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Nebraska: Constitutional Carry Passes the First Round in the Legislature
Today, the Legislature garnished bipartisan support and voted 36-12-1 to pass Nebraska’s Constitutional Carry legislation. This is great news, but we aren’t across the finish line yet. The measure will still face two more rounds of voting before it has officially passed out of the legislature and is sent to Governor Pillen’s desk. Gov. Pillen has pledged to sign Constitutional …
One-Handed Practice
This morning I am sitting here nursing a sore hand, the result of it getting smacked around during outdoor work. Some folks might say I am clumsy…while I prefer to call it an active lifestyle. However, I have to admit that my hands and wrists have been stitched up and …
I Carry: Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 Metal Pistol in a KSG Armory Holster
Firearm: Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 Metal (MSRP: $899) We’re taking another look at the Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 Metal, because it may very well be the best iteration of the M&P yet. Adding a metal frame to the M2.0 variant yields a pistol with greater stability along with an excellent …
How to Properly Clean and Store Your Rifle After Hunting Season
Hunting season is over; meat is in the freezer and antlers on the wall. You’ve got a few photos to help you remember those glorious fall days when the leaves were falling and the deer or elk were rutting. All that’s left to do is clean and store your gear …
X-Vision Optics Launches Thermal Impact Scope
X-Vision Optics’ long-range Impact Thermal Scope (TS300) boasts a 640 x 480 thermal sensor that can detect big game well past 3,000 yards. With ten reticle styles, six color options and six different palettes to choose from, hunters can fine-tune the device to their preferences. With an IP67 weatherproof rating and a durable …
Gun Of The Week: Savage 93 Minimalist
The Model 93 Minimalist is trim little bolt-action repeater from Savage Arms that comes chambered for the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire (WMR) cartridge. Savage’s Model 93 has been around for some time now, but it’s this latest version that exemplifies today’s Savage Arms. This Minimalist model blends modern ergonomics with time-tested manufacturing …
Why Gun-Control Activists Can’t Have Intelligent Discussions
David Hogg, co-founder of the March for Our Lives gun-control group, recently tweeted what he thinks the Second Amendment means. “After reading about the history of the second amend and talking with a lot of hist & law professors- I believe the second amendment has been intentionally misinterpreted. It was …
A LESSON FROM LORI LIGHTFOOT’S LANDSLIDE LOSS
Chicago’s incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot just lost in a landslide. She came in third place and barely received 17 percent of the vote from Chicago voters – 83 percent chose someone else. That means she’ll miss out on a top-two run-off election in April and become the first Chicago mayor in …
Michigan: Committees Suppress Opposition to Anti-Gun Bills
Yesterday and today, committees in both chambers held public hearings for a number of anti-gun bills. Despite these being “public” hearings, the committee chairs manipulated the hearings in order to make it seem that public sentiment is one-sided in favor of the bills. A large crowd of Second Amendment supporters …
10 Most Versatile Long-Range Hunting Cartridges
Laying prone against a termite mound in the wide-open semi-Karoo of South Africa’s Free State, I adjusted the hold of my .375 H&H to compensate for the 400 yards between my rifle and the eland bull. We had leopard-crawled until we were absolutely out of cover, and there was no means of …