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Operation Market Garden: 101st Airborne
During Operation Market Garden in September 1944, one of the main American units to participate was the 101st Airborne. The men and equipment of the division were dropped into Holland via C-47 transport aircraft and towed gliders, between the towns of Veghel, Zon and Best, north of the city of Eindhoven. In contrast …
SHORT ACT TARGETS THE CORE OF BIDEN’S PISTOL BAN
It sends a simple but strong message to the ATF. It stands for STOP HARASSING OWNERS OF RIFLES TODAY. This crucial bill will remove the unconstitutional taxation, registration, and regulation in the National Firearms Act of Short Barreled Rifles, Short Barreled Shotguns, and those classified under “Any Other Weapons.” Biden is using the NFA to …
Hawaii: Honolulu Police Department Considering Firearm Rules Changes
Tomorrow, the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) will hold a public hearing to consider new proposed Rules governing Firearm Permits and Licenses in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen. The proposed amendments to Chapter 15 of the Rules of the Chief of Police, entitled “Firearms Permits and …
New: Steiner T6Xi Tactical Riflescopes
New from Steiner is the T6Xi series of tactical riflescopes. Including four models, the company said they cover the “full spectrum of tactical shooting needs.” Starting from left: Steiner Optics T6Xi 1-6X 24 mm (MSRP: $1,954.99) and T6Xi 5-30X 56 mm (MSRP: $2,874.99) riflescopes. Activate Your Own Stem Cells …
After-Action Report: The Thunderstick Summit
Shotguns are so prevalent in our society that even “non-gun” people might own one. Also, possibly because of their sporting heritage, shotguns have fewer state-level restrictions on ownership. Shotguns offer unparalleled and devastating stopping power at appropriate distances, and this power and general availability make shotguns great self-defense tools for …
New AMMO Inc. Plant Opens in Wisconsin
AMMO Inc., producer of high-performance ammunition and components and owner of GunBroker.com, held a grand opening of its new 185,000-square-foot ammunition manufacturing facility in Manitowoc, WI, on Sept. 22. Attendees at the ribbon-cutting ceremony included a number of state and local officials, as well as company chairman and CEO Fred Wagenhals …
First Look: Sightron S1 Riflescopes
Sightron is now offering the new S1 line of 1-inch-tube riflescopes. The S1 series is based on a new process that Sightron engineers developed to improve light transmission without increasing costs, which delayed the release of the scopes to the market. “Since its formal launch at SHOT Show, the S1 has …
Canadian Provinces Respond to Federal Gun Confiscation Plea: Pound Sand
From Canada last week came a heartwarming story of how certain Canadian jurisdictions are responding to the central government’s plea to help it implement its draconian and legally-dubious firearms confiscation scheme. Tyler Shandro, the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the Conservative government in the Canadian Province of Alberta, recently …
Manipulated Public Opinion Polling Should Not Drive Public Policy on Guns
A recent study by the Crime Prevention Research Center underscored how easily public opinion polling can be used to distort, rather than illuminate, peoples’ true feelings on gun control. Policy-makers should take note. Sound policy requires a thoughtful and sophisticated understanding of facts and evidence, not just the shifting whims …
The Armed Citizen® Oct. 3, 2022
Armed Citizen® Today A legally armed woman in Des Moines, Iowa, defended herself when she was allegedly attacked by another on June 19, 2022. The woman was at a Hy-Vee grocery store around 10 a.m. that Sunday morning, when she was targeted and attacked by another woman without provocation. As …