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New For 2023: Dillon Rifle Company ‘The Beast’ TAC 501
While the Dillon Rifle Company is a newcomer to the firearms world, as you may have guessed, the “Dillon” part of the name is that Dillon, as in Dillon Aero and Dillon Precision, two businesses whose histories go back decades. The Scottsdale, Ariz., company was started by Dillon Aero Vice President Chris Dillon. The company put itself …
BIDEN BUDGET WOULD GROW ATF 50% LARGER THAN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
On March 9th, 2023, President Biden put forward his budget proposal for fiscal year 2024, which includes over $1,900,000,000 for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).[i] That’s a 13.6% increase over the 2023 budget.[ii] ATF’s budget to enforce unconstitutional gun laws was “only” $1,258,600,000 in FY 2017,[iii] when President Trump …
CORNYN-MURPHY GUN CONTROL’S DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES
According to President Biden, “over $231 million will fund state… extreme risk protection order (ERPO) programs.”[i] This is being accomplished through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program, which was created by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act or Cornyn-Murphy compromise to weaponize Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants into an unconstitutional “red flag” gun …
The Armed Citizen® March 10, 2023
Armed Citizen® Today A licensed-to-carry bystander shot and wounded an active shooter in an El Paso, Texas, mall after the shooter killed a teen and began aiming at other mall goers on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. That evening, the alleged shooter was part of a group of teens at the …
Understanding The Defensive Double
Contrary to what one sees in the movies and television, defensive handgun cartridges rarely cause a dynamic physical reaction on the part of those hit. I have seen men hit at fairly close range with the .45 ACP and with the .357 Mag. and in either case, there was no …
Congressmen Demand Answers From the ATF
In light of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) recent ventures into making laws instead of just enforcing them, two U.S. Congressmen are calling on ATF Director Steve Dettelbach to answer some questions in front of a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Thomas Massie …
Credit-Card Companies Think Twice About Tracking Purchases at Gun Stores
Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover have decided to pause plans specifically designed to track purchases in gun stores. This comes after Discover previously announced it intended to move forward with the implementation of a new merchant category code (MCC) created for tracking any purchases made through stores that sell, among other things, …
Michigan: House Passes Long Gun Registration & Permit Mandate
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing and sent House Bills 4138, 4142, and 4143 straight to the floor. The House then voted 56-53 to pass them. These further criminalize private transfers of firearms by expanding Michigan’s permit-to-purchase and registration system to all firearms. The committee once again suppressed opposition by only allowing one …
Preview: Smith & Wesson Performance Center M&P9 M2.0 Competitor
One of the best guns to come out in some time, Smith & Wesson’s new M&P9 M2.0 Competitor from the Performance Center is a metal-framed 9 mm pistol loaded with features that action shooters will love, all for less than $1,000. Four models of the M2.0 Competitor are available all …
I Carry: Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy 9mm Pistol in a Crossbreed Holster
Pistol: Springfield Armory Prodigy 4.25” barrel (MSRP: $1,499) We’re taking another look at the Springfield Armory Prodigy Double Stack 1911 in 9 mm today for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the surging popularity of 1911-style double-stack 9 mm handguns. While the Prodigy is a relative latecomer to …