House Passes Reconciliation Bill Removing Suppressors From the NFA
The news for readers here, however, is what was included in the bill. The final version doesn’t just zero out the $200 tax stamp on suppressor purchases, it removes them…
Because Your Feet Are Important: Irish Setter Wingshooter Hunting Boots
Seven months in, I’ve come to the conclusion that the Wingshooter 7-inch boot is pretty much the perfect boot — at least for me. And I think that’ll hold true…
Ethics Commission Rules Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader – an FFL – Can Vote on Proposed ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Bill
The ethics panel’s 8-1 vote follows the recommendation put forth by its expert staff, which concluded that Ciccone’s federal firearms license is not a conflict of interest with the high-profile…
News You Can Use: How to Avoid Becoming the P-Word
Searching my memory bank, I’m sure that the first place I ever heard the use of the term “pusillanimous” was from Sylvester the Cat on Looney Tunes cartoons. Pusillanimous is…
Harden the Schools: Glass Laminates Save Lives and Buy Time
What would you say if a security consultant did an analysis and found your kid’s school’s biggest vulnerability lay right at the front door. Specifically, the glass panels in the…
They’ve Learned Nothing: Dems Still Pushing the Same Failed, Unpopular Gun Control That Got Them Where They Are Today
None of this is terribly complicated. By continuing to throw their support behind gangsters, murderers and other criminals, observes one commentator, the Democrats are simply “digging a deeper and deeper political grave…
Shouldn’t the IRS Look at Why the Tax-Exempt Brady Gun Control Org (Allegedly) Offered a Former NRA President Millions to Stop Promoting Gun Rights?
“While it appears no money ever exchanged hands, the idea such an offer was even made raises serious questions about what the gun control lobby does with its money, and…
Bypassing Bruen: Another Court Calls Magazines ‘Accessories’ to Uphold Capacity Limits
The procedural contortions in these various ongoing magazine ban cases grow more grating with each case. Recall that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected taking up the magazine ban issue in…
The Basics: First Focal Plane vs. Second Focal Plane Scopes
There are few things that seem to confuse lots of rifle shooters than the difference between first and second focal plane scopes. People know there’s a cost difference between the…
What If Silencers Really Were Pulled Out of the National Firearms Act?
As ever, companies will adapt or die. That has been a theme as silencers have grown in popularity even without regulatory changes (remember AAC?), and any changes to the law…