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GA: Bill Would Make Property Owners Liable For Injuries In Gun-Free Zones
Concealed carriers have long said if property owners don’t allow them to carry on their property, then those property owners should be held liable if people are attacked on it and can’t protect themselves. After all, it only makes sense, as it is the owners posting “No Guns” signs on their property that are leaving gun owners defenseless in areas where criminals have no qualms about having a gun.
Now, a measure introduced in the Georgia legislature would put that onus on property owners who restrict lawful residents from carrying on their property.
Louisiana Becomes 28th Permitless Carry State, Gov Signs Into Law
UPDATE: Louisiana today did indeed become the 28th state to pass permitless carry of handguns into law for its residents, when Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed it along with 10 other bills into law earlier today.
ORIGINAL STORY: Louisiana is set to become the 28th state in the nation to allow permitless concealed carry of handguns for its residents, following the final approval of Senate Bill 1 by the Louisiana House of Representatives late last week.
Guns Save Life Pokes Gun-Grabbing Gov. Pritzker with ‘Great Guns 2024’ Drawing
Guns Save Life, the grassroots gun rights organization that defends the right for people to defend themselves in the Land of Lincoln continues to throw sand in the gears of gun control jihadists in the state at every opportunity. Our latest involves giving away the Springfield Armory M1A Scout Squad in June of this year, which has a lot of people asking us how we do it after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the great gun and magazine ban last year.
Fixing What Ain’t Broke: Hawaii Seeks to Ban .50-Caliber Guns
Despite boasting some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, some Hawaii legislators want to make them even stricter, by outlawing firearms that aren’t even a problem, are never used in crime, and honestly, aren’t owned by very many people. They want to ban .50-caliber guns and ammunition.
A .50-caliber round is the largest available to civilians in the country.
Senator Karl Rhoads told KHON2 News that .50-caliber bullets and the guns that shoot them do not belong in civilian hands.
A Better Headset and Prescription Lenses Greatly Improved My VR Training
A few weeks ago, I reviewed AceXR’s VR firearms training system, and was very impressed. For those who like to incorporate VR in their firearms training, today’s VR systems have really good motion tracking, not only for which way your head’s moving, but also for which way the controllers and even your own body moves. They also track the room around you, so the experiences feel increasingly realistic. AceXR adds to the realism by having your VR controller dock into a training pistol with realistic weight and a trigger that acts like the real thing.
G9 Defense: 9mm Ammunition Review
Ammunition can be a tricky beast. We love it, but hate paying for it. We want the best in new technology, but only once it’s as proven as the old stuff. After all that we want the best there is, at a low price. I don’t envy any ammunition manufacturer looking to dethrone the top few, but I applaud all who try. With that, let’s look at G9 Defense.
G9 Defense was founded in 2013.
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Under Heavy Fire, Maine Gun Owners To Rally For Freedom
Facing an onslaught of anti-gun measures in the state legislature following last October’s mass murder in Lewiston, Maine, lawful gun owners in the state are planning a rally on Thursday to show their support for gun owners’ rights.
The Save The Second Amendment rally is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Maine State House. Following the rally, participants will move to the Judiciary Committee public hearing set for 11:30.
According to Laura Whitcomb, president of Gun Owners of Maine, many of the measures currently under consideration would be detrimental to the lawful gun owners her group represents.
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Gunowner Who Killed Woman Turning Around in His Driveway Gets 25 to Life
A tragic story out of New York in which an irresponsible homeowner killed a young woman who was a passenger in a car that pulled into his driveway by mistake should serve as a lesson to all gunowners that it is critical to know when you are in danger and when YOU are the danger.
According to CNN, New York resident Kevin Monahan, 66, was sentenced last week to 25 years to life in prison for shooting and killing 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis, a young woman riding in a car with friends that pulled in Monahan’s rural driveway by mistake while looking for a party at a friend’s house.
Why They Want People To Be Angry
A recent opinion piece at the Kansas City Star tells us: “We don’t have to accept the KC Chiefs rally shooting. And we should all be angry”
While this may look on the surface like just another anti-gun screed that divorces fact from context, I’ve noticed that authoritarian progressives have been using the “I want you to be angry!” bit a lot more in recent months. In this article, I’ll not only explore the problems with the piece’s facts and context, but explain why they’re so desperate for anger.
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Rock River Arms Announces the BT-2 ATR Ambidextrous Tactical Rifle
I actually have a lot of buddies who are lefties so, while I do poke fun at them for living in a right handed world, I do try and keep an eye out for products that work for them. Rock River Arms (RRA) just announced their latest AR the BT-2 Ambidextrous Tactical Rifle (ATR),which should work with both normal folks, I mean right hand dominant people, as well as lefties (but not the political kind as they are generally against guns).
YOU FIRST: Pope Francis Proclaims That Military Disarmament Is a ‘Moral Obligation’
Pope Francis stands along side the one-world globalists that would have us all eating crickets and owning nothing…and liking it. Of course, you and me owning firearms for personal defense certainly does not fall into the Global Plan. Far from it in fact.
So does it surprise anyone that the left-leaning Pope called for not only the disarmament of the little people, but of militaries as well? It should not.
Sunday he called for just that.
Virginia Democrats Send Nearly 40 Anti-Gun Measures To Governor
With nearly 40 anti-gun measures either already on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk for consideration or headed there this week, the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) is calling on all gun owners in the state to contact the governor as soon as possible.
“The first gun bills have finally landed on the governor’s desk and we need to act NOW!” the group said today in an action alert to members. “While we have no reason to believe that Gov.
The Gun That Changed Absolutely Everything: The German MP43
Certain mechanical contrivances fundamentally transform the human experience. The cotton gin, the jet airplane and the cell phone might be considered typical examples. In each case, the world was a certain way before these things. It was way different afterwards. So it was with the iconic MP43 assault rifle.
The AK rifle is the most-produced firearm in human history. With well over 100 million copies in circulation, Comrade Kalashnikov’s rugged farm implement of an infantry weapon has legitimately shaped the affairs of men.
Senator Files Bill To Protect Gun Retailers From Biden ATF
It’s no secret that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under President Joe Biden has targeted firearms retailers, constantly claiming that “rogue gun dealers” are fueling violent crime. In fact, the administration has painted gun dealers as enemies of America.
With Biden’s so-called “zero-tolerance” policy for even minor paperwork errors, the ATF has forced hundreds of dealers out of business in the past few years, and prodded others to give up their licenses instead of facing a hearing.
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Gun Review: Sauer’s SL5 Turkey Thumpers
Mid-April last year I was sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with long-time friend Eddie Stevenson before sunrise listening to a longbeard hammer the day awake. Before long, the tom was gobbling so close to us we could smell his breath. Problem was, the tom was directly behind us. He skirted to our rear and walked off in the direction of a real hen while never presenting a shot.
As the first morning’s hunt wound down, a band of feral hogs moseyed into a corn feeder about 120 yards distant.
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Taiwan Will Not Survive Unless Interior Ministry Starts Issuing Gun Permits
Amid controversy over funding for border security, Ukraine and Israel, one item in the mix that’s getting less attention is Taiwan.
Because there’s not an active war between the Republic of China government on the island and the Chinese Communist Party on the mainland at present, it’s on the back burner. But, with public opinion shifting, American appetite for war going down and an incoming administration that both doesn’t seem to like them and probably won’t go to bat for them (assuming this isn’t a bargaining play of some kind), Taiwan’s defensive needs are very likely to slip off of the American stove entirely in early 2025.
ATF eForms Back Up! Conspiracy Theories Crushed by Steady Hand of Bureaucracy
Well, less than an hour after we took our story live about the ATF eForms website going down and noted all the theories of alarm surrounding the alleged sinister plots to stifle gun companies and gun owners attempting to complete legal transactions because of the shutdown, the site was back up.
At 3:59 Eastern Time today, the site was brought back online. Apparently, it was just some technical glitch or an emergency service that needed to be performed because of some other issue.
Gun Review: The Walther PDP Compact 5-Inch Barrel
The pistol illustrated is a result of my diligent searching for interesting pistols to own, shoot, carry and report on. It has been quite a while since HK introduced their polymer-frame P9 and almost as long since Glock introduced their game changing Glock 17. Polymer frame striker-fired handguns are easily the most popular pistol on the market. They may not engender emotional attachment or the affection of some more prominently styled firearms, but they will definitely save your life when needed.
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Kiwis Doing an About-Face on Gun Ban
Five years after the country’s legislation banning the ownership of semi-auto rifles and spending more than a $100 million of tax-funded dollars to compensate existing owners of the rifle in what amounted to gun confiscation, New Zealand officials are looking to revisit the ban and potentially allow at least some residents to own modern sporting rifles once again for competition, hunting, etc.
Unlike the United States, gun ownership is not an enumerated right in New Zealand, rather it has always been a privilege—a privilege that was largely snatched away in 2019 after a Christchurch mass shooting at two mosques by a gunman who espoused white supremacist views left 51 people dead and injured at least 40.
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The Pure Evil That Targets Women Is Real, And We Should Be Ready To Defend Ourselves
A story out of Arizona tells us about a man who is being held not only for murder, but the stabbings of multiple women in a number of states. It was a years-long spree that only ended when the stabbing tour came to Arizona.
Twenty-six-year-old Raad Almansoori started his crime spree against women in Florida. While out on bail awaiting trial, he fled to New York, where he elevated the stakes to murder.