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Shooting Straight with Lauren Boebert
Like many, I first noticed Lauren Boebert when I saw a viral video of her confronting Beto O’Rourke over his gun-control extremism at a town hall meeting in Aurora, Colo., in September of 2019. “Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” the former congressman and (soon-to-be-failed) Democrat …
More States Considering Constitutional Carry
Lawmakers in multiple states are moving to get the government out of the way of their citizenries’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Sixteen states already allow some form of constitutional, or “permitless,” carry (some only for residents), which allows citizens who can legally own and carry a firearm …
Plaintiffs in NRA Backed Lawsuit Ask Court to Hold Maryland Handgun Law Unconstitutional
Today, the Plaintiffs in an NRA-backed lawsuit challenging Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License law asked the court to rule that the law violates the Second Amendment. The Handgun Qualification Law requires all law-abiding Maryland residents who wish to purchase a handgun to first fill out an application, obtain a copy of …
Behind the Bullet: 6.5×55 Swedish
The flurry of cartridge design at the end of the 19th century resulted in some designs which became classics; a good many are still put to good use to this day. The 8x57mm Mauser, the 7x57mm Mauser, the .45-70 Government, the .30-30 Winchester; all are still popular among hunters, and I’d confidently add …
6 Great Home Defense Shotguns for Less
Right now, the latest smartphone will cost you $1,000. Truck prices have gone up every year since Mr. Ford invented them, I think. Heck, even a top-end bow (without arrows) can cost $1,500, whereas 5 years ago one was $999. Yet, some guns—namely shotguns—keep getting less expensive. Here’s a roundup …
The Hearing Protection Act of 2021
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) introduced the Hearing Protection Act, H.R. 95, legislation that would remove firearm suppressors from the list of definitions under the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA). This would eliminate the extremely long wait times for approvals and the current $200 tax required to buy a suppressor (added on …
The Long March to Restore the Second Amendment in New York
Timothy “Big Tim” Daniel Sullivan (1862-1913) (right), a New York City politician, in 1911, pushed the Sullivan Act through the City’s legislature-an unconstitutional infringement on our rights. “I grew up at a time when people were not afraid of people with firearms. I used to travel on the subway from …
Committee Hearing Set for Wednesday on House Bill 102, Taxpayer-Funded Promotion of Gun Control
Local gun control activists are actively supporting House Bill 102, sponsored by Rep. Gail Chasey (D-ABQ), given the relatively benign title “Violence Intervention Prevention Act.” Violence prevention is a laudable goal; however, legislation that uses your tax dollars to fund programs which focus solely on firearms, rather than addressing root causes of crime, and to promote a gun control agenda, should be viewed with …
Gun Control Groups Push Hollywood to Produce Even More Anti-gun Propaganda
Gun control advocates are once again pushing the entertainment industry to produce anti-gun propaganda with the explicit goal of advancing failed firearm legislation. The renewed overt effort will strike some as superfluous, given Hollywood’s lengthy track record of anti-gun agitprop and left-wing political monoculture. In early January, entertainment industry magazine Variety published a lengthy interview with former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of …
Anti-Gun Groups Want to Abolish What Law-Abiding Virginians Have been Doing for Centuries
Last year, the anti-Second Amendment majority in the Virginia legislature that was purchased by gun-ban extremists passed a number of anti-gun measures. Anti-gun activists even demanded an opportunity to gloat over what they had bought. Thanks to the efforts of NRA members and the grassroots lobbying of the pro-gun community, the crown jewel in the …