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PHILADELPHIA COURT DEFIES STATE FIREARMS PREEMPTION LAW, GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA TO APPEAL CASE TO COMMONWEALTH COURT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2022 Philadelphia, PA – On September 12th, a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge issued a decision denying a permanent injunction in a case involving Philadelphia’s ban on making homemade firearms. The suit was brought by four City of Philadelphia residents in conjunction with Gun Owners of …
WV: PATRICK MORRISEY PUSHES BACK AGAINST CREDIT CARD GUN CONTROLLERS
Dear friend, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is pushing back against corporate gun control. Due to a massive surrender to the radical, anti-gun Left, the three largest credit card companies — Visa, Mastercard and American Express — have adopted a new code to categorize sales at gun shops. Previously, …
First Look: Crimson Trace HRO Red Dot Optic
Crimson Trace is probably best-known for its extensive line of laser sights to help shooters connect their firearms with targets. However, the company also has a complete of other optics, including red dot sights, the latest of which is the HRO (Heavy Recoil Optic), a compact but heavy-duty electronic red-dot reflex …
I Carry: Springfield Armory XD 9 mm Pistol in a Crucial Concealment Holster
Firearm: Springfield Armory XD 9mm (MSRP: $440) Springfield Armory XD OSP 9mm Slide Assembly (MSRP: $270) While Springfield Armory’s Hellcat and Hellcat Pro micro-9 mm double-stack pistols have been garnering the most attention lately, the original XD is still available for those looking for a larger handgun for their carry pistol. …
Right Hand vs Left Hand Twist Rifling
I am predominantly a handgun guy who likes to explore different angles in how pistols are made for their respective uses and why they were made that way. I have quite a few defensive-style handguns, some hunting handguns and some competition handguns as well. While on a recent cleaning binge …
Krieghoff K-80: A Dominant Over-Under Shotgun Line
It was 1886 when the Sempert & Krieghoff rifle factory was established in Suhl, Germany, with Ludwig Krieghoff at the helm. The fine gunmaking tradition must have been genetic, because in 1916 his son, Heinrich, established another firearm manufacturing firm in the same city. It operated under the Heinrich Krieghoff …
The Armed Citizen® Sept. 16, 2022
Armed Citizen® Today A Houston, Texas, woman defended herself when an intruder allegedly kicked in the door to her residence on May 30, 2022. The woman had moved to the apartment to get away from the man, who was an alleged stalker. The man kicked in the front door to …
Rifleman Q&A: Riflescope Shims
Q. I was attempting to sight-in a Winchester Model 94 side-eject rifle in .30-30 Win. using a telescopic sight. The shots printed high with the elevation cranked all the way down. Am I right to conclude that placing shims under the front telescopic sight base should correct this problem? How many shims of …
Upscale Eye Protection Roundup
Wearing good eye protection while shooting is critical to a good shooting experience and ensures you can come back and do it again. From powder blast to spent casings to target debris, all sorts of items are flying through the air and could get stuck in your eye or hit …
NRA Gun Of The Week: Springfield Armory Garrison
Springfield Armory is no stranger to the M1911 platform, having offered some of the best commercial variants on the market, from the company’s entry-level Mil-Spec models to elite custom guns with hand-fit components and top-tier features and performance. In recent years, Springfield has focused on incorporating as many custom-grade features as …