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Caveat Vector: Don’t Use Waymo Robotaxis While Carrying a Gun

Larry Keane — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:00:26 +0000

Law-abiding gun owners and those who carry concealed should hesitate before choosing Waymo until further notice.

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Is Taking a Waymo or a Cybercab to the Range a Good Idea?

Shooting News Weekly — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:15 +0000

The kneejerk response [to two people being arrested in California for having an AR in a Waymo] — “This is […]

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My Quest for a Five Pound AR-15 Rifle

Paul Markel — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:00:54 +0000

Prior to the Clinton Crime Bill in 1994, ownership of AR-15 style rifles wasn’t all that common. Outside of the […]

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American Boomers Were Powerless to Resist the Ineluctable Appeal of Guns…Allegedly

Shooting News Weekly — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:34:55 +0000

We are a nation of guns because there is some inexplicable urge to hold, aim and shoot that was nurtured in us before we had a chance to learn otherwise.

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No Badge, No ID: How to Effect a Policy Change Without Raising Your Voice

John Boch — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:05:51 +0000

On August 15, I walked into the Walmart in East Peoria looking for church shoes for the boys. I found […]

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America Had a Come-to-Jesus Moment About Armed Self-Defense in the Last Five Years

Shooting News Weekly — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:00:37 +0000

Gun control advocates are losing the public-carry culture war. Seventy percent of gun owners report at least "some circumstances in which they carry a handgun for self-defense."

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It’s Been a Tough Summer

Jim Shepherd — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:00:33 +0000

My legends list is growing at the expense of my rapidly dwindling list of living legends.

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Next on California’s Red Flag Law Confiscation Hit List: Ammunition

Lee Williams — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:03:15 +0000

One of the favorite tactics California uses to further erode gun rights is to “clarify” previously passed anti-gun laws.

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August Was the Seventh Straight Month With a Year-Over-Year Gun Sales Increase

Dan Zimmerman — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:52 +0000

The NSSF reports that adjusted NICS background checks were up 2.2% in August over the same month last year.

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‘Whew! I Was Able to Convince My Father That He Really Didn’t Need to Buy a Gun’

Shooting News Weekly — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:20 +0000

The more dangerous the world appears to someone with a weapon, the more weapons they may feel they need to have.

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