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Litigation Roundup: Nov. 14, 2014
US District Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. issued a ruling last week in the District of Columbia, denying a motion by the District to reconsider his July ruling that the District ban on carry outside of the home is unconstitutional “under any level of scrutiny.” —————————————— You may remember that the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the […] Read More
Random thoughts
“Calling 911 and waiting is no longer your best option. Armed criminals are being put back on the street by a soft-on-crime court system… are you prepared to handle a life or death threat?” – Milwaukee County, WI, Sheriff David Clarke Not coincidentally, the USDOJ says that Mexican drug gangs are now operating in over 1,000 US cities (using weapons […] Read More
Product Highlights for November 7, 2014
This Week’s Product Highlights: The new Meprolight TRU-DOT RDS (red dot sight) is a law enforcement version of the Meprolight M5. The TRU-DOT RDS is built like the M5 where it counts, with the same features as the M5, but a few mainly cosmetic cost-saving features. It uses one AA battery (alkaline or lithium) and retails for $399. Aimpoint has […] Read More
Double barreled bolt rifle
After being charged by three elephants simultaneously in 1989, Hungarian inventor Joseph Szecsei developed an exquisite double barreled repeating bolt action rifle in .416 Rem. Mag. 8 shots. Plenty of fun. http://www.nrablog.com/post/2014/11/03/Just-in-case-you-need-eight-shots-while-elephant-hunting-the-Szecsei-Fuchs.aspx http://www.nramuseum.org/the-museum/the-galleries/robert-e-petersen-collection/treasure-chest/szecsei-fuchs-double-barrel-bolt-action-rifle.aspx
Read MoreQuad .410 homemade pistol
Another reason gun control doesn’t work. You can make them from hardware store items.
Read MoreAmmo for printed guns
Michael Crumling, a 25-year-old machinist from York, PA has developed a cartridge designed specifically to be fired from 3-D printed guns. It uses a thicker steel case with a lead bullet inserted an inch inside, so that the case can contain the force of the blast instead of transferring that force to the plastic body or barrel of the gun. […] Read More
Crossbreed Holsters vs. competition
MTC Holsters, LLC, (doing business as CrossBreed Holsters, LLC) has apparently begun the process of going after other holster manufacturers for infringements on certain features of its patented hybrid concealment holsters. Patents are worthless unless enforced.
Read MoreAmmo, gun sales
It looks like ammo is generally easily available again, except 22 rimfire. We are even seeing some overstock sales on .223/5.56. Some retailers are mad at manufacturers for cutting prices on current production below that of previous shipments, thus undercutting retailers’ ability to sell stocked products for what they have in it. October 2014 has entered the record books for […] Read More
Are guns or hunting particularly unsafe?
Well…. still no. Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/245127167/Firearms-Related-Injury-Statistics-Report-2014
Read MoreSeriously, fake having a heart attack?
An ABC TV affiliate out of Houston, TX advises home invasion victims to fake having a heart attack or a breathing problem. In other words, play dead. If you do want to fight back, the station recommends pepper spray or a baseball bat. Me, I say play Rambo and whack ’em with a bazooka. Jackson, MS has the universal ban […] Read More
