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2020 Marks Year Of Change for Arms Trade Treaty
At the NRA-ILA Leadership forum last year President Trump sent the international anti-firearm community into hysterics by announcing his intent to withdraw the United States from their crowning jewel, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Having never secured membership from China or Russia, the thought of many was that in losing …
Virginia: Petty Bloomberg-bought Delegates Target NRA Firearms Training and Right-to-Carry
Further revealing that their operative motive is political prejudice rather than public safety, the Michael Bloomberg-bought Virginia House of Delegates has escalated their direct attacks on law-abiding gun owners and your NRA. Astute readers will remember that earlier this year Delegate Dan Helmer (D-40) introduced HB 567, a bill calculated …
Grieving Mother Using Colorado’s New Red Flag Law In Attempt Take Guns From Cop Who Killed Her Son
JEREMY HOLMES DIED JULY 1, 2017, IN A CONFRONTATION THAT INVESTIGATORS DESCRIBED AS A “SUICIDE BY COP.” Now his mother wants to use Colorado’s new Red Flag confiscation law to take the officer’s guns. Keep in mind that the police are not always completely honest, but this seems like a …
How PCCs Can Fit In Your Defensive Plan
Ruger’s PC Carbine is just one of the many options available for those who choose the PCC lifestyle. Accepting Glock magazines and with a variety of options for attaching accessories, the PC Carbine makes a lot of sense for defense. Students of firearm history know the concept of pistol-caliber carbines …
“Woke” Ohio Mayor’s Gun Policy Criticized by Local Firearms Store Owner
A commercial from ADCO Firearms in Sylvania, Ohio, (a Toledo suburb) criticized the city’s policy to only buy from “responsible” firearms manufacturers. ADCO Firearms’ 30-second commercial from November 2019 was initially set in October 2018 and features a man asking a woman what she’s watching on her tablet. She replies, …
Kerry Endorses Biden and Gives Us a Gun-Control Endorsement to Remember
An endorsement for president from a former presidential nominee of your party should mean something. This time, however, former Sen. John Kerry’s endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden (D) only gave us this amusing gaffe: “You heard from Joe about the things he did with the NRA, that took …
The VA Governor is Lying About His Plans to Confiscate Guns
The so-called “Assault Weapons” gun confiscation bill (HB 961) is still alive in the General Assembly, and only action from you and your friends can stop it. Here is where we stand. On November 6, the day after the election, Gov. Northam was asked if he supported confiscating assault weapons …
Review: DPMS GII AR-308
Most gun guys give credit to Gene Stoner for the AR-15 rifle, but students of gun history know that Stoner developed the larger, .308 Win.-based AR-10 long before anyone had ever heard of an AR-15 (read the story of the AR-10 here). What a lot of people don’t know is …
Video: Ruger-57 Pistol
Join Ruger’s Matt Wilson for a rundown on the company’s 57 pistol, new for SHOT Show 2020. Firing a 5.7X20 mm cartridge, the pistol features a five-inch barrel, a fiber-optic green front sight, and is drilled and taped for a red-dot. While non-traditional, this cartridge would work great for varmint …
Shannon Watts says Only White, Middle-Aged Men Care about the Second Amendment – What?
Shannon Watts repeatedly posts on Twitter that NRA members and Second Amendment advocates are mostly white, male and middle-aged. Watts, one of the founding members of the Bloomberg-funded gun-control group Moms Demand Action (MDA), often tries to sell this point by posting videos and pictures showing white, male, middle-aged gun-rights …