Election. 2 Weeks.

• Giffords.org has a page where they are asking for Fudd gun owners to sign up as a “Gun Owner for Harris-Walz.” As Firearms Policy Coalition noted on X: Surveys estimate that over 70 million Americans own guns, yet Giffords could only get 400 people to fill out an internet form with their name and email.
• “I feel very strongly that it’s consistent with the Second Amendment to say we need an assault weapons [sic] ban.” – Kamala Harris, during an interview with a Philadelphia TV station earlier this month.
• SAF Posts Devastating Harris Video: 15 Seconds of Demagoguery

Litigation

• US District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. of the Western District of New York has ruled that the state’s restriction against concealed carry on private property open to the public is unconstitutional. New York State’s “Vampire Law” turned private property open to the public into “gun free zones” unless the owner posted signs or gave express permission to carry a firearm on the property. The case is Christian v. James.
• The US Supreme Court declined a request by Pennsylvania officials to review an appeals court decision striking down the state’s ban on gun carry for adults under 21 during declared states of emergency. Instead, the justices opted to grant, vacate, and remand (GVR) that decision back to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to be re-examined with the Supreme Court’s most recent Second Amendment decision in mind, saying “The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for further consideration in light of United States v. Rahimi.” The denial at least temporarily allows Pennsylvania to once again deny gun carry rights to 18-20-year-olds at the discretion of the state’s Governor. In Rahimi, the Court issued a narrow ruling that upheld the federal gun ban for unconvicted persons subject to court-issued domestic violence restraining orders. The majority in that case felt that although Rahimi had not been convicted, he met a standard of “dangerousness” that historically would have allowed him to be barred from possession of firearms. We are unable to see a correlation between that and any scenario wherein an entire group of young adults who have literally neither done nor been accused of any illicit behavior, suddenly becomes “dangerous” only because the governor unilaterally issued a state of emergency. Due process, anyone?
• The US Second Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in two cases from gun rights groups challenging Connecticut’s effective ban on AR-15 rifles. The arguments seem to be over whether or not AR-15s should be considered “dangerous and unusual weapons,” a term that itself is a non-constitutional creation of the courts.
• A Pennsylvania homeowner has filed a federal lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, challenging a state law that allows waterways conservation officers (WCOs) to enter private property without a warrant.
• Grassroots Updates
• In a precedent-setting decision, a Florida appeals court ruled that the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law can extend to situations where a person uses deadly force against an animal.

Enemies

• Okeechobee Police Chief Still in Hiding, Now Flouting Multiple State Laws. See also: Threats Against Okeechobee Police Chief Never Documented.
• Anti-gun New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham blinks.
• Federal agencies have banned recreational shooting on more than 1.3 million acres of public lands on the Bears Ears National Monument in San Juan County in southeastern Utah – an area larger than Rhode Island. The agencies cited no evidence of user conflicts or public safety concerns. They just don’t like you. Take action here.

Enemy idiocy.

• “Reverend” Al Sharpton (bigot, race hustler, tax cheat and adulterer), said “Can you imagine” if Madison or Jefferson “tried to overthrow the government?” on the “Morning Joe” radio program on August 03, 2023. Alfred, can you even hear yourself?
• Jon Stewart: “Guns don’t protect our free speech. Our free speech is protected by the consent of the governed…”

DGUs

• Alleged Burglar, Home Invasion Suspects Face Murder Charges After Accomplices Killed by Armed Citizens
• The father of an allegedly kidnapped 14-year-old girl in Lonoke County, Arkansas, is in jail on a preliminary charge of first degree murder – no formal charges yet – after he caught up with the car the kidnapper was escaping in with the child and the kidnapper was fatally shot during the confrontation as the father tried to rescue his daughter. The kidnapper had allegedly previously groomed and raped the girl. We note that Mississippi law is similar to Arkansas law in this area. There may be more to this story.

• A man apparently trying to steal a car in Pompano Beach, FL – with a mom and her kids inside – is dead after intervening witnesses allegedly opened fire and killed the him. I’ll bet he doesn’t try that again.
• Hammer vs. gun. This might be a case where firing through a door was a good idea.
• The Armed Citizen:
  • America’s 1st Freedom – October 12, 2024
  • American Rifleman – October 11, 2024
  • American Rifleman – October 14, 2024

Tactics & Stuff

• Self-Defense and the Law: Common Mistakes that Make a Good Shoot Look Bad. Ayoob.
• Hallway Howitzer for Home Defense? Clint Smith. Also see the Tavor item in “Products,” below.
• Wheelchairs. Ayoob.
• Pointing the gun: How to.
• Street takeovers. Farnam.
• Reloading: Converting .30-30 Win. to .32-40 Win. cases. For the one guy who wants to know.
• St. Louis man’s death attributed to shooting 35 years prior.
• “In my Special Forces career I never received training on legal use-of-force for self-defense in the US.” 

Products

• Palmetto State Armory has the PSA PA-15 16″ Phosphate A2 Mid-Length 5.56 NATO Classic AR-15 Rifle in Gray marked down to just $399.99.
• “Handgun rounds make little holes. Sometimes they come out the back; sometimes they don’t. Folks pack handguns because rifles are too bulky. High-velocity rifle rounds typically produce tiny entrance wounds. However, the corresponding exit versions can be fairly awe-inspiring. Shotguns, by contrast, take all of that to a whole different level.” – Will Dabbs, MD
• Enter the Tavor TS12.
• And the Masterkey under-barrel shotgun.
• Related: About those short shotguns.
• Charter Arms’ Double Dog Revolver Series starts out with the Charter Arms Mag Pug Combo, a revolver that comes with interchangeable .357 and 9mm (no moon clip) 5-shot cylinders. Offered with a 2.2″ or 4.2″ ported barrel, in stainless or black finishes. Around $650.

• Nosler’s new Whitetail Country™ ammo line features two bullets: the Solid Base® and the Straight-Wall™. The familiar Solid Base® bullet, known for its precision and terminal performance, incorporates a fifth-generation tapered jacket and a heavy solid base to deliver deep penetration and optimal expansion, and has a boat-tail design and aerodynamic profile. The Straight-Wall™ bullet is tailored for the slower impact velocities typical of straight-wall cartridges, with a flat base, a thin jacket at the tip, and a lead nose to ensure reliable expansion, even at extended ranges. A truncated nose design allows for smooth feeding. Available loads:
  • 6.5 Creedmoor 140gr
  • .270 Win. 130gr
  • 7mm-08 Rem. 140gr
  • .30-30 Win. 150gr
  • .308 Win. 165gr
  • .30-06 Sprg. 165gr
  • .350 Legend 180gr
  • .45-70 Govt. 300gr
• New Hornady products for 2025.
• Designed and produced in the US for the US Concealed-Carry market, the HK CC9 is an all-new micro-compact, striker-fired, pistol chambered in 9mm and rated for +P ammo. It is the smallest double-stack pistol HK has ever produced, and comes from Heckler & Koch USA, the new American side of the H&K family. It is held to the same standards as full-size duty pistols and tested to the NATO Army Armaments Group AC/225 standards. It has a modular full size grip system with interchangeable backstraps, a lower Pic rail, is optics-ready using a RMSc/407k footprint, and ships with a 10-round and 12-round magazine. $700.

“You are bound to meet misfortune if you are unarmed because, among other reasons, people despise you…. There is simply no comparison between a man who is armed and one who is not. It is unreasonable to expect that an armed man should obey one who is unarmed, or that an unarmed man should remain safe and secure when his servants are armed. In the latter case, there will be suspicion on the one hand and contempt on the other, making cooperation impossible.” – Niccolo Machiavelli in “The Prince.”