Remington 870, America's Best-Selling Shotgun

Above, at a skeet range with the Remington 870 Express. Photo by Mitch Geriminsky.

A few years ago (2022, I think), I was in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. 

During the time I was there, I tried out skeet shooting and enjoyed it. I used a shotgun borrowed from one of the guys we were shooting with. I did better than I expected. I decided to buy my own shotgun. 

Afterwards, we went to a gun store to browse around. I saw some Remington 870 Express shotguns on a rack. I decided to buy one (got a good deal as the store owner was Masonic friend of my friend Mitch). 

 

The Remington 870 Express is a nice little gun and I've done some shooting with it at our shooting area.

Ammoland posted an article on the Remington 870 Express yesterday.

It begins with:

With more than 11 million produced, it’s safe to say Americans have a soft spot for the Remington 870. Long before it became my first shotgun, I knew I wanted one because of its exceptional reliability and hard-earned reputation.

At the time, I was fresh out of college and working at my local Gander Mountain, so money was a little tight. Most of the firearms I owned had been handed down from my father and grandfathers, but I wanted a gun that was truly my own—a versatile, do-everything shotgun that I could buy with my own paycheck.

It didn’t take long to land on a 12-gauge Remington 870 Express. It was everything I was looking for: simple, dependable, and affordable at less than $400. With a single shotgun, I could shoot trap, chase spring gobblers, or head into the deer woods in the fall.

That same 870 still sits in my gun safe today, and after all these years, it’s still running strong.

To read more, go here. 

American Gun Culture: Be Rich, Be Frank

Above, several lever-action Winchesters on display at the Billy the Kid Museum in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

In American gun culture, there are two kinds of people: plinkers (target range shooters) and hunter. I am in the former category.

Being an animal lover, I wouldn't go out and hunt for sport, but I understand the purpose of it and can't begrudge anyone who hunts.

I came across a story on one man's experience with his Winchester 94. It is a good read.

It was posted at AmmoLand yesterday and it begins with:

About 4 years ago, an online acquaintance I eventually knew In Real Life named “Rich” (last name withheld for his family’s anonymity) and I were chatting about firearms. He mentioned he had a Winchester Model 94 lever action in .30-30, octagonal barrel, takedown, open sights, that his Great Grandfather had bought new in Seattle in 1898. Rich had no heirs who would care to have it. So, we kinda agreed that if and when he ever considered disposing of it, that he would call me, as I live just 40 miles away.

Two years passed, and Rich called: “I have four kinds of cancer, and I’ll be out in about 3 months.” Tragic. He had had a fascinating and good life, a loving wife and daughter, a great place in the woods, a 1973 Ford F250 HiBoy in pristine condition … and a gun collection.

“How’d you like to come buy me out?” he said. “What all do you have?” I asked. He listed out about 22 firearms, including the Model 94. “That’s a few more than I can handle, but can I bring a relative and friend?”

To read more, go here. 

Lever Action Rifles You Should Own

Above, lever-action rifles on display at the Billy the Kid Museum
 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

For those who are current owners of lever-action rifles and would like to add to their collections or those who are just getting interested in them, Ammoland has posted a list of lever-action rifles you should own. 

They begin with:

From legendary Western films to the modern-day shooting range, lever-action rifles have remained a stalwart symbol of firearms evolution. Both collectors and users alike cherish these rifles for their unique operating mechanism and historic significance.

The Legacy of Lever-Actions

Lever-action rifles have been a fundamental part of firearms history, evoking emotions ranging from nostalgia to admiration. Their timeless appeal is undeniable, and their functionality remains unchallenged even in today’s modern era.

The legacy of lever-action rifles dates back to the mid-19th century, emerging as a revolutionary design in the world of firearms. With their distinctive lever mechanism, these rifles provided shooters with a rapid-fire capability unmatched by other contemporary firearms. This feature made them particularly popular among settlers and frontiersmen in the American West.

One of the earliest and most notable designs was the Henry rifle, a lever-action tubular magazine rifle recognized for its use at significant battles like the Battle of the Little Bighorn[4]. Benjamin Tyler Henry designed the original Henry, a sixteen-shot .44 caliber rimfire breech-loading lever-action rifle, in 1860. This rifle laid the groundwork for subsequent designs, including the iconic Winchester rifle series, which has been described as one of the most famous and popular hunting rifles of all time[3].

Lever-actions have also found their way into popular culture, solidifying their position as symbols of the Wild West. They have prominently featured in Western films like “Monte Walsh” with Tom Selleck and “The Wild Bunch,” as well as in literature and folklore, which adds to their nostalgic value.

Despite the technological advancements in firearms, lever-action design has stood the test of time. Their simple yet effective mechanism remains appealing for hunting, sport shooting, and even self-defense. Modern manufacturers, such as Henry Repeating Arms, continue to produce these rifles, further cementing their place in firearms history[5].

To read more, go here. 

Trump Shuts Down Biden’s White House Office of Gun Control

Above, the White House. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

President Donald Trump has shut down the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Joe Biden's little by-pass of congress to attack Second Amendment rights.

Ammoland reported:

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is congratulating President Donald Trump for quickly following through on a promise to shut down the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was a thinly disguised Biden administration gun control operation.

“This gun control bureaucracy had no place in the White House, and it should never have been created,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb.

“Its supporters are having fits on the Internet, which convinces us that President Trump’s swift action was correct. It was already reported that the staff of this operation resigned prior to the transition of power, which suggests they knew what was coming, so they abandoned ship to avoid being fired.”

To read more, go here. 

Grandpa’s 30-30 Ammunition

Above, new .30-30 Winchester (left) and traditional. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

First introduced to the gun-buying market in 1895, the .30-30 Winchester cartridge revolutionized ammunition.

It is the first small-bore sporting rifle cartridge designed for smokeless powder.

But, is it relevant today? According to an article and two videos in Ammoland.com, new technology has given it new life and fans. I have purchased some new (introduced around 2005) Hornady .30-30 LEVERevolution ammo, but haven't shot any yet.

They begin with:

Nostalgic. Old-school. Underpowered. The 30-30 gets called a lot of things, but new technology and a rabid fan base are breathing new life into this venerable round.

Does Grandpa’s 30-30 Winchester still have the juice to get the job done by today’s cartridge standards? Mark Boardman and Ryan Muckenhirn hit the range to find out. They fire three loadings – one old and two new. Will they be impressed or let down by the results. The gel blocks, an old rifle, a few shells, and these fine gentlemen tell the tale in this episode of — Cartridge Talks.

In this episode, Mark and Ryan put this new technology to the test, compare it to traditional rounds, and answer the question, “Is Grandpa’s 30-30 better than ever?”

To see the videos and read the rest of the article, go here. 

Flip-Flopping Harris Still Lags Behind Trump

Polls vary, some by very much. One of the more trustworthy presidential polls is by Rasmussen.

Ammoland has posted the latest Rasmussen presidential poll that shows Kamala Harris lagging behind former President Donald Trump.

They wrote:

A new Rasmussen survey released Thursday shows Vice President Kamala Harris still lagging behind former President Donald Trump, despite her efforts to moderate her previous positions on a variety of issues, including a shift away from the proposed “mandatory buyback” of semiautomatic rifles.

According to Rasmussen, a recent national telephone and online survey of likely U.S. voters revealed Trump is ahead of Harris 49-44 percent, with 3 percent saying the would vote for someone else and 2 percent saying they are undecided. 

Other polls also posted in the article show some wide disparities between them. 

To read more, go here.

Gun Ownership in America Hits Record High

Above, Ron Peterson Firearms in Albuquerque. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Despite efforts by Democrats to destroy the Second Amendment, more Americans are owning guns than ever before.

Ammoland reported:

In an unprecedented surge of gun ownership across the United States, a recent NBC News poll has revealed a wonderful statistic: more than half of American voters, a staggering 52%, report that they or someone in their household owns a gun.

This figure, the highest ever recorded in the history of the NBC News poll dating back to 1999, indicates a significant cultural shift in the American electorate’s attitude toward gun ownership​.

However, this trend isn’t just a flash in the pan. Over the past decade, there has been a consistent increase in gun ownership. Back in 2013, only 42% of Americans reported household gun ownership. This number jumped to 46% in 2019 and has now reached its current peak.​

To read more, go here.

How Dictatorships Used Gun Control

If one wonders why Second Amendment supporters are so adamant in protecting our right to keep and bear arms, they should take a look at a new article at AmmoLand on how dictators used gun control throughout history against their citizens. 

They start it with:

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Mao Zedong once said, “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”

Which is why he made sure no one in China could access that political power. Throughout history and well into the modern world, gun control legislation heralded the death of democracies. Usually, it preceded an attempt by the government to take full control of people’s lives. Weapon bans frequently led to human rights abuses, including massacres and sometimes outright genocide.

According to a 2022 Gallup poll, 66 percent of Americans surveyed support stricter gun laws and a sizeable minority advocate for a total gun ban. Most of these people base their opinions on recent tragic events like mass shootings and high crime rates involving firearms and refuse to believe the government would ever do anything to take away their rights.

It’s almost as if they don’t remember the lockdown. Granted, it was for the sake of public health ….in the beginning. Still, once the United States government began restricting travel and requiring the entire population to take a COVID vaccine designed in just a couple of days, as was the case with Moderna, many Americans began to view this as an abuse of government authority, especially when some who took the “life-saving” vaccine died from COVID anyway.

A government gets away with whatever its people allow. A recent attempt to ban semi-automatic firearms across the state of Illinois was met with widespread resistance. 88 percent of the state’s counties refuse to enforce the governor’s mandate, and they can because of the Second Amendment. Additionally, sheriffs work for their communities, not for the state.

Unfortunately, this has not always been the case. Many historical and current dictatorships had their start when they stripped firearms from their citizens and robbed them of their right to rebel against injustice.

To read more, go here.

Government Use of Firearm Serial Numbers Ruled Unconstitutional

Above, I was able to verify my Winchester 94's manufacture history
through its serial number online before buying it. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

When I bought my Winchester 1894 rifle three years ago, I was able to first verify its manufacture history with my phone through its serial number. I confirmed that it was a pre-1964 model made in 1962. That's the intent of having serial numbers on firearms, for both the manufacturer and owner.

But in 1990, that was subverted by a law that made serial numbers available as a registration number for the government to track and ultimately lead to gun confiscation.

However, that provision has been recently ruled unconstitutional. 

According to AmmoLand:

U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)-– The most dangerous use of a serial number on a firearm is as a registration number. In effect, gun registration is gun confiscation. It was not the intent for which serial numbers were made. They were created to track firearms with production changes and as a way for government arsenals to track the production and military use of weapons.

A federal court recently held a law passed in 1990, which makes possessing a firearm with a removed serial (registration) number illegal, is unconstitutional.

This is an important decision. It has relatively minor effects at this time. The law was a step toward universal firearms registration.

Finding the law unconstitutional subverts the push for government control over firearms.

Suppose a person cannot be punished for merely possessing a firearm from which a serial number has been removed. In that case, the entire scheme for government control over legally owned firearms falls apart.

To read more, go here.

2nd Amendment Foundation Sues California Over Gun Show Ban

California, that state that is under total control by left-wing Democrats, has been trying to chip away at citizens' Second Amendment rights. This includes the right to assemble at gun shows.

A federal lawsuit has been filed against a senate bill banning gun shows in public property. 

AmmoLand reported:

BELLEVUE, WA – -(AmmoLand.com)-The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging California’s Senate Bill 264, a ban on gun shows held on public property that was passed and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Joining SAF are the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. B&L Productions, Inc., d/b/a Crossroads of the West; Gerald Clark; Eric Johnson; Chad Littrell; Jan Steven Merson; Inc; Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association; and the Second Amendment Law Center, Inc. The case is known as B&L Productions v. Newsom.

SAF is represented by noted civil rights attorney Donald Kilmer, who successfully represented SAF in overturning the ban on gun shows at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego County, where the defendants were ordered to pay plaintiffs close to half-million dollars in combined damages and attorney fees

Named as defendants in this case are California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California, Attorney General Robert Bonta in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of California, Karen Ross, in her official capacity as Secretary of California Department of Food & Agriculture, and Todd Spitzer, in his personal and official capacity as District Attorney of Orange County. The 55-page federal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

To read the full article, go here.

Gun Control Advocates Had A Very Bad Year

2021 will go down as a "bad year" in many respects.

However, there is one part of having a "bad year" that is actually good for us who cherish our rights under the Second Amendment.

AmmoLand took a look at how gun control advocates fared in 2021 in a new article. They didn't fare well at all.

AmmoLand begins it with:

U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- National groups began the year with the high hopes of further restricting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans. To them, it wasn’t about God-given rights enshrined in the Constitution or even about personal and community safety. To them it’s all about control.

But those hopes were decidedly dashed every step of the way throughout 2021 as law-abiding Americans fully embraced the Second Amendment, including millions who jumped off the fence and purchased a gun for the first time.

Americans handed gun control a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year.

To read the full article, go here. 

AmmoLand: The American-Communist’s Gun Confiscation Bill

The Democrats are hell-bent on taking away our Second Amendment rights and have introduced a bill that will federalize so-called "red-flag laws".

Writer Dan Wos explains the dangers of H.R. 2377 in a video and article in AmmoLand.

According to the article: 

H.R.2377 otherwise known as the “Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021” has been written by the Biden Administration and the Attorney General and introduced into Congress on April 8th, 2021 by Democrat Representative Lucy McBath with 114 co-sponsors (all Democrats).

Should this bill be signed into law, it would give practically anyone the ability to petition the court and have guns taken away from others.

The ability to petition the court is granted to any family or household members, roommates of the respondent, (including former household members), and law-enforcement officers. All the petitioner has to do is submit an affidavit accusing the respondent of posing a risk of imminent personal injury to himself or herself or another individual by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition.

Just a simple accusation is all that’s necessary to enact an ex parte gun confiscation. Ex parte allows one party to make an accusation and law enforcement to execute a gun confiscation without granting the accused the right to respond.

We can imagine how destructive this would be should it be used as a tool for revenge by ex-spouses, former roommates, and angry former boyfriends/girlfriends. There is also the concern that this law would be used as a tool to disarm and render helpless an abused person in a relationship.

If H.R.2377 becomes law, all gun owners will be subjected to the risk of their guns being confiscated from their homes without due process.

I was subjected to a California red-flag law five years ago by a vindictive ex. I was able to get all my guns back, but it was a hassle.

To read more and see the video, go here.

Walmart Turning Over Customer Gun Records To ATF

Not that I have anything to hide, but I am glad that I never purchased a firearm at Walmart. All my purchases have been through small gun stores or sporting goods stores who respect the Second Amendment.

According to AmmoLand, Walmart is closing down around 500 gun departments and signs "suggest" that the sales records of firearms will be going to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

AmmoLand posted:

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- It appears Walmart is transferring their customer sales records for firearms purchases to the ATF. These records will be transferred to the ATF from the 500 stores that have discontinued the sale of firearms. This information comes to AmmoLand News from a recently leaked internal ATF conference call.

A former ATF Assistant Director confirmed to AmmoLand News that Walmart plans to discontinue gun sales at 500 of its stores nationwide. As of January of this year, 2388 Walmart stores sell guns.

When an FFL closes a location the ATF allows the transfer of documents to a “successor” federal firearm licensed dealer. Walmart could transfer the 4473 records from those stores that are ending sales to another regional store location that still sells firearms.

If Walmart chose to, they could shield their customer's information from direct access by ATF.

Walmart appears to be handing over, for locations ending gun sales, the customer's records to the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives (ATF).

Why is this so important?

The National Association for Gun Rights wrote:

We’ve been told for years that background checks are not gun registration, yet that is exactly what they are in the case of the thousands of lawful gun owners who bought firearms from Walmart.

The ATF is the same agency that has spent the last month raiding businesses, banning gun parts, and visiting homes of gun buyers to confiscate banned items. This is why so-called “background checks'' are gun registration.

From AmmoLand:

Federal law prohibits the creation of a national gun registry. Yet, this appears to be what is happening, not only with Walmart’s records but all other out of business FFL records that are turned over at the close of business.

18 USC. Section 926(a)(3) states that:

No such rule or regulation prescribed after the date of the enactment of the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act may require that records required to be maintained under this chapter or any portion of the contents of such records, be recorded at or transferred to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the United States or any State or any political subdivision thereof, nor that any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or dispositions be established.

Gun registration leads to gun confiscation!

With the exception of medication, I have avoided shopping at Walmart because their stance on firearms for the past two years.

To read more, go here.

Gun Rights Groups Challenge California’s One-Gun-Per-Month Restriction

To paraphrase that famous line from the movie Chinatown: Forget it Jake, it's California!

Several pro-Second Amendment groups are challenging Commiefornia's one-gun-per-month law in federal court.

According to AmmoLand:

U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- A coalition of gun rights organizations including the Second Amendment Foundation and Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. are asking a federal court in California for an injunction against enforcement of the state’s one-gun-per-month restriction on the grounds that it violates the Second Amendment.

Joining SAF and FPC are the San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, North County Shooting Center, Inc., PWGG, L.P., a California Limited Partnership, and six private citizens, Michelle Nguyen, Dominic Boguski, Jay Medina, Frank Colletti, John Phillips and Darin Prince, according to the court document obtained by AmmoLand News.

The 43-page complaint names California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Luis Lopez, director of the state Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms in their official capacities as defendants. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego. The case is known as Nguyen v. Becerra.

To read more, go here.

Georgia: Strike A Blow Against Biden's Anti-Gun Agenda

The Georgia senate run-off election is our best chance to strike a blow against any Biden-Harris/Democrat anti-gun agenda.

Harold Hutchison wrote in Ammoland:

Georgia – -(AmmoLand.com)- The runoff elections in Georgia are the first chance we have to strike a blow at any potential anti-Second Amendment agenda Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have in store for us. The fact is, electing two Second Amendment champions could potentially have effects beyond the legislative branch.

Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue would both be outstanding in terms of voting on legislation and nominations. In fact, if you have nightmares about Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, re-electing those two could end the threat of abuse of power in retaliation for Second Amendment activism that Cuomo has been notorious for over the next two years.

Do you worry about who could replace Stephen Breyer? A GOP majority could hold the seat open, or force Biden to appoint a not-so-hostile justice. The fact is when you have a pro-Second Amendment Senate, you have some leverage against those who hate you, who seek to inflict unjust punishments for crimes and acts of madness you didn’t commit, and who then smear you as domestic terrorists for resisting becoming the victims of injustice.

It goes beyond that. Winning one or both seats in Georgia means that the current Supreme Court stays at nine seats, and with a flood of litigation coming against anti-Second Amendment laws in places like New York, California, and New Jersey, that could lead to a decisive shift in the battlefield via favorable rulings. It could also touch on the crucial battles to protect our First Amendment rights, which are so crucial to preserving our Second Amendment rights as well.

To read more, go here.

Ammoland: Is .30-30 Winchester Ammo Ideal for Personal Defense?

Above, Winchester .30-30 ammo. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This evening, I was perusing Ammoland.com for news or deals on 9mm ammunition. Right now, there's an ammunition shortage (regular readers of this blog would know that from prior posts) and current available supplies have been marked up in price.

While looking, I came upon an article on the Winchester .30-30 ammo. The gist of the article is: Is Winchester .30-30 ideal for personal defense? It is interesting that this question was brought up since the .30-30 have proven itself as a popular hunting round.

The Winchester .30-30 is a 120 year old round and mainly used in Winchester 94 lever-action rifles. I bought a Winchester 94 (1962 vintage) last year. That's why the article caught my attention.

Above, yours truly with the Winchester 94.

The article starts with:

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- There’s been a lot of talk over the years, in gun shops, around camps and occasionally even in print that the .30-30 Winchester rifle should finally go the way of the Dodo.

I have heard more than one conversation between so-called learned experts that it’s a useless round past the 100-yard mark and that even at that distance, it’s really barely just getting by and that’s just for hunting. So what about the .30-30 as a viable defense round? Is it any good, or should it be hung over the wall with Granddad’s antique snowshoes and left as a memory of another time?

        

        .30-30 Winchester Ammo

Most experts, of course, will throw out there that the best choice for a defensive round would be some semi-auto rifle, and in many cases they would be right, but in some locales, the laws are not always on the side of gun owners, and in some cases, those semi-auto rifles, are restricted or have to be “compliant” which to many of us, translates into another word. Neutered. For instance, in my particular state, any AR platform can’t have a pistol grip with a detachable magazine, which can only be 10 rounds anyway so they have this bizarre stock that resembles PVC pipe or you can have a pistol grip but must load from a stripper clip from the side at an angle. I applaud the gun makers for coming up with alternatives, but these guns are still shadows of their former selves.

Getting back to the .30-30 Winchester, look at the round itself. The 150 grain round is listed at 2,400 fps, and while this isn’t blowing the doors off the competition when you compare it to the .308 or .30-06, you have to be impressed when you compare it to one of the most respected military rounds on the planet, the 7.62x39mm, which with its 123 grain FMJ is also listed at the 2,400 fps mark.

One of the reasons the .30-30 Winchester has always been so popular is because of the gun it was chambered in. Putting the round into the 1894 Winchester rifle and the more desirable carbine with its 20-inch barrel standard gave the shooter a gun that weighed a little more than six pounds and was only thirty-seven inches long. Compare that to say an SKS which weighs over eight pounds and is three inches longer. If the Winchester 94 is not your thing, the Marlin 336 Rifle and it’s predecessors, the 1893, the 1936 and the Model 36 are all fine guns in their own right.

The article then gives a very interesting history of the Winchester .30-30 and discusses its effectiveness in personal defense. It is a good read.

To read the full article, go here.

Bloomberg Trying To Buy More Seats

Be on the lookout for massive amounts of money being poured into anti-Second Amendment left-wing Democrat campaigns in the coming months. Arizona and Texas, in particular, are in his cross-hairs.

AmmoLand reported:

U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Gun control politicians just can’t seem to wean themselves off their addiction to Bloomberg money. 

Everytown for Gun Safety, which is funded by antigun billionaire Michael Bloomberg, announced it will spend $13 million to flip federal and state-level election seats currently held by pro-Second Amendment policymakers in Texas and Arizona. Brady Campaign’s Brady PAC announced it will sink funds into the effort, at a half a million dollars. 

It’s Bloomberg’s continued effort to campaign to bring the New York-style gun control agenda he adores to every state. He did it in Virginia and he’s looking to repeat. If gun control isn’t passed, he’ll just buy the legislatures. 

Bloomberg is only living up to his word. He admitted as much during a presidential town hall, that he bought congressional seats in 2018. The failed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate has demonstrated his hypocrisy on Second Amendment rights and who deserves them. Voters demonstrably rejected him, but he’s not going away. 

Bloomberg and his pet project gun control groups Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action pledged to spend millions to help ensure former Vice President Joe Biden leads the most antigun presidential ticket in history, hoping to flip state legislatures along the way.

To read more, go here.

California AG Served With Demand Over Unlawful Regulation Delaying Gun Purchases

California's leftist Attorney General Xavier Becerra was served with a Pre-Litigation Demand Letter over his unlawful delays in gun and ammunition transfers.

According to AmmoLand:

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) attorney and Director of Legal Policy, Matthew Larosiere, served California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the Department of Justice, and DOJ Bureau of Firearms Chief, Brent Orick, with a pre-litigation demand letter over an unlawful regulation delaying gun and ammunition transfers. The pre-litigation demand can be accessed from FPC’s website, FPCLegal.org. 

The demand was joined by Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF), California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees (CAL-FFL), and Firearms Policy Foundation.

“We hope Attorney General Becerra will do the right thing here, but he doesn’t have a very good track record of respecting the Constitution, California’s statutes, and the people in the State” said FPC President Brandon Combs.

To read more, go here.

DHS Says Firearms Retailers, Manufacturers Essential Businesses

Thanks to the fine folks at Ammoland.com, a Department of Homeland Security notice has been posted declaring that firearms retailers and manufacturers are "essential businesses".

They posted:

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Under the Trump Administration's guidance, the Department of Homeland Security has declared firearms manufacturers and retailers “essential businesses,” possibly driving a spike through the heart of various state and local “emergency powers” declarations that had classified gun stores to be “non-essential” during the current Coronavirus panic, and had ordered them closed. 

The reference to gun shops is found in a document released Saturday titled “Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce,” in the section dealing with “Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and Other First Responders.” 

The document released by DHS simply says that “Workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges” are considered essential.

As the article also states:

Editor Note: Readers, please share this article with your state, local and federal representatives, police departments and sheriffs as well local firearms retailers to make them aware of the new guidance so we can get our local business back to work and fellow Americans the products they need to remain safe.

Yes, this should especially be sent to the governor of New Mexico.

To read more, go here.

The Left's Seven Lies About Guns

Liberals have to lie about their anti-Second Amendment to get elected and enact legislation once they do get into power.

Ammoland has listed the seven fallacies (actually, lies) that come from the Left.

They begin with:

USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- With the election less than a year away, several well known liberal sources are paying for mainstream media pieces to trash the NRA and gun owners in general. The facts are on our side. Here the seven biggest lies they tell, and how to counter them.

To read more, go here.