A radical plan in Colorado to ban most semi-auto firearms and create a permit-to-purchase requirement for gun buyers is quickly moving through the legislative process. And at a recent committee hearing on the measure, one Colorado sheriff spoke out pointedly against the proposal. The measure, Senate Bill 25-003, would ban “specified semiautomatic firearms,” which are defined … Read more
Representative Dusty Johnson has re-introduced the Traveler’s Gun Rights Act, a bill attending to a Second Amendment issue constraining firearms rights of those who do not use a permanent physical address, such as many active-duty military personnel and those who live and travel via RV. Companion legislation currently in the Senate is being led by … Read more
Last June, when President Joe Biden’s Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a “public health crisis,” it raised eyebrows for a number of reasons. For one thing, he used fake numbers from the discredited Gun Violence Archive (GVA) to bolster his argument. For another, most of us are aware that the problem isn’t “gun … Read more
We all know that while, in theory, a restraining order carries the weight of the law behind it, in practice, it’s just a piece of paper that won’t stop an angry attacker who has already set out to break a more serious law like assault or murder. That’s why it’s a good idea to also … Read more
In a unique maneuver to try to get the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a dispute between federal circuit courts, the Second Amendment Foundation has filed a response brief with the court encouraging the justices to hear its case involving licensed carry by young Minnesotans 18 to 20 years old. In the case Jacobson v. Worth, SAF … Read more
In the state of Vermont, March 14 is considered Crossover Day, and despite being the home of Bernie Sanders, this doesn’t mean what you’re thinking, but I can’t blame you for going there. Instead, the name refers to a crossover deadline in the Vermont legislature when bills that fail to advance out of their chamber … Read more
Washington Democrats continue to drive the state into an authoritarian dystopia, this time with the House’s recent approval of their newest anti-Second Amendment measure to require a state permit to purchase firearms. Apparently, they didn’t get the memo that the Second Amendment itself is an American’s permit, but perhaps they don’t feel they are part … Read more
An interesting new study by the Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation (OSCF) and Responsive Management doesn’t bode well for the future of two time-honored American traditions—hunting and target/sport shooting. Dating back to 1985, Responsive Management, with help from organizations like the OSCF, has tracked public opinion on hunting and recreational shooting through periodic trend surveys. … Read more
The gun world has a particular set of guys. There are 1911 ‘guys,’ Glock ‘guys,’ AK ‘guys,’ and more. Guys who like guns but have a particular love for one platform. I know they have to exist, but I’ve never met a Tokarev guy. Every serious enthusiast knows what a TT-33 is, often just called … Read more
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