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16ga vs 12ga: Differences and Similarities Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Undoubtedly, the 12 gauge is more prevalent in the U.S. than the 16 gauge. Should this be the case? When we compare the 16ga vs 12ga, is the 12 gauge overwhelmingly better?

What NRA Instructors Are Seeing Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
While Americas 1st Freedom readers are well aware of the National Rifle Associations all-important political advocacy that has saved the Second Amendment time and time again over the past several decades, many may not be as familiar with the tens of thousands of NRA-certified instructors spread out across America.

Smith & Wessons Three Hand-Ejector Revolvers
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Mention the words Smith & Wesson revolver, and most of us immediately think of a five- or six-shot wheelgun with a swing-out cylinder and an under-barrel lug. But just as there are people today who have never known a world without computers, there was a time when this now-ubiquitous revolver shape simply didnt exist. In fact, until the beginning of the last century, most handgun loading and unloading was done one cartridge at a time via a relatively slow, flip-open gate method, or by a multiple-cartridge top-break system, whereby the barrel pivoted on a hinge to extract or reload a cylinder full of cartridges.

NYPD Granting Fewer Gun Permits After Supreme Court Ruled It Had To Grant More, Data Shows Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The NYPD approved fewer new licenses to people requesting permits to carry or keep firearms in their homes or businesses in 2022 than the year prior, data obtained by THE CITY shows despite the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found a key provision of the states long-standing gun control law violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

FBI Monitoring Gun Owners Who Sell Firearms Via Facebook Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A Texas man who posted on Facebook that he was selling his own guns was placed under warrantless surveillance by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The ATF investigated the man, found no evidence, yet gave his information to the FBI to monitor him for at least six months.

NY Man Sentences To Prison After Gun Dealer Reported Large Ammunition Purchases, Leading To Unregistered Guns Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A man from Cayuga County was sentenced to prison for possessing an unregistered and short-barreled AR-15-style rifle, as per federal prosecutors. Duane Hollenbeck, 54, of Moravia, was charged after investigators discovered multiple ghost guns and high-capacity magazines at one of his properties. He was arrested alongside Alec D. Hollenbeck, 19, of Lincklaen, Chenango County.

SIG to Get Extension of SOCOM Suppressed Upper Receiver Group Contract Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The U.S. Special Operations Command this week announced it intends to extend the contract for suppressed uppers from SIG Sauer, used to upgrade M4A1 rifles. The notice, published July 13, named SIG as the sole source for the Suppressed Upper Receiver Group that SOCOM has been acquiring since 2018. The extension is for two additional years.

Should We Stay or Should We Go?- How should we stop evil? Submitted by: Rob Morse Website: http://slowfacts.wordpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
I observed an advanced training course for armed defenders in school. Some of the problems these defenders wrestle with are beyond what most of us have to consider. On the other hand, some of their concerns are ones we face every day. Everyone wonders what to do. Should we try and escape, should defend where we are, or should we advance? What is the safest thing to do?

MI: Detroit-Area Gun Safety Group Aims To Give 1,500 Women A FREE Shooting Lessons On July 29th And July 30th
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Legally Armed In Detroit, a gun safety advocacy group, has announced that it will provide a free firearm shooting lesson at two southeast Michigan target ranges for 1,500 women interested in learning more about firearms and personal protection.

The ladies FREE shooting event will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2023 and Sunday, July 30, 2023 at both the Top Gun Shooting Sports (22050 Pennsylvania Road in Taylor, Michigan) and Recoil Firearms (22509 Ecorse Road in Taylor, Michigan).

FREE registration is required for participation. Interested ladies should visit https://www.legallyarmedindetroit.com/2023/07/2023-free-womens-metro-detroit-shooting.html

Open Letter to Democrats: Whats Wrong with America Being Great, Again?
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When Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) commented about the way so-called MAGA Republicans were pressing their investigation of Hunter Bidens favorable treatment by the Justice Department in a June plea agreement, it was just the latest attempted smear of the opposing party and, by default, the millions of conservative citizens who believe this nation can be what Ronald Reagan called the Shining City on a Hill.

45 ACP vs 45 Auto: Are They the Same or Different? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Handgun cartridge naming is an aspect of firearm ownership that can be confusing to new shooters at first and if you decide to get yourself a full-size Sig Sauer 1911 or Glock 21, you might note on the barrel that it says, 45 Auto. Excited to get some ammo for your new sidearm, you peruse the gun store shelves and are dismayed to only find boxes labeled, 45 ACP.

Left-Wing Gun Grabber Pushing to Prevent Jason Aldean from Raising Money for Families of Slain Christian School Children Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Mike Bloomberg gun control affiliated Shannon Watts is trying to pressure the Grand Ole Opry into preventing Jason Aldean from headlining an August fundraiser, organized to raise money for the families and community of Covenant Christian School, where three children and three adults were slain on March 27, 2023.

ATF Gets Roasted on Twitter for Posting Range Photo with Agent Breaking Gun Safety Rules Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
On Wednesday, the Houston office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives tweeted a photo of ATF Austin agents at the gun range that appears to show an agent on the wrong side of the loading table with at least one gun pointed at him.

DC needs to start supporting law-abiding citizens, not criminals Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Our nations capital is experiencing a wave of violent crime this year. Compared to 2022 , there has been a 54% increase in robberies, an 18% increase in homicides, and a 6% increase in assaults with a deadly weapon. There have been numerous murders of young people, predominantly occurring with firearms, with seemingly no end in sight.

IL: Armed good Samaritan thwarts attempted robbery of mailman in quiet Chicago suburb: witnesses Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
An armed good Samaritan thwarted an attempted robbery of a postal worker in a Chicago suburb, according to witnesses. "I heard like a bang, bang, and bang, bang, bang, bang, then my mom screams, 'Tell me those werent gunshots,'" a witness who lives in the area told NBC Chicago of the incident in River Grove, Illinois, on Tuesday.

San Francisco Backs Down On Gun Control After 2nd Amendment Foundation Vows To Sue
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The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors has backed down on a proposed ordinance that would make much of the city into a gun-free zone after the Second Amendment Foundation and California Rifle & Pistol Association promised legal action. The proposal was championed by Supervisor Catherine Stefani, who essentially tabled the motion indefinitely after bemoaning the 2023 Supreme Court Bruen decision, which is giving gun control proponents fits while jarring the San Francisco Police Department to start issuing carry permits.

NC: Raleigh Police Department Offers Free Gun Locks to Promote Gun Safety Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The offer of free gun locks from law officers brought several gun owners to the Triangle Shooting Academy in Raleigh Saturday, where one of the owners told ABC11 that safety's always a priority.

Why Buy a Pistol Caliber Carbine [PCC]? Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
To some questions, the better answer is yet another question: Why not? To shooters, thats usually an appropriate response to their reason for buying x firearm. However, many of us are overlooking a pretty popular design in the pistol caliber carbine, or PCC.