Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation written to close what she labels an “automatic weapons loophole,” where devices allow semi-automatic firearms to be operated with rates of fire approaching those of actual machine guns. The “Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act” is modeled after existing California law that classifies semi-automatic weapons outfitted with bumpfire stocks as machine guns. Feinstein included a similar provision …
SHARE Act Shelved Indefinitely Due to Las Vegas Tragedy
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan stated at a news conference today that the SHARE Act is no longer on the House agenda. It is “not scheduled right now. I don’t know when it will be scheduled,” Ryan said. With that answer, Ryan ended his brief press conference to avoid followup questions. Presumably, this is the same fate for the …
Big Win for the 2nd Amendment in DC Court of Appeals
The US District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied an en blanc hearing on Wrenn v. District of Columbia, a case that argues against DC’s “good reason” requirement to be issued a concealed carry permit. With the rejection of the city’s request for en blanc, the court lets stand a July ruling that rejects the good …
G46 Leaked Photos Show GLOCK Actually Can Innovate
The release of the Gen 5 G17 and G19 here in the US has a lot of people scratching their heads (including diehard GLOCK fans), wondering when GLOCK is going to bring a truly new pistol to market. Well, we now have proof that their engineers at least know what innovations can be done to a pistol while still being …
House May Vote on the SHARE Act Next Week
According to Politico.com, the Sportmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enchancement Act, or the SHARE Act, may end up on the floor of the US House of Representatives next week. The Act most recently breezed through the Natural Resources Committee, with the Judiciary Committee allowing it to go straight to the House floor. Politico reports that Jim Pasco, head of the Fraternal …
The Maxim 50 is Now the Maxim 47?
It was bound to happen. California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts have each served SilencerCo with legal challenges to their new Maxim 50 integrally suppressed muzzleloader. These party pooper states are upset that their existing laws don’t actually ban something that makes gun people happy, even though it takes forever to load and is still very loud and smoky despite the …
Maxim 50 Suppressed Muzzleloader is Here!
That’s right! SilencerCo finally did what many of us wanted to see and suppressed a muzzleloader. What surprises me most, though, is the fact that it’s 50-state legal. Anyone over 18 years old and otherwise legally able to purchase a muzzleloader can purchase the Maxim 50 online. How did they do it? It’s because gun laws are dumb, but sometimes …
SHARE Act Moving Forward
The Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2017, or H.R.3668 SHARE Act, passed an important vote in the House Committee on Natural Resources this week despite some outlandish claims from anti-gun members of the committee (e.g., silencers make guns armor piercing). This means the bill now moves to the full US House of Representatives, a very big step towards …
“Trump Slump”: American Outdoor Brands Sees 48.5% Drop in Firearms Revenue
American Outdoor Brands, owner of Smith & Wesson, just reported a nearly $100 million fall in firearms revenue for second quarter FY2017 compared to the same quarter last year. Shipments of long guns were down 57% and shipments of handguns were down 35%, resulting in a 40% drop in overall revenue year-to-year. Chief Executive James Debney told shareholders that the …
Online Auction for Wounded Special Forces Soldiers
On September 23rd, 2017, the Green Beret Foundation will hold a 3-gun match benefiting wounded Special Forces warriors and Gold Star families. The Warrior/Patriot 3-Gun Match pairs a patriot who has donated at least $500 with a Special Forces soldier (aka, “Green Beret”) for six stages including pistol, carbine, precision rifle, shotgun, and submachine gun disciplines. Two of the rifles …