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Classic Editions: May 1977
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This is the first installment of new column we’re calling “Classic Editions.” As fitting in the year of our 70th anniversary, each month we’ll take a short look back at seven decades of shooting history through the pages of GUNS. Join us for this ongoing walk down memory lane to hopefully spark a few memories of your own great times with firearms. |
MD: Police: Man fatally stabbed Elkton teen in self-defense; no charges warranted
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Police and prosecutors have elected not to file criminal charges against a one-armed man who fatally stabbed a 14-year-old boy on the street of an Elkton neighborhood last month — concluding that he acted in self-defense while attacked by the teen and several companions — including one who struck the victim multiple times with a shovel.
Cecil County State’s Attorney James Dellymer provided that update Thursday afternoon during a press conference at the Railroad Avenue headquarters of the Elkton Police Department, which has been conducting the ongoing investigation. |
Was the Bill of Rights a Bad Idea? Some Founding Fathers Thought So.
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What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the U.S. Constitution?
For many people, the answer probably involves one of the famous individual liberties that are spelled out in the Bill of Rights, such as freedom of speech, due process, or the right to keep and bear arms. When a person argues that something is unconstitutional, what that person often means is that it violates one or more of the provisions contained in the Bill of Rights.
Yet the Constitution did not originally include the Bill of Rights when it was ratified in 1788. Why not? |
OK: NSSF Celebrates Oklahoma’s Gov. Kevin Stitt Signing FIND Act into Law
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Gov. Stitt made firearm industry protections a priority and promised attendees at NSSF’s SHOT Show® Governors Forum that he would sign the bill into law if it made it to his desk. Yesterday, Gov. Stitt delivered on that promise in a formal ceremony of bringing protections against financial discrimination for firearm-related businesses in his state. The signing ceremony comes on the heels of President Donald Trump issuing the NSSF-supported Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans Executive Order to ban “woke” debanking that targeted the firearm industry. |
MO: Springfield, national experts: Safe firearm storage keeps kids from injury, death
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About a third of U.S. homes with children have guns, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, and studies have shown that kids are naturally curious, even about a firearm they've been warned not to touch.
About half of unintentional firearm injury deaths among children between 2003 and 2021 happened at home, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and most often happened when kids were playing with the firearm or showing it to another person. |
IL: Young people in Chicago are learning that guns aren’t the answer
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You really think having a gun makes you safer? You’re “a goofy,” according to some of the teens I spent my summer supporting as a teaching assistant for Project Unloaded’s six-week-long summer program, “Social Media for Safer Communities.”
During the program, more than 50 teens from Chicago’s South and West sides received training and pay to create their own advertising campaigns that would challenge the myth we all heard growing up — that to be safe in some parts of Chicago, you essentially need a gun. |
CA: California lawmakers must prevent the sale of DIY machine guns
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Given the scope of the emergency, immediate action is necessary. Here in California, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, has introduced legislation that addresses not merely machine gun conversion devices, but the firearm itself. His bill, Assembly Bill 1127, would prevent licensed firearm dealers in the state from selling semiautomatic pistols that can be easily converted into machineguns.
Ed.: In which CA tries to ban the most popular handgun in America. |
Meet the First Integrally Suppressed Lever Guns, Courtesy of Wren Metal Works
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The folks at Wren Metal Works started out developing thread-on suppressors but realized they needed to do something to stand out on the market. After being challenged with the idea that no one could ever make an integrally suppressed lever gun, the company went in a different direction.
With the motto, “The lever will never die,” Wren Metal Works has developed the first integrally suppressed lever-action rifle. Integrally suppressed rifles are not as popular as they should be, considering that the longer the suppressor, the quieter the report from the rifle. |
NC: Man dies after self-defense shooting at Glenwood Avenue motel, Raleigh Police say
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Police said Byron Bracey, 35, was taken to a hospital following a shooting at the Days Inn at 6619 Glenwood Ave.
Officers initially responded to a report of a trespasser. When they got there, they found Bracey with a gunshot wound. He died overnight, RPD said.
Investigators said an altercation took place between Bracey and a motel employee.
On Thursday, RPD said it appeared to be a self-defense shooting. No charges have been filed, but the investigation continues. |
SC: SC 'Stand Your Ground Law' explained: When is deadly force allowed?
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In light of recent high-profile cases like the death of Scott Spivey in a 2023 Longs area shooting, discussions have emerged surrounding South Carolina's self-defense laws.
Spivey was originally listed as the suspect and the deceased, and local Weldon Boyd, a businessman, was named as a person involved in the shooting.
Last week, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said the state's "Stand Your Ground" (SYG) law applied in the case and provided Boyd immunity from prosecution for the death of Spivey. |
MI: Four people, including suspect, shot at apartment complex on Detroit's east side, police say
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Four people were shot, including the suspect in self-defense, at an apartment complex Monday night on Detroit's east side, according to police.
The shooting happened at about 9:30 p.m. at Sheridan Place in the 7500 block of E. Jefferson Avenue. Police said a group was outside having a barbecue, and there was an argument about the volume of the music.
Deputy Chief Arnold Williams said shots were fired, injuring three people in their early 60s and late 70s. One of the victims was able to tackle the man and bring him to the ground, causing him to drop his gun.
Williams said a good Samaritan, a woman in her 60s, grabbed the gun and shot the gunman in self-defense. |
CO: Employee Shoots Armed Man in Self-Defense During Pawn Shop Scare
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A recent incident at KP Pawn in Durango has led to felony charges against a man who was shot after entering the store in the midst of a mental health crisis.
Tucker Lee Haught, who had just arrived in Colorado from out-of-state on July 28, walked into KP Pawn the following morning around 9:45 a.m. carrying ammunition. According to Durango Police Chief Brice Current, Haught requested to see a firearm, then proceeded to load it, with the alleged goal of suicide. |
CA: SAF, Partners Secure Historic Victory in Ninth Circuit
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners secured a major victory Thursday after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a mandate overturning California’s “one-gun-per-month” restriction, setting a historic precedent.
In June, a unanimous decision from the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of SAF and its partners in Nguyen v. Bonta, SAF’s challenge to California’s one-gun-per-month gun rationing law. SAF is joined in the case by the Firearms Policy Coalition and San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, two FFL gun dealers, and six private citizens including Michelle Nguyen, for whom the case is named. |
CA: Final Judgement from 9th Circuit Strikes Down California Gun Rationing Law
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The most left-leaning federal appeals court in the nation on Thursday closed the coffin lid on California's controversial "one-gun-per-month" law.
In June, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling and struck down the limit as not in line with the right to keep and bear arms. The case, Nguyen v. Bonta, challenged California's 2019 ban on purchasing more than one handgun or semi-automatic centerfire rifle inside a 30-day period.
The same court this week issued a mandate that the judgment takes effect as of Aug. 14. The state had until Aug. 6 to request a rehearing in the case, but did not file, effectively waiving a white flag on defending the law. |
CA: Historic Defeat for California Gun Control: Ninth Circuit Rules ‘One-Gun-Per-Month’ Law Unconstitutional
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners secured a major victory today after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a mandate overturning California’s “one-gun-per-month” restriction, setting a historic precedent.
In June, a unanimous decision from the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of SAF and its partners in Nguyen v. Bonta, SAF’s challenge to California’s one-gun-per-month gun rationing law. SAF is joined in the case by the Firearms Policy Coalition and San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, two FFL gun dealers, and six private citizens, including Michelle Nguyen, for whom the case is named. |
DeSantis Shows the Country How Pro-Gun Governors Operate
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Every morning as I don my Staccato 9mm and my Microtech automatic knife without any permits or paperwork cluttering my wallet, I realize that these freedoms would never have taken place without the honest pro-gun leadership of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Law-abiding Floridians no longer need to apply in writing or pay a state fee to carry a concealed weapon.
Gov. DeSantis saw to that.
For the state’s millions of gun owners, our 46-year-old, soon-to-be-former governor has been a true friend. |
An Exclusive Interview with Franco Gussalli Beretta
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Franco Gussalli Beretta, the President and CEO at Beretta, represents the 15th generation of the first family of the world's oldest gunmaker, and he took the time to talk to the Guns.com crew.
We visited the sprawling Beretta facility in Italy last year and barely scraped the surface across a two-day tour. One of the rare treats was getting a chance to interview Dr. Beretta, who came to the family business in 1989 after university and a stint in the elite Italian Carabinieri Corps.
The president of the company since 2015, he touched on the tradition and discipline that go into everything Beretta does while stressing innovation for the future. |
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