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First Look: GPO Spectra 1.5-9x44i Scope
Resettable turrets and an illuminated G4i reticle are just two of its features. A new reticle choice is now available for the GPO (German Precision Optics) Spectra 6X 1.5–9x44i premium riflescope, one of the company’s best-selling optics. This traditionally configured MRAD compatible riflescope has a standard 30 mm main tube and wide …
FIREARM INDUSTRY EXPERT, VETERAN TESTIFIES AGAINST ATF OVERREACH
Firearm Industry Expert and Veteran Ryan Cleckner gave the lawmakers a Civics 101 lesson during his testimony against ATF overreach. Ryan Cleckner knows a few things about standing up for what’s right, even when it’s not easy. The former Special Operations sniper, lawyer, author, former NSSF staff member, firearm safety …
‘PAUSE’ ON CREDIT CARD TRACKING CODE WELCOMED BUT FIREARM INDUSTRY KEEPING WATCHFUL EYE
Second Amendment supporters and law-abiding gun owners can breathe a sigh of relief. For now, at least. The four major credit card companies – American Express, VISA, Mastercard and Discover – all announced they were “pausing” efforts to implement a newly-created Merchant Category Code (MCC) to track gun store purchases. NSSF worked …
Gun-Specific Credit Card Code on Pause
A controversial decision by major credit card companies to begin using a new merchant category code (MCC) when customers use plastic for purchases at merchants who offer firearms, ammunition or related gear is now on pause. Last week’s announcement comes less than a month after Reuters news service confirmed it was full-steam …
NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPEALS PISTOL PURCHASE PERMIT LAW AND CHURCH CARRY LOOPHOLE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2023 Raleigh, NC — Gun rights supporters in North Carolina have just won a major legislative victory as Senate Bill 41 – which includes repeals of both the church carry loophole and pistol purchase permit – passed in the NC House Wednesday by a veto-proof …
North Carolina: Senate Right-to-Carry and Permit-to-Purchase Repeal Sent to Gov.’s Desk
Yesterday, March 15, the House of Representatives voted 70-44 to pass on Senate Bill 41, a bill that recognizes law-abiding citizens’ right to self-defense while attending a church with a school attached and, also, repeals the redundant permit-to-purchase system. SB 41 has been sent to Governor Roy Cooper’s desk to be signed into law. …
Maryland: Anti-Gun SB1 Passes the Senate
This week the Maryland Senate voted to pass their post-Bruen gun control bill, Senate Bill 1 (“SB 1”). The bill has been sent to the House for consideration. SB 1 further restricts where someone can carry a firearm by arbitrarily and drastically expanding the number of places labeled as “sensitive places” where concealed carry is …
FBI Finds Trove Of Missing Historic Guns
The FBI returned a number of historic and extremely valuable firearms to the museums they were stolen from nearly 50 years ago. The most valuable among them, which vanished from a Connecticut facility in 1971, was a Colt Whitneyville Walker revolver. The rare wheelgun, according to a USA Today report, would likely …
First Look: Volquartsen VT2 Rifle
Carroll, IA based Volquartsen Firearms, a gun company known for its extremely accurate match grade rimfire rifles and pistols, is now releasing its new .22 LR VT2 Takedown rimfire rifle. The new Volquarsten VT2 has a unique take-down mechanism consisting of buttons and levers that requires no tools for quick assembly …
Review: Frankford Arsenal X-10 Progressive Press
Progressive loaders are the mainstay of any high-volume shooter, and just like the rounds they make, more is better when talking about the number of stations. While presses with as few as three stages can get the job done, packing all of the operations into such few strokes invites trouble …