“Mingle eau de #9 with the scent of oiled steel and freshly empty Long Rifle cases, and the world could begin again.” – John Barsness

Litigation

• The US Department of Justice has filed a motion in the District of Columbia US Court of Appeals to vacate a prior conviction for possession of a “large-capacity magazine,” arguing the DC ban violates the Second Amendment.
• US District Judge John R. Turheim in Minnesota has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two truck drivers who had challenged Minnesota’s refusal to recognize firearm permits lawfully issued by most other states, ruling that the state’s permitting regime and lack of reciprocity provision are constitutional. The case, McCoy v. Jacobson, argued that Minnesota’s failure to honor permits from all states (Minnesota accepts permits from 33 other states) places an unreasonable burden on the right to bear arms. While Judge Turheim acknowledged the pair’s Second Amendment rights were implicated by Minnesota’s restrictive policies, the judge declared that since non-residents can apply for a carry permit, and the state recognizes out of state licenses with “similar” permitting laws, the state is not inflicting any Second Amendment injury to non-residents who want to bear arms in the state. However, we note that there is no historical analogue to or constitutional allowance for the government’s infringement scheme of requiring permits to legalize a civil right.
• Jury acquits maimed man of pointing gun at cops in no-knock raid that left him paralyzed. In my opinion, no-knock police raids, along with masked police officers and the like, should be illegal nearly all of the time.

Legislation

• Gun Rights Update: 90% of States Now Have Open Carry. Don’t take that too literally. Some have conditions and limitations. Know your laws.

Enemies

• J.P. Morgan. Still.

The Only Ones

• Grand Prairie (TX) police officers respond to wrong house, shoot homeowner (renter). Eight shots and he lived to tell the tale because only one hit, in the leg. He’s lucky they were as incompetent at shooting as they were at navigation and threat identification. Naturally the po-po is charging their victim with a crime.

DGUs

• Two robbery suspects are now dead, and three others are injured after the employees at a store they tried to rob fired back.
• An early morning wave of violence that began with the nonfatal shooting of an Austin police officer sparked a three-hour manhunt in the Barton Hills neighborhood last week, ending when an armed homeowner shot the suspected gunman.
• The Armed Citizen:
  • America’s 1st Freedom – September 12, 2025
  • American Rifleman – September 12, 2025
  • American Rifleman – September 15, 2025

Tactics & Stuff

• The ultimate in concealed carry?

• How to carry pepper spray. Well, it’s in there somewhere.
• Perspective.
• #4 Buck vs. 00 Buck.

Industry News

• We have received word from FMG Publications that the print editions of GUNS Magazine and American Handgunner Magazine – the best in the business – are ending after 70 years. I have subscribed to both for probably over half that time. They will be owing me refunds and probably losing another subscriber.
• Smith & Wesson Brands has opened the new Smith & Wesson Academy on their 236-acre headquarters campus in Maryville, Tennessee. Comes with all the bells and whistles out to 300 yards.
• The Sig P320 in Canada.

Products

• The Infitac Fast Mini FMP13 is a mini enclosed red-dot type sight, but it is thermal and priced at just $700. Check it out.
• Franklin Armory’s Antithesis is a non-NFA “SBR,” now chambered in 5.56 NATO for single and multiple-projectile (birdshot) ammo. It’s available in 12.5-inch, 12-inch, and 7.5-inch barreled configurations and with or without their binary trigger. Starting around $1100. Although it has a rifled barrel, it is classified as simply a firearm, and not a rifle, so it is not an SBR.