...in Iowa. I have many fond memories of learning to shoot with my dad and brother when I was a kid. We started off on my little bro's Red Ryder, and by 7 years old, Dad decided I was ready to move up to the Ruger Mark III Target .22 LR pistol (which we still shoot often). Were we in Iowa, this family activity would have been considered illegal. The current law in Iowa … [Read more...]
By its very nature, reloading ammunition involves working with dangerous materials, specifically gunpowder and primers. If approached with common sense and discipline, not unlike any other part of shooting, the dangers are minimal and can be handled by anyone. As well as these tips, reloading press manuals will generally have specific safety advice, and of course this takes … [Read more...]
The guys at The Legal Brief have a few words for you about modified guns. What seems funny at the gun show may be very expensive in the courtroom. https://youtu.be/xsaI5raGZfA Read more at thefirearmblog.com … [Read more...]
The US Attorney General, Eric Holder, has announced the direction he wants to take the DOJ with regard to "gun safety," but the wheels are already in motion to legally mandate "smart gun" technology. At the end of February—2/27/14—Congress proposed Bill S. 2068, called the "Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 2014." The spirit of the bill is laid out in Section 2: Findings. Summed … [Read more...]
Yesterday marked the deadline for New Yorkers to register their newly defined "assault rifles" in compliance with the SAFE Act. However, it seems New York firearms owners are not submitting to the legislation peacefully. It is presumed by several sources that as many as 90% of the estimated 1.5 million applicable firearms have yet to be registered. The SAFE Act, which passed … [Read more...]
Fortunately for this Chicago-area resident, last summer, Illinois became the last state in the US to approve concealed carry. According to this report, on April 7th, a concealed carry permit holder survived a self defense shooting against armed intruders. The man, unnamed in the report, was walking around his home in the wee hours of the morning (about 02:40), when he was … [Read more...]
