A self-defense incident in Chicago this week could have ended in tragedy if not for two lawsuits that forced the city and Illinois legislature to allow for the possession and carrying of handguns, according to the organization that brought the lawsuits.
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Pro-Gun Lawsuits Save a Life in Fatal Self-Defense Shooting (VIDEO)
Published: January 11, 2019 { 25 comments }
Taurus Teasing New Competition-Ready Pistol: ‘Boundaries Will Be Broken’
Published: January 11, 2019 { 4 comments }Taurus USA released a video this week teasing their latest product, what appears to be a competition-ready, striker-fired pistol.
BREAKING: Sen. Cornyn Reintroduces National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Legislation
Published: January 10, 2019 { 23 comments }National Concealed Carry Reciprocity is back on the table thanks to Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who reintroduced legislation this week that would allow licensed concealed carriers to bear arms in all 50 states.
New ‘Midsize’ Expands FN 509 Series with Standard and Tactical Models
Published: January 10, 2019 { 0 comments }FN America is expanding their immediately successful 509 series with new “Midsize” models, a standard model and a “Tactical” variant.
Feinstein’s 2019 Assault Weapons Ban Targets Pistol Braces, Amongst the Usual Suspects
Published: January 10, 2019 { 45 comments }The Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 greatly expands on the 1994 ban that targets the most popular rifles in circulation today and has no sunset provision.
Pennsylvania Governor Calls for Total Ban on all Semi-Automatic Weapons
Published: January 10, 2019 { 138 comments }Just one day after a gun rights rally in Pittsburgh that attracted hundreds of gun owners protesting the city’s proposed “assault weapons” ban, Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf voiced his support for a complete ban on all semi-automatic weapons.
Government Not Processing Suppressor-Transfer Forms During Shutdown, Says ASA
Published: January 10, 2019 { 2 comments }“After the checks are cashed, the forms are still being mailed to the NFA Division in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Under normal circumstances, this part of the process accounts for the first one to two weeks of the average NFA transfer. As a result of the shutdown, forms are stacking up as they are received by the NFA Division.”
Colt’s King Cobra is Making a Comeback
Published: January 10, 2019 { 9 comments }Featuring a stainless steel barrel and a heavy duty frame, the first model King Cobra in .357 Magnum has a 3-inch barrel with a full length underlug.
Female Security Guard Puts Down Active Shooter at Alabama Nightclub
Published: January 9, 2019 { 48 comments }In what could have been a tragic reenactment of the massacre that took place at an Orlando nightclub in 2016, a security guard in Huntsville, Al., shot and subdued a would-be killer before he could injure anyone at a local nightclub.
David Hogg & New Congress Push Universal Background Check Bill
Published: January 8, 2019 { 130 comments }House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Rep. Mike Thompson, and former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit the private sale of firearms. With the exception of law enforcement and the transfer of guns between friends and family, all gun sales would require a background check to be conducted on the prospective buyer.