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A Gun Win in California, You Don’t Say?
A federal judge in California has granted summary judgment to three individuals in a lawsuit challenging that state’s penal code, which permanently denies Second Amendment rights to people who have had felony convictions vacated, set aside or dismissed, and their rights to possess firearms fully restored. The case is known as Linton v. Bonta.
U.S. District Judge James Donato in the Northern District of California wrote, “After multiple hearings and several rounds of briefing, and in light of the guidance provided by New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc.
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Sportsmen’s Alliance Creates In-House Litigation Team to Bolster Legal Battles for Sportsmen
Another SAF (the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, not the Second Amendment Foundation) has armed up to better fight those who would stifle a way of life for millions of Americans by creating an in-house litigation team. And while the organization’s focus is more on attacks on game laws and fighting limits on hunting than gun rights, there is frequently enough overlap with these issues to where it will benefit all gun owners who like to mix the outdoors with their shooting.
Amend2 Adds Affordable A2-320 17-Round Magazines
Idaho based Amend2 has been making AR rifle mags for over a decade now, and Glock pistol mags for a good chunk of that time, but they just announced their new A2-320 mags for the 9mm SIG P320 on social media this week.
The A2-320 is a 17 round polymer magazine for 9mm SIG P320 pistols. Other capacities will be coming soon according to Amend2’s social media posts. The A2-320 is made of a sturdy self-lubricating polymer that Amend2 says will allow for smooth feeding, coupled with a non-corrosive stainless steel spring.
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What’s the Definition of a Mass Shooting? Anti-Gun Groups Play Loose With the Numbers
When it comes to reporting news on shootings and gun deaths, the numbers don’t lie…or do they? It’s hard to say when the numbers and measurements don’t even match and groups with an agenda twist the definitions of “mass shooting” to help inflate the numbers.
There were 648 mass shootings in 2020, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Everytown claims there were 636, but the FBI says there were 50. Four additional groups have their own data.
So What Does the Inventor of the Bump Stock Have to Say As His Device Goes Before the Supreme Court?
As bump stocks go before the Supreme Court this week, ABC News interviewed Jeremiah Cottle, the creator of the bump stock to get his thoughts on the battle over his invention. Cottle, a decorated military veteran and father of four, originally conceived of the bump stock while recovering from a brain injury sustained serving his country.
The original bump stock, designed in 2009, was made up of a piece of wood, PVC pipe and duct tape.
Nashville Rideshare Driver Uses Gun to Stop His Own Kidnapping
A Music City rideshare driver got more than his typical fare when a man wanting a ride to some nearby projects became agitated in his car and began making threats. As the rider’s anger grew for unknown reasons, he pulled a gun on the driver in an effort to kidnap him.
The 44-year-old driver, Dalvin Campbell, attempted a call to 911, telling the dispatcher he was being kidnapped at gunpoint.
“Campbell first called 911 around 10 p.m.
Supreme Court Bump Stock Case Starts Today
Today is the day the U.S. Supreme Court will be considering the case challenging the nearly 5-year-old Justice Department rule banning the sale and possession of bump stocks.
The case Cargill v. Garland revolves around the 2019 decision by the Trump Justice Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to redefine bump stock devices as “machineguns.” As most TTAG readers likely know, bump stocks use the recoil of a semi-automatic rifle to bump the trigger, increasing the rate of fire.
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Lessons From A Fake Attack On A South Florida Krav Maga Business
There seem to be two big opinions of Krav Maga, the hand-to-hand combat discipline originally developed for Israeli fighting forces. For some people, you can slap an Israeli flag on anything tactical, and it gets +10 HP. After all, it’s the Holy Land and Everyone is Israel is a superhuman commando like Zohan. Plus, all of the women in the IDF are babes with Desert Eagles, right? But, for other people, Krav Maga gets treated like Rex Kwon Do.
Smith & Wesson Releases the 5.56mm M&P SPORT III rifle
Smith & Wesson just dropped their latest AR pattern rifle, the M&P Sport III. It’s a 5.56mm rifle with a 16-inch barrel and mid-length gas system. It has a free-float handguard with tons of M-LOK slots. It also features a 16-inch, 1:8 Twist 5R rifled barrel and A2 flash hider. Luckily, the press release explained what 5R means. Apparently 5R rifling makes consistent contact with the projectile and makes the rifle more accurate than one with standard rifling.
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Lakewood Church Shooting Bodycam Released [VIDEO]
Bodycam footage from the Lakewood Church shooting shows multiple off-duty officers working on the church security team engaging a 36-year-old would-be mass murderer. The attacker, reportedly a Muslim transgendered woman named Genesse Moreno, brought a rifle with “Free Palestine” written on it.
Ultimately, the church security team shot and killed the woman, who was an illegal alien with a criminal history and mental problems.
Tragically, the social misfit terrorist also brought her 7-year-old son Samuel.
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DARWIN WON: Chicago ‘Banger Gets 12 Years For Accidentally Shooting His Buddy – Four Times
America’s largest open-air shooting gallery provides countless stories of violence inflicted upon others on a daily basis. The murder and mayhem in Democrat Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s crime-free utopia (thanks to strict gun control laws) provides more than enough violent news for HeyJackass to track.
While some of these incidents are tragedies, others aren’t so much.
CWBChicago, a hometown crime blog, tracks the individual cases including one with a mostly happy ending.
Anti-Gun Group Wins Ruling Against ATF Ghost Gun “Loophole”
The anti-gun group Giffords, founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, following her recovery from being shot by a deranged gunman in Tucson, Arizona, in 2011, has won a court victory against what her organization sees as a loophole in the ATF’s ghost gun rules that allowed AR ghost gun parts to be treated differently than other gun parts. The ruling effectively forces the ATF to now treat those exempted AR parts as firearms. The move could have extended reach in how some AR parts are sold and made available to gun owners.
Lessons From A Tragedy In Poland
Video of a brutal murder-suicide in Poland last year can teach us some important lessons in family safety, mental health and information privacy. While shootings like this one are rare in every country, breakups and young adult relationship drama are not. So, we need to share these important lessons with our kids and grandkids so they can keep themselves safe.
We tried posting a link to the video but given the tragic and graphic nature of the scene, it has been removed shortly after popping up each time we find it.
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Honoring Black Gun Ownership During Black History Month
Throughout the month of February, America celebrates Black History Month. There is much to celebrate for the contributions African Americans have made to our nation. That includes within the firearm industry and as gun owners.
That history, of course, isn’t without controversy. There is still progress to be made. The history of Black Americans and firearm ownership has advanced far beyond what it was at the nation’s founding. That history, however, isn’t meant to be swept under the rug.
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‘NOT BY ACCIDENT’: California Sheriff Roasts ‘Radicals’ In California For Exploding Crime Problem
The Left in America loves to champion “Criminal Justice Reform.” Running that slogan through the universal translator, that means not putting criminals in jails or prison, emptying prisons bad bad people already there and and end to cash bail. It also includes legalizing drugs and decriminalizing crime through legislation.
Of course, these lead to more crime and misery, which these woke social justice warriors conveniently ignore, in part because the lion’s share of this crime doesn’t touch them personally.
Palm Beach Road Rage Incident Leads to Shots Fired, One Man—Not the Shooter—Charged
A road rage incident in Palm Beach last Thursday illustrates why lawyers tell those who carry a gun for self-defense to control their anger and just learn to let stupid things go rather than let road rage get the best of them. Situations can escalate quickly, often from people misreading the actual events playing out around them, and it can become unclear who is in the right or worse, both parties can lose out big time, either financially, with jail time or even losing their life.
Strike Industries Upcoming Sci-Fi Chassis for the P320 and P90
I’m not sure if I was a gun guy or a sci-fi nerd first. I grew up in a shooting household, but my dad also took me to see the original Star Wars when it first came out in 1977. Maybe it was a parallel evolution. Either way, I love guns, and I love sci-fi, so I have a soft spot for sci-fi themed guns. It’s the best of both worlds.
Many times we see sci-fi guns in movies based upon real guns, like the blasters in Star Wars.
Louisiana Constitutional Carry Bill To Be Heard In House Committee Today
Today is the day that the Louisiana House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee will debate the constitutional, or “permitless,” carry measure being considered in the state legislature.
The measure, Senate Bill 1, was passed by the Senate last week with overwhelming support. Backers are hopeful it will receive the same treatment in the House.
Current Louisiana law prohibits the carrying of a concealed firearm and provides that Louisiana residents who meet certain eligibility requirements may apply for and be issued a concealed handgun permit, then must possess the concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun in the state.
Silencer Central Banish Backcountry First Shots
The popularity of mounting a suppressor on a hunting rifle has grown with quantum leaps over the past two decades. The secondary benefit of a suppressor—hearing protection—seems to be the prevailing driver behind the acquisition of hunting rifle silencers these days.
One of the negatives of putting a can on a rifle comes from adding several ounces and several inches of length to what otherwise would be a trim hunting rig. I recently found a new suppressor that answers both negatives at a gun-writer editorial rendezvous in Idaho.
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Anti-Gunners Self Own When Celebrating LaPierre’s Loss
For those of us who follow gun news, it’s well-known that the NRA has been a corrupt organization for a long time and that the problem has grown worse over time. Self-serving “leaders” wasted the organization’s money and largely abandoned the causes of fighting for gun rights and firearms education. So, it’s great news that Wayne LaPierre’s time at the organization is over and that him and his buddies now have to pay the NRA back.
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