Authorities said the two individuals had recently met and were traveling together in the shooter’s vehicle after meeting to produce social media content.
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Some firearms stand out for performance, others for engineering. Then there are those that do both in a way you didn’t see coming. At EnforceTac 2026, Laugo Arms showcased the Alien Remus Gemini Limited Edition, a matched set built around the compact Alien Remus platform.
Rimfire suppressors have traditionally been relatively expensive compared to the firearms they’re mounted on and the ammo that is shot through them. The idea of a cheap, 3D printed polymer suppressor is not a new one, but Shift Zer0 Ballistics (operating under their former Zer0 and Sons name) is testing a still-affordable, yet hybrid alternative with the Model 1225: an aluminum outer tube suppressor that uses a replaceable 3D printed polymer stack as its core. Priced at an MSRP of around $300, the 1225 attempts to solve the biggest barriers to rimfire suppression: the upfront cost, and the subsequent servicing/repairs should they be damaged. By making the internal suppression stack a consumable item that can be replaced for free by the manufacturer or printed at home by the owner, James and Shift Zer0 Ballistics hope to change the way end-users look at cheap 3D printed suppressors.
I also shot my Cowboy Pimp Gun, AKA my Ruger Single Six Vaquero in .32 H&R Magnum today. The last time I shot it I didn’t do a full cleaning, just an external wipedown. After I got home today I wanted to do a full cleaning, but when I went to pull the base pin it was stuck. Unless I removed the ejector rod housing I would not be able to get pliers on it.
I squirted some Ballistol in at the front and back of the cylinder and let it soak for about a half hour in the hopes that it would loosen things up. Luckily I was finally able to pull it out.
This leads me to believe there was a buildup of crud on the pin.
Unfortunately, single actions with transfer bars like the Ruger New Models don't allow you to push the cylinder pin from the back, because the transfer bar is in the way. Brownells sells a base pin removal tool (part number 080000367) but it's $45. So, the moral of the story is if you shoot a single action, pull and wipe off the base pin even if you’re not going to do a full cleaning.
Being in my late 50s and having spent about 26 years in IT using a keyboard a lot, my hands no longer take well to heavy recoiling guns. I recently got a CZ-82 in 9mm Makarov but being a straight blowback, I'm limited to about 50 rounds per session with that gun.
A couple days ago I traded off my SIG P365X, which had gotten unpleasant to shoot, in favor of a Ruger Security-380 Lite Rack. It's based on the Security-9 Compact but chambered for .380 ACP. Size-wise it's comparable to a Beretta 81 or 84 Cheetah .32 or a SIG P365 AXG Legion. Unlike the blowback Berettas, the Ruger is a locked-breech gun so my hope was that it would have mild recoil.
I tried a few holsters that I have on hand for other guns and found that it fits my El Paso Saddlery M-1942 Tanker made for the S&W M&P M2.0 Compact 9mm:
It's large trigger guard kept it from seating in a Tanker holster for 1911s.
The Ruger came with two 15-round mags (for this RSR-exclusive SKU), a mag loader, chamber flag, owner's manual, and gun lock.
The front sight is a green fiber optic while the rear is blacked out with a U-notch that gives just the right amount of space on the sides of the front when aiming. Sight visibility is excellent.
My hands are medium-sized and I'm able to grip the gun and reach the trigger comfortably.
There is a thumb safety on the left side, but not on the right for us lefties. The safety lever is small and might not be easy to work with gloves on. I plan to ignore it.
One caution I saw in a video review by Honest Outlaw on YouTube is that if you eject magazines and let them fall onto a concrete floor, they may shed their floorplates and possibly break. So, don't do that.
Today was a good day to test my theory that a locked-breech large .380 pistol would be good for folks with hand issues, because they were acting up.
While .380 ACP may not be as powerful as 9mm, the ballistics are similar to those of the Colt 1851 Navy .36 percussion revolver, which put a lot of men in the ground in the late 19th Century. Think of the Ruger as a 15-shot Colt Navy.
I put 137 rounds of .380 FMJ through it (38 Federal American Eagle, 49 CCI Blazer w/aluminum cases, and 50 rounds of PMC). The gun ran perfectly.
The trigger pull is consistent and my SWAG is that it breaks at about 4 - 4.5 lbs. There is zero overtravel due to a stop molded into the trigger guard. There is a little takeup in the pull before you encounter resistance, similar to a two-stage military rifle trigger.
The two 15-round mags that were included with the gun definitely need a magazine loader to fill, especially for the final round. I used my Maglula UpLULA instead of the one included with the gun. The magazines have the same bodies as those for the Security-9, but with a spacer in the back to work with the shorter .380 rounds. Any mag loader meant for double-column 9mm pistol mags will work.
Seating a fully loaded magazine with the slide forward requires you to give it a good whack on the bottom to ensure it's latched in place.
I shot it on paper at 10 yards and on steel at 25 yards. The point of impact is a little to the right at 10, more so at 25. Looking down at the top of the slide it looks like Ruger didn't get the rear sight perfectly centered. It's a hair off to the right. I'm going to center it before I shoot it the next time.
Field stripping is easy but may require a small flat head screwdriver to pull out the takedown pin, if it's dirty or dry. A good accessory for this gun would be a Czech surplus CZ-82 cleaning rod, which has a flat head screwdriver on the tip.
Despite Ruger not getting the rear sight properly centered on my sample, overall I'm very impressed with the Security-380.
The recoil is very soft, similar to the Beretta .32. However, the slide is much easier to rack than the Beretta's, more like a .22 autoloader's. Even after 137 rounds my hands weren't feeling much worse than when I started. If you have hand strength or pain issues, or are just recoil-sensitive, this is a gun to seriously check out.
Somewhat out of the blue, Sig Sauer announced a new member of its laser rangefinder family. The new KILO-8K ABS Gen II SWG builds on the prior generation and cuts down the blue tint by 95%. This is a real blue-chip upgrade that shooters have been clamoring for for a long time.
I had mentioned that the gamecam hadnt been doing its thing. Well, atmospheric conditions must have changed or something because all the buffered and backlogged pics since 4/24 just landed. And, it look like there’s been some activity: Well, its … Continue reading →
The new Strike Rotatable Optic Mount makes a strong impression as a versatile offset optic system for modern weapon setups. Its most notable feature is the adjustable offset angle, which offers up to 120 degrees of rotation, allowing users to tailor optic placement to their shooting style, rifle configuration, and application.
SAF is joined in the amicus filing by a host of other pro-gun groups.
This was published in on X less than 30 minutes after it the fireball went up.
PTR Industries has added a fixed-stock variant to its JACK lineup with the introduction of The JACK SBS FS, a factory short-barreled shotgun chambered in 12 gauge. The FS configuration pairs a pistol grip forend with a fixed stock, keeping the platform in familiar shotgun ergonomic territory while cutting overall length down to 25 inches. I get scared and nervous just by looking at the images of this Beast!
The sequel to Academy of Outcasts is out May 5th! It is available in stores, and online in all formats. Including audiobook and Kindle Unlimited. Ozwald Carnavon used to be a lowly rank-one nobody mining “Red” on a plane of fire. Now, he’s the acting head of the officially sanctioned (but totally broke) Academy of … Continue reading Magic & Bullets, Academy of Outcasts Book 2, releases this week →
CANCON A Fully Suppressed RECOIL Range Day! We're moving to an all new location this May for a weekend of cans, guns, and fun!As everyone's favorite Jedi, Mister Spock always said...
No, seriously, have some actual Star Wars memes.
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Quote of the Day I really like it here. I waited all year for this. Reina TaheriMay 3, 2026 This was at Boomershoot yesterday. And it was after she went to the hospital for a Boomershoot injury on Saturday. A … Continue reading →
A single indoor tanning session can increase the risk of melanoma. The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends considering alternatives to indoor tanning.
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 184! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like 5.11 Tactical, Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking for deals on new or used guns, ammo to add to your reserves, or specific accessories like flashlights, range bags, optics, bipods, and magazines, each week we’ll have new sets of deals that might fulfill one of those needs and save you a few dollars.
In March of 2026, Everytown, the activist organization created with the help of considerable funds by Multi - billionaire Michael Bloomberg, place a website online called EveryShot. EveryShot is an artificial intelligence tool using ChatGPT-40 mini to search for and list, according to Everytown, a collection of incidents in the 50 U.S. states where there was a shooting involving a firearm or gun or if a gun or firearm was brandished. Specifically excluded a BB guns, pellet guns, toy guns or events which are fictional. A filter is used to exclude duplicates. The tool often shows multiple sources for a single event. The tool can flag events when there is uncertainty or discrepancies the flag brings the attention of a human for review. The tool updates the database twice a week.
In the Terms of Use, Everytown states the results can be "incomplete, inaccurate, offensive, or otherwise unpredictable". In this correspondent's use of the tool, such a description is correct.
The tool has been developed by Everytown. Everytown is strongly biased toward greater political control over the ownership and use of firearms. It is not surprising there are no categories of firearms use under the categories of "Intent" listed as s justified homicides. There is no category of "Incident Type" listed as self-defense.
In "Relationship to Shooter" there are no categories for "gang member", "criminal", pimp, "drug dealer" or even "stranger" or "attacker". There are only Self, Friend, various family members, Intimate Partner, Bystander and "Not Reported".
The description of the sources limits them to occurring in "one of the 50 US states", the District of Columbia, a United States federal territory, is included.
As an experiment, this correspondent chose to look at all the incidents reported under the categories of Firearm Type - "Machine Gun" and Firearm Ownership - "Legal". Such incidents are extremely rare. EveryShot reported six incidents from January 1 through April 21.
It appeared to this reporter EveryShot was mistaken in all six incidents. In all six incidents the "machine gun" was an illegally possessed firearm. Three of the incidents explicitly identified the illegal machine gun as a "Glock switch". One incident identified the offending firearm(s) as "illegal conversion devices". One incident did not identify the firearm, except as a "machine gun", but there was a charge of "felon in possession" which indicated the firearm was illegally owned. The sixth incident identified the firearm as a MAC 11, but careful reading showed it to be Masterpiece Arms Grim Reaper, a semi-automatic replica of the MAC. In that case, the firearm itself was not a machine gun, and it was illegal for the person to possess it, as they were charged with felon in possession.
Here are the links to each of the six incidents:
January 20, 2026 -Michigan City Indiana, Glock Switch, shots fired. Illegal possession.
January 29, 2026 - Elkhart Indiana Twins Arrested for Machine Gun possession Glock switch, illegal possession.
February 11, 2026 - Listed as Endicott, NY (actually Montgomery County, PA.) MAC 11. No mention of conversion. Masterpiece Arms Grim Reaper firearm, not a machine gun. Illegal possession.
February 19, 2026 - Waco Texas, illegal conversion devices
March 6, 2026 - Laredo, Texas, , shots fired Glock switch
March 30, 2026 - Gray's Hill, SC Possession of a machine gun, felon in possession no explanation of offending firearm.
There are other quirks in the EveryShot AI engine. Under "Brandishing" the engine lists 92 incidents under "fatal", 0 incidents under non-fatal, and 0 incidents under "other". The engine must have more categories than "fatal", "non-fatal" and "other", because total incidents are listed as 1,560, many time greater than the total of "fatal", "non-fatal" and "other", which only comes to 92.
Such are the quirks which EveryTown warns against as potential flaws in the EveryShot AI construct.
This does not mean EveryShot is useless. It means the numbers are, at best, a flawed program's interpretation of news stories, which are highly biased by the way the searches are constructed.
Another reason to be cautions is this: It is not disputed the most common fatalities involving firearms In the USA are suicides. They account for about two thirds of all fatalities involving firearms. Because of the limitations of the publicly available data from the sources used by EveryShot, suicides only account for about 9% of fatalities by firearm. It appears suicides are not covered by the media anywhere near completely.
If you use EveryShot, be aware of the limitations. Keep in mind the cautions put forward by Everytown about its use. Do not consider the statistics to be factual or accurate, because the EverShot AI has many limitations.
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Gun Watch
MNPD said a 56-year-old man was watching TV in his bedroom when a man wearing a medical mask entered the room and demanded money. The suspect was later identified as 45-year-old Derick Mercer.
The 56-year-old then grabbed his gun that was sitting next to him. MNPD said Mercer jumped across the bed and grabbed the gun.
During the struggle, a shot was fired, striking Mercer in the chest, MNPD said.
MNPD said the 56-year-old man told police he knew Mercer and that he had been at his home earlier that day. He also said that he did not know that it was Mercer who entered his room at the time of the incident.
After a preliminary investigation, officials learned that four armed suspects attempted to steal the victim’s vehicle. Both the victim and the suspects exchanged gunfire, before the suspects fled the scene.
While continuing the investigation, officers received a report of a male shot in the 4400 block of Lee Road. While responding to the reports, officers found a male suffering from gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arm, as well as the vehicle used in the attempted carjacking.
The male suffering from gunshot wounds, a 16-year-old male, was revealed to be one of the suspects involved in the attempted carjacking and shooting on E. 131st St.
Pointer had gotten into an altercation with a resident at the home, resulting in him shooting the resident in the foot.
Hours later, Pointer returned to the home and allegedly fired a gun multiple times through the front door before kicking it in, officials said.
Once inside, Pointer was shot by the owner of the home. He left the house and then collapsed on the sidewalk.
Pointer died from his injuries at the scene and the homeowner was interviewed at JPD headquarters, officials said.
It’s spring time. We are starting to see our annual rash of “mass shootings.” Take a look at these mass shooting events that have popped off in the last few weeks. 9 people injured in mass shooting at Cincinnati East End venue Winston-Salem park mass shooting Mass shooting near Indiana U. campus wounds 9 […]Our surveillance state, largely fueled by the citizens of this nation, has allowed personal data to be collected through multiple legal means. This data is for sale (hells bells, the government sells census and other data that they collect as well). The government, while nominally restrained by the 4th Amendment, has jumped on the commercial […]
On May 4, 1964, Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 (S. Con. Res. 19) was passed, declaring that bourbon “is a distinctive product of the United States.” With that resolution, Bourbon Whiskey joined the ranks of other regionally protected spirits such as Scotch Whisky, Cognac, and Canadian Whisky — each of which must be produced in their respective countries of origin.
Although bourbon originated in present day Kentucky in the late 1700s — then still part of Virginia — and the vast majority of it is still produced there today, bourbon is now made in all 50 U.S. states.
So, raise a glass (or two) and celebrate Bourbon Independence Day with your favorite pour!
Cheers!
On May 4, 1415, reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus were condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance. Pictured is Jan Hus at the Council of Constance, in an 1883 painting by Václav Brožík. Hus had traveled to Constance with the promise of safe passage by both Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund and the Pope. But after he arrived the Pope and the cardinals soon ordered him to be thrown into prison. On July 6, 1415, after a ghastly stay fettered in prison and two trials, he was offered either recanting or death, and he chose a martyr’s death. He …
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DA Targets produces an innovative line of polymer, self-healing, reactive targets. They have silhouette targets. They have gong targets. And they have knock down targets, too. Like other reactive targets, knock down targets make an excellent training aid. The marksman doesn’t need to wait to inspect a target following a series of shots in order to find out how well he is shooting. Instead, the target reacts immediately, providing instant feedback about the effectiveness of each shot. This provides more accurate and powerful reinforcement of marksmanship skills. It is also a lot more fun. One of DA Targets’ most innovative …
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The following recipe for Dandelion Flower Pancake Fritters is from Avalanche Lily. Note: Be sure that you harvest only from dandelion patches that have not been sprayed with any herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides. Ingredients 2 cups Dandelion flowers 1 medium onion, chopped. Fresh or dried chives can also be used. 2 to 3 cloves of garlic (to suit your taste) 1 to 2 teaspoons of salt (to suit your taste) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 Tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar 1 cup of milk. (I use sheep milk.) 2.5 cups all-purpose flour. (I use home-ground Einkorn flour.) 2 eggs — …
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Today’s graphic: 70% of Canada’s population lives in these three regions. “Around 300,000 km² from 9,984,670 km² of total area of Canada, but 70% of population lives here…” (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.
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“The absolute rights of man, considered as a free agent, endowed with discernment to known good from evil, and with power of choosing those measures which appear to him to be most desirable, are usually fumed up on one general appellation, and denominated the natural liberty of mankind. This natural liberty consists properly in a power of acting as one thinks fit, without any restraint or control, unless by the law of nature: being a right inherent in a us by birth, and one of the gifts of God to man at his creation, when he endued him with the …
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Worst of all, it is your house? Getting a telescope mount lined up true North which is within a degree of Polaris is very important.
I am using my Losmandy GM8 mount at the moment while waiting for an 8 pound counterweight to properly balance the G811G goto mount.
The GM8 is not goto. This is a very solid older mount. The solution:
1. Align to North as accurately as Google Maps allows.
2. Pick an object in the sky with a known Right Ascension and Declination. Google "Jupiter RA and DEC right now".
3. Center the telescope on it and see how far from that DEC the declination setting circle is. In thus case, it should be +22 degrees. Move the polar axis in whatever direction seems most likely to correct it to the correct DEC. On the GM8, there is a azimuth adjustment screw good for several degrees either direction.
4. Keep moving polar axis until recentering Jupiter, in thus case, gets it at +22 degrees. You are aligned with the universe's coordinate system. You chi is probably adjusted now as well as a besutiful aura.
5. The RA axis circle is only lightly bound to the polar axis. Turn it until the RA there matches the RA of the object.
6. Whatever you want to see, turn declination axis to that DEC and polar axis to that RA. You are done. As long as you do not move that driven RA setting circle and keep the clock drive running, you are set for the night!
The horse on the left is Golden Tempo, a 23-1 long shot who won the Kentucky Derby. The jockey is Jose Ortiz who won the Kentucky Oaks race yesterday - only the ninth jockey to win both in the same year.
The horse on the right is Renegade, at 4-1. The jockey is Irad Ortiz, Jr., Jose's brother. Irad has won the Belmont Stakes twice.
That's a horse riding Dynasty.
Well, I did get up to the Beta Site this weekend. The roads were…okay..enough that I suspect I can get my truck up there if the weather doesn’t turn to snow by next weekend. The road onto the property itself … Continue reading →
I just returned from the Dallas Safari Club Big Bore Shoot, held at the Fossil Pointe Sporting Grounds. The range was great (and HUGE!) and it was a fun time. Driving 18 hours plus to fire 12 rounds may seem silly and I do wish there was more shooting, but it is what it is. […]
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A suspect is in critical condition after being shot by a homeowner during an alleged robbery in southwest Oklahoma City on Friday night, according to police.
Quote of the Day I think the claims that millionaires are going to leave our state are, like, super overblown. And if — the ones that leave, like, bye. Katie WilsonSeattle MayorMay 1, 2026 That comment and laugh, combined with … Continue reading →
Spotted this whimsical Volkswagen New Beetle ute conversion while dog sitting in New Hampshire recently.
10/10, no notes. I would definitely rock this.
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On May 3, 1810, English poet Lord Byron swam across the dangerous Hellespont Strait in Turkey. (The modern day Dardanelles.) — May 3,1952: The first airplane landed on the ice pack at the geographic North Pole. — And on May 3, 1999: A category F5 tornado hit parts of Oklahoma City and caused the record wind speed of about 301 mph (484 km/h). 45 people were killed, and 665 injured. This was the highest tornado wind speed ever recorded. — Today’s feature article is a timely re-post from the SurvivalBlog archives.
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Editor’s Introductory Note: The recent spike in fuel prices prompted me to re-post this practical 2010 article from the SurvivalBlog archives. – JWR Although I live in a rural setting, my current employment depends on being able to reliably commute about 45 minutes each way to the state capital. Watching the shutdown and gradual restoration of the Colonial pipeline serving the southeast US in teh aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was a sobering experience. Fuel prices spiked to record levels and many stations were not able to re-supply for weeks because of the lack of sufficient movement in the pipeline. It …
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The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Do You Remember The USPS Ad Promising: “Two Days, Two Pounds, $2.90”? Well, Now It Can Be: “Four Days, Two Pounds, $39.25.” Links: Priority Mail consistently takes 4 days to deliver. USPS Rate Chart Link. Notes From JWR: Do you have a meme idea? Just e-mail me the concept, and I’ll try to assemble it. And if it is posted then I’ll give you credit. Thanks! Permission to repost memes that I’ve created is granted, provided that credit to SurvivalBlog.com is included.
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“And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: …
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If you’re still visiting this site in hopes that I’ll post something interesting, please let me recommend a site to you. Blogging has largely become a dinosaur, but apparently Substack has replaced Blogspot as a site were people can express themselves. Michael Smith is someone you should read daily. Strongly, strongly recommended. Heads I Win,… Continue reading Strongly Recommended →
As I continue to grade papers, I see troubling items. Sometimes not AI. From a comment on a paper:
No page numbers or headers are often signs that a student copied and pasted from an AI program. There are enough grammar errors and clumsy sentences that I doubt you used AI, unless it was developmentally delayed AI.
Another paper with AI fingerprints all over it. Some of these, even if not provably AI, are so bad that many AI programs need to go to college. Vague, general, shallow obvious statements with references to unnamed documents. Has anyone figured out where we go after AI? Assuming colleges and universities still have a use.
Available from Morphys here: https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/_D__TREMENDOUS_HIGH_CONDITION_WWI_ERA_70MM_ST_CHAM-LOT657316.aspx Despite the French Army adopting a 65mm mountain gun in 1906, several French companies – including St Chamond and Schneider – developed their own mountain gun designs in the years [...]
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Quote of the Day Just as I predicted yesterday…. MSM will falsely claim the Secretary of the Navy was fired because of Battleships. And the NYTimes is actually worse than I thought. Let me explain…. The mainstream media will make … Continue reading →
In the six year old case of Landmark v. Evanchick, in Pennysylvania, the Firearms Policy Coalition has been vindicated. A settlement has been reached. The Pennsylvania State Police has agreed to revoke the policy of the Pennsylvania State Police to the effect that partially-manufactured frames, receivers and kits, often referred to as 80% frames and receivers, were firearms which required a background check through an FFL before purchase.
The case started six years ago, on December 16, 2019. Then Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro issued an opinion which classified 80% receivers the same as functional firearms. Just four days later, on December 20, 2019, Firearms Policy Coalition filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Police, who had stated they would accept the opinion of the Attorney General in their policies. On January 21, 2020, Judge Brobson of Pennsylvannia's Commenwealth Court issued an order preventing the enforcement of the policy. On April 21, 2022, the court issued an order granting a stay pending Pennsylvania State Police pomulgation of new regulations, to be based on new federal regulations.
The parties entered into attempts to resolve the matter amicably. On February 23, 2026, they jointly petitioned the court, agreeing to the following:
- The matter is now moot.
- The preliminary injunction can be dissolved
- The parties shall bear their own costs
- The matter can be discontinued without prejudice.
In addition, the parties agreed:
This stipulation does not alter the Pennsylvania State Police’s obligation to comply with any and all federal requirements as a point-of-contact state for NICS.
On March 6, 2026, the Court issued an order directing the following:
1. The preliminary injunction issued pursuant to this Court’s January 31, 2020 Opinion and Order is hereby dissolved and the Prothonotary is ordered to return the cost bond, in the amount of $100.00, to counsel for Petitioners Landmark Firearms LLC, US Rifle, LLC, Polymer80, Inc., and Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc.;
2. The Parties shall bear their own costs, expenses, and attorney fees in this matter; and
3. The Prothonotary shall mark this matter discontinued without prejudice.
The case is now ended. The Pennsylvania State Police have not required firearms made with "80%" receivers to be sold only with serial numbers and only through Federal Firearms Dealers in the State of Pennsylvania for the last six years.
The rule promoted under the Biden Administration was upheld as acceptable under the Administrative Procedure Act. The rule was not challenged under the Second Amendment. In the future, much depends on what new rule is promoted by the ATF in the Trump administration on what is considered a firearm.
Analysis: Firearms have been made at home by individuals since before the colonies became the United States of America. The ATF argued that technological changes have made the selling of kits which can be made into functional firearms as quickly as firearms can be legally purchased renders those kits the same as functional firearms. Such argument was under the Biden administration. The ATF is to come up with a new rule under the Trump administration. The key appears to be what the definition of "readily convertible" will mean in the law. This correspondent's best guess would be something to the effect of "If the kit can be assembled into a functional firearm in less than two hours by an ordinary individual with commonly available tools, it is "readily convertible". Many other possibilities exist.
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Gun Watch
Authorities said the two individuals had recently met and were traveling together in the shooter’s vehicle after meeting to produce social media content.
“A 911 caller reported that he shot a male who allegedly tried to rob him and we received multiple calls for service about the incident,” said Harris County Sheriff’s Office Major Ben Katrib.
During the encounter, investigators said the passenger pulled out a firearm and shot the suspect while still in the vehicle.
The alleged robber suffered a gunshot wound to the upper torso and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
CPD said the shooting happened Thursday at 2102 Bailey Street, near the Colony Apartments complex. Officers were dispatched in response to a shots-fired call.
While officers were en route, the call was updated to indicate people had been shot.
James-Everette reportedly fired a handgun, striking a victim in the shoulder. The victim fired back and struck James-Everette in the leg.
The suspect and the victim were taken to Prisma Health for treatment.
One of the most popular pages is the search link, and it’s quite likely many of those hits are my own.
To my surprise, sometime in the last 24 hours, the blog recorded its 10 millionth hit. Granted, that took more than 18 years, but still, it’s a cool milestone.
18+ years and 3,718 posts later, I offer a hearty “thank you” to everyone who spends a few moments of their time reading these ramblings.
Cheers!
I am a pretty laid back instructor when on the range. I demand safe gun handling, but I really believe in allowing shooters the freedom to solve their own problems (without abandoning my teaching responsibilities) and fill their own needs without having to ask permission all the time. I have yet to be disappointed with […]
On May 2, 1918, General Motors acquired the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware. This synergy helped propel GMC to be a serious rival to Ford. — May 2nd, 1803: The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France at a cost of four cents per acre for 828,000 square miles (2,144,520 square km), which soon proved to be a tremendous bargain. — Today’s feature article is a repost from the 2018 archives of SurvivalBlog. — We need more entries for Round 124 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $984,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started …
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Editor’s Introductory Note: The recent spike in fuel prices prompted me to re-post this very practical 2018 article from the SurvivalBlog archives. – JWR It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. Needing fuel for their war machine lead Germany to invent and perfect the diesel engine. It was designed to run efficiently on vegetable oil, and they do to this day. Circumstances forced me to make a move from my East Texas home to the deep Southwest. It was a slow, long process of gradually moving my stuff and my wife to a new homestead. I …
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To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This is something akin to our Retreat Owner Profiles, but written incrementally and in detail, throughout the year. We always welcome you to share your own successes and wisdom in your e-mailed letters. We post many of those — or excerpts thereof — in the Odds …
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“Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. The vile person shall be no more called liberal, …
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