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Top Modern “Gun Guy” Movies
Looking for a new watch while you clean your gun collection? Kick back and relax by watching these top “gun guy” movies. I went with more recent titles released in the past decade to try and keep things fresh. They’re packed with action and filled with some awesome firepower, these are films every …

New Jersey District Court Holds Colt AR-15 Ban Unconstitutional but Upholds Magazine Ban in NRA-Supported Case
On July 30, 2024, in Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. v. Platkin, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey issued a mixed decision in NRA-supported challenges to New Jersey’s “assault firearm” and magazine bans. The court considered only the provision of New Jersey’s Assault Firearms Law …

Paris 2024 Olympics: U.S. Women’s Trap Competitors Ousted In Qualification Round
Team USA’s Ryann Phillips and Rachel Tozier have been eliminated from the Women’s Trap event at the Paris 2024 Olympics after the conclusion of the two-day qualification process on Wednesday. Team USA’s Ryann Phillips competing during the second day of Women’s Trap qualification at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday, …

Temperature, Cartridge Pressure, Accuracy — The Effects of Temperature
For many shooters, reloading is a fun, calming, and enjoyable pastime. It can also cause hair loss. I am not sure if there is a more frustrating undertaking than trying to build the perfect load. That being said, and all kidding aside, it does not take a rocket scientist. One …

Kamala Harris is an Existential Threat to the Second Amendment and Supports Gun Confiscation
Since President Joe Biden unceremoniously dropped out, or was forced out, of the 2024 presidential race on July 21, Vice President Kamala Harris has been effectively coronated as the Democratic presidential nominee. Gun owners should understand that Harris poses the gravest threat to their Second Amendment rights. In fact, Harris’s record suggests that …

Chicago’s “Glock Problem” – Lawsuit Against Gunmaker Prompts Committee Probe into Possible Collusion Between White House, Gun Control Activists
Politicians in anti-gun jurisdictions tend to favor a dysfunctional approach to public safety, whereby the softer targets – the law abiding –are burdened with new restrictions and potential liability, while the actual perpetrators of violent crime are held less or not at all accountable. The progressive political agenda is at …

Court Rules No Financial Monitor For NRA
A New York judge has ruled that there will be no court-appointed overseer to monitor National Rifle Association, denying New York Attorney General Letitia James’ request for further oversight of the organization. Judge Joel Cohen also ruled that former NRA EVP & CEO Wayne LaPierre will be barred from working …

Tennessee: Memphis Flouts General Assembly and State Firearm Preemption Statute
On July 23, the Memphis, Tenn. City Council approved a series of ballot measures for the November election that purport to enact local gun control measures in the Home of the Blues by amending the city charter. “Purport” is the appropriate term, because the proposed local gun control measures run directly counter …

All Real Gun-Control Conversations Boil Down To This
I have spent a great deal of time over the last two decades debating gun-control advocates both within the United States and abroad. Naturally, the circumstances and details of these debates can be different, but the fundamental claims they make are broadly the same. Here is an attempt to distill into …

Smith & Wesson Model 1854
In what many gun buyers have called the “year of the lever gun” Smith & Wesson leads the pack with its Model 1854. In 2024, the company best known for heirloom-quality double-action revolvers and cutting-edge polymer-frame semi-automatic pistols and ARs under the Military & Police (M&P) banner is now in the lever-gun …