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The CMMG Mk3 in .308 Win Is a Proven, Powerful AR
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The Mk3 rifle series from CMMG is based on a .308 Winchester-sized AR action, allowing for similar cartridges like the 6.5 Creedmoor as well. Many of the same features as CMMG’s smaller rifles are built into the Mk3, making it familiar and simple to operate.
Based on my experience with other CMMG products, I had high expectations for this CMMG Mk3 .308 Winchester rifle. I’d have to say results with this older model were mixed, though. Let’s dig in. |
Will Absorbing the ATF Into the FBI Rein in Each Agency's Abuses?
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By appointing FBI Director Kash Patel as acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), President Donald Trump took a step towards reining in a federal agency justifiably viewed by many as a threat to self-defense rights. He also signaled that he may consolidate government bodies that overlap in their responsibilities. Fans of big government and opponents of privately owned firearms won't like the move, but the idea of combining the agencies is hardly unprecedented. After all, President Bill Clinton had the same idea three decades ago. |
SD: NSSF Praises South Dakota’s Gov. Larry Rhoden for Protecting Second Amendment Privacy
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NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, praised South Dakota’s Gov. Larry Rhoden for signing NSSF-supported legislation to protect the financial privacy of residents exercising their Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. Gov. Rhoden signed SB 81, an act to prohibit the use of a firearm code for transactions involving firearms, accessories, components and ammunition.Maddox Gov Rhoden
“I am proud to protect our Second Amendment rights with the signing of this bill,” said Gov. Rhoden in a press release. “South Dakota has seen strong growth of our firearm industry, and this bill will help that continue. I am grateful that both the bankers and the firearm industry came together on this issue.” |
NJ: 'Second Amendment Sanctuary' proposal on Mount Olive agenda
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Mayor Rob Greenbaum doesn’t want the town to be a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” but Township Councilman Alex Roman thinks it’s a good idea.
“I want to make sure that the state doesn’t impose any more restrictions on our Second Amendment rights,” Roman said on Friday. “It’s slowly being eroded away. Restricting legal gun users doesn’t improve safety.”
At Roman’s request, the council will consider the designation at the Tuesday, Feb. 4, meeting. |
SCOTUS Sidesteps Another Felon-in-Possession Gun Ban Case
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will not review the constitutionality of the most frequently challenged federal gun law. At least not yet.
On Monday, the Court declined a request by a Florida man to review his conviction over possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. Instead, the justices opted to grant, vacate, and remand (GVR) that decision back to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to be re-examined with the Supreme Court’s most recent Second Amendment decision in mind. |
Tenth Circuit ignores SCOTUS, rejects challenge to federal gun ban
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As NRA-ILA pointed out last week, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022) has prompted a long-overdue reappraisal of the federal law as it pertains to who can be barred from possessing firearms consistent with the Second Amendment. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been all wins for liberty. Some federal courts have continued to uphold firearm prohibitions that have no relationship to America’s historical tradition. |
IL: Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee gears up
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A newly created Illinois House committee aims to tackle more gun control measures.
When the new General Assembly was seated and rules were agreed upon last month, legislators created the Illinois House Gun Violence Prevention Committee.
During the committee’s first hearing last week, two measures were discussed. One would modify the state’s interaction with the federal eTrace program. Illinois Attorney General deputy chief of staff John Carroll tried to allay concerns around House Bill 1337 and on how eTrace would be used by state and local law enforcement. |
Another Federal Judge Rules Against The Government’s Ban On Gun Ownership By Marijuana Consumers
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A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that a law banning gun ownership by people who use illegal substances is unconstitutional as applied to two defendants who challenged the prohibition in court.
The two defendants, David Worster and Alexzandria Carl, were charged with unlawfully possessing firearms while being regular users of marijuana. Worster was also charged with unlawfully owning a firearm while a felon, while Carl faced additional charges related to lying about her drug use on a gun purchase form. |
GOP Senators Urge ATF To Align With Trump’s 2A Agenda, Targeting Biden-Era Firearm Rules
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A group of Republican senators has sent a sharply worded letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), urging the agency to realign its policies with President Trump’s strong support for Second Amendment rights.
The letter, co-signed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and several other GOP lawmakers, calls for the swift rescission of several firearm regulations enacted under former President Biden. |
MN: Divided public safety committee approves bill broadening self-defense rights
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Whatever name is used, the “castle doctrine” or “stand your ground” laws specify that using deadly force in self-defense is warranted in certain circumstances.
What those exact circumstances are were debated at the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee Wednesday, which approved a bill that would allow a person to use reasonable force in self-defense “regardless of whether a reasonable possibility of retreat to avoid the danger exists.”
Currently, a person must not have had a reasonable possibility to retreat to avoid the danger before using force in self-defense. |
CA: California Bill Restricts Self-Defense Against Crime, Ends Crime-Stopping Protection
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Assemblyman Rick Zbur (D-Los Angeles) responded to mounting criticism on Tuesday following a huge public backlash against a bill he introduced late last week that would severely limit self defense against crime in the state of California.
Zbur’s bill, Assembly Bill 1333, would eliminate certain circumstances under which homicide is justifiable, including, among others, in defense of a habitation or property. The bill would additionally clarify circumstances in which homicide is not justifiable, including, among others, when a person uses more force than necessary to defend against a danger. |
NY: After Trump’s Re-election, Transgender Arm Themselves for Self-Defense
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After Donald Trump’s re-election, many transgender Americans began purchasing firearms, fearing an increase in violence and discrimination against them. The newspaper The Washington Post reports the testimony of a transgender student, May Alejandro Rodriguez, who decided to buy her first handgun for self-defense, a choice she shared on social media to inspire others in the LGBTQ+ community to do the same. |
TX: Sheriff: Homeowner kills man during break-in
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A Cedar Creek man was fatally shot after he reportedly broke into a Bastrop County home last week.
Edwin Garcia, 28, was killed in the early morning hours of Feb. 20 after a reported scuffle with a homeowner in KC Estates, just northeast of the Bastrop city limits. According to the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office, no charges will be filed against the homeowner, who is believed to have acted in self-defense.
Bastrop County deputies were first dispatched to Kelley Road around 4:18 a.m. for a wrecked vehicle. |
CA: California Bill AB 1333 Would Force Crime Victims to Retreat Before Defending Themselves
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A newly introduced bill, AB 1333, is raising alarms among gun rights advocates as it seeks to eliminate California’s “no duty to retreat” protections for those forced to defend themselves in life-threatening situations. This misguided piece of legislation, introduced by Assemblymember Mike Gipson, would make it easier to prosecute law-abiding citizens who use self-defense by requiring them to attempt retreat before defending themselves—even in situations where retreat may not be possible or safe. |
Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court Should Hold its Decision in VanDerStok
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As of now, of the nine cases argued in the Supreme Court's October calendar, five have been decided. Still pending is Garland v. VanDerStok, which was argued on October 8. Before rendering a decision, the Court should give the Trump Administration an opportunity to express its views of the case with the Court. It's a challenge to the Final Rule of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) redefining and expanding the definitions of "firearm" and "firearm frame or receiver" that criminalizes conduct not made unlawful by Congress, with Second Amendment implications. |
Mexico’s Bid to Swipe Second Amendment Rights Explained
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U. S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story once explained that “[o]ne of the ordinary modes, by which tyrants accomplish their purposes without resistance, is, by disarming the people, and making it an offense to keep arms.” Recognizing that truth, the Founding Fathers enshrined the right to keep and bear arms in our Constitution. But in recent years, corrupt foreign governments have become jealous of our rights and the prosperity they bring. Rather than trying to emulate our freedoms, they have instead availed themselves of our own court system in an effort to undermine our rights and drag us down with them. |
PA: Pennsylvania’s Petition for an En Banc Hearing in Gun Rights Case Denied
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The Commonwealth sought an en banc review of Lara v. Paris. An en banc review means the three-judge panel’s decision would be vacated, and the whole bench would hear the case. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) brought the case to challenge the Keystone State’s gun law that tried to deprive those under 21 of their Second Amendment-protected right to keep and bear arms during a declared state of emergency. Pennsylvania tried to argue that “the people” referred to those over 21 and those under that age do not have gun rights. |
Affordable ARs from Radical Firearms: RF-15 FDE and RF-15 SOCOM RPR
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With the AR-15 being one of the most dominant platforms on the market, it’s always good to find a solid deal on one. Radical Firearms has been making waves the past few years with several affordable variants of the RF-15. We have a shipment of two Radical RF-15 models that you should check out if you’re thinking about adding another – or a first! – AR to your collection. |
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