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New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams is becoming more like his predecessor every day. Mayor Adams campaigned on being a different kind of mayor than Bill de Blasio. One that would tackle the rising crime problem plaguing the city. Instead, he’s stolen a page from Mayor Bill de Blasio and …
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Background On September 9, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved a Merchant Category Code (MCC) for firearm retailers. The ISO is a Geneva-based non-governmental organization that consists of a network of “standards bodies” from around the globe that create consensus across various countries and industries. The move altered standard 18245:2003, which, …
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Recently, Pew Charitable Trusts explored gun buyback programs and their ability to reduce crime. A “gun buyback program,” or GBP, is a local government program that purchases unwanted firearms. The premise that the government is purchasing “back” privately-owned firearms is nonsense because the government never owned them in the first place. Firearm …
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On September 9, the International Organization for Standardization (“ISO“) announced that it would create a new Merchant Category Code (“MCC”) specific to firearm and ammunition retailers. MCCs are the codes that payment processing networks (like Visa, MasterCard, and American Express) use to categorize various transactions. This is the system that …
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The second amendment appears to be winning some major victories after the New York State Pistol and Rifle Association v. Bruen Supreme Court case. The court decided that any restrictions against gun rights must be viewed from the traditional and historical understanding of the amendment when it was written and that a …
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Heritage Manufacturing has made a name for itself in the rimfire pistol market for its many iterations of single-action, rimfire revolvers. Reasonably priced, low-recoiling and bearing a resemblance to the classic single-actions of old, the Rough Rider revolver line has many different available models to choose from, each with its own aesthetic …
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Lawmakers debate legislation to consider new firearms regulations for concealed-carry permits during a special legislative session in the New York Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol Friday, July 1, 2022, in Albany, N.Y.  In June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the NRA-backed case of New York State Rifle …
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As this tragic case proves, gun control does nothing to stop killers and everything to prevent innocent people from defending themselves. In May, as he exploited the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau proposed legislation – known as bill C-21 – making it impossible to buy, sell, transfer …
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Most defensive firearms drills seem simple, which is logical, since you’re not going to remember a lot of detail while suffused with the adrenaline inherent in such situations.  Longtime law-enforcement and combat-pistol instructor Dave Spaulding’s nine-in-nine drill is no exception in terms of simplicity, but it is well-regarded as a …
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Most America’s 1st Freedom readers are well aware that anti-gun politicians, gun-ban advocates, and the so-called “mainstream” media tend to play fast and loose with the facts. One specific area where they tend to flat out lie is in the frequency of armed self-defense episodes by law-abiding Americans. “People very rarely use guns …
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