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More on the US 2nd Circuit’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Cuomo and Connecticut Citizens’ Defense League v. Malloy. “He had a right to shoot at this drone, and I’m gonna dismiss this charge.” — Bullitt County District Court Judge Rebecca Ward in the case against William Meredith, the Kentucky man who shotgunned a drone […]
Have you noticed that the Polycase/Ruger ARX bullet’s external flutes are sort of directional? The curved side of the flute is on the right side of the groove (looking from the base of the bullet), and the straight side is on the left. So, I wondered if the direction of rifling twist in your particular pistol affects the ARX’s terminal
October 30, 2015 product highlights Read More »
Marine guns It’s official — the M4 carbine has replaced the M16A4 as the primary weapon for all USMC infantry battalions, security forces and supporting schools, by Sept., 2016. The M16A4 is not completely gone; it will remain in the armories of some training and non-combat units in the Army and Marine Corps. It’s also possible that surplus rifles may
Marine guns. AK rifle variants. Make a Glock 18 (video) Read More »
We have a report that an NRA dues increase will take effect in early 2016. Associate membership and annual Junior membership dues remain unchanged while one, three, and five year memberships, as well as Life, Junior Life, and Distinguished Life membership types will all see an increase as follows: 1-year dues will increase from $35 to $40 3-year dues will
NRA dues going up in 2016? Read More »
An unidentified Prince George’s County, MD police officer lost an AR-15 rifle when he failed to put the weapon back into his cruiser when retrieving a spare tire he lent to a colleague. Apparently the incident occurred on the side of the road, not at the police garage. Detectives believe that someone may have picked up the weapon after the
The Only Ones (again) Read More »
Lockdowns If you’ve been reading this newsletter series, you know I have repeatedly railed against the use of “lockdowns” as a matter of default policy in active shooter type situations in schools, etc. Here’s a second opinion. Dept. of Idiocy Students at Villanova University in Pennsylvania gathered last Friday afternoon to show their opposition to the school’s decision to include
Lockdowns. Idiocy. Intelligence. Pro-gun argument. Read More »
Should have been a DGU A Vancleave, MS 17 year old juvenile returned home from church and surprised an intruder, resulting in a struggle ensued, during which the victim was able to retrieve his father’s gun and was shot with it.
“He has a gun too” Read More »