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Kalashnikovs selling quickly

| July 22, 2014 | 12 Comments
Kalashnikovs selling quickly

According to Fox News, folks are scooping up the existing stocks of Kalashnikov brand products since the President added the Russian company to the Office of Foreign Funds Control’s Specially Designated Nationals List last week; Craig Ball, director of operations at Impact Guns, said the stores have seen increased interest from buyers looking for AK-47s […]

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EO 13662 bans Kalashnikov products

| July 19, 2014 | 40 Comments
EO 13662 bans Kalashnikov products

According to the Treasury Department, the President signed Executive Order 13662 which expanded sanctions against Russia. The EO includes products made by Kalashnikov Concern which manufactures the popular AK-47 semi-automatic rifle and the Saiga line of semi-automatic shotguns. The following entities have been added to [Office of Foreign Funds Control (OFAC)]’s [Specially Designated Nationals (SDN)] […]

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Detroit Police Chief credits armed citizens for drop in crime

| July 16, 2014 | 15 Comments
Detroit Police Chief credits armed citizens for drop in crime

Marine_7002 sends us a link to the Detroit News which reports that Detroit Police Chief James Craig credits armed citizens in that city for the drop in crime there – an unusual position for an inner-city police official lately; “Criminals are getting the message that good Detroiters are armed and will use that weapon,” said […]

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Kristen Gwynne writes the stupidest article in the history of journalism

| July 15, 2014 | 141 Comments
Kristen Gwynne writes the stupidest article in the history of journalism

The last place I’d look for serious reportage on guns is the Rolling Stone. Reinforcing that statement is the totally vacuous article written by Kristen Gwynne entitled “The 5 Most Dangerous Guns in America; These are the firearms causing the most harm“. I was ready to open up a window in “Gun Broker” to start […]

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Gun control fight in the Senate

| July 9, 2014 | 33 Comments
Gun control fight in the Senate

Chief Tango sends us a link to the Washington Post which reports that new gun laws are being proposed for adding into the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act (S.2363) which will make it easier for sportsmen to hunt and fish on government land and make more shooting ranges available. But the new proposals are strictly written down […]

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Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy calls for tougher gun laws

| July 7, 2014 | 41 Comments
Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy calls for tougher gun laws

You may have read that Chicago had about 50 gun victims this holiday weekend, 11 were killed at the latest count. So, according to CNN, Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy took to the airwaves to make a call for tougher gun laws, you know because there aren’t enough already in one of the most heavily […]

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Open carry waitresses

| July 3, 2014 | 16 Comments
Open carry waitresses

Colorado restauranteur Lauren Boebert decided that open carrying firearms would be the theme for her business and it seems to be working for her; Owner Lauren Boebert, 27, says she didn’t start out to make a statement when she began carrying a pistol on her hip a month after opening Shooters a year ago. But […]

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“Sniper nest” found in Chicago

| July 1, 2014 | 34 Comments
“Sniper nest” found in Chicago

Chicago’s Fox 32 reports that Chicago Police Department found a “sniper nest” about a block from Kennedy King College overlooking a soccer field. The police claim to have found a “high-powered semi-automatic rifle”. The rifle was actually a pistol – a Mac-10. The Mac 10 comes in 9 millimeter and .45 caliber pistol cartridges (there’s […]

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