The Gun Mag

By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—BATFE enforcement: Florida: Kiloton Tactical LLC had a major administrative win over ATF; Colorado: HB 24-2393, a semi-automatic ban, has been introduced; Connecticut: The legislature has convened; Hawaii: On Feb. 14, the Senate Public Safety Committee held a hearing and passed out  SB2845, SB3196 and SB3349; Idaho: SB1291 and SB1217 are […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention has become a significant threat to our guns and our civil rights. When the office was unveiled in September 2023, President Joe Biden said it would, “centralize, accelerate, and intensify our work to save more lives more quickly. That’s what […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Kansas City, Missouri following the Super Bowl victory celebration, anti-gunners are pushing for more gun control, with reporters at KCUR complaining that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was “blamed the shooting on seemingly everything but guns.” Gov. Parsons gave a local talk show host […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A new Rasmussen survey has some bad news for Joe Biden and his re-election campaign, revealing more than half of likely voters saying his presidency has been unsuccessful, including 40 percent who consider it a complete failure. According to Rasmussen, only 40 percent of likely voters think Biden’s term has been […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Gun control legislation covering the so-called “red flag” issue, a three-day waiting period on gun purchases and “expanded” background checks died in the New Hampshire State Senate Thursday when majority Republicans voted against them. According to New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), there was more than an hour of debate on the […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A California state senator has introduced legislation to require Golden State gun owners to annually register their firearms. According to an announcement from his office, Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank) contends Senate Bill 1160 “will give the state better data and help us understand how many firearms are in private hands and […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor    A couple of years ago Diamondback Firearms got into the revolver business in a big way with an updated version of the High Standard W 100, or Double Nine.    I found the Diamondback Sidekick a worthy revolver.    Happy to report that Diamondback has recently released a […]

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Representing the convergence of personal defense and personal comfort, the RTS Tactical Bulletproof Memory Foam Pillow stands as an unassuming yet highly effective layer of protection in the event of a violent home invasion. When seconds count and homeowners are at their most vulnerable, the Bulletproof Memory Foam Pillow puts Level IIIA or Level IIIA+ […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Legislation that would ban so-called “assault weapons” in Colorado has been introduced by state Reps. Elisabeth Epps and Tim Hernández, but according to the Colorado Sun, the bill faces uncertainty. House Bill 1292 has 14 co-sponsors. The Denver Post is reporting it would ban the sale, transfer and importation of modern […]

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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, and National Rifle Association v. Vullo: Oral arguments set for Monday, March 18; Several cases have filed for writs of certiorari before SCOTUS: Bianchi v. Brown, Garland v. VanDerStok, Bevis v. City of Naperville, and […]

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By Joe Bartozzi The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is showing the public that the “zero-tolerance” policy they apply to firearm retailers doesn’t seem to apply inside the bureau. When it comes to the administrative oversight of federal laws, there appear to be serious issues within ATF. At least two U.S. senators […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The tradition of arms for Black Americans has always been different. Following the Civil War, “Black codes” were implemented in many states, which were designed to keep Blacks from exercising their right to keep and bear arms. In Florida, for example, whites could enter Black-owned homes and search […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The Second Amendment Foundation and two other gun rights organizations have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari in a challenge of the Illinois state ban on so-called “assault weapons,” arguing that semiautomatic rifles are commonly owned and, under the Heller ruling, a ban is “off the table.” SAF is joined […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Texas authorities have identified the person who entered Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston Sunday as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, who was originally from El Salvador. Moreno also had apparently at one time used the name Jeffrey Escalante Moreno, and authorities on Monday corrected some earlier misinformation that initially said the shooter […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief True to his habit while president of promising to protect the Second Amendment, Donald Trump told an enthusiastic audience at the NRA Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, Pa., “Every single Biden attack on gun owners and manufacturers will be terminated on my very first week back in office, perhaps my […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Hawaii: SB3196, a long gun ban has been introduced; Idaho: HB415 and SB1291 are both currently before the Senate State Affairs committee; Louisiana: Gov. Jeff Landry has called for a Special Session on Crime. SB1, constitutional carry has been introduced; Minnesota: The legislative session starts on Feb. 12 and HF3570 has […]

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By Jim Dickson | Contributing Writer Picking up the Uberti replica trapdoor Springfield carbine at Reeves Ace hardware in Clayton, Georgia was like picking up an old friend at the train station. I have a long association with trapdoor Springfields. Indeed, my first rifle was a Mode 1870 trapdoor in .50-70, a wonderful cartridge but […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a stunning 53-page ruling, the Hawaii State Supreme Court declared there is “no individual right to keep and bear arms under article I, section 17” of the state constitution in direct conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court in the Heller (2008), McDonald (2010) and Bruen (2022) decisions affirming the Second […]

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By Mike Nesbitt | Contributing Editor    Almost any time we are reloading cartridges with black powder, we are going to need to compress the powder charge.     With black powder in cartridge reloading, powder compression is simply a normal thing.  Where differences are found, however, is how that compression is done as well as […]

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Five Washington state gun control measures including bills to require gun owner liability insurance, a permit-to-purchase, a special ammunition tax, and a limit on the number of guns someone could purchase in a 30-day period appear to have died in committee this week. None of the bills made it out of committee by a pre-determined […]

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