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Contact Governor Youngkin today and urge his veto on all gun-control bills!  The newly elected Virginia General Assembly has prioritized restricting law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment rights and has made good on that priority this session. This year, dozens of anti-gun bills have been considered in both chambers of the General Assembly and …
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A good shotgun doesn’t have to be exorbitantly priced, especially since the patents on many time-tested designs have expired; for example, the Benelli M2’s robust, rotating-bolt, inertia-driven mechanism with its proven track record has inspired dozens of modern clones. However, originals aren’t always copied well, and the result is sometimes …
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It has been a busy week for Maine’s anti-gun politicians. From releasing a new bill that would implement Universal Background Checks and Red Flag laws in Maine, to Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02) pushing for a gun registry in Maine, to writing an official legislative letter pushing gun retailers to stop …
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Many in the mainstream media and in Hollywood have long painted a stereotypical portrait of the American gun owner: He is supposed to be an old, balding, poorly educated white guy, possibly with a Southern accent. But, while the anti-Second Amendment legacy press may be more interested in politically useful …
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The terrible violence currently occurring in Israel and the Gaza Strip is terrifying, but sadly, it is not surprising. For the past century, the Palestinian territory has been rife with social upheaval, economic opportunity and disaster, and religious and ethnic wars and revolts, attacks and counterattacks. The conflict continues today …
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Gone is America’s oldest factory, Remington Arms in Ilion, N.Y. Silenced are machines making Model 870 pump-action shotguns and Model 700 bolt-action rifles in the nearly one-million-square-foot facility. Gone are jobs for the men and women in a small town in upstate New York. Gone is a factory founded in …
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When semi-automatic Kalashnikov-type rifles started coming into the United States during the 1970s, 7.62×39 mm was not an abundantly available cartridge. The Valmet M62/S from Finland came first, followed by the Maadi ARM from Egypt, but both guns were expensive and therefore out of reach for the average shooter. The …
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Throughout the month of February, America celebrates Black History Month. There is much to celebrate for the contributions African Americans have made to our nation. That includes within the firearm industry and as gun owners. That history, of course, isn’t without controversy. There is still progress to be made. The history …
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The wheels are coming off the mandatory “assault weapon” gun ban and confiscation scheme that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched four years ago. In late 2022, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, followed by New Brunswick and Yukon, indicated that their policing resources could not be used to implement, or assist in the implementation …
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In Hawaii, a man who was peacefully carrying a pistol for his own self-protection while on a nature hike was arrested and subject to felony prosecution under state laws that generally confine the possession of guns and ammunition to one’s own home or premises. The man, Christopher Wilson, invoked the …
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