.PrepperAndShooter.com) With the song title of Don’t Let’em Take Your Gun and lyrics like: “So, if you want your freedom son, don’t want your country to be overrun, you got to keep America number one, my daddy told me son, don’t let ’em take your […]

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Faxon Firearms launches barrel division  Faxon Firearms, manufacturer of the ARAK-21 Upper Receiver that fits any milspec  AR 15 lower platform, is proud to announce the addition of barrels to its  product lineup. Faxon Firearms currently manufactures both 4150 / 4150  MIL-B-11595 GBQ (Gun Barrel Quality), and 416 R GBQ Stainless  Steel barrels in several […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Some in the anti-gun community have been making claims that the firearms industry’s recent huge successes are a thing of the past, but financial statements issued by a number of firms seem to belie their interpretations of the data. Apparently, the “Obama effect” may be waning but so […]

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by John Markwell | Contributing Editor During our summer of 2013 varmint sojourn, we had the opportunity to again spend some time with our buddy Ken in Idaho. We had a nice long visit, did some shooting on Ken’s new range and, hopefully, didn’t wear out our welcome. We shot pistol and carbine as well […]

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Funeral services for gun rights hero Otis McDonald, icon of the 2010 Supreme Court McDonald ruling on the Second Amendment, are scheduled for this Friday, April 11. Mr. McDonald passed away April 4 following a long illness, as TGM previously reported. Services will be held at the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Harvey, a Chicago suburb, starting at 10 […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Federal President Barack Obama’s nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has been an outspoken advocate for gun control, as the next Surgeon General appears to be in trouble. The National Rifle Association announced that it will grade the votes on this nomination. in a letter to Senate leaders the NRA stated, “Given […]

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Second Amendment icon Otis McDonald, who fought Chicago’s handgun ban all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, died Friday following a long illness. He was 79. According to his nephew, Dr. Frederick Jones, Mr. McDonald passed peacefully in hospice with family members at his side. Mr. McDonald’s name will remain synonymous with Second Amendment activism for […]

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The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) have jointly filed a motion in Superior Court in Fresno County seeking a preliminary injunction to stop enforcement of California’s microstamping law. It is the latest development in a lawsuit filed by NSSF and SAAMI in January, according to NSSF spokesman […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Veteran gun rights advocate Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, is cast as the new bogeyman in a fund-raising e-mail circulated by the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility (WAGR), the group pushing for adoption of Initiative 594, an 18-page gun control […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Federal President Barack Obama’s nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has been an outspoken advocate for gun control, as the next Surgeon General appears to be in trouble. The National Rifle Association announced that it will grade the votes on this nomination. In a letter to Senate leaders the NRA stated, “Given […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Anti-gun California State Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), who now stands accused of corruption and other crimes including gun trafficking, was once honored by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence for his work on gun control. That happened in August 2006 when Yee was serving in the California Assembly […]

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