Jeff Pittman's Second Amendment News from Mississippi & Beyond
Reptiles — We see news this week of an 18-foot Python caught in Florida and a 15-foot one killed in Missouri. FWIW, if I find an animal, especially a reptile or carnivore, bigger than me in my yard, I see no benefit in calling for “help.” War — You had to be there. Lady celebrities who served — civilians and service members (photos […]
Reptiles. War. 2″ AR. ‘Smart guns’ hacked. Taurus recall. More. Read More »
Army bullets We have a report that the US military is switching from FMJ “ball” to JHP ammunition for its next generation modular handgun (if there is such a thing). FMJ ammo will still be used for training. The Army said it will rely on FBI data to evaluate bids for the new ammunition and that the adopted cartridge must
CA bullet ban Lead-free ammunition is now required when hunting on all California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) lands and for all Nelson bighorn sheep hunts anywhere in that state. On July 1, 2016, nonlead ammunition will be required when hunting with shotguns for upland game birds (except for dove, quail and snipe), small game mammals, fur-bearing mammals and
CA bullet ban. NRA membership sale. Army pistol update. More. Read More »
Colt As predicted, Colt Defense LLC has entered voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow for quicker sale of operations in the US and Canada. Colt will be relying on a bankruptcy court-ordered auction of business assets to help pay down its $355 million in debt. The primary assets that it owns are heavily mortgaged intellectual property (patents) and the
Colt. STI & Detonics pistol. SIG Sauer. Read More »
Sara Tipton: Off-Body Carry is a Non-Starter (Read this and watch the video.) Ooh-Rah The Marines renamed eight special operations units as Marine Raiders this week. The Raider name was made famous by WWII units that carried out risky amphibious and guerrilla operations. The units are part of the Marines’ branch of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which includes special
Sara Tipton. Marine Raiders. New Army Pistols. Rednecks. Read More »
Remington Remington Outdoor has launched a major management shakeup, letting its CEO, a “gun guy” (whose experience was in the finance industry) go after three years on the job and reshuffling its board and chief financial officer in order to “accelerate an ongoing transformation at the company,” whatever that means. The new guys come from the bus manufacturing industry and
Remington & Colt updates Read More »
UPS public relations representative Steve Gaut now says (policy): UPS remains anti-gun.
UPS suppressor update Read More »
Colt Defense LLC, on the brink of bankruptcy, has been awarded a $36,104,812 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity foreign military sales contract for M4/M4A1 carbines to several countries. Hopefully they can fill it. Colt again extended the deadline for creditors to exchange notes or vote in support of a pre-packaged plan for bankruptcy. The extension was announced after the second deadline elapsed this
Colt update. Daniel Defense sues Remington again. Read More »