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ALPS OutdoorZ, a manufacturer of extreme-duty hunting packs and outdoor gear, has incorporated the stadium seat concept into the most comfortable turkey hunting vests on the market. Called the Impact Pro, this turkey vest does away with the bulky and floppy fold-up seats often attached to the back of many conventional turkey vests. Instead, the […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In what the New York Times called “a sweeping rebuke of the National Rifle Association,” a Manhattan jury has found against former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and former Treasurer Wilson “Woody” Phillips for what New York Attorney General Letitia James called “financial misconduct and corruption in managing the organization” in a […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Louisiana: On Feb. 22 the Senate passed SB1, a constitutional carry bill. The bill now goes to the House; California: SB1160, an annual gun registration law with fees, has been introduced. Colorado: SB 24-066, Legislation Requiring the Use of Firearm/Ammunition Merchant Category Codes passed the Senate; It now goes to the […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Minnesota Democrats joined with gun prohibitionists at the State Capitol in St. Paul demanding more gun control laws, despite the fact that the killer—identified as Shannon Gooden, 38—was a convicted felon who could not legally own or possess firearms. Gooden took his own life after gunning down Officers Paul Elmstrand and […]

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One clergyman in Houston has reportedly decided to not remain silent in the aftermath of a shooting at Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood megachurch on Feb. 11 which left the female shooter dead and her son with a bullet wound to the head. According to the Houston Chronicle, the Rev. Colin Bossen at the First Unitarian […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Nebraska gun rights advocates and gun control proponents are battling over a bill that would eliminate the requirement for state residents to obtain a handgun purchase permit Legislative Bill 833, introduced by State Sen. Tom Brewer. According to the Nebraska Examiner, the State Patrol had asked for the legislation on the […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Maine Democrat Gov. Janet Mills this week announced proposed legislation which she asserts will “enhance public safety by tightening Maine’s gun laws and strengthening the state’s mental health system,” the Portland Press-Herald is reporting. The measure is her response to last year’s mass shooting in Lewiston, which was committed by a […]

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An estimated 2,500 gun rights activists gathered for the 11th annual Second Amendment rally at the Arizona State Capitol grounds in Phoenix, to hear from gun rights leaders including Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation. Gottlieb, who also chairs the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear […]

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Special to TGM The Second Amendment Foundation actively monitors, participates, and speaks at the United Nations’ programs and meetings concerning individuals’ civil right to self-defense and the means of self-defense. Since 2007, SAF has had a seat on the Executive Committee of the World Forum for Shooting Activities (www.wfsa.net). Julianne Versnel, SAF’s VP of International […]

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Maxim Defense, premier manufacturer of precision firearms, suppressors, and accessories has announced the Maxim Defense PDX-SD personal defense weapon with integrated suppressor is now offered in .300BLK and 7.62x39mm chamberings. The PDX-SD embodies performance, convenience, and silence in a single package. The PDX-SD encapsulates power, convenience, and silence in a remarkably compact package. Born out […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Shreveport Times is reporting that as the Louisiana Legislature gathers in Baton Rouge for a special three-week session to address the state’s crime problem, lawmakers may also “expand” concealed carry rights. At least two pieces of legislation point in that direction. Senate Bill 1 is a bill that would allow […]

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A Flint, Michigan man has become the first person charged under the state’s new safe storage law after his 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with an unsecured handgun, and according to published reports, this is not his only problem. According to a lengthy Associated Press report published in a Killeen, Texas newspaper, 44-year-old […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A March 4 arraignment is scheduled for the suspect in the shooting of a Washington State Patrol trooper Feb. 16 in the city of Kent, and according to KCPQ, the local Fox News affiliate, alleged gunman Jason Joshua Posada has a criminal record including eight felony convictions. As a convicted felon, […]

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By Mike Nesbitt, Contributing Editor    This story was hinted at in a previous article on duplicating early loads with grease groove bullets for the .45-70 and, I admit, getting back to this subject took me longer than what had been intended.     So, if you’ve been waiting for it, I do apologize for the […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The call for help from a group of mountain bikers who were attacked by a cougar in the foothills east of Seattle, Washington speaks volumes about preparedness and the Evergreen State’s political climate. The message from released 911 calls was direct: “We need a helicopter on location and we need someone […]

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By Will Fowler, Anthony North, Charles Stronge, & Patrick Sweeney Hardcover 512 pages Available from Rowman & Littlefield 1-800-462-6920 customercare@nbnbooks.com $35 + $5 shipping This is a big 11 &1/2” X 9” book with 1100 photos covering rifles, pistols, submachineguns and machineguns throughout history. Beginning with the first firearms and tracing the development of guns […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—SCOTUS: Arguments scheduled in February and March 2024—Garland v. Cargill Oral arguments scheduled for Feb. 28, 2024, and National Rifle Association v. Vullo: Oral arguments set for Monday, March 18, 2024; Kiloton Tactical v. BATFE: BATFE attempted to revoke Kiloton’s FFL and lost in the administrative hearing, thus the lawsuit for […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief BREAKING: The Second Amendment Foundation is cheering the decision by a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel to deny the State of California an en banc hearing in a case known as Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. v. Bonta, in which the state tried to prohibit firearm advertising which it claims, “reasonably […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Veteran Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler recently took a hard look at claims by anti-gunners, including the Biden administration, that more children are dying from gunshot wounds than car crashes and found the assertion wanting, but still declined to assign a “Pinocchio” rating. The National Rifle Association, which has challenged […]

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Alabama lawmakers are reportedly considering more than a half-dozen gun control bills, and the group Bama Carry is alerting its members as it prepares for its ninth annual “Firearms Freedom Conference,” according to 1819 News. The conference will be held at the Doster Center in Prattville this Saturday, Feb. 24, beginning at 8:30 a.m. According […]

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