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Louisiana, South Carolina Join Ranks Of Constitutional Carry States
Legislation signed into law during March recaptured significant portions of the Second Amendment for law-abiding citizens in several states. Reversing infringements on the right to keep and bear arms is a growing trend in much of the nation, although left-leaning politicians and a liberal minority continue wagging the gun-control dog …
NRA Scores Legal Victory Against ATF; “Pistol Brace Rule” Enjoined From Going Into Effect Against NRA Members
Fairfax, Virginia – April 1, 2024…The National Rifle Association of America (“NRA”) announced a major legal victory today, as a Texas court enjoined the “pistol brace rule” from taking effect against its members. The legal win is the most expansive ruling of its kind to date – protecting millions of NRA members …
Bias Against Guns Spreads to AI
If you can’t change the facts, change the public’s perception of the facts. Anti-gun politicians whose constituents express concerns about crime and public safety respond with the narrative that it’s a gun problem rather than a problem of lawbreakers and criminals, a message that is amplified and reinforced by an accommodating mainstream …
Biden’s FBI Boasts About its Young Adult Waiting Period
When it comes to law-abiding adults ages 18-20, the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) should be renamed the Never Instant Criminal Background Check System. An article posted to the FBI’s website on March 25 shows how the agency uses the ill-named Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 (BSCA) to …
The Bad Idea Fairy
While covering vaguely relevant and semi-practical riflery topics each month, I sometimes fail to maintain the serious demeanor that bona fide gun-scribes exude from every pore. Invariably, the magnetic force of satire draws me across the centerline and into trouble while poking fun at people and things around the firearm …
Three-Dimensional Self-Defense
Rubber Dummies by Mr Target are self-sealing when shot with ball ammunition and repaintable. Each can provide thousands of rounds of realistic practice. We all need something to shoot at when practicing our skills. Almost everyone begins, then continues, shooting traditional targets. Whether printed paper stapled or clamped to a …
Maine: New Red Flag Bill Hearing Scheduled for Friday
On Friday, April 5th, the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary will be holding a public hearing on LD 2283, An Act to Enact the Crisis Intervention Order Act to Protect the Safety of the Public. This Red Flag bill expands “Extreme Risk Protection Orders” that empower the government to strip you of …
The Armed Citizen® April 1, 2024
Armed Citizen® Today A 33-year-old Alabama man is dead after confronting an armed homeowner early in the morning on March 11, 2024. Police say the man broke into the house and knew at least one of the residents. Once inside the home, the intruder got into a physical altercation with …
Gun Skills | Occluded Dots
During your introductory pistol training, you were likely told to bring the front sight or dot into the sharpest focus possible while allowing your target to blur. This was and still is the best way to produce your most-accurate shot; however, accuracy comes at the cost of speed, and when …
First Gear: Rise Armament’s Range Med Kit, Skinner Sights Biothane Super Sling, Hellcat Pro/Viridian CTL Combo Holster
1. A Range-Specific Medical Kit What do you really need in your medical kit? Well, that depends on its purpose. Many kits try to be everything to everybody, and that means they might not serve a specific need as well as possible. Rise Armament’s Range Med Kit, though, is focused on …