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CA: Federal Judge To Examine California's Definition of Assault Weapon
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Calguns Foundation have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in California to have the state's definition of 'assault weapons' declared unconstitutionally vague. Joining these organizations as a Plaintiff is Iraq combat veteran Brendan John Richards who served as a U.S. Marine."

"The impetus for this legal action stems from Richards' six-day incarceration in the Sonoma County jail last May ..." ...

Easy Way To Comment On ATF's Power Grab Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Thanks to reader P.T. we have our own form-letter generator to submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget on the ATF's proposed multiple rifle sale reporting requirement for the Southwest border states. There is a pre-written letter in the generator which you can modify as you wish." ...

IL: Quit your anti-gun tantrum, Chicago
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"The Second Amendment Foundation recently filed two important suits that, when one cuts through all the legal language, essentially challenge government hostility toward two U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the Second Amendment."

"One suit is aimed at the District of Columbia, where city officials have engaged in a series of actions deliberately designed to allow the city to dance around the landmark 2008 Heller ruling that struck down the Districts handgun ban as a violation of the right to keep and bear arms."

"The other case is against the State of Illinois, which sidestepped an opportunity to adopt legislation that would allow Prairie State citizens to legally carry loaded handguns for their personal protection." ...

Will gun owner apathy enable ATFs emergency long gun registration scheme? Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
... "'Profiles in apathy.' You know, inaction by gun owners that enables 'gun control,' derails valiant efforts and disheartens those who continually find themselves carrying an inordinate share of the burden?" ...

But What Will The Violence Policy Center Say? Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Ruger is attempting to become the first firearms manufacturer to sell one million guns in one year. They issued the following release saying what happens if they meet their sales goal." ...

Federal Hunting and Fishing Excise Taxes Create Enormous 1,000-2,000% Annual Return on Investment to Outdoor Industry
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"An analysis conducted by Southwick Associates and Andrew Loftus Consulting for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies found that federal excise taxes collected on the sale of hunting and shooting equipment represented an approximate 1,100 percent annual return on investment (ROI) to manufacturers between 1970 to 2006 and taxes collected on sport fishing equipment generated a striking annual ROI of 2,157 percent between 1955 and 2006." ...

Celebrating those who died for liberty, too lazy to spend 1 minute to defend it?
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Monday, May 30, will be Memorial Day--a day for baseball, auto races and barbecue, certainly--but far more importantly a day to celebrate the courage of the men and women who have died in service to our nation, defending our freedom. This nation was built on, and sustained by, the blood of those willing to sacrifice everything for it."

"Meanwhile, Chris Knox, of the Firearms Coalition, reports that comments supporting the BATFE's proposed power-grabbing gun registration proposal (discussed often at St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner ...), to require the reporting of multiple rifle sales, outnumber comments opposed to this abomination by more than two to one:" ...

FN SCAR PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) Compact Select-Fire 5.56mm NATO SBR for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Applications: DR Handles the Weapon at SOFIC 2011 and NDIA Small Arms Symposium 2011 (Photos!)
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft

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"Over the past week, at both SOFIC 2011 (2011 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference) and NDIA Small Arms Systems Symposium 2011 (2011 International Infantry & Joint Services Small Arms Systems Symposium, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration), DefenseReview (DR) has had the opportunity to handle the FN SCAR PDW (Personal Defense Weapon) compact select-fire 5.56×45mm NATO (5.56mm NATO)/.223 Rem. SBR (Short Barreled Rifle), and were impressed with it, provided of course it works as advertised, and proves reliable, accurate, and durable under adverse combat conditions and high round count." ...

Gun Preview: Smith & Wesson Governor Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Picked up the Smith & Wesson Governor shotshell revolver today. The Governor feels a lot more solid and Smith & Wesson-like than Taurus 'I'm not a novelty gun and even if I am so what people love me' Judge. ...

Gear Review: Crimson Trace Lasergrip for P3AT
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"Dedicated Armed Intelligentsia members are well aware that RF isn't a fan of mouse guns. He makes a fair case that you're better off with nothing. Number one on his hit parade of reasons is that someone trying to shoot an attacker, given the adrenaline rush, low light, moving target, etc. not to mention the inherent difficulty in shooting a pint-sized pea-shooter is likely to miss. Without plenty of practice, that is. Well, I like my pocket gun. And I practice with it, so I'm pretty accurate. But throw in the heat-of-the-moment pressures and, just like being skinny, you can never be too accurate. So I figured I'd up the ante a little" ...