Kill Big Bucks on Public Land
GRANDVIEW OUTDOORS.COM From the Archives – Most hunters relegated to hunting public grounds have the mistaken belief that mature bucks are virtually nonexistent in these settings. In my experience, nothing could be further from the truth. Massive bucks are harvested on public land every year, but they are not easy to hunt. The first key in killing these masters of survival lies in understanding how they elude hunters. Most…
Nat’l – Gun Rights – Majority in U.S. Now Oppose Ban on Assault Rifles
GALLUP.COM October 19, 2018 – Americans’ support for a ban on semi-automatic guns in the U.S. has dropped eight percentage points from a year ago, when opinions were more evenly divided after the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Last year’s measure was unusually high for the trend over the past several years; the current 40% is back to within a few points of where it was between 2011 and…
Int’l – Gun Rights – Brazil’s Congress Gears Up to Deliver on Bolsonaro’s Gun Promise
BLOOMBERG.COM October 19, 2018 – With former Army Captain Jair Bolsonaro on the cusp of winning Brazil’s presidency, his allies in Congress plan to deliver on his campaign promise to ease the country’s restrictive gun laws as early as this year. Gun ownership is one of the flagship campaign pledges of the former paratrooper, who regularly greets his fans by cocking his hands in a gun-shaped salute. Way ahead…
FL – Gun Rights – They’re coming to Miami Beach with guns and rifles, and they will be welcomed, police chief says
MIAMI HERALD.COM October 19, 2018 – A group of gun enthusiasts, who created a ruckus when they showed up on the South Beach pier in June with handguns and rifles, plan another well-armed visit Saturday — but this time, Miami Beach police say they’ll be ready and accommodating. Four months ago, when six members of Open Carry showed up at the pier on the south end of Miami Beach,…
VA – Gun Rights – Glocks and Nazi memorabilia: I’d get in trouble at home for what I saw at a US gun show
USA TODAY.COM October 18, 2018 – Before I came to the United States from my native Austria, the only real gun I had ever seen was a pistol belonging to a friend who is a policeman in Germany. I remember touching the Walter PPK pistol in 2014, but it felt weird so I gave it back to him. Four years later, I was in Chantilly, Virginia, visiting my first…
TSA’s ‘Don’t Lose Your Booze’ airport security campaign also could be ‘Keep Your Gun’
MIAMI HERALD.COM October 19, 2018 – TSA’s slogan “Don’t Lose Your Booze” probably addresses the most travelers who need to learn what they can and can’t bring on a plane. But “Keep Your Guns” also could be used, both nationally and in Florida. As of Thursday, 3,503 firearms had been seized at airport security checkpoints nationwide, a pace that would put the year end total over 4,300. That would…
Nat’l – Gun Control – Poll: Support for Gun Control Drops Ahead of Midterm Elections
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON October 18, 2018 – A new poll released on Wednesday shows support for new gun-control laws dropped significantly over the last seven months. The Gallup poll of 1,019 adults, conducted between Oct. 1 and 10, found 61 percent of respondents support making gun laws stricter. That’s down 6 points from when Gallup asked the same question between March 1 and 8. At the same time support for…
AZ – Retailers – Working the Show: AZFirearms, the Little Gun Shop With a Big Reach
SHOTSHOW.ORG October 18, 2018 – AZFirearms in Avondale, Arizona, is physically a really small store, but it has an inventory of more than 1,200 guns in stock. “We specialize in military and old cowboy guns, and collectible guns,” owner Dan Todd says modestly as he downplays the “Largest Small Gun Shop in Arizona.” “We also carry the Glocks and the SIGs and all that,” he adds. “We’re authorized SIG dealers….
MA – Industry Insider – Online Gun Bazaar Armslist Sued by Shot Boston Cop
BLOOMBERG.COM October 18, 2018 – Armslist, an online peer-to-peer firearms dealer, was sued on Thursday by a Boston police officer allegedly shot by a convicted felon with a gun purchased on the platform. The officer, Kurt Stokinger, argued in the complaint that the website acted negligently. Grant Headley, who allegedly shot him, and Sara Johnson, who sold Headley the firearm on Armslist, were also named as defendants in the lawsuit filed Oct. 18…
Int’l – Gun Crime – YouTube videos teaching criminals how to make bullets sparks rise in antique gun use
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK October 18, 2018 – YouTube videos teaching criminals how to make bullets has led to an increase in the use of antique firearms in crime, it has emerged. Drug dealers and gang members are able to purchase the guns – which can be more than 200-years-old – legally from junk shops and car boot sales, where they are sold as curiosities. But they are quickly converted into deadly…
PA – Gun Control – Gun Control Groups At Odds In Bucks Co. Race For Congress
PATCH.COM October 18, 2018 – Gun control groups have conflicting endorsements in the race for congress in Bucks County, and it’s causing a rift in some organizations. But even gun control advocates can’t agree on which candidate to support, and in some groups it is causing a rift between leadership at the national level and the local volunteers, sources say.
NV – New Products – Predator Ammunition, Changing the Course for Long Range Shooting (VIDEO)
PR NEWS NET October 18, 2018 – Go West Trading (GWT), manufacturers of American-made rifle brass, and American Reserve Munitions, producers of quality ammunition for quality shooters, announce the game-changing Predator bullet specifically developed for long-range shooting. The Predator, both in the closed tip and open tip projectiles are available in .338 Lapua, .308 Win., .30-06, .300 Win. Mag., 6.5 Creedmoor and .260 Remington with other rifle calibers in…
IA – Hunting – Gun Rights Advocate Antonia Okafor To Attend Hunt With Congressman King
KIWA RADIO.COM October 18, 2018 – A gun rights advocate who says on her website that she is “Black, armed, and conservative” is coming to northwest Iowa to appear with Congressman Steve King at an annual hunting event next weekend. Congressman Steve King’s campaign officials say that they will be hosting the annual “General Bud Day Pheasant Hunt” at the Hole N’ the Wall Lodge near Akron on the…
MT – Politics – Ex-GOP official: Bring guns to Trump’s Montana rally in case of violent protesters
THE HILL.COM October 18, 2018 – A former Montana Republican Party chairman suggested this week that supporters of President Trump should bring their guns to an upcoming rally with the president in case of violent protests. Will Deschamps Sr. wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday that some Republicans at the event scheduled for Thursday in Missoula will have guns and “know how to use them.”
