Activist arrested after loading shotgun in Freedom Plaza
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 04:21 PM - Comments Off on Activist arrested after loading shotgun in Freedom Plaza - News Briefs
by TheGunMag Staff A controversial Internet talk show host was arrested at his home in Herndon, VA, on July 9 after a videotaped July 4 stunt in which he loaded...
WA Open Carry activists stage picnic, petition rally
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 04:02 PM - Comments Off on WA Open Carry activists stage picnic, petition rally - News Briefs
by Dave Workman Senior Editor Bill Starks arranges materials on the Open Carry information table Scores of Evergreen State open carry activists turned out in July to observe the fifth...
Russian gun market-share up; Mexico begins buy-up programs
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 02:56 PM - Comments Off on Russian gun market-share up; Mexico begins buy-up programs - Gun Mag Reports
by Bob Lesmeister | National Correspondent Russian VS-121 sniper rifle is based on the Dragunov While ATF gives away weapons to Mexican drug cartels (re: Fast and Furious), the legitimate firearms...
WA State R&P joins pro-gun initiative effort
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 02:36 PM - Comments Off on WA State R&P joins pro-gun initiative effort - News Briefs
By TheGunMag Staff Less than a week after its official launch in the Evergreen State, Initiative 591—backed by a coalition of gun rights organizations—got a critical boost when the Washington...
IL lawmakers override veto; ISRA seeks immediate carry
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 02:20 PM - Comments Off on IL lawmakers override veto; ISRA seeks immediate carry - News Briefs
by Dave Workman Senior Editor One day after anti-gun Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn suffered a major political defeat as lawmakers in Springfield voted to override his “amendatory veto” of court-mandated...
It’s ‘dueling initiatives’ in Washington State
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 02:08 PM - Comments Off on It’s ‘dueling initiatives’ in Washington State - Gun Mag Reports
I-591 Protect Our Gun Rights www.wagunrights.org By Dave Workman | Senior Editor A grassroots army of Washington state gun rights activists is fighting back against an attempt by a well-financed...
Koenig, Duff win NRA Bianchi Cup
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 06:02 PM - Comments Off on Koenig, Duff win NRA Bianchi Cup - News Briefs
Safariland® congratulates Team Safariland members for their performance and accolades at the 2013 NRA Bianchi Cup Pistol Tournament in Columbia, MO, May 22-25. Doug Koenig achieved an amazing 15th Bianchi...
Supreme Court rules police can gather DNA samples
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 05:56 PM - Comments Off on Supreme Court rules police can gather DNA samples - News Briefs
In a major victory for law enforcement agencies, the US Supreme Court on June 3 ruled that police can take a DNA sample from someone who has been arrested and...
Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies; Christie appoints replacement
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 05:48 PM - Comments Off on Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies; Christie appoints replacement - News Briefs
US Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the Senate and the last World War II veteran serving there, has died at age 89. The late Sen. Frank Lautenberg His...
SAF sponsor profile: Tom Gresham
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 04:16 PM - Comments Off on SAF sponsor profile: Tom Gresham - News Briefs
Tom Gresham A lifelong hunter, pilot and firearms expert, Louisiana native Tom Gresham hosts Gun Talk Radio from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m (ET) each Sunday, reaching hundreds of markets on...
Retired WA cop, Vietnam vet on cross-country fundraiser
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 04:00 PM - Comments Off on Retired WA cop, Vietnam vet on cross-country fundraiser - News Briefs
by Dave Workman Senior Editor Vietnam Veteran and former LEO, Kit Wennersten Kit Wennersten has not been in the military for two decades, but he’s a man on a mission,...
CCRKBA comes to defense of DoJ targeted journalists
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 02:31 PM - Comments Off on CCRKBA comes to defense of DoJ targeted journalists - News Briefs
Odd as it may seem, a major Second Amendment organization rushed to the defense of journalists following revelations that the Obama Justice Department had targeted several Associated Press reporters and...
NICS rule making comment period ends
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 01:07 PM - Comments Off on NICS rule making comment period ends - News Briefs
A public comment period on proposed rule-making regarding changes in the information that will be added to the National Instant Check System in an effort to prevent mentally ill or...