A reader who wishes to remain anonymous writes . . . “Bad men need no more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” – John Stuart Mill Law-abiding American gun owners stand with law enforcement, and American law enforcement must stand with us. Elitist politicians across the country are […]
By Rob Morse Democrat legislators in Illinois make it hard for honest citizens to protect themselves. Illinois’ government is controlled by Chicago politicians, and, sadly, those politicians like gun-prohibition. They say their laws makes all of us safer. Facts say otherwise. Illinois politicians claim gun-control is “for the children” but we can count the bodies […]
Another school shooting, another call for more gun control laws. This time, in the state with more gun control laws than any other. It won’t — can’t — work. The only way to end “gun violence” is to forcibly confiscate and destroy every single firearm in the country. Not just privately owned weapons; everything. Then […]
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – Clearly this woman did not have all her mental faculties with her on the night she tried to break into multiple homes all right near each other. Whether she suffers from a mental health issue, or she was under the influence of drugs, we don’t know; but the consequences for her actions […]
Washington, DC — Socialist Stacey Abrams has declared that our system to elect the President of the United States of America is racist.
America has utilized the same system for the Presidential election since George Washington’s administration.
In fact, the electoral college system is embedded in our constitution.
Watch Socialist Stacey call for the abolishment of our current electoral system:
Here is Socialist Stacey’s quote: ”
The Electoral College is racist and classist,” Abrams said.
“We have to remember the Electoral College was not designed because people were worried about Idaho not having enough votes. We didn’t know about Idaho. What we did know was that in the south, the populations in the south had equal or roughly equal populations to the north. However, because black people were not considered human or citizens, they wanted their bodies to count for the purposes of the population count but not their humanity.”
When the left looses and they can’t explain it, surely it’s racist.
The gun grabbing radical left can’t seem to win the high profile elections, so of course there must be voter suppression.
Might there be a chance that Americans do not buy into your lies and abusive policy proposals?
What the left fails to understand is that the electoral college protects small communities across this nation.
If there were only a popular vote, the largest and most populous states would hold all of the power in deciding an election.
States like Maine and Vermont have benefitted from the electoral college system.
The original small frontier communities after our founding have not been overcome by the ever-growing and overpopulated cities.
Ironically enough, Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist No. 68 that the electoral college protected against foreign influence in our elections as well.
The left must love the Russians!
Stacey Abrams is out to destroy the Constitution and the operational nature of our representative republic.
America is not a pure democracy, as the founders warned of the dangers when governing in such a system.
Our United States must move forward in compliance with the Constitution, as our nation is a young and vulnerable experiment.
As Benjamin Franklin said at the founding, we have “a republic, if we can keep it”.
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Virginia Del. Ibraheem Samirah won his re-election bid in the D.C. suburb of Fairfax County last week, but it’s his response to a Facebook post by a school board member in Virginia that’s drawing headlines this week. Samirah says the post by Virginia Beach]]
The pro-life activist who exposed Planned Parenthood's organ harvesting operations is planning to appeal a jury's verdict in favor of the abortion giant.
On Friday, a California jury ruled that Center for Medical Progress head David Daleiden must pay $2.2 million to Planned Parenthood after he published a series of undercover videos in which employees candidly discussed harvesting and selling body parts from aborted babies. Daleiden's attorneys said they are already planning an appeal, saying the lawsuit threatens the First Amendment.
"This case puts the constitutionally guaranteed right to free speech on trial. It tests the sacred tenet of freedom of the press," Tom Brejcha, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Society said in a press release. "Planned Parenthood decided that it was above the law. Planned Parenthood was wrong, and I am confident that we will win on appeal."
The jury found that Daleiden, an undercover journalist, is required to pay the damages to compensate for Planned Parenthood's security costs and because the undercover journalism caused substantial harm to the organization.
Daleiden has argued that his undercover techniques were no different than those employed by traditional journalism organizations, pointing to a 2000 ABC News report in which 20/20 reporters posed as organ buyers.
Pro-life groups criticized the verdict, as well as federal judge William Orrick's handling of the trial. Daleiden's attorneys had called on the Obama appointee to recuse himself from the case, citing his involvement with a charity that works directly with Planned Parenthood. Orrick instructed the jury before deliberations that Daleiden illegally trespassed during the course of his investigation, according to the Daily Wire.
"I have already determined that these defendants trespassed at each of these locations. Because I determined that these defendants trespassed, the law assumes that Planned Parenthood has been harmed and is entitled to an award of nominal damages such as one dollar for each trespass," Orrick told the jury.
Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress criticized the verdict as "a dangerous precedent for citizen journalism and First Amendment civil rights across the country."
Daleiden faces both civil and criminal litigation. He is charged with recording the Planned Parenthood employees under false pretenses. The criminal case, which was launched by then-California attorney general Kamala Harris, is ongoing.
Planned Parenthood praised the verdict and criticized Daleiden for waging a "malicious campaign" against the abortion provider.
"David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress intentionally waged a multi-year illegal effort to manufacture a malicious campaign against Planned Parenthood," the organization said in a release. "The jury recognized today that those behind the campaign broke the law in order to advance their goals of banning safe, legal abortion in this country, and to prevent Planned Parenthood from serving the patients who depend on us."
The National Abortion Federation also praised the decision in a statement. The group described the pro-life activists as extremists and called on elected officials to "treat them like the criminals that they are."
Lila Rose, president and founder of Live Action, a pro-life group, praised the decision to appeal the verdict.
"David Daleiden and those who helped to expose Planned Parenthood’s gruesome baby body parts trafficking scheme should immediately appeal today’s guilty verdict, which surely belongs instead to the $1.5 billion dollar abortion corporation that kills over 900 preborn children every day," she said in a statement.
Los Angeles Sheriff Sheriff Alex Villanueva, left, at podium, introduces Santa Clarita Detective Dan Finn, middle, and School resource officer, Sheriff James Callahan, right, during a news conference at the station Santa Clarita, Calif., Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Detective Finn and Sheriff Callahan were one of the first responders in the aftermath of a shooting at the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
According to the AP, investigators haven’t found the usual note, manifesto, or online screed left by the 16-year-old who opened fire in Saugus High School on Thursday with a .45 caliber handgun. Everyone who knew the “quiet and smart kid who was a Boy Scout” expressed surprise that he did what he did. But for […]
Texas Democratic state representative Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez turned himself in Thursday after a video surveillance camera captured him dropping a cocaine-filled bag at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
"I do not have anyone to blame but myself," he said in a statement. "I accept this because it is true, and it will help me get better."
Nevárez was arrested and released with bond set at $10,000, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Surveillance footage from Sept. 6 revealed that he had dropped "a white paper object" as he walked out of the airport. Two Texas Department of Transportation employees found the envelope, and a later investigation determined that it contained cocaine.
Nevárez, who announced earlier this month that he would not seek reelection, confirmed the news on Thursday.
"In a weird way I am grateful. Grief and addiction were consuming me, but oddly enough, I feel better now than I have in a long time, and I mean that," Nevárez said, adding he would seek treatment for his addiction.
Nevárez could face up to 10 years in prison, Fox 7 Austin reports.
A Los Angeles Sheriff Sheriff's vehicle patrols the surroundings of the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Investigators said Friday they have yet to find a diary, manifesto or note that would explain why a boy killed two students outside the Southern California high school on his 16th birthday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
By Stefanie Dazio and John Antczak, Associated Press The death of a 16-year-old boy who killed two students and wounded three others at his Southern California high school has left investigators struggling to discover what prompted the deadly attack. Friends and neighbors described Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow as bright, funny, quiet and above all normal before […]
With less than a week before the next Democrat Presidential Debate to be held in Atlanta, Stacey Abrams is doing what she does best . . .
Running her mouth across the country, dragging our state through the mud, trashing you, and her latest from yesterday while sitting with Barack Obama: the “electoral college is racist.”
Obama then said: “I love me some Stacey Abrams.”
Just in the last two weeks, she said she would be “happy” be the Democrat VP nominee, and at worst, she is angling to run for Governor here in Georgia again in 2022.
Even before Beto said “hell yeah” we’re coming to take your guns, Stacey Abrams pushed similar legislation here in Georgia.
You’ll remember during the 2018 Governor’s race, Georgia Gun Owners spent $100,000 across the state letting Second Amendment supporters know that in 2016, Socialist Stacey introduced HB 731, a bill that would order the GBI to ban, confiscate, and destroy firearms, ammo, and magazines owned by MILLIONS of Georgians.
Socialist Stacey has bad intentions for the State of Georgia, your Second Amendment rights at the Capitol in Atlanta, and your Second Amendment rights nationally.
That’s why I’m encouraging your right now to support our Fall 2019 Georgia Gun Owners Raffle.
All proceeds from this raffle go directly into our “2020 Gun Rights Battlefund” which we will be unloading from January through March to stop ALL gun control legislation at the Capitol.
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Columnist Jenice Armstrong isn’t about to become a writer for Bearing Arms anytime soon. I don’t think she’d be interested in writing about the Second Amendment, at least not from the pro-side of things.
However, a recent column by her says a lot of things I’ve been talking]]
The journos are at it again. They are paid to pretend that politics is fascinating and meaningful, that they are indispensable members of an indispensable institution without which democracy itself would cease to exist. Some of them actually believe it. Suggestions to the contrary typically result in collective tantrums and self-validating screeds on Twitter, the popular social networking platform.
In this particular instance, our nation's journalists were set off by the (accurate) suggestion, included in the reporting of some of their fellow journalists, that the impeachment hearings taking place in Congress were "dull" and lacked "pizzazz."
Analysis: The first two witnesses called Wednesday testified to President Trump's scheme, but lacked the pizzazz necessary to capture public attention. https://t.co/1UfkaeZ3I4
Because journalists personally enjoy writing and reading about themselves, and tweeting inside jokes to other journalists, "pizzazz"-gate produced a tidal wave of journo-centric content on the world wide web.
It "lacked the pizazz": Coverage of the first impeachment hearing illustrates how the media is falling short https://t.co/xktRKgToVs
This dumb shit is how a corrupt carnival barker became the leader of the free world. You bunch of 3-year-olds having to be constantly entertained by shiny objects instead of treating the American presidency as if it were, you know, the American presidency. https://t.co/CiTyamb8xQ
Bloomberg's Jennifer Epstein, an employee of Democratic primary candidate Michael Bloomberg who is herself supposed to be reporting on the Democratic primary, posted a popular take on the "controversy" that summed up the aggrieved sentiment percolating through the cold hearts of political journos and other politics-obsessed members of "The Resistance."
There is, though, a related point that’s valid: the extent to which the hearings draw the attention of the American people and how that shapes public opinion (which could or could not influence a Republican votes). But framing as interesting vs boring isn’t how to get there imho.
Anyway, I don’t mean this to be a knock on any specific reporter or news organization. And, admittedly, I’m focused on covering the Democratic primary and not on the hearings. But this is an important moment in this country and we can’t roll through it on autopilot.
Jonathan Allen of NBC News, one of the offending journalists who dared to imply that most normal, well-adjusted Americans were unlikely to be as riveted by congressional hearings as the D.C. media establishment was, "clapped back" in the comments after being urged to "consider the consequences of reporting on how entertaining you find the presentation."
I didn’t call the hearing boring. I worked for Congressional Quarterly for a decade. I know from boring hearings. I said it wasn’t dramatic. I also read transcripts and the Congressional Record. But most people don’t. And this has to be easy to understand—not just for Twitterati.
"Consequences" being the operative word. Because everything the media does is assumed to be consequential, given its pivotal role in the democratic process—that of explaining to the impressionable, unwashed masses how to think (and why to care) about the inscrutable goings-on in our nation's capital. The thought that most people just aren't that impressed by the political media's tedious, soul-crushing, circle-jerking shenanigans has never occurred to them.
Vox, for example, explained why everything depends on the media's analysis of political events:
That sort of framing isn’t just a self-fulfilling analysis signaling to prospective news consumers that they can safely tune out the unexciting impeachment hearings. It’s also, as anyone who remembers lengthy cable news shots of Trump’s empty podium can attest, the exact sort of fixation on entertainment and optics over substance that played a key role in helping Trump win in 2016 in the first place. But if you hoped that major outlets learned something from that experience, the framing of the NBC and Reuters dispatches about the first public impeachment hearing was disappointing.
Maybe that's right, and every word a "major outlet" publishes is a powerful "signal" to the American people about how to think and how to vote. Maybe the media's actual influence is … less than they imagine it be. Who's to say?
The American public's trust in the media is certainly less than the media would like to admit. A recent Gallup survey found that just 13 percent of Americans trust the media "a great deal," with 28 percent expressing "a fair amount" of trust. Here's what Gallup found when they asked about the American public's confidence in television news in particular:
Lack of confidence aside, we do know that about 14 million people watched the first day of impeachment hearings on television, or about 6 percent of the U.S. voting population. That's significantly less than the 19 million viewers who tuned in to watch former FBI director James Comey testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee in May 2017.
The vast majority (10.6 million) of those who watched the impeachment hearings on television were over the age of 55. CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter surmised that younger viewers "were more likely to stream it and/or soak up the info like sponges," whatever that means.
The most watched networks for coverage of the impeachment hearings were also the most partisan ones—Fox News and MSNBC. Maybe that's because the people least inclined to find the hearings boring, which they objectively are, are the rabid partisans who aren't going to change their votes and, for some reason, require a constant dose of masochistic validation for their enduring belief that Trump/Democrats is/are saving/destroying the country.
In case it is relevant, the Gallup survey found that, among independent voters, trust in the media has fallen from 53 percent in 1997 to just 36 percent in 2019. Who, exactly, are the readers being poorly served (allegedly) when reporters use words like "dull" and "pizzazz" to describe dull hearings that lack pizzazz? You know, apart from other journalists and the anti-Drumpf partisans.
The replies to Epstein's rant about how two journalists published "unsophisticated" takes at this time of grave national importance are revealing, and often hilarious. Scroll through if you want to get a sense of the people who are outraged at the suggestion that their fellow Americans might not be so enthralled by the events taking place on Capitol Hill. For example:
This person whose bio includes the hashtags #StillWithHer and #Kamala2020:
All of my friends on Facebook were riveted by the testimony. One was glad her flight was delayed so she could continue listening to it on Sirius. Another was bummed that LA traffic wasn’t bad enough to allow her to continue listening as she drove to work.
Many Americans were not bored. We know how important the #ImoeachmentHearings are. We want journalists to report the facts and that alone. I don’t care if they are bored. I wasn’t. We are sick of their spin. Their spin got us Trump.
I found the hearing very informative as far as background and timeline is concerned; therefore NOT boring. WTF is wrong with them? As far as I’m concerned a headline like that is tantamount to a Trump endorsement.
Maybe journalists should point out that it is our civic duty to watch the proceedings. Perpetuating an uninformed electorate by declaring that politics should be entertaining is a disservice to the public and a danger to our democracy.
I didn’t think they were "boring" at all. When I tried to turn them off my 15 yr old yelled at me to turn it back on because he was listening to it. I was very surprised.
Maybe most other people have better things to do with their time. Good for them. The hearings are boring. Cable news is atrocious. Some people will read or watch the recaps later. Some might even have a fair amount of trust in our media institutions, even if they don't deserve it.
With Thursday’s shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, the discussion around guns has returned to school shootings. However, as we all know, schools are gun-free zones. We also know that California might as well be a gun-free zone, what with all the gun]]
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA — A homeowner defended themselves after someone broke into their home, sending them running down the street with a bullet wound to the back. The homeowner called 911 to report the incident. Police were sent to the home and while they were interviewing the homeowner, they received another 911 call from someone […]
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- Almost 160 years after the fact, Henry Repeating Arms finally added a side loading gate to their line of rifles which for the longest time had only been front-loading tubular magazine rifles.
A few months back I was lucky enough to try out one of the first of these rifles chambered in 35 Remington, but all it did was make me long for other calibers in the same platform! So when I was offered their ultimate big bore rifle in 45-70, I had to say “Yes!”
Henry Repeating Arms and the Loading Gate
Nelson king's patent drawing for the side loading gate
The earliest rifles with the Henry name were built at the New Haven Arms Company based on Benjamin Tyler Henry's design back in 1860. As successful as the design was, shooters and soldiers complained about dirt entering the magazine tube and gumming up the works or damaging the magazine tube while carried on horseback.
In 1865 Oliver Winchester renamed New Haven Arms the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and a plant superintendent named Nelson King redesigned the magazine tube which incorporated a side loading gate.
While I am in my fourth decade of shooting, I am a relative newcomer to Henry Repeating Arms. Even though the company has been around for 20 + years they only jumped on my radar two years ago. Some firearm, civil war and old west historians balked at the use of the Henry name, but I think they need to get over it.
Henry Repeating Arms is building the rifles that Benjamin Tyler Henry and Oliver Winchester wish they could have built.
Every time I take one of their rifles out of the box I am blown away by their appearance. Pictures do not do this rifle justice. I have said it before and I will say it again, their brass receivers take my breath away every time as does the wood, checkering and the slickness of their actions.
The genius of these new rifles is retaining the front-loading capability while incorporating the side loading gate. This beats having to manually cycle your unfired rounds through the chamber. On these new rifles, all you need to do is pull the front of the tube out and safely unload the rifle.
Henry Side Gate
45-70: A little bit about the cartridge
I consider 45-70 to be the “King of the Beasts”, the history of the cartridge is quite impressive.
In 1866 the US Military began a search for a rifle cartridge with a .45 caliber bullet that would give increased range, penetration and accuracy. They found it in the “45-70-405”. This three-part naming convention referred to the diameter of the bullet (0.45″), the weight of the black powder charge (70 grains) and the weight of the projectile (405 grains). It was loaded in a centerfire copper case and christened the “.45-70 Government” cartridge in commercial catalogs.
Various 45-70 Ammo
Muzzle velocity was 1,350 feet per second and the accuracy standard was 4 MOA (Minute of Angle), translating to 4″ at 100 yards. Trials were held in 1872 for a rifle capable of firing this round and was awarded to the Springfield Trapdoor rifle of 1873.
1873 Trapdoor Springfield
The round was used in various Gatling gun models from 1873 until 1893, about the same lifespan of the Trapdoor Springfield rifles and carbines. However, at the dawn of the 20th century, the single-shot black powder rifle concept was rapidly becoming obsolete. Thankfully hunters and sportsmen saved the round from fading into oblivion.
After all, it is a large diameter bullet seated in a case with a huge powder capacity!
It became a favorite round of buffalo hunters because the large dense bullet moves at a relatively slow pace and penetrates without destroying the meat. I believe most hunters in the 19th century used a 500 grain bullet as opposed to the 405 grain type.
Sharps 45.70
Modern 45-70 ammunition is more than adequate for any North American big game animals within appropriate distances. It has even been used successfully in Africa on the Big Five.
Luckily, we are not at the mercy of single-shot trapdoor, falling block or rolling block rifles any more for this round. Winchester had offered its Model of 1886 in chambering and that tradition continues today with other manufacturers such as Henry Repeating Arms.
Modern firearms such as the Henry can pretty much ignore the anemic black powder loadings and several companies produce ammunition appropriate for use in modern rifles. Just don’t shoot them out of your old Trapdoor Springfield!
The Rest of the Rifle
Beyond the gorgeous exterior, lever-action rifles built by Henry Arms have a buttery smooth action and rock-solid lockup. The semi-buckhorn style sight has a diamond that is highly visible and the front sight is an ivory bead. If you want to add an optic the receiver is drilled and tapped for scope mounts.
Shooting the 45-70 Henry side loading gate
At the Range
I set my target up at 100 yards with the rifle supported by sandbags.
Being that I have a few rifles and even a pistol chambered in 45-70, I had a few varieties of ammunition on hand. I took a 20-box of HSM Cowboy Action Lead RNFP 405 Grains and a 20-round box of 325 grain Hornady LEVERevelution.
I have to say the trigger is a thing of beauty too and breaks at a crisp 4 pounds.
Using the HSM ammunition first, my best 4-shot group was at 2.05”. The Hornady ammunition felt a bit stouter but performed much better at 1.5”. I was impressed but thought I could do better.
I did engage some steel targets at various distances while standing and rang steel all day. The big lead 405-grain slugs leave a nice big mark, too.
Skinner Sights
I know that most rifles are more accurate than the shooter behind the trigger. For years I was a diehard iron sight guy. That was how I learned and unless I am shooting at longer ranges, I tend to prefer irons.
However, I’m approaching my half-century mark on this earth and on some days things can get a little blurry. Even though the Henry is drilled and tapped for a scope and I do have a lever gun with an optic, I wanted something to keep this rifle a bit more traditional for now.
Skinner Peep Sight mounted on a Henry rifle.
I have two other lever-action rifles equipped with receiver mounted peep sights made by Skinner Sights. I have tried tang sights and veneers and considered it for a minute until I talked to Andy Larsson.
We met in person at a Blue August Media event in Las Vegas. He was demonstrating his sights and a few other projects that they have in the works. I asked him if he made a tang sight.
“No, those things are up when you want them down and down when you want them up.”
I agreed and told him how I had his sights on two of my other rifles and loved them, but that I wanted to add one to a Henry and keep the old-timey look. He had the perfect solution.
Skinner Sights offers a brass peep sight that fits in the scope mounting holes on the top of the receiver. It is very reminiscent of the M16/AR-15 type sight and the aperture can be changed. It is completely adjustable for windage and elevation. They offer a black version, too, but the gold one looks like it was made for the brass-framed Henry.
While you do not have to remove the rear buckhorn sight, it kept throwing me off, so it had to go. Skinner makes an easy to install dovetail slot filler that completes the look of the rifle.
I returned to the range and with the HSM ammunition was able to shrink my group size down to just over 1 inch.
It works on the principle of a scope by allowing you to see better. Small apertures improve your ability to focus just like when you aim a camera or a rifle scope. It’s an assist for your vision and the increased distance by moving the rear sight from the barrel to the rear of the receiver gives you a longer sight radius. It may not give you as fast a sight picture as the factory sights, but you’re not exactly going to be protecting your covered wagon from Paiutes or Comanche anytime soon.
If you are looking for a sight like this for your Henry, Marlin, Winchester, Thompson Center or Ruger check them out at http://www.skinnersights.com/
Downsides
If there is a downside to brass framed Henry rifles it is that they look too good. I shoot a few old commemorative rifles, so that has never been a problem for me, but I could see truly dedicated hunters and outdoorsmen craving a more subdued or subtle finish and reduced checkering on these rifles or else they may be hesitant to go afield with them. Maybe as time goes by, we will see these rifles offered in blued steel with plain walnut furniture.
Henry Big Boy Rifles would look and work great with the side loading gate.
I do think adding the side loading gate to rifles with Henry’s Brass receiver flagship look was an incredibly smart idea, though.
The only other thing that will be an issue on this model is the brass butt plate. I didn't find it bad on the 35 Remington version, or too much with the 405-grain bullets. I definitely knew I was shooting a big bore with the Hornady, though. A nice rubber recoil pad will be a welcome addition to a field model if they ever roll out.
Final Thoughts
As a lever-action fan, I was always partial to other brands, but Henry is quickly making me a believer in their products. This is the second Henry Rifle I tried out with the side-loading gate and all I can say is that I hope more calibers and configurations are offered down the line.
I see the demand there already for 357 Magnum, 44 Magnum and I think my personal dream gun would be a side-loading gate on a 41 Magnum Mare’s Leg for an SBR project. The other benefit of the side gate is that threaded barrels can be incorporated with close to full-length magazine tubes.
Mike Searson's career as a shooter began as a Marine Rifleman at age 17. He has worked in the firearms industry his entire adult life as a Gunsmith, Ballistician, Consultant, Salesman, Author, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1989.
Mike has written over 2000 articles for several magazines, websites, and newsletters, including Blade, RECOIL, OFF-GRID, Tactical Officer, SWAT, Tactical World, Gun Digest, Examiner.com and the US Concealed Carry Association as well as AmmoLand Shooting Sports News.
Baltimore Mayor Bernard "Jack" Young (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
By CCRKBA Responding to Baltimore Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young’s argument that he isn’t responsible for the city’s rising homicide rate because he’s “not committing the murders,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today fired right back, “Law-abiding gun owners aren’t committing murders, either.” “Yet Mayor Young and his fellow Democrats […]
United States – -(AmmoLand.com)- One of the reasons that we are facing a harder fight for our rights is that anti-Second Amendment extremists have gone beyond the misuse of firearms in the commission of crimes and acts of madness as a reason to take away our rights. This strategy, which has become very effective, had its birth with the Violence Policy Center.
Do not let the innocent-sounding name fool you. The Violence Policy Center is responsible for not only creating the “assault weapons” myth that is regularly used to beat Second Amendment supporters over the head, especially in the wake of mass shootings, but it is part of an overarching long-term strategy that is responsible for a paradigm shift in the debate over our rights.
You see, to the Violence Policy Center, mere ownership of any type of firearms threatens the “public health” of the entire country. By moving it to this angle it allows them to hammer law-abiding American citizens who wish to exercise their Second Amendment rights – even when they have done nothing wrong. It is part of a pattern of anti-Second Amendment innovation – one that has been a hallmark of the organization’s founder, Josh Sugarmann.
Sugarmann, as Second Amendment supporters should know, is the one who initially suggested that the future of anti-Second extremism was shifting the focus away from handguns and on modern multi-purpose semiautomatic rifles and shotguns. His infamous quote is one that Second Amendment supporters should point to when trying to convince our fellow Americans that they are being misled.
But it goes beyond modern multi-purpose semiautomatic rifles. The Violence Policy Center has also sought a complete ban on handguns over the same years. Again, the refrain is they are a danger to public health. We also saw them hype of alleged dangers from rifles that used the .50 BMG cartridge, and it has waged a relentless war on concealed carry laws, often highlighting the very rare times concealed carry permit holders were charged with crimes. The group even targeted subcompact pistols like the Glock 26 calling them “pocket rockets.” There is one very common denominator in all of this: The Violence Policy Center was trying to create fear about gun ownership and modern firearms technology.
But the Violence Policy Center has not stopped there. In addition to the fear-mongering, the Violence Policy Center has proposed to give career bureaucrats the right to impose gun bans. This is, in fact, precisely what the Violence Policy Center advocated in 1994. Their model legislation was introduced in 1993, 1995, and 1997 by then-Representative Major Owens.
The group calls it “regulating the gun industry” – ignoring the many federal, state, and local laws on firearms already in existence. At the link, you will note that they will claim teddy bears are regulated for health and safety, while guns aren’t.
Putting guns under the model of consumer product regulation would, in essence, allow anti-Second Amendment extremists to ban guns – leaving Americans with little recourse against such a ban. It would even apply to accessories like laser sights. And all from a bureaucrat’s edict – with no effective response. When was the last time a federal government bureaucrat got fired for abusing power?
While the Brady Campaign was dangerous in its ability to harness emotional stories, and to separate a lot of well-meaning gun owners from defending the Second Amendment, and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence has added a more religious fervor that many groups adopt, the Violence Policy Center has literally put forth the nuts and bolts of a plan to take away our rights. They also have played a role in creating the climate of fear used to fuel efforts to take our rights away.
While that approach has been brushed off easily in the past, these days, it is becoming more and more effective – and we are paying for that in terms of losing elections. Eric Holder’s long-sought brainwashing of Americans against guns has begun to take hold, and the Violence Policy Center’s work has been the crux of that campaign. How else do you explain the way an advice columnist can tell a father to put his hatred of guns over love for his daughter, and then double down on it?
Writer Harold Hutchison has more than a dozen years of experience covering military affairs, international events, U.S. politics and Second Amendment issues. Harold was consulting senior editor at Soldier of Fortune magazine and is the author of the novel Strike Group Reagan. He has also written for the Daily Caller, National Review, Patriot Post, Strategypage.com, and other national websites.
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Sportsman’s Guide
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Palmetto State Armory
For daily deals on purchasing bulk ammunition online, Palmetto State Armory is one of the top e-tailers selling ammunition in bulk in a wide range of popular calibers in centerfire and rimfire options. Available in boxes up to 1,000 rounds, Palmetto State Armoury ships by weight within five business days from the time of your order. Keep a close eye on their daily ammo deals if you plan on buying ammo online [check the AmmoLand's PSA bargain page] since they will offer free shipping on certain items from time-to-time.
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Natchez Shooting Supplies
Natchez Shooting Supplies has great deals on purchasing bulk ammunition online, especially for those looking for great deals on bulk.22 ammunition and other popular calibers such as 9mm, .223, 5.56 and more. With reliable 1-2 day shipping from the time of order, Natchez Shooters Supplies brings avid ammunition users their savings by buying through them. Natchez Shooters Supplies also hosts the Federal Lake City XM855 Green Tip Centerfire Ammunition in a 50 gallon drum on their website. This overload of 5.56 in 62 gr. comes in a 12,500 for $0.49 per round. Check AmmoLand's page tracking the best of Natchez Shooters Supplies deals to stay updated when bulk ammunition comes on sale.
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Purchasing Bulk ammunition online is an element that seems to be shrouded in a cloud of mystery. Palmetto State Armory has a great page with all the information you need for making your purchase and can be read here at under ammunition shipping restrictions. Some of the basics of purchasing bulk ammunition online are as follows.
You are at least 21 years of age (for handgun ammunition) or 18 years of age (for rifle ammunition).
You have not been convicted of any felony, a misdemeanor of domestic abuse, and you are not chemically dependent.
In my home state of New York, No ammunition Sales to New York City, or its five Burroughs. Starting January 1st, 2014 all ammunition must be sent to a Federal Firearms Licensed dealer.
In California, no online ammunition Sales to the cities of Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, or Avalon.
You have no legal restraint that would prohibit you from possessing, ordering, owning, or transferring ammunition.
You have never been committed to any mental institution, or been adjudicated as mentally defective. You will not sell ammunition to any minor.
You cannot have ammunition shipped to a post office box.
Now, if you do live in a restricted state and cannot purchase bulk ammunition online, Palmetto State Armory will have their orders canceled and a 5% restocking fee will be charged. Be aware of your rules and don’t get yourself in trouble. Other websites host similar policies.
Purchasing bulk ammunition online is a time saving cost-effective endeavor for the avid gun owner. The long-term benefits of purchasing several hundred to several thousand rounds at a time for your favorite calibers revolves around controlling the ever-changing costs at retail for ammunition. Lock in your prices and buy in bulk online.
Disgraced Democratic senator Al Franken was spotted on Wednesday mingling with top Democratic Party donors in Washington, D.C.—just two months after a ninth woman emerged to accuse the comedian turned lawmaker of sexual harassment and two years after Democratic donors took steps to prevent sexual harassment in their own ranks.
While Franken appears to have no formal role in the Democracy Alliance's three-day program, which featured current lawmakers and professional activists, the Free Beacon spotted him glad-handing with members of the exclusive group over cocktails. The former Minnesota senator, who has been on a rehabilitation tour since his resignation early last year, is set to host a SiriusXM radio show and told the New Yorker in July that he regretted his decision to step down.
Franken's appearance among the left's top donors suggests he is still warmly regarded by party leaders and activists who have themselves taken steps to condemn and prevent sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
A document obtained by the Free Beacon shows the Democracy Alliance's board of directors moved on Nov. 15, 2017, to create new program participation guidelines urging participants not to "subject others to unwanted sexual advances, coercion or bullying of a sexual nature."
Democracy Alliance president Gara LaMarche told the Free Beacon that many people attended to the event's opening reception on Wednesday who were not invited to remainder of the conference, but did not respond to a request for comment about Franken specifically.
"We generally do not comment on who comes to the conference or doesn’t, but we held a big opening reception to which many organizational and political leaders were invited, and a number of folks came to that who are not otherwise invited or part of the conference program," LaMarche said in an email. Franken did not respond to a request for comment.
His appearance in Washington comes just six weeks after after a ninth woman, who identified herself only as a former Democratic congressional staffer, came forward to accuse Franken of unwanted groping.
The woman, a former aide to Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.), said that she was working the photo line at an event where Franken was the featured speaker. While she was taking a photograph with Franken, she told New York magazine, "he puts his hand on my ass. He’s telling the photographer, ‘Take another one. I think I blinked. Take another one.’ And I’m just frozen. It’s so violating. And then he gives me a little squeeze on my buttock, and I am bright red. I don’t say anything at the time, but I felt deeply, deeply uncomfortable."
Democracy Alliance's guidelines have been printed for attendees at each of the group's meetings since late 2017 and are included in the agenda for the ongoing conference, which is taking place at the five-star Mandarin Oriental hotel in Washington ,D.C.
Image from Democracy Alliance's Fall 2019 Investment Conference agenda / Free Beacon
South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg (D.) ripped Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) new health care plan, saying she "still doesn't trust the American people" to make decisions for themselves.
The statement, put out by communications adviser Lis Smith, described Warren's plan as a "transparently political attempt to paper over a very serious policy problem," criticizing Warren for wanting "to force 150 million people off their private insurance whether they like it or not."
"No amount of Washington political games can save her plan from that fatal flaw: she still doesn't trust the American people to make the right health care decisions for themselves," the campaign concluded.
Warren's plan would transition the American health care system to a "Medicare for All" system over the first three years of her term as president. It proposes using budget reconciliation to pass the massive overhaul. The reconciliation process effectively bypasses the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold to enact spending, tax, or debt-limit legislation.
The plan would let Americans opt in a Medicare-based public option before the end of the three-year period. After three years, every American would be integrated into the new Medicare for All program.
"I won’t hand Mitch McConnell a veto over my health care agenda," the plan reads. "Instead, I’ll give every American over the age of 50 the choice to enter an improved Medicare program, and I’ll give every person in America the choice to get coverage through a true Medicare for All option."
The "choice" language is similar to Buttigieg's proposed "Medicare for All Who Want It" plan, which would also allow individuals to opt in to a public health insurance program.
Warren and Buttigieg have clashed in recent weeks over the issue of health care. Buttigieg criticized Warren's funding plan for her Medicare for All proposal, calling the math behind the plan "controversial."
A recent Iowa poll showed the South Bend mayor moving into first place in the state over former vice president Joe Biden, Warren, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), respectively. However, both Biden and Warren were within the poll's margin of error.
By Austin Knudsen For those TTAG readers who have read any of my previous reviews on this site, you know I like to acquire and review affordable, “value” guns in order to find our readers the best bang for the buck. But for this article, I tread into new territory and make the following admission: […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) will tax the wealthy at triple the rate she advertises, according to a Washington Post fact check.
Warren, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic nomination, claimed in a campaign ad released Wednesday that billionaires will only pay two cents per dollar under her wealth tax plan. However, Warren has also called for a 6 percent tax to help fund her Medicare for All plan.
The ad shows clips of billionaires criticizing Warren. The senator is then shown speaking at a campaign event as she describes the rationale behind her wealth tax. Warren says those who build a "great fortune" ought to "pitch in two cents so everybody else gets a chance." In the clip, she does not mention that her plan now calls for 6 percent taxes on any individual net worth valued at more than $1 billion.
In the ad, Warren was likely discussing her "Ultra-Millionaire Tax" plan that imposes a 2 percent tax on wealth earned above $50 million.
Over the past few months, the Massachusetts senator has faced pressure to explain how she would pay for her costly Medicare for All plan. She repeatedly dodged questions on whether middle-class taxes would go up. On Nov. 1, Warren announced the cost of government-controlled health care would be funded in part by a 6 percent wealth tax on billionaires.
"By asking billionaires to pitch in six cents on each dollar of net worth above $1 billion, we can raise an additional $1 trillion in revenue," Warren’s campaign website says.
Warren campaign spokesperson Saloni Sharma defended the ad despite its inaccuracies.
"This video makes clear that billionaires need to pay a wealth tax," Sharma said. "It also makes clear that a person with a gigantic fortune of over $50 million will pay 2 cents on every dollar of net worth to pay for the programs listed in the video: universal child care, universal pre-K, cancelling student loan debt, and universal free college. We're more than happy to talk about how other components of the wealth tax will be used to lower health care costs for millions of Americans and help pay for Medicare for All."
The Washington Post gave Warren's ad three Pinocchios.
Poor Colin Kaepernick!! He just wants to be LOVED. By someone. ANYone.
He hasn’t played a game since 2016, but it appears the NFL might kinda, sorta be interested in having him back. After all, think of the ratings!!
In fact, just this past week, the AP reports the exiled former Pro Bowl quarterback posted on Twitter: “I’m just getting word from my representatives that the NFL league office reached out to them about a workout in Atlanta on Saturday. I’ve been in shape and ready for this for 3 years, can’t wait to see the head coaches and GMs on Saturday.”
The NFL hasn’t confirmed Kaepernick’s workout details.
ESPN reports 11 teams have committed to attend: the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins.
Miami Dolphins center and captain Daniel Kilgore, who played with Kaepernick in San Francisco was enthusiastic about Kaepernick’s prospects, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
“I think if the league is the one who [arranged the workout], I hope there is a fair chance. I think he’d show up regardless,” Kilgore said of Kaepernick.
“He’s a competitor and he wants to compete. Somebody is going to give him a chance. Too many people out there have seen what he’s done in the past. Yeah, he’s older now. But he hasn’t taken a lot of hits in a while. His legs should be fresh.
“We’ll see. We’ll see how he does.”
Not everyone is so positive about the workout.
Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, who was the first player to join Kaepernick in taking a knee during the anthem while both were with the 49ers, said Wednesday that “it feels disingenuous” that the NFL would schedule a workout for the quarterback on Saturday.
“I’ll believe it when I see it,” Reid said Wednesday. “At this point, it feels like a PR stunt.”
Ouch.
Well, already at least one betting site has released odds on which team will be most likely to “snap up Kap.”
According to Sportsbetting.ag, teams in the AFC North are the most likely to pick him up – specifically the Cincinnati Bengals, at least according to these odds. Pats and Cowboys, least likely. Oddly, even the Niners are still on the list.
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Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams called the Electoral College "racist" during remarks Friday at the National Press Club.
"The Electoral College is racist and classist," Abrams said. "We have to remember the Electoral College was not designed because people were worried about Idaho not having enough votes. We didn't know about Idaho. What we did know was that in the south, the populations in the south had equal or roughly equal populations to the north. However, because black people were not considered human or citizens, they wanted their bodies to count for the purposes of the population count but not their humanity."
The Electoral College was born out of that compromise, Abrams said. She added states in the north didn't want immigrants or those who were poorly educated to have a say in who picked the president either.
"It's racism and classism," she said. "Both of those things should be flung to the far reaches of history and the Electoral College needs to go."
Abrams: "The electoral college is racist and classist."
Says it was designed not to protect rural areas like Idaho ("we didn’t know about Idaho" then) but to disenfranchise Af-Ams in the south and immigrants in the north.
Abrams is one of a growing number of prominent Democrats who have called for the Electoral College's abolition following President Donald Trump's victory in spite of a popular-vote loss to Hillary Clinton. Trump's win marked only the fifth time the presidential victor did not win a plurality of the popular vote.
Clinton called for the end of the Electoral College in 2017, saying it was time to "respect the will of the people." Presidential candidates like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg (D.) have also called for it to be eliminated. Such a maneuver would require the heavy lift of a constitutional amendment, making such a change unlikely any time soon, if ever.
Abrams has become a Democratic star since her narrow loss in the Georgia governor's race in 2018. She never conceded defeat, claiming Republicans and her opponent Brian Kemp engaged in systematic voter suppression. She has turned down calls to run for Senate or for president, instead focusing on her voting rights initiative.
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Yesterday, the nation was rocked by yet another school shooting.
A 16-year-old student at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles, shot five other teens, two fatally, before turning the gun on himself.
Police say the shooting took only 16 seconds from start to finish.
According to CNN, the shooter walked into the school’s quad area Thursday morning carrying a backpack. He retrieved a .45-caliber pistol without saying a word and fired one round, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
After shooting one student, he cleared a jam on the weapon and fired an additional four rounds at others, then himself.
CNN also reports the first people on the scene to assist were three off-duty law enforcement officers who were dropping off their own children at the school.
Detective Daniel Finn of the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station was driving away when he heard gunshots and saw terrified children run out. He turned his car around and rushed into the school.
Officer Sean Yanez of Inglewood police and LAPD’s Gus Ramirez also rushed to the scene
All three were off-duty and entered the school within seconds, Villanueva said.
“It’s a tragedy every way you look at it, but there’s a silver lining behind this: the fact that off-duty first responders were there and did not hesitate … and they rendered first aid immediately,” the sheriff said.
Naturally the event was immediately politicized by the left.
Senator Richard Blumenthal found out about the shooting while debating gun control on the Senate floor.
While debating gun control legislation on the Senate floor, Sen. Richard Blumenthal learns of the reported shooting in California.
The problem is, none of the “commonsense” gun control ideas currently being floated would have stopped this tragedy.
The shooter was only 16. It was illegal for him to own a firearm in the first place, and no “universal background check” would have flagged him.
It was a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun, not an “assault rifle.”
He didn’t have a “high capacity magazine” apparently. The police say five rounds were fired and the gun was empty when it was retrieved. (According to that report, one bullet must have hit multiple victims).
There were no other signs of mental illness that could have been flagged – such as was the case with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooter in Florida.
There is simply no single piece of legislation that could have prevented this tragedy.
It’s horrible, but we still have not figured out a way to prevent evil and madness in this world. Our forebears tried using “eternal damnation” as a deterrent, and we all know how effective that’s been through the ages.
It didn’t work before there were such things as pistols, semi-automatic rifles, bombs and suicide vests.
What makes anyone think another law will be effective?
Of course, the unspoken objective in all of this for “gun activists” is to get guns out of the hands of every civilian in our nation.
Gunsmith, Michael Ware, gives us the low-down on what you need to know about gun coatings or firearms finishes. From do-it-yourself spray cans to kiln baked-on heat-resitant gun barrel coatings.
Gun Coatings or Firearms Finishes – The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly, shown Aero Precision DCU Builder Set
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Nearly every tangible item we care about we personalize. Whether this happens to be a smartphone background picture, a new 4×4 pickup, or a used Harley-Davidson, we put our touch on them. I do a tremendous amount of customization on firearms for my clients. ; either, some customization is for function. But the lion’s share is cosmetic, especially when it comes to the finish and color of a firearm or weapon.
There is no shortage of coatings material out there you can use on a weapon. These range from really tough monochromatic finishes to simple spray paints. I’ve seen it all, and used them all, depending on the request and demand of the gun customer. Prepare your parts as directed, and you’ll do fine.
Here is my experience with the following firearm finishes that I like to call the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Gun Coatings or Firearms Finishes
Rattle Can Spray Paint
Krylon? Yes, I’ve used Krylon camo spray paint #ad on a weapon. While not my first choice, there are two cases in which I’ll use it. Some “authentic” AK genre weapon collectors will ask their arms be spray-coated with paint from a rattle can, “just like the Ruskies did” back in the day. I’m not advocating for or against that. Unless there is a moral or ethical hurdle to jump, I do what the customer asks. I have done quite a few precision rifles in a single-color H series Cerakote and baked the parts in the kiln. It isn’t common for a true operator to ask this of our shop.
A light or medium brown is common. From there, we Krylon over the light brown Cerakote with a green color and shapes the operator will encounter in his work. When he’s done, or the season and/or geography changes, he’ll just use a can of brake cleaner #ad to rinse off the green and change the vegetation color to something lighter or darker. I’ve even seen white used in snowy conditions. Krylon paints are easy to use and are not a permanent commitment; just follow the directions on the can.
Duracoat Firearms Coatings
Duracoat has been around for a lot of years. Duracoat firearms coatings require a catalyst and will air cure over time. If you can afford to set aside your work for a month after you’ve completed it, the curing process is usually about as done as you’ll get. You’ll need an HVLP spray gun #ad (high-velocity low pressure) for this and some dry air source, like most spray-on finishes, but it is easy to use and consistent. They offer a Duracoat in a rattle can as well. Same as any finish, it does requires thorough mixing, but isn’t too hard to use.
Norrell’s Moly Resin
Norrell’s Moly Resin Gun Coating Finish
For several years, we had requests to use Norrell’s Moly Resin. That has tapered off some, but John Norrell has been putting out a consistent product for a long time. Besides, he’s an NFA guy from way back, so I have a special place in my heart for those guys. I like using Norrell’s, especially when dressing out, making “period correct” Colt AR-15 rifles. They have a product that is hard to beat in that particular grayish-green that looks exactly like the original Colts. After you apply the finish, it is cured in a kiln or oven. Norrell’s is pretty straight forward to buy and use. Shake and bake, baby…
Brownells Aluma-Hyde II
Just a few short miles from my shop is Brownells. I have a love/hate relationship with Brownells. I love their product offering and hate that they drain my wallet as fast as I can fill it. Having Brownells located 25 minutes from your house is akin to having extra children that demand $100 bills multiple times throughout the week. Brownells offers ,a product called Aluma-Hyde II. The original gun coating formula,,tion was beefed up in recent years to resist harsh chemicals, thus the “II” designation.
Aluma-Hyde II is pretty easy to use. You use it as you would any spray paint from a can. I’ll caution you, though, when they encourage you to shake it well, they’re not joking.the If your arm isn’t sore after shaking it up, you haven’t shaken it long enough yet. [see the Norrells' coating shaker video tip above.] My other concern is how quickly the product comes out of the nozzle. This is truly a case of testing it on a piece of cardboard or the likes first. If you don’t take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the rate this coating comes out, you’ll have some problems. Be thorough, and you’ll do fine. Find a nice place to let your work cure for a few days, and you’re ready to roll.
KG Industries Gun Kote
KG Industries Gun Kote
KG Gunkote is a common these days. We use the 2400 series product often. It is just about as simple as they get. Shake it well, spray it, and cure it in the kiln. No catalyst is required. KG has been consistent as the sun coming up on color rendition and sheen from batch to batch, so matching something or doing a repeat job for the same customer isn’t tough with KG Gunkote. We use it quite a bit.
Cerakote Firearms Finishes
Cerakote Gun Coating, IMG Cerakote
The product we use the most in the shop is Cerakote. There are different products of course, depending on which you need to accomplish, but by far we see the most call for H series. Cerakote C series doesn’t require a catalyst and is a high heat application. I use it on machine gun barrels, suppressors, and things that get really hot. However, literally 90% of what product and type that gets sprayed in my paint booth is Cerakote H series. Depending on color it can be a tad fickle to apply, but the results are good. If you have any HVLP skills you’ll be fine. They even have a Cerakote air dry spray coatings products if having a kiln is out of the question. Cerakote is used by some of the biggest names in the gun world including Ruger.
Some of these options truly lend themselves to a gun coatings or firearms finish applicator with experience. Most on this list do. However, the Krylon is pretty straight forward. It just won’t hold up to much use, abuse, or any chemical that might make your eyes burn. For the do-it-yourself crowd, the spray can finish you can choose can both be found at Brownells and directly shipped to your house. If you don't want to take on the painting challenge yourself, you can always send you guns to me at Controlled Chaos or the coating pros at WMD Guns, either of us can get the job done for you. Stay well-armed.
Country music singer Taylor Swift took to Twitter Thursday to attack music producer Scooter Braun, the visionary genius behind both Justin Bieber and the March For Our Lives protest.
Braun paid more than $300 million in June to acquire Swift's former recording label, Big Machine Label Group, as well as the rights to Swift's catalog. Now Swift alleges that Braun and former Big Machine executive Scott Borchetta are blocking her from performing her early songs at the upcoming American Music Awards as it would count as a "re-recording" of those songs, something she cannot legally do until next year.
"The message being sent to me is very clear. Basically, be a good little girl and shut up. Or you’ll be punished," tweeted Swift, star of the upcoming Cats movie. "This is WRONG. Neither of these men had a hand in the writing of those songs. They did nothing to create the relationship I have with my fans."
Swift told fans she was "asking for your help" to "let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this." But as Swift did not provide contact information for either men, Borchetta and Braun were promptly doxxed on social media by her rabid supporters.
The attack on Braun comes despite the fact that he and actor George Clooney were the silent "force" behind the March For Our Lives gun control rally in Washington, D.C., in 2018. TMZ reported that the person running the t-shirt sales and fundraising efforts for the march worked directly for Braun.
Braun's tweets from the time also indicated that he supported and marched alongside the Parkland students who served as the public face of the campaign.
Proud of the kids from Parkland on @60Minutes tonight. I fully support them and look forward to marching with them. Change is needed and our kids are leading the way. More than 90 percent of the nation agrees
Cameron we heard your call… On March 24, we march. If the kids can do it so can the adults. This isn’t about citizens…80 percent of this nation wants gun control. This about congress honoring its citizens and its KIDS! March 24 we march!! #MarchForOurLivespic.twitter.com/lgX94S2nhj
Swift's blindside of Braun comes after the formerly apolitical star attacked Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) and endorsed her Kavanaugh-supporting male Democratic opponent Phil Bredesen in the 2018 Tennessee Senate race. Bredesen lost the election, despite Swift's widely covered get-out-the-vote efforts on his behalf.
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Republican leaders on the House Homeland Security Committee are opposing new proposals that would allow the federal government to shoot down rogue unmanned drones that fly near American airports.
Reps. Mike Rogers (R., Ala.) and Sam Graves (R., Mo.) petitioned the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday to urge Trump administration officials to reconsider a plan to grant the Federal Air Marshal Service the power to shoot unmanned drones that enter the airspace near the nation's airports.
"The National Airspace System hosts over 44,000 flights carrying 2.7 million passengers each day, with many of our airports in or near densely populated communities," the lawmakers said in a joint statement. "The only federal agency that fully understands the incredible complexity of this system, in its totality, is the Federal Aviation Administration."
"Nobody wants drones to cause disruptions at our airports, but to hastily hand over authority to shoot down drones to an agency that doesn't have the critical knowledge or experience of how our airspace system functions is irresponsible and dangerous," the lawmakers said.
The lawmakers said that the DHS drone proposal goes too far in the power it would grant to federal authorities. While they support the ability of DHS to shoot down unmanned drones that fly into sensitive and highly secured government areas, they object to proposals that would extend this authority to areas around the nation's airports.
"While we share the goal of ensuring that our nation's airports are not disrupted by negligent or nefarious [drone] operations, DHS does not have the authority or the experience necessary to operate [counter-drone] equipment in the manner proposed," the letter states. "If the administration believes that another federal agency needs additional authority to mitigate credible … threats near airports, we welcome any discussion along those lines in order to keep our national airspace systems safe and our homeland secure."
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) slipped away from the impeachment hearings on Friday to deliver a closed-door briefing to the nation’s most powerful network of liberal donors and activists, according to an agenda obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.
Pelosi appeared Friday afternoon at the annual fall meeting of the Democracy Alliance, a secretive coalition of more than 100 millionaire and billionaire donors, currently huddled at D.C.'s posh Mandarin Oriental Hotel to plot its upcoming agenda leading up to the 2020 elections. The sessions, which are closed to the press and open only to members of the Alliance, began Wednesday and will run until Saturday.
The documents obtained by the Free Beacon show that Pelosi was slated to discuss "what lies ahead" for Democrats and answer any questions that the deep-pocketed donors and activists may have.
"The most powerful and accomplished woman in American political history, now in the most critical position in Washington as we fight to save our democracy, returns to the DA to share her thinking about what lies ahead and answer Partner questions," the group's agenda reads.
Democracy Alliance president Gara LaMarche declined to say whether Pelosi would discuss impeachment efforts during her Friday appearance but said before the session that the group's partners were "eager to hear her thoughts on matters before Congress."
"She's one of a number of political leaders coming to speak with the DA Partners, as she has done a number of times over the years," LaMarche said in an email. "Our Partners admire her leadership and are eager to hear her thoughts on matters before Congress."
Pelosi has been linked to the group as far back as 2013 and most recently appeared at the donor club's 2017 fall investment conference in California alongside liberal billionaire George Soros, a cofounder and partner of the Democracy Alliance, where the group mapped out its upcoming resistance against President Donald Trump and Republicans.
Pelosi's office did not respond to requests for comment.
Sen. Mark Warner (D., Va.), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, also made himself available during this week's conference, attending a Wednesday night partners-only forum, according to the agenda.
The elite donor club receiving inside information from powerful Democratic members of Congress is nothing new. Last November, top House Intelligence Committee Democrat Adam Schiff (Calif.) delivered a closed-door briefing to the Democracy Alliance, and earlier this year House Judiciary chairman Jerry Nadler (N.Y.) attended the group's spring investment conference to speak on impeachment investigations into President Donald Trump.
Pelosi is not the only prominent Democrat appearing at the Alliance's fall gathering.
Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chair Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Rep. Cheri Bustos (Ill.), Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Washington governor Jay Inslee, and failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams were also on hand. Former president Barack Obama will also deliver a "fireside chat" Friday evening.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) were not included in the agenda but were spotted mingling with progressive leaders and Alliance members at the Mandarin Oriental Wednesday night.
"We generally do not comment on who comes to the conference or doesn't, but we held a big opening reception to which many organizational and political leaders were invited, and a number of folks came to that who are not otherwise invited or part of the conference program," LaMarche said.
Liberal outlet Vox has referred to the Democracy Alliance as "the closest thing that exists to a ‘left-wing conspiracy' in the U.S." The donor group has poured $1.83 billion into progressive infrastructure since its inception in 2005 and mapped out an additional $275 million in hopes of flipping state legislatures across the country and defeating Trump in 2020.
LaMarche, in a letter to conference attendees, called the 2020 election "the most important election of our lifetimes."
"We need to address the critical challenges of our time and ward off the dystopian future of a second Trump term," LaMarche wrote. "This really is the most important election of our lifetimes."
The group is undertaking sessions at its current gathering that include "deep dive" breakouts on its investment strategy in the "key states" of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin.
The Alliance also touched on structural goals, including the use of ballot measures, "layered voter contact," and the expansion of its recent tactics in Virginia—described as the group's "campaign laboratory"—to other states.
The agenda also speaks of Alliance members who have undertaken a 2020 campaign and have met with presidential candidates and organized virtual forums focused on education.
Members are each obligated to spend at least $200,000 annually on approved groups. In confidential documents on the group's 2020 goals handed out to its members earlier this year, the group said its state victory fund previously drove $195 million into 15 states and recruited 343 new national and state donors to their initiative to "build and sustain an independent ecosystem of state-based political power."
A registered foreign agent for Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund recently authored a piece for Foreign Policy magazine lavishing praise on the Gulf monarchy without disclosing his financial relationship to the government.
A May piece by Amir Handjani, then a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, bears the headline, "Saudi Arabia Has Big Plans in India." The piece touts the Saudi regime's investments on the Indian subcontinent, arguing that they fit "nicely in a growing Asian portfolio" and are symbolic of a larger Saudi attempt to balance its longstanding relationship with Pakistan with greater engagement in India.
Left unsaid was that Handjani was a registered foreign agent for the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, which is wholly owned by the Saudi monarchy, according to forms filed with the Department of Justice. KARV Communications, which employed Handjani as a senior adviser, has a contract with the fund that covers public relations advice and outreach to U.S. media.
Contacted by the Washington Free Beacon, Foreign Policy editor in chief Jonathan Tepperman said the publication has a "conflict-of-interest policy" and was aware that Handjani had a relationship with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund. "We should have disclosed this connection," he said. They have since amended the story with an update indicating that "Foreign Policy should have disclosed to readers that the author was consulting for Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, work that required him to register as a foreign agent. We regret our oversight."
"We require disclosure of all potential conflicts, and if we deem the conflict to be material, then we either disclose it or decide not to run the piece," Tepperman said.
Handjani did not respond to a request for comment by publication time.
A 2014 New York Times exposé revealed how foreign governments often deploy financial support for American think tanks and media to influence American opinion, leading many such organizations to institute additional transparency requirements. The Handjani article suggests that loopholes persist for those willing to skirt the law.
The Foreign Agent Registration Act requires those working on behalf of foreign principals to register with the Justice Department and to disclose their work on behalf of their foreign clients—whom they've contacted, any gifts they've received, and how they're being compensated.
Handjani registered as a foreign agent of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund in February, and while disclosures from his firm, KARV Communications, noted "emails and phone calls with Foreign Policy magazine" between April 23 and April 25, 2019, neither disclosed Handjani's authorship of an op-ed. Nor did KARV Communications file the op-ed with the Justice Department in supplemental filings.
"The law requires that public articles reveal the foreign agent status of the author if written in the course of that representation," said Trevor Potter, founder and president of the Campaign Legal Center and an attorney with Caplin & Drysdale. "The whole point of FARA is to ensure that American readers know that the information they are receiving was paid for by a foreign entity with its own agenda."
The forms Handjani and his firm filed with the Department of Justice did disclose that the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, in addition to delivering monthly payments of as much as to $228,000, also sent a foosball table for the KARV offices.
Handjani's Foreign Policy piece focuses on Saudi Aramco's energy investments. Aramco, the world's most profitable company, recently announced plans to go public and claims that much of the profits will flow to the country's sovereign wealth fund.
An October report from the Free Beacon revealed that Handjani has also worked as an adviser to Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, "the ruler" of Ras al Khaimah, one of the United Arab Emirates. Emails read in open court in the U.K. in August of 2019 showed Qasimi's top advisers consulting with Handjani and others about how to target their foes. The emails surfaced during a lawsuit between an Iranian-American businessman and Ras al Khaimah's sovereign wealth fund, which is itself represented by Handjani's firm.
Through an attorney, Handjani demanded that the Free Beacon publicly apologize for the piece, noting that he is "a board member of the prestigious Atlantic Council where he has also served as resident fellow and a non-resident fellow."
Handjani, who is no longer a fellow—resident or nonresident—at the Atlantic Council but remains a member of the influential think tank's board of directors, is a frequent contributor to media outlets from Al-Monitor to the Lawfare blog and POLITICO Magazine and has appeared on several panels alongside Atlantic Council scholars.
A spokesman for the Atlantic Council told the Washington Free Beacon, "We encourage staff, fellows, and board members to use their affiliation in the media. When individuals publish comments on issues where they have an outside interest, or where they are taking a personal stance, we ask they disclose that or not use their Atlantic Council affiliation."
His views on Saudi Arabia seem to have evolved. In a 2017 piece in Al-Monitor, written before Handjani registered as a foreign agent for the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, he took a markedly different tone toward the regime, arguing that its policies in the broader Middle East had been "miserable failures"—and specifically chastising the government for "confronting Iran."
Handjani is a prolific donor to the Atlantic Council, where his personal foundation has given $200,000 to the organization's Future of Iran Initiative since 2016 and where he himself donated between $100,000 and $250,000 last year, according to public filings. He also serves as president of PG International Commodity Trading, which conducts sanctions-exempt trade with Iran on behalf of Cargill International, according to public documents.
Handjani did not disclose his financial relationship with the Future of Iran Initiative when he coauthored a piece with its director, Barbara Slavin, in POLITICO Magazine in September of 2017.
"You see a lot of business people being able to use their think tank affiliation to obscure the fact that they might have a business interest in the policies they're advocating, which is why we'd like to see much more transparency," said Mandy Smithberger, director of the Military Reform Program at the Project on Government Oversight.
The New York Times piece revealed how foreign governments have used think tanks to shape American policy by funding programs at organizations from the Atlantic Council to the Brookings Institution to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Scholars there said they had at times found their views muzzled when those views were at odds with the donors to their organizations.
The Atlantic Council moved to disclose its donors when President Barack Obama tapped its former board chairman, Chuck Hagel, to be his secretary of defense in 2013. Other institutions have in recent years also begun to disclose their corporate donors, who are offered special access to think tank scholars and events.
Tacoma Gun & Ammunition Tax Passes City Council Unanimously
U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- On 12 November 2019, the Tacoma City Council passed its controversial tax on guns and ammunition. The tax is based on a similar tax in Seattle. The vote was unanimous, 8-0. 112 people were reported to have spoken on the issue.
To an ordinary reader, the tax would seem to violate the Washington State preemption law. The Washington Supreme Court held differently in 2017. It voted that a tax was not a regulation. One judge dissented, writing it was obvious the tax was aimed specifically at firearms. From the opinion:
That different inquiry centers on the language of the preemption statute itself. Here, RCW 9.41.290 uses deliberately broad language that clearly encompasses both regulations and “laws and ordinances” if they have any relationship to “the registration, licensing, possession, purchase, sale, acquisition, transfer, discharge, and transportation of firearms, or any other element relating to firearms or parts thereof.” RCW 9.41.290. Seattle Ordinance 124833 has a very close relationship with the “purchase, sale, acquisition, [and] transfer” of firearms–it targets them! Thus, while a uniform local tax that incidentally hits on sales of this product (while taxing various and sundry products) might not have a sufficient relationship with firearms to suffer preemption, this ordinance-which targets only firearms-certainly does. I therefore respectfully dissent.
The Tacoma tax is scheduled to go into effect on 1 July 2019. It will be $25 per firearm sold, 2 cents per cartridge of .22 caliber or less, and 5 cents for each larger cartridges.
Seattle's tax has had expected results. Dedicated gun shops have been driven from the city. According to preciseshooter.com:
Prioir (sic) to this “tax” being implemented, Seattle had only two stores that specialized in selling guns – and just three sizeable gun operations including Outdoors Emporium, which was a general purpose sporting goods store with a large gun counter. Since the “tax” was implemented, both gun stores – including Precise Shooter – moved out of town, because it was financially impossible to compete with suburban gun stores who do not have to collect this “tax”.
Seattle claimed the tax would generate $300,000 to $500,000. The City refused to publish the amount of tax generated until forced to do so by a lawsuit. The tax generated just under 104,000 in 2016 and just over $93,000 in 2017. Almost certainly, the City lost more in lost sales tax revenue, as gun owners purchased guns and ammunition outside of city limits. Ammunition is also available through mail-order sales.
The tax is not about revenue. It is about making a moral statement. In the mind of the proponents, guns cause violence. Guns are bad. Gun shops are bad. We don't want your kind around here.
It is not a logical argument. Only a tiny percentage of guns are used in crime every year, about .075%. Even draconian restrictions on gun ownership do not make a difference in homicide levels.
The idea that guns cause violence is simple, seductive, and false.
Tacoma has much more to lose than Seattle. Seattle's two dedicated gun shops moved to the suburbs. Seattle lost some tax revenue. Seattle gun owners were inconvenienced.
Tacoma has a couple of guns shops. They will likely move. It is also home to Aero Precision, a successful and growing firearms manufacturer. Aero Precision is home to about 400 jobs, according to Lawrence Keane of the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Aero Precision was awarded the large manufacturing firm Gold Award for Washington State in 2017.
Aero Precision's Chief Executive Officer, Scott Dover, says the tax will make it difficult for them to be competitive, according to Fox News. It is unknown if Aero Precision will stay in Tacoma or move. Moving is expensive. One option might be for Aero Precision to move its assembly plant, or shipping operations, outside the City, thus making its sales outside the city.
It seems unlikely the City could tax sales made outside the City limits. In a state where a tax on guns and ammunition is not considered to be a law or ordinance affecting gun sales, a court might rule otherwise.
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Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of constitutional carry was attained. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and recently retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation.
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California –-(Ammoland.com)- California gun laws have failed to protect its citizens once again at a California high school 40 minutes outside Los Angeles.
On Thursday morning, 20 minutes before classes started, a 16-year old student entered Saugus High School in Santa Clarita on his birthday, pulled a .45 caliber handgun, and opened fire on his classmate. Sources tell AmmoLand it was a 1911, but the make is unknown. AmmoLand will not be naming the murderer in this article since studies show the seeking of fame plays at least some part in school killings.
The killer fired the pistol one time before it jammed. He was able to clear the jam and continued to fire on students hitting five of the fleeing teens. When he had a single round left in the chamber he turned the pistol on himself and attempted to commit suicide. A 14-year old boy and a 16-year old girl passed away after being rushed to the hospital
Three off duty officers who were dropping their children off at school were the first on the scene. They found six students with gunshot wounds in the quad area of the school. The first call from the school came into 911 at 7:38 AM.
Emergency first responders transported three other students to the hospital by ambulance. Police found the killer still alive in the quad, and EMS crews also rushed him to the hospital. Doctors listed the murderer as in critical condition immediately after the incident.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva wasted no time to exploit the tragedy by invoking images of Columbine, Parkland, and Sandy Hook on CNN as Anderson Cooper swooped in like a vulture.
“With a heavy heart, we're going to move on with the investigation and figure out what went wrong,” the sheriff said. “I hate to have Saugus be added to the names of Columbine, Parkland, Sandy Hook, but it's a reality that affects us all throughout the nation — something that we're going to have to figure out.”
Accord to Sheriff Villanueva, the killer, posted what in hindsight was a foreboding message on his Instagram account the night before the attack, which someone has since changed.
“I also want to acknowledge a posting on the bio of what we believe to be the subject's Instagram account,” he said. “It says underneath his pseudonym: ‘Saugus have fun at school tomorrow.' “
There are rumors that the student issued online threats through his social media accounts. Although authorities haven't been able to confirm the rumors, they are investigating the claims since the changing of the killer's Instagram account shows someone else has access to his social media and could be scrubbing it clean of evidence or motives.
Law enforcement is investigating who else has access to the killer's social media accounts and want to see why they made the edits. The FBI does not believe the killer was a part of a group or ideology. They also think that there were not any co-conspirators involved in the planning of the attack.
Democrats took to Twitter to blame the NRA for the shooting. Longshot presidential candidate, Cory Booker, who is currently polling at only 2%, attacked the gun-rights group before the situation was even under control.
“My heart goes out to the students, teachers and parents in Santa Clarita,” Booker Tweeted. “Thank you to the first responders and law enforcement who are still on the scene. We don't have to accept our children being terrorized by guns. We demand gun safety. We need to bring a fight to the NRA.”
The two murdered students also do not appear to have any connection to the killer. The hospital listed the murderer’s condition as grave. As of yet, authorities do not have a motive for the attack.
About John Crump
John is a NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. He is the former CEO of Veritas Firearms, LLC and is the co-host of The Patriot News Podcast which can be found at www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotnews. John has written extensively on the patriot movement including 3%'ers, Oath Keepers, and Militias. In addition to the Patriot movement, John has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and is currently working on a book on leftist deplatforming methods and can be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss, on Facebook at realjohncrump, or at www.crumpy.com.
If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin. ~Samual Adams~
