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| Striker-fired | Action |
| MOA | Optics |
| Twist rate | Ballistics |
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| NFA tax stamp | $0 |
| Permitless carry | 29 states |
| Suppressors legal | 42 states |
50+ NFA, carry and gun-law terms, from Freedom's Lodge.
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More and more people are shopping for firearms these days and some gun stores are pretty crowded. The busiest firearms retailer stores are well stocked with the latest shotguns and rifles for home protection and self-defense. Social media engagement is one excellent way of attracting new customers as well as keeping regular customers up to…
Hey, remember Mike Bloomberg’s “Mayors Against Illegal Guns”? If you don’t remember “MAIG,” you can certainly be forgiven; after all, it was founded by Mike Bloomberg, whose triple claims to fame include banning 20-oz. sodas, failing at elections, and loving Dick’s. Back in the early ’00s, Bloomie first tried his hand at imposing New York…
Even if you are an expert in your field, have great employees, are in control of logistics and operations, and use marketing tactics wisely, that doesn’t automatically mean you’re attracting all the customers you can. Getting new customers should always be a top business goal, since not making any sales isn’t going to bring in…
Whether it’s the holiday season or spring hunting season, there’s plenty of opportunities to increase sales and attract both new and returning customers. Let’s take a look at a few promotion ideas for gun store owners everywhere: Outshine the Rest You probably aren’t the only store in the area, so go above and beyond, coming…
Obama: “Check out this Fast & Furious scam … can you top it?” Biden: “Hold my beer!” “Joe Biden’s world-class hypocrisy is on full display, and it has taken a dangerous turn, in his trade of a notorious Russian arms dealer for Brittany Griner,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms…
Word of mouth and in print used to be the only way people would review your store but, thanks to the internet, everyone can share their opinion which might be read by hundreds, or even thousands, of people. Businesses can be ruined by just one little internet issue and this can begin with a bad…
As every range owner knows, it’s easy to reach those who are already into hunting, shooting or guns in general, but much harder with people who don’t have any experience with firearms, don’t have much interest in them or don’t like the idea of shooting at all. Perhaps they are curious about shooting or maybe…
Remember when the Obama administration (with Biden as VP) gave Mexican drug cartels a bunch of guns? The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today condemned a reported plan by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to destroy firearms associated with Operation Fast & Furious, the deadly Obama-Biden…
Someone get the Pampers: Joe Biden has suffered another containment failure. Uh-oh! President Joe Biden seems to have made a little accident. It’s only to be expected when you’re trying to housebreak a gun-grabber. After a lifetime of being swaddled cozily in the soft cotton batting of a mainstream press that will happily absorb all…
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” — Ben Franklin Is the New York Times‘ opinion section finally conceding the fact that the Bill of Rights specifically forbids the government from banning and confiscating firearms? It must be, because the tone has changed of…
Jingle Bells, Schumer smells, Beto laid an egg … Whatever holiday you celebrate in December, we can all agree on some things: First, that we would like to have more guns and ammo in our safes; and second, that winning them would restore our belief in holiday miracles. That’s why we’re singing “Hallelujah” for the Happy…
Meet the Civivi Elementum, the $50 EDC that performs like a $200 blade! Your everyday carry knife (EDC) doesn’t have to be worth its weight in gold. Nor does it require a bunch of fancy engraving or special elk-ivory handles. Your EDC blade needs to do nothing except cut what you want cut, every time…
