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Concealed Carry Reciprocity Effort Gains Steam in Congress
In March, we reported on the details of NRA-backed concealed carry reciprocity legislation pending in Congress. The momentum behind those bills continues to build, with each attracting dozens of co-sponsors. Sen. John Cornyn’s Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act now boasts 37 co-sponsors. And 194 of his House colleagues have signed …
Legislation Reintroduced to Permanently Dismantle Obama-Era Enforcement Abuse
This week, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) reintroduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act, a bill aimed at permanently dismantling Operation Choke Point (OCP). This Obama era “enforcement” program billed itself as an effort to shut down fraudulent businesses by choking off their access to financial services. But the “high …
Rep. Rob Bishop Introduces the “Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act”
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced H.R. 2620, the “Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act.” This bill would remove ATF’s authority to use the “sporting purposes” clauses in federal law in ways that could undermine the core purpose of …
New Jersey: The Poster Child For National Reciprocity
This feature appears in the May ‘17 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. Opponents of Right-to-Carry reciprocity warn of the mayhem they claim would result. But the truth is that what’s going on in New Jersey now is far more disturbing. …
John Lott Q&A | America’s Murder “Problem”
Many in the so-called “mainstream” media like to use America’s “murder epidemic” as a call to action for more restrictive gun laws. Yet new research shows that, far from being a national epidemic, U.S. murders are heavily concentrated in a very limited number of areas. We recently touched base with …
Review: IWI Galil ACE Rifles
As a young gun enthusiast, I did not pay much attention to the AK family of firearms. That wasn’t due to any bad experiences with AKs, but rather because I had no experience with them whatsoever. You see, in those days, when the Vietnam War was still a fresh memory …
Donald Trump to NRA: “The Eight-Year Assault on your Second Amendment Freedoms has come to a Crashing End”
Despite the Secret Service continuing to infringe on the rights of gun owners to actually keep and bear arms at the National Rifle Association’s convention on Friday, President Donald Trump delivered the first address to members of the NRA at the convention since President Ronald Reagan did so in 1983. …
Shannon Watts Says You Aren’t A “Caring” American
The gun control movement has been failing for decades, and the desperation of those involved is becoming more evident every day. From hiding behind the poll-tested phrase “gun safety,” to their empty words of support for the Second Amendment, they seek to rebuild their tired and tattered movement in a …
With A New Scandal Growing, It’s Time For Congress To Fix The ATF
The New York Times—which couldn’t be bothered to look into “Operation Fast and Furious,” in which the Obama-era ATF told gun store owners to let bad guys fronting for Mexican drug cartels buy all the guns they wanted—just led an investigative article this way: “Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, …
The 1891 Argentine Mauser: A History
Sporterized 1891 Argentine Mausers like this one remain popular in the U.S. One of the most conspicuous attractions in Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires is a Memorial to the Fallen. Its blood-red walls and eternal flame remember the 649 Argentine soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who lost their lives …
