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AOC kinda went away. Or, rather, the coverage of her was lessened. But she, sadly, came back into the spotlight saying her usual dumb things. This time:
“Why were there almost no police officers despite protesters flying confederate flags and [carrying] semiautamtic weapons?
Because gun owners aren’t inherently prone to start riots, unlike ANTIFA or the White Supremacists. Also, in all the coverage of the rally that I have seen, I have yet to see a confederate flag. Wouldn’t surprise me if one was there but I haven’t seen one much less multiple flags.
I’m not there but stuff I’ve found interesting:
Palmetto State Armory is now making Glock frames.
Shooting Illustrated’s coverage. I suppose it was a matter of time before someone put a pistol brace on a long range rifle. I like it.
Teaser from Brownells. Anyone know what the pistol caliber carbine is?
Pictures that contradict the narrative.
What I Saw At Lobby Day In Richmond
Most of my reading today had to do with the VA rally. But SHOT is kicking off and, with that, some new products:
The rally went off without issue. Media hardest hit. Even when an alleged “infiltrator” tries to kick off the violence.
A telling thing in the pictures here and here. Positive interactions with the police. Didn’t see any antifa guys doing that.
Speaking of, sheriffs showed up to protest for the good guys.
And so much for all the racists that were going to be there.
And Google being evil as it pulls livestreams of the event. The revolution will be livestreamed but Google won’t let you see it.
So, there’s going to be the lobby day in VA where 130K people are going to show up. And a USAF surveillance plane is circling the area. All coincidental, I’m sure.
Here’s the details on the logistics and other important information.
Apparently, the area where the event will gather has been fenced off.
Meanwhile, some agents provocateur were arrested on their way there.
Florida Carry won their lawsuit against Broward County, which was enforcing illegal gun laws.
Such action would be responded to more quickly if people went to jail for breaking the law.
Hoo boy: Northam declares state of emergency, Capitol weapon ban ahead of gun rights rally
Threats of armed confrontation, which mostly seem to be social media posts.
In anticipation of a large gun rights crowd gathering, governor blackface has banned guns at the capitol.
It also looks like the powers that be are attempting to make attending as difficult as possible.
I tend to agree with Sebastian here that there will be agitators. I’ve got a strange contradictory feeling about this. One one hand, gun control protests are generally peaceful. On the other, it only takes one screw up to damage the movement. We’ll see.
Grip angle and natural point of aim will not make you a better shooter.
A gun feeling “good in your hand” also will not.
CMMG is getting into the 5.7 game. Ruger did recently as well. Has there been a surge in the caliber’s popularity lately?
A subtle design feature of the AR-15 rifle has raised a technical legal question that is derailing cases against people who are charged with illegally buying and selling the gun’s parts or building the weapon.
At issue is whether a key piece of one of America’s most popular firearms meets the definition of a gun that prosecutors have long relied on.
For decades, the federal government has treated a mechanism called the lower receiver as the essential piece of the semiautomatic rifle, which has been used in some of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings. Prosecutors regularly bring charges based on that specific part.
But some defense attorneys have recently argued that the part alone does not meet the definition in the law. Federal law enforcement officials, who have long been concerned about the discrepancy, are increasingly worried that it could hinder some criminal prosecutions and undermine firearms regulations nationwide.
Basically, some part has to be serialized and that part varies by firearm. A whole lot more from J. KB.
The NRA handed out 1,000 standard capacity P Mags:
EMERGENCY AIRLIFT: @Magpul_HQ sent us 1,000 30 Round PMAGs to hand out tomorrow in Richmond to NRA members who show up to fight Northams extreme gun ban!
Well see everyone TOMORROW at the General Assembly Building in Senate Sub-Committee Room #1 on the 5th Floor at 8am! #valeg pic.twitter.com/wovch0bTuU
— NRA (@NRA) January 13, 2020
Sen. Steve Daines has introduced a bill to expand travel protections offered by the Firearm Owners Protection Act:
The bill would reform the Firearm Owners Protection Act (FOPA), clarifying the term transport to include staying in temporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, medical treatment, and any other activity incidental.
Daines said Americans should not be afraid to transport their legally owned firearms.
Yeah, I wouldn’t stop for gas in New Jersey. Just sayin’.
The list kind of surprised me. I expected more ARs and Glocks.
Also, a list of imports by country.
This one clearly has plenty of Glocks.
Warren: U.S. Will Build No New Houses or Buildings Unless Carbon Neutral
That is absolutely insane.
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