Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
Gun-banning US Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who was elected on an anti-gun platform, has introduced the Firearm Risk Protection Act, which would require gun buyers to have liability insurance coverage before being allowed to purchase a weapon, and would impose a fine of $10,000 if an owner is found not to have it. Service members and law enforcement officers (the […]
June 5, 2015 legislative roundup Read More »
News reports last weekend indicate that at least 12 new gun control regulations will be forthcoming from the Obama Injustice Department this year, presumably implemented by fiat, since Congress and the courts refuse to cooperate with the administration’s antics. We warned you about Mr. Obama’s lame duck administration.
Overt federal lawbreaking Read More »
“Fight me if you want, but remember this: I’m old for a reason!” — an aging Viking “I may be old, but I’m a good shot.” — modern bumper sticker rendition “No weapon formed against you will succeed,..” — Isaiah 54:17(a)
An aging Viking, an old shooter, and the Bible Read More »
Kentucky Gun Co. is selling a bunch of new blemish guns (mostly Taurus) at a discount. We have word that someone in Baton Rouge, LA, is bringing back a reproduction of the Winchester Models 88 and 100 rifles. More when we hear it. A friend recommended the Pistolwear Trump Card under-the-shirt holster, which he had borrowed from a friend. He
May 29, 2015 product highlights Read More »
Weatherby has issued a product safety recall for some of its SA-08 28 gauge semiautomatic shotguns. The recall is based on reported incidents of accidental discharges upon closure of the bolt and chambering of a live shell. Affected shotguns are in the serial number range AN00001-AN02802. A similar recall affects Remington Model 887 shotguns made between December 1, 2013 to
Recalls by Weatherby, Remington & Gerber Read More »
Colt Defense LLC, on the brink of bankruptcy, has been awarded a $36,104,812 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity foreign military sales contract for M4/M4A1 carbines to several countries. Hopefully they can fill it. Colt again extended the deadline for creditors to exchange notes or vote in support of a pre-packaged plan for bankruptcy. The extension was announced after the second deadline elapsed this
Colt update. Daniel Defense sues Remington again. Read More »
The reason that Sako (Sock-O) and Tikka (Tee-ka) rifles’ bolts operate so smoothly is that the receiver raceways are broached instead of drilled, leaving no extra points of contact beyond the locking lugs. If you’ve never worked a bolt on one of these fine Finnish rifles, go try one. Take your wallet with you. They’re also extremely accurate and have
Sako & Tikka slick bolts factoid Read More »
CZ-USA pro shooter Dave Miller, broke 3,653 clays in one hour (3600 seconds) to set a new Guinness World Record for “most sporting clays targets broken in one hour” as part of a fundraiser for Pheasants Forever’s youth programs. He used 30, CZ 712 shotguns holding 12 rounds each and a team of folks reloading them to achieve this rate
Guinness shooting record Read More »