The American left has been accused of essentially weaponizing the Department of Justice to go after their political enemies. None seemed to have embraced that effort more than the ATF. Time and time again, we’ve seen the bureau cross the line with regard to carrying out its duties. As a result, it’s sparked a doomed effort to abolish the ATF once and for all. It’s not going to happen, of course, but it’s amusing to see. Unfortunately, now the White House is claiming that Republicans want to empower Mexican cartels. The White House is opening a new line of attack on Republicans…
Author: David Reeder
When Fox News reported that the Biden Justice Department had reached “a $144 million agreement in principle” to settle civil lawsuits filed against the Air Force in the aftermath of a 2017 mass shooting in Texas, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms called it “one more black mark in Joe Biden’s long record of failed gun control policies.” The lawsuits, filed by dozens of plaintiffs, alleged the Air Force was negligent for failing to report the criminal record of Devin Patrick Kelley, who was convicted of domestic violence while serving in 2012. He was discharged in 2014 for bad…
As I noted Thursday morning, the Nashville, Tennessee shooting is a prime illustration that a quick and aggressive response saves lives. The problem is that when seconds count, police are just minutes away. What works best is for armed individuals to be present at the site of a mass shooting. That’s difficult to do, of course, since you can’t mandate everyone carry a gun everywhere. However, you can empower people to carry in places where such shootings are likely to happen. Tennessee is taking steps to do just that. Republican lawmakers in Tennessee advanced a bill through a House committee on…
Warning. This is uncensored battlefield footage. Trigger warning for sissies and people who don’t like beavers. The Battle of the Trench was a fight between a Eurasian beaver and local Ukrainian forces that were contesting its occupation of a defensive fighting position. The beaver won. As you’ll see, our protagonist is dragged free of the trench by a Ukrainian soldier. We cannot independently confirm whether the beaver is responsible for the entrenchment he’s attempting to control, but it seems likely. Castor fiber (that’s the species of beaver native to the region) is known to be an industrious and skilled worker, and as…
Firearm Industry Expert and Veteran Ryan Cleckner gave the lawmakers a Civics 101 lesson during his testimony against ATF overreach. Ryan Cleckner knows a few things about standing up for what’s right, even when it’s not easy. The former Special Operations sniper, lawyer, author, former NSSF staff member, firearm safety advocate, industry alumnus and entrepreneur and co-owner of Gun University, a site dedicated to firearm education and regulation compliance, took a turn giving Congress a lesson on how rulemaking by the Executive Branch is chipping away at fundamental rights and usurping the role of the Legislative Branch to represent “We the…
There might have been a time when you believed all shotguns were equal, more or less, but then things changed. You either became a seasoned waterfowler or began considering adding duck hunting to your outdoor resume. However it happened—or is about to happen—you’re now aware you need something more than Grandpa’s old 12 gauge. As it turns out, all shotguns aren’t the same, and certain shotguns are vastly superior. Enter the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus, a shotgun that’s proven itself through extraordinary field testing and lengthy use. What’s the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus? This shotgun is a 12 gauge, of course,…
How many times does the Democrat-dominant New York State legislature have to learn that the 2nd Amendment is larger than them? Apparently, at least once more. Judge Craig Stephen Brown declared New York’s Red Flag law unconstitutional since a court cannot determine mental health issues. Judge Brown was asked to consider the legalities of New York’s Red Flag law by attorneys for defendant Corey J Monroe. Monroe was subjected to a Red Flag firearms seizure order after he was alleged to have brandished and pointed a loaded shotgun at his neighbor during a verbal dispute. Monroe denied the allegations and…
North Carolinians might have another reason to celebrate after overriding their sitting governor’s veto this week, an event announcement from Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, R-N.C., might be teasing a gubernatorial run. The sweet irony is the current governor, Governor Roy Cooper, D-N.C., vetoed a bill passed by the legislature that would abolish a Jim Crow-era law requiring purchase permits to procure a pistol. Robinson made waves and was thrust into the limelight in 2018 when giving a speech at a Greensboro City Council meeting. While Governor Cooper – who is term limiting out – made the decision to veto a…
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms recently called on Congress to block funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives until “Democrats and federal bureaucrats publicly recognize Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, and stop their attacks on legal gun ownership.” If they lose all or part of the $1.9 billion Joe Biden wants to give them in his FY2024 budget proposal, the ATF only has itself to blame. The agency writes its own laws and then overzealously enforces them – a fact that has finally caught the attention of a few courts. The ATF…
The Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless often sits in the shadow of the Colt M1911. Both guns share a creator in John Browning, and both guns were and remain well-loved. One pistol that’s seemingly faded from the minds of gun enthusiasts is the M1903’s lesser-known brother. The Colt M1903 Pocket hammer. Your mind might be thinking, oh, they made a version of the 1903 with an exposed hammer. That’s what I thought upon hearing that name. After even a cursory search, it’s easy to see that not, that wasn’t the case at all. Outside of a very similar name, the…