Review: Smith Manufacturing FG42 Type I
Smith Manufacturing Group has created semi-automatic versions of Germany’s World War II era FG42, both Type I and Type II, select-fire machine rifles in the full-power 7.92×57 mm Mauser cartridge. The unearthly looks of the FG42 variants evoke science-fiction movie comparisons, and both are head-turners at the range. Of the two, …
LA: CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY MOVES ON TO THE SENATE
Constitutional Carry bill (HB37) and the Louisiana Firearm Protection Act (HB43) both passed the House of Representatives and have now moved to the Senate! The Louisiana Firearm Protection Act, which would make Louisiana a Second Amendment Sanctuary State, passed without floor debate by a vote of 75-25. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Carry bill, which …
Bloody Tuesday at the ATF
On Tuesday, Joe Biden fired acting ATF Director Marvin Richardson after a NY Times report indicated Richardson was far too “industry-friendly.” You could have fooled us! Biden replaced him with left-wing, anti-gun U.S. Attorney Gary Restiano, who’s wife worked for former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano during the ATF’s “Fast & Furious” gun-smuggling …
Amazing Powers of Observation
It amazes me how many people look without actually seeing. Actually, I should say, “how often we look without seeing”, because we are all guilty of that at one time or another. I’ve grown up in rattlesnake country and was taught to always be on the lookout for the rascals, yet I’ve …
New York: Senate Committee Adds Gun Control to The Agenda Next Week
New York is doing its best to unseat Chicago as the quintessential national example of why gun control is a failure. The Empire State has some of the harshest gun laws in the country. While these laws successfully harass and burden law-abiding gun owners, they do nothing to go after …
Colorado: Governor Signs Hunter Education Legislation into Law
Today, Governor Jared Polis signed important Hunter Education Legislation, House Bill 22-1168. House Bill 22-1168 allows local education providers, upon entering into an agreement with an individual or entity that offers hunter education courses certified by the division of parks and wildlife (division), to provide a hunter education course (course) to …
Minnesota: Pro-Gun Omnibus Legislation Heads to the House
Yesterday, the Minnesota Senate passed pro-gun omnibus legislation, Senate File 4062, by a 37 to 29 vote. The measure now heads over to the House for further consideration. Please contact your State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT Senate File 4062. Senate File 4062 includes language from previously alerted on measures, including …
New For 2022: Springfield Armory Garrison 1911 9 mm
Springfield Armory launched its Garrison 1911 in the last quarter of 2021, with an aim to provide a classically styled M1911 pistol built with modern materials and engineering. At launch, the new Garrison was chambered for the classic .45 ACP, but with the growing popularity of 9 mm Luger-chambered M1911s, Springfield supplemented its …
I Carry: Springfield Armory Garrison 9 mm 1911 Pistol in a DeSantis Holster
Firearm: Springfield Armory Garrison 1911 in 9 mm (MSRP: $849) Springfield Armory recently added a full-size, all-steel 9 mm 1911 to the company’s popular Garrison line. While, yes, the purists are going to insist that a full-size 1911 should be chambered in .45 ACP; remember the Garrison already exists for that …
New: CZ Scorpion 3+ Micro
CZ’s Scorpion EVO 3, a large format 9 mm pistol, turned heads when it was released back in 2009, and the company’s new Scorpion 3+ (MSRP: $1,299) builds on the original by adding customer-requested upgrades. Boasting improved ergonomics and operation, the new CZ Scorpion 3+ also incorporates advanced materials in …
