Shooting at Williams Township gun store ruled suicide

A state police car sits outside The Heritage Guild in Williams Township following the April 5 shooting.

Armed protest at Alamo ends quietly

Gun enthusiasts gathered at the Alamo Saturday to rally for the right to openly carry firearms, without state and local restrictions that are now in place.

Concealed Carry Permit Holder Thwarts Robbery Concord, N.C.

Somewhere, everyday in the USA, 2100+ people use a gun for self defense, to stop a crime or save the lives of themselves or their family.

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Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership New Handbill Poster Message

With the Bill of Rights under constant and increasing threat, it seems worth reminding people about what is usually considered the crucial guarantor – the Second Amendment.

Our View: Guns don’t save lives – people do

Whenever someone at the Second Amendment Foundation decided to take the Guns Save Lives slogan and “run it up the flagpole to see if anyone salutes,” we’re guessing it got a lot of salutes.

Pat Toomey’s Push for Gun Control

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NAGR Shoot Giveaway

CA Republican: ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban ‘Erases’ Second Amendment

California Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly says legislation awaiting Governor Jerry Brown’s signature not only bans ” assault weapons ” but ” erases the Second Amendment.”

The Intriguing Starr Double Action

The Starr revolver of the Civil War was, in my mind, a better and more advanced design than either the Colt or the Remington.

NRA Pistol – Concealed Carry Class

Concealed Carry – 2-Day Class at the East Palestine Sportsman’s Club on Saturday, November 2 from 8-5 and Sunday, November 3 from 1-5.

First batch of signatures for gun control initiative set to be submitted

Advocates seeking to expand the use of background checks on gun sales in Washington state plan to submit their first batch of initiative petition signatures next week, the secretary of state’s office said Friday.

Virtual sidearm simulation used in training gun owners

A new high-tech firearm simulator in Salem is providing more training opportunities for firearm owners — without the cost of ammunition.

Government shutdown hits military towns hard

Customers shop for guns at Jim’s Pawn Shop in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Josh Hondorp, who manages the pawn business at the store, which also sells guns and features a shooting range, says the federal government shutdown could cut into sales.

Scopes are the magnifying devices mounted on top of the rifle for better accuracy of shooting. People find it difficult mounting rifle scopes, but a few simple steps can make it pretty easy.

• Selecting the right scope: It is very important to select the right scope for your rifle. A rifle can attain a particular distance and the scope should not magnify beyond that distance. You will not be able to calculate the distance correctly. It is always better to go through the technical manual given with the rifle.
• Mounting equipment is important: Rifle scopes are supplied with suitable mounting equipment. It consists of rings and base plates. They are according to the specifications of the rifle e.g. scope tube diameter and front objective. It can’t be interchanged with other models.

The mounting process

As the first step, you must ensure the safety. Make sure that the rifle is not loaded. Keep the fingers away from the trigger. Place the gun in a gun vice while you fix the scope on it. In case vice is not available, then use sand bags to place it safely.

• You are required to remove the plug screws before placing the base. Clean the area using good quality degreaser and apply rust inhibitor. This would keep the screws rust free and you will be able to open them easily next time.
• Place the base plate following the instructions from the instruction manual. It is important to read the instructions carefully as the instructions vary with the models. Check that the mount is placed correctly before tightening it completely. Some people prefer applying thread locking compound to prevent unscrewing it in the future.
• Attach the rear and front scope rings according to the instructions. Alignment bars are given along with a few models. Place the rings on the alignment bars and move until they reach to the middle point. Align the points on the bars horizontally and vertically. In the models where alignment bar is not supplied, windage screw is used.
• Tighten the screws properly with the base plate after reading the torque specification.
• Remove the ring caps and place them together without changing the order, otherwise it will change the precision. Fix the scope in the rings. Make sure that the elevation turret is upwards and the windage turret is at the right hand side of the gun.
• Use the level to correct the alignment of the scope. Check the level from the front, top and left side. Ensure that the crosshairs are leveled precisely.
• Check the view through the eye piece. Determine the field of vision. Full field of view should be visible to you without moving the head. Check the scope and slide it back and forth until you establish correct field of vision.
• Tighten the scope rings by fastening all the screws in a round-robin manner. Fastening a single screw completely may damage the riflescopes.

Mounting rifle scopes requires concentration and dedicated efforts. Correctly mounted riflescopes give fabulous accuracy!

Kenyan Police Start Illegal Gun Recovery Campaign in Refugee Camp
GARISSA, Kenya – Kenyan authorities have started up recovery of illegal small arms and light weapons which have been fuelling the insecurity in northern Kenya, with the latest seizure of a gun and 48 bullets in Dadaab refugee camp on Thursday. Regional Criminal Investigations (CID) Commander Musa Yego said the weapons were found in the world’s largest refugee settlement in a search conducted by local police. A suspect was arrested in the process. “We will not relent… [Xinhua, via GunPolicy.org]

Trinidad Crime Boss Alleges Cops, Ambulance Involved in Gun Smuggling
The police continue to try to rid the streets of illegal firearms. But what happens when they are faced with gangsters bringing in high-tech weapons to perpetuate their life of murder and mayhem? Can they be stopped? A crime boss along the East West corridor who has been in the business for over 20 years agreed to speak to us about his gun-running operations, why the gang war will never end, crooked cops and other nefarious activities. MARK BASSANT: So you are a… [Trinidad and Tobago Express, via GunPolicy.org]

Opinion: US Gun Use Is Out Of Control. Shouldn’t The World Intervene?
Last week, Starbucks asked its American customers to please not bring their guns into the coffee shop. This is part of the company’s concern about customer safety and follows a ban in the summer on smoking within 25 feet of a coffee shop entrance and an earlier ruling about scalding hot coffee. After the celebrated Liebeck v McDonald’s case in 1994, involving a woman who suffered third-degree burns to her thighs, Starbucks complies with the Specialty Coffee Association… [Guardian (UK), Opinion, via GunPolicy.org]

Shopping for a Polymer 9mm: We Test CZ, Sphinx, & Walther
We recently had the good fortune to have three interesting 9mm polymer-frame handguns come our way. Two of them are new to these pages, the Walther PPX M1 No. 2790025, $450; and the Kriss Sphinx SDP Compact, $1295. This marks the first time we’ve ever tested a Sphinx of any sort, and the PPX is a new model. They were joined in this shootfest by a handgun we’ve tested two times previously, the CZ USA CZ 75 P-07 Duty, $528, but in a new variation, the No. 91178, which has tall sights and a threaded barrel to accommodate a suppressor. Those seemingly minor changes to what has been a Grade B gun improved it in our eyes, even if we weren’t going to fit it with a can.

Outfitting Your Rifle: We Try Triggers, Stocks, and Magazines
In the September 2013 issue we tested three of the AR-15 rifle types, and found some limitations among them. For example, we replaced the horrid trigger in the Bushmaster Carbon-15 with one of the excellent Geissele (pronounced GUYS-lee) SSA-E triggers. That trigger was such a revelation we immediately wanted to replace the triggers in the other two with the aftermarket ones on hand, but waited until now to try them.

EOTech 553 Review

The new development in EOTech 553 has really made the difference when compare with EOTech 552. The basic electronic design is found in your daily Rev F units. EOTech 553 has all its inner parts black out. If you are able to watch the muzzle at a closer range, you will discover a small glow surrounding the optic window in case the user had bent the brightness too much. However, if it is too close to view the bloom off your optic window, there is no cause to worry about the bloom because it is possible to get rid of the issue by reducing or adjusting the brightness for night operations. Meanwhile, concerning the military, it is not acceptable because of an inner black out which can easily kill any possible light emission but with reticle blooming, the solution is sure.

The throw lever of new EOTech has really solved the problem of real estate. The reason is that it gives me a lot of spaces to mount my PEQ2 and a PVS14 or magnifier. Even though, many people are not sure of the ARMS throw lever which has been purposely designed. Ever since the time I have known it, I have never had any problem on it and I have carried out a lot of mounting and remounting for practical yet my EOTech 553 still remain strong. Even though, I have heard a little EOTech 553 throw lever being loose, yet EOTech has a wonderful time including the units and ensures that they are returned and changed without any further delay.

One of the new developments in EOTech 553 is the height which is just added and the EOTech which is able to release at faster rate. Let me put aside the debate of the ARMS lever, but assuming the ARMS mount are perfectly andbeautifully made, this shows how nice the height is, more so that he height increases the optic window in height  and then drop the front view tot eh lower 3rd of the optic window. This has removed the option of riser which is very popular presently in the market. The addition of double throw levers has ability to remove and then remount without any cause of loosing anything. The mount helps to get rid of any thumb screw that is getting loose and the view goes flying off the gun at the end of few rounds. Besides, it also helps to get rid of anyone from over torque the thumb screw with a big screw driver and break the screw off from the view.

To crown it all, the ARMS throw lever of EOTech 553 is indeed a good move for better mounting and the durability of the ARMs mount can be known with time. In case you have any issue, try to see the EOTech specialist in order to correct it and they ensure that users are offered the best and reliable product.

Another great improvement in EOTech 553 is the switch to the CR123 batteries. The switch makes the battery uniform since it is the requirement that makes it perfect. This gives the optic the ability to use the same batteries as your laser designator and your combat light. Besides, the CR123 make use of lithium technology which enables the battery more stability all through the range f climate and as well offering longer battery life cycle.

Selecting a Rifle Scope

Today, selecting a rifle scope is not that easy because it has not only been the matter of selection or your preference rather it is the matter of science. A number of features of it affect both the suitability and its accuracy according to your needs. These can further be split into two; the features related to construction and that to accuracy. A rifle scope is more important than anything else related to the subject matter. A special care need to be taken while selecting the scope for the same as it is the matter of shooting. A scope in a standard range has to be selected and it is currently 3-9, it is quite standard for shooting. Each of the features just like magnification, objective lens dimension, parallax and adjustable lens and other adjustments are a crucial part in selecting a rifle scope.

Discussing about the magnification, it has been said that in order to be more accurate it is necessary to increase the magnification. Also, there is a particular extent to increase the accuracy which further depends on mirage, vibration and field of view (that how to much to increase). All these three factors are affected while shooting and it completely depends upon the person what all the adjustments are to be made accordingly.

To make the target more bright, the diameter of the front objective lens can be increased through which it collects more light. You can choose to make a shoot in the early morning as after sunset it would be quite difficult to adjust the light and increase the diameter of the lens. It should always be kept in mind that if the other lenses are of standard quality then only the large objective lens would benefit. 40 mm of diameter lens is the standard one for target shooting as well as hunting.

Parallax, another part of riflescope, is basically a difference in the position of a particular object that is viewed from two different sights. Talking about the adjustable lens, they help in either eliminating or lessen the parallax. If you are carrying a magnification of 10X you would either face a problem or not but you are surely benefitted if you are having a one for 12X.
Other adjustable options as related to riflescope are also necessary to be kept in mind. It all comprises of the various adjustments according to the circumstances. Then you are ready to use the telescopic scope for target shooting or hunting.