The Gun Mag

by Dick Jones | Contributing Editor One of Remington Outdoor Company’s more recent acquisitions has been Para USA. In a recent trip to Gun Site, in Pauldin, AZ, I spent some time with Daniel Cox, product manager for the Para line. “In 2010 and 2011, prior to the acquisition of Para USA, the company was […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor A report on the Sept. 16, 2013 Washington, D.C. Navy Yard shooting released by the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, identifies several municipal police departments as being on a list of “non-cooperating” agencies in terms of providing information to federal authorities conducting background checks for security clearance. That list, […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said on Jan. 2. According to the Detroit News, urban police chiefs are typically in favor of gun control or reluctant to discuss the issue, but Craig was candid about how […]

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by Scott Smith | Contributing Editor As I sit here its mid-July and the temperatures are steamy, but it beats a cold wet summer. The big drawback to weather like this is it makes it hard to get excited about hunting—now a cold drink on the other hand will get one’s attention. One thing that […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Just over one week after appearing before the Washington state House Judiciary Committee to push for so-called “universal background checks,” former astronaut Mark Kelly – husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords – was back in the Pacific Northwest, this time in Salem, Ore., to support similar legislation in the […]

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by Dave Workman Senior Editor A political playbook for “progressive” candidates published in 2012 now has an addendum devoted entirely to gun control with advice on how to deliver a message that will appeal to people without creating a backlash. The copyrighted guide, Voicing Our Values: A Message Guide for Candidates, was authored by Bernie […]

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Davidsons – one of the largest firearms wholesale companies in the nation – has announced a brand new, exclusive-to-its-dealers “NRA Special Edition” takedown model of the famous Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle. According to Davidson’s, with the sale of each rifle, they and Ruger contribute $10 to the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action. Each […]

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by Jim Dickson When we think of pocket pistols we think of small caliber guns chosen for their ease of concealment, but that is not necessarily so. In this article we will look at two splendid pocket pistols in caliber .45 Colt and .357 Magnum. They are the US Firearms Double Eagle .45 Colt and […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor While President Obama is vacationing in Hawaii, the White House inched forward again on Jan. 3 with two additional executive actions aimed at boosting the federal background-check system through the mental health approach. According to materials provided by the White House, some states have raised concerns about ambiguous […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Federal    President Obama in his State of the Union address again called for universal background checks, plus bans on semi-automatic rifles and magazines. The Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act of 2013 has been introduced. One of the provisions in this act would protect the use of lead ammunition and […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Months before his death from an apparent drug overdose, Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was the co-narrator of an anti-gun cartoon with backing from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and he was remembered by MAIG Executive Director in a Twitter message as “a friend to our movement.” The 46-year-old Hoffman […]

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Jessie Duff, world renowned champion shooter, has set a new record in the  world of shooting sports as the first woman to ever earn the title of Grand Master  (GM). The United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) designates GM  as the highest rating a shooter can achieve. The United States Practical Shooting Association is a […]

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by Chris Cerino Back in the hills of North Carolina, on a balmy winter day, my family and a couple friends spent an entire day shooting in an informal setting. We set out to learn, reinforce, have fun and burn every .22 round we brought out. Finding a day to shoot non-stop from morning to […]

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by James C. Fulmer | NMLRA Past President The Great American Outdoor Show will be hosted by the National Rifle Association, Feb. 1-9 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, PA. There has been a “Sportsman and Outdoor Show” at the Farm Show Complex for over 65 years and it has […]

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By Dave Workman Senior Editor Two days of emotion-laden hearings before Washington State House and Senate committees regarding an anti-gun initiative revealed that proponents of the 18-page gun control measure, Initiative 594, insist their proposal will help prevent mass shootings and keep guns out of the wrong hands, and they even brought in former Congresswoman […]

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Military-Grade Survival Kits for Civilians For several years SOLKOA, Inc. has been quietly producing a huge variety of specialized survival kits for the military and other high-risk organizations and government agencies. SOLKOA has recently taken their experience and recognized expertise in those venues and is now entering the consumer market (fast-fire.com) with several offerings of […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor According to a Dec. 16, 2013 article in the marketing trade magazine Ad Age, gun-control groups are heavy on spending but light on return on investment (ROI) based on their campaigns in the past year. Both sides of the gun debate have raised and spent big dollars in […]

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by Tanya Metaksa Federal After both the US House of Representatives and US Senate voted to reauthorize, but not expand the Undetectable Firearms Act, H.R. 3826, by voice votes, President Obama signed the bill into law. 2013 was the third time this bill has been reauthorized by Congress. It was originally passed in 1988, making […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor Magpul Industries, making good on promises made last spring, will relocate its extensive manufacturing facilities to Texas and Wyoming, keeping only a token presence in Colorado, in response to the Centennial State legislature’s enactment of sweeping gun control legislation early in 2013, the company announced on Jan. 2. […]

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by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor For years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention helped underwrite and push research that would support passage of more gun control laws. Much of what was published was termed junk science but it was justified by supporters who claimed that the criminal misuse of firearms was a […]

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