Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), the third ranking member of House Republican leadership as the majority whip, was shot in the hip on Wednesday morning at baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. A congressional staffer and members of the congressional police force were also shot in the incident. The gunman was killed by the Capitol Police security team. According to his … [Read more...]
There is a saying we use at my 9-5 job, and that is "Every Disaster is a Local Disaster First", the same thought process can be applied to gun control. The majority of anti gun legislation wether it be bans on particular types of firearms or high-capacity magazines is based at a local level. When I use the term "local" I mean at a municipal or state level, which is the area … [Read more...]
Remember the 3D printed lower Defense Distributed produced? Meet the Liberator. Cody Wilson (founder of Defense Distributor) topped the accomplishment of printing a functioning rifle lower by using the same means to produce a functional handgun. As the components of this modern technological marvel are almost entirely plastic (it uses a metal nail as a firing pin), it stands … [Read more...]
Legislators across the country are proposing bills requiring all new pistols would be sold with identifying technology, rendering the firearms inoperable for anyone but the legal purchaser. Along with this motion, all extant handguns, with the exception of military and a few antique firearms, would need to be retrofitted with this technology within three years. As with the … [Read more...]
The National Firearms Act (NFA) was enacted in 1934 in an attempt to control weapons popular in Prohibition era gang warfare. After eighty years its implementation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) has become rather strange, and its controls on items like short barrels and suppressors seem archaic. The following infographic shows a variant of the XCR with … [Read more...]
Oftentimes, when I hear about new firearms legislation, a pit falls into my stomach. Another groundless restriction designed by legislators unfamiliar with firearms function to ineffectively treat a symptom of a greater problem. Fortunately for myself, and other firearms enthusiasts, H.R. 4547 is, instead, a breath of fresh air. Proposed on May 1st, 2014 by Louisiana … [Read more...]
