Introduction In the mid-1970s, American firearms manufacturers began to see a dramatic increase in sales of rifles. In fact, by 1980, when Ruger introduced its first rifle chambered for .22 LR cartridges, the boom was well underway. The gun that would become known as the Ruger 10/22 rifle was one of the most popular new…
Read MoreThis week, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals became the fourth appellate court to hear a case involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule banning bump stocks on firearms that was promulgated under the Trump administration. Then-President Trump started the process that led to the ATF’s rule, which makes bump stocks…
Read MoreAt the risk of reducing my own chances to win, https://www.weapon-blog.com/contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that I am aware of for the month. Go forth and win… As always, feel free to share wherever you can. If you are aware of any that are not on the list,…
Read MoreHave been enjoying Marvel’s What If…? series, but noticed a glaring error in the “What If… Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?” episode. Let’s take a zoomed in look: Even Tony looks astounded. Here in another capture: And yet again:
Read MoreNine months after the Second Amendment Foundation sued the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in federal court over ATF’s flip on how it regulates stabilizing braces on pistols, the DOJ and SAF jointly asked for a continuation of a stay in the legal action to allow processing of more…
Read MoreRecently, I noted a question on social media as to the “maximum effective range” of a particular type of defense handgun. Commentators quickly fragmented the issue into all kinds of fantasies about the distance at which the legal concept of self-defense was no longer available, various definitions of “practical range,” and the imagined effectiveness of…
Read MoreBeretta USA is excited to announce the launch of the new M9A4, the newest model in the venerable M9 series of pistols. Built to exceed the standards of even the most demanding tactical shooters, the M9A4 blends the proven design of the M9 with modern features such as a red-dot optic compatible slide and dovetailed…
Read MoreThe White House will withdraw its nomination of David Chipman to head up the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The nominee, a former special agent at ATF and current gun control lobbyist, was scrutinized immediately upon his nomination for his publicly anti-firearm positions. Moderate Democrat Senators in the evenly-split chamber signaled to the Biden…
Read MoreGunowners! You have less than a day left to comment on the ATF PR on Pistol Brace Ban! Don’t let Biden take your firearms! The ATF says 3-7 Million firearms would be effected by this new rule, but in reality, it would be 40 MILLION Comment now to fight against the ATF’s Proposed Pistol Brace…
Read More2023 Texas Gun Legislation
Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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