Lies and Misdirection: NYC Mayor Blames City’s Crime Spike on Federal Tiahrt Amendment
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New York City’s Mayor Eric Adams’ has a new bogeyman to blame for his inability – or unwillingness – to seriously tackle crime in the Big Apple. The New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice just released the Annual Report on Firearm Trafficking and the reason, they say, crime is still plaguing the city is because […]
Video Lesson: ‘Israeli’ Carry Can Get You Killed
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Plenty of people carry a handgun with an empty chamber. Sometimes called “Israeli carry,” it makes them feel better and removes their worry about their gun “going off.” There’s only one problem: carrying with an empty chamber, like other bad habits, can get you killed. Sure, in a perfect world, depending on the situation, the […]
Biden Isn’t Happy His ‘Veteran Gun Ban’ Won’t be Funded by Congress
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A Department of Veterans Affairs policy that Second Amendment advocates call a “veteran gun ban” likely won’t get funded in the new spending bill — to the chagrin of the Biden administration, which supports the broader omnibus but criticized the provision and vowed to find other ways to keep guns away from “those who shouldn’t have them.” […]
In a Time of Terrorism, Restricting Lawful Carry is a Deadly Mistake
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FBI Director Christopher Wray must be frustrated. He issued one of the strongest terrorism warnings earlier this week, but few seemed to notice and even fewer seemed to care. Instead, the legacy media remained fixated on the testimony of former special counsel Robert K. Hur, who concluded that Joe Biden committed multiple federal crimes but, […]
Small Town in New York Demonstrates The Value of Keeping Your Mouth Shut During Encounters With Police
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A recent press release by the ironically named Village of Liberty Police Department in New York shows us just how bad things can go for you if you choose to talk to the police. Not only did a woman get in trouble for having pistols in the supposedly free state of New York, but she […]
Brace Yourselves: SB Tactical Drops the New SBA5 Pistol Brace
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It looks like the industry is feeling pretty good about the prospects of the ATF’s pistol brace rule being shot down because I saw a couple new options at SHOT and now SB Tactical just announced a new model of their own, the SBA5. The SBA5 works on a regular 5-position carbine buffer tube and […]
Home Invader Jumps 3 Stories Rather Than Face Atlanta Armed Homeowner
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You thought you had a bad day? A home invader in Atlanta realized he’d made a profound error in his victim selection process bright and early Tuesday morning. He’d chosen a cop’s third-floor apartment to refine his budding burglary/home invadion career. Once inside, he woke the off-duty cop who grabbed his gun and extended a […]