IL lawmakers override veto; ISRA seeks immediate carry
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 02:20 PM - Comments Off on IL lawmakers override veto; ISRA seeks immediate carry - News Briefs
by Dave Workman Senior Editor
One day after anti-gun Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn suffered a major political defeat as lawmakers in Springfield voted to override his “amendatory veto” of court-mandated concealed ...
It’s ‘dueling initiatives’ in Washington State
By GunMagStaff - July 29 2013 02:08 PM - Comments Off on It’s ‘dueling initiatives’ in Washington State - Gun Mag Reports
I-591 Protect Our Gun Rights www.wagunrights.org
By Dave Workman | Senior Editor
A grassroots army of Washington state gun rights activists is fighting back against an attempt by a well-financed ...
Koenig, Duff win NRA Bianchi Cup
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 06:02 PM - Comments Off on Koenig, Duff win NRA Bianchi Cup - News Briefs
Safariland® congratulates Team Safariland members for their performance and accolades at the 2013 NRA Bianchi Cup Pistol Tournament in Columbia, MO, May 22-25.
Doug Koenig achieved an amazing 15th Bianchi Cup ...
Supreme Court rules police can gather DNA samples
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 05:56 PM - Comments Off on Supreme Court rules police can gather DNA samples - News Briefs
In a major victory for law enforcement agencies, the US Supreme Court on June 3 ruled that police can take a DNA sample from someone who has been arrested and ...
Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies; Christie appoints replacement
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 05:48 PM - Comments Off on Sen. Frank Lautenberg dies; Christie appoints replacement - News Briefs
US Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the Senate and the last World War II veteran serving there, has died at age 89.
The late Sen. Frank Lautenberg
His office ...
SAF sponsor profile: Tom Gresham
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 04:16 PM - Comments Off on SAF sponsor profile: Tom Gresham - News Briefs
Tom Gresham
A lifelong hunter, pilot and firearms expert, Louisiana native Tom Gresham hosts Gun Talk Radio from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m (ET) each Sunday, reaching hundreds of markets on ...
Retired WA cop, Vietnam vet on cross-country fundraiser
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 04:00 PM - Comments Off on Retired WA cop, Vietnam vet on cross-country fundraiser - News Briefs
by Dave Workman
Senior Editor
Vietnam Veteran and former LEO, Kit Wennersten
Kit Wennersten has not been in the military for two decades, but he’s a man on a mission, tricycling across ...
CCRKBA comes to defense of DoJ targeted journalists
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 02:31 PM - Comments Off on CCRKBA comes to defense of DoJ targeted journalists - News Briefs
Odd as it may seem, a major Second Amendment organization rushed to the defense of journalists following revelations that the Obama Justice Department had targeted several Associated Press reporters and ...
NICS rule making comment period ends
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 01:07 PM - Comments Off on NICS rule making comment period ends - News Briefs
A public comment period on proposed rule-making regarding changes in the information that will be added to the National Instant Check System in an effort to prevent mentally ill or ...
Lummis files bill to import M1 surplus
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 01:00 PM - Comments Off on Lummis files bill to import M1 surplus - News Briefs
US Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) recently introduced legislation that would reverse a State Department decision to block
M1 Garand with accessories
the importation of historic M1 Garand rifles and M1 carbines ...
Guns mandatory in Nucla, Colorado
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 12:46 PM - Comments Off on Guns mandatory in Nucla, Colorado - News Briefs
The little southwest Colorado town of Nucla, with a population just under 1,000, is one of the first in the state to pass an ordinance making gun ownership mandatory—with certain ...
Court upholds Texas CCW ban for under-21’s
By GunMagStaff - June 28 2013 07:45 PM - Comments Off on Court upholds Texas CCW ban for under-21’s - News Briefs
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Texas law that forbids most people between ages 18 and 20 from obtaining permits to carry concealed handguns, according to the ...
Gunowner insurance proposals threaten at federal, state level
By GunMagStaff - June 28 2013 07:37 PM - Comments Off on Gunowner insurance proposals threaten at federal, state level - News Briefs
by Joseph P. Tartaro
SAF President and Executive Editor of The GunMag, Joseph Tartaro
Executive Editor
There’s an old saying that “No one has endurance like the man (or woman) who sells ...