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America’s Stolen Guns: A Silent Contributor to Gun Crimes in the U.S. (2024)
The issue of guns in America mainly arises from stolen firearms, as it’s uncommon for lawful gun owners to commit crimes. However, in America, being a victim of gun theft is unique because victims are often blamed for making themselves vulnerable to criminals. Key Points: 1,074,022 firearms were reported stolen …

Courts Attacking Second Amendment Right to Legally Acquire Firearms
There’s an interesting – if not devious – trend emerging in some Second Amendment cases. The first step of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bruen test is to ask whether the conduct at issue is covered by the text of the Second Amendment which protects a pre-existing “right to keep and bear arms.” …

The Spin on Harris’ Gun-Control Agenda
As Vice President Kamala Harris (D) is the presumptive nominee for the Democrat Party, her team, gun-control groups and the mainstream media are working tirelessly to distance her from, incredibly, her own policy stances on our freedom. Amongst other issues, Harris is attempting to back away from her radical anti-Second …

The Armed Citizen® Aug. 2, 2024
Armed Citizen® Today An armed man defended himself from an armed burglar outside of a gas station in Memphis, Tenn., on July 7. Surveillance footage showed the victim walking out of the convenience store in southwest Memphis at about 9:30 p.m., when a hooded individual sitting in a nearby silver …

District Court Holds Maryland’s “Sensitive Places” Carry Ban Unconstitutional in Several Locations in NRA-ILA-Supported Case
Today, in Kipke v. Moore—an NRA-ILA-supported case—the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland held that Maryland’s ban on carrying firearms in several “sensitive places” violates the Second Amendment. After the NRA’s landmark victory in NYSRPA v. Bruen—which secured to all Americans the right to publicly carry arms—Maryland passed the Gun Safety Act …

Nebraska: Ammunition Excise Tax Bill Heard in Committee
This week, during a special session of the Unicameral Legislature, Legislative Bill 65, which would implement a 5% excise tax on all ammunition sales in the state of Nebraska, was introduced and heard in the Senate Revenue Committee. The committee could be voting on LB 65 at any time. Please contact your …

7 Exciting Ways to Celebrate National Shooting Sports Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. — August is here, and with it comes National Shooting Sports Month®! Whether you’re a seasoned marksman or a first-time shooter, this month is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the exciting and diverse world of target shooting. Organized by NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, this annual event is …

Gun Of The Week: Colt CBX TacHunter
Welcome to another American Rifleman Gun Of The Week video, and in this episode, we’re on the range with a bolt-action from Colt. This is the CBX TacHunter and it is no ordinary hunting rifle of yesteryear. Watch our video above to see this Colt bolt-action with controlled-round feed in use on the range. To …

Review: Magnum Research Custom BFR .460 “Thunder Buggy”
Years ago, I was at an outdoor defensive pistol shooting class with a colorful native Texan instructor conducting the exercises. As we lined up, sweating in the unforgiving summer sun, he said something along the lines of, “Now, when you hear that signal, I want you to haul them smoke …

California: Mandatory Storage, Red Flag Expansion, and other Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard in Committee Next Week
Next week, the California Senate and Assembly Appropriations committees will be holding public hearings on several anti-gun bills. With just weeks remaining of the 2024 session, it’s critical for all NRA members and Second Amendment supporters to contact committee members and urge their opposition to these bills! On Monday, August 5th, …