Turnbull Manufacturing is offering a very limited run of custom 1911 Commander type pistols based on the 1920's era 1911 appearance. It has a stainless steel 4.25 inch barrel and bushing with a carbon steel frame, slide, trigger, hammer and grip safety. The pistol features a Novak dovetail front sight and an Eliason style adjustable rear sight. It comes in .45 ACP with a 7+1 capacity in a traditional single stack magazine. All components are manufactured in the USA. Only 25 will be produced and are being sold through the Trop Gun Shop in Elizabethtown, PA, for $2,999.
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DRD Tactical has announced that Brownells will be distrib-uting its U556 build kits for AR15 type rifles. The build kit comes with a QD rail assembly and Mil-Spec forged upper receiver.
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Gaston J. Glock has introduced the Dark Green Lightweight Shooting Vest. It contains many pockets that are perfect for storing essential hunting supplies. It includes two patch pockets with double partitions and two interior pockets that are securely closed with zippers. Meshing in the back provides welcome ventilation on those hot summer days or warm climate hunts, while the side slits provide increased freedom of movement. In addition, the waist can be adjusted with buttons to create a flexible, proper fit. Sizes S - 3XL for men; XS - 3XL for women. MSRP: $138.00.
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Editorial
Militarizing local law enforcement
David A. Lombardo
I know I'm going to catch a lot of flak over this from all my cop friends, but it's beginning to bug me. Local law enforcement agencies, even in Mayberry RFD, are increasingly looking like my old outfit in Vietnam, The Big Red One.
On the one hand, I get it. I readily admit in Vietnam I bribed an Army sergeant with a case of beer to get to shoot his deuce-and-a-half mounted quad fifty caliber machine guns. It was a buzz cutting down a rubber tree on the other side of the valley with four barrels throwing more lead downstream than a small Australian lead-mining town can produce in a week. And I'll also admit that, while I certainly was never associated with a SWAT team in my 20 years of being an Auxiliary Deputy in two states, there were one or two times I wished I had the quad-fifty with me. But here's the thing: to say the days of Barney Fife with one bullet in his pocket are gone would be a staggering understatement.
Despite what liberals would have you believe, the Second Amendment is specifically about the citizenry being able to protect itself from a tyrannical government run amok. When you boil that down to the pith, it means we commoners have the right to bear arms that level the playing field with whatever the government decides to come after us with, which brings me to the point.
The tiny town of Bloomingdale, Georgia, population 2,778, has armored trucks and personnel carriers, and the county sheriff's office has four grenade launchers. They say it "sends a message" to would-be criminals. "Officers are armed to meet any threat, so criminals should just stay away," said Bloomingdale Police Chief Roy Pike. Also, through the largess of the Department of Defense' 1033 program, Pike was able to obtain a grenade launcher for shooting tear gas and two M-16 full-auto rifles.
The Defense Department established the 1033 program in the late 1990s to provide state and local law enforcement agencies with weapons, tanks, helicopters, armored vehicles, body armor, night vision equipment, surveillance equipment and protective gear. It also provides such things as surplus .45-caliber handguns and first-aid supplies. Georgia alone has received $200 million in surplus military equipment and weapons for its 600 Georgia law enforcement agencies, large and small. Overall it accounts for 3,532 M-14 and M-16 rifles, eight grenade launchers, 26 armored personnel carriers and more.
There are similar stories for small and large towns across the U.S. In 2011 alone, more than 700,000 items were transferred to police departments for a total value of $500 million; since 9/11 the tally tops $34 billion in military-grade weapons and equipment. The only thing the program doesn't provide is the training to use any of it.
Okay, I really do get that the mean streets are meaner than ever and cops need to be able to protect themselves from the bad guys. But counterbalance that with the fact that John Q is now being totally outgunned by the government, which continues to dull our swords at every turn. Is that in direct opposition to the point of the Second Amendment? If I were cynical, I'd say the government is trying to get the upper hand. Come to think of it, I think something's rotten in the State of Demark.
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On Target Radio
This week's On Target Radio will be looking at three hot news items that affect your life: The Rise of the Warrior Cop - Is it a good idea to be training and arming law enforcement with military equipment? The Disappearing Chicago Crime-Free Zones - Why are traditionally safe havens such as the Magnificent Mile becoming crime centers? And Trayvon Martin - The government intentionally influences a case.
Join WIND Radio hosts David Lombardo and Gretchen Fritz who'll be discussing these issues with their guests Nik Farooqui, President of Ballistic Fighting Methods & Founder of the Street Safe 101 Institute, and Sara Ahrens, a prior law enforcement sergeant, SWAT team supervisor and Top Shot Season Three contestant.
Plus, we'll get an update on concealed carry and other Illinois legislation from Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson. All that and more, this Sunday evening from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. on AM560 THE ANSWER.
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| Congressman fights multiple long gun purchase reporting
Rep. John Carter (R-Tex.), chairman of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, last week introduced an amendment to the FY2014 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill to prohibit the use of any funds to require reporting of multiple rifle or shotgun sales. It passed and is included in the bill. At the behest of the Obama Administration in 2010, ATF implemented a program in Texas, Arizona, California and New Mexico to report multiple-sales of semi-automatic rifles of a caliber greater than .22 (including .223) that use detachable magazines. Under the discriminatory policy, anyone selling two or more "long guns" to a person within five days then triggers the reporting requirement and is placed on a watch list. "Buying and owning a gun is the right of each and every American. Frankly the federal government has been stepping all over that right and it's time to rein it in," Carter said. "The government has no business tracking the gun purchases of law-abiding citizens. Americans should not be placed on a watch list for simply exercising their constitutional rights. President Obama should focus his attention on criminals rather than honest citizens exercising their rights."
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SCI testifies before House on pro sportsmen's issues
Safari Club International submitted testimony in support of the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H.R. 2463), introduced by Congressmen Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Tim Walz (R-Minn.) as part of a congressional hearing. SCI signed a letter supporting its passage as well, along with 29 other conservation organizations. H.R. 2463 would allow states to use the excise taxes already collected on sporting equipment and ammunition to develop and maintain much-needed public shooting ranges, while also resulting in increased wildlife conservation funding. "SCI would like to thank Congressmen Young, Walz, and Hunter for their combined efforts to pass H.R. 2463," said SCI President Craig Kauffman. "Sportsmen and women -- America's first conservationists -- have supported the bill in previous congresses. We hope to see progress on both important bills soon as they move through the committee process." The bill received bi-partisan support in previous congresses.
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Attorney General attacks "Stand Your Ground" Laws
A few days after a jury acquitted George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was busy exploiting the trial outcome by attacking "stand your ground" self-defense laws. As reported by Fox News, during a speech at the NAACP's annual convention, Holder said, "Separate and apart from the case that has drawn the nation's attention, it's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and sow dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods." In response to Holder's remarks, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox had this to say: "The attorney general fails to understand that self-defense is not a concept, it's a fundamental human right. To send a message that legitimate self-defense is to blame is unconscionable, and demonstrates once again that this administration will exploit tragedies to push their political agenda." Holder and the Obama administration will surely continue to push to overturn "stand your ground" self-defense laws in the future. [Source: NRA/ILA]
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Man takes Biden's advice;
charged with illegally firing gun
Last February, the NRA reported on Vice President Joe Biden's ill-advised "advice" that those who have to protect their homes and families from intruders should just walk outside and fire "two blasts" from a double-barreled shotgun. At the time, a FoxNews.com article reported that Biden claims to keep two shotguns locked up at his home, and that he has told his wife, Jill, to use them if she needs protection: "Jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony... take that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house." The NRA noted Biden's advice would be illegal in most situations and dangerous both for the potential victim and for the general public. This week a Yahoo.com article reported that when a Washington state man was charged with illegally firing a shotgun into the air in an attempt to chase away people he thought were breaking into his vehicles, he blamed his action on Biden's bad advice. "I did what Joe Biden told me to do," Jeffrey Barton told Washington affiliate KOIN. "I went outside and fired my shotgun in the air." Barton subsequently pleaded not guilty to one count of illegal aiming or discharging a firearm. So much for taking Biden's bad advice. [SOURCE: NRA/ILA]
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