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Daniel Shaughnessy
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For too long, politicians have underestimated how central the Second Amendment is to American voters. They assumed that a few campaign slogans would be enough to satisfy gun owners. But a new Reuters/Ipsos poll from Sept. 23 proves otherwise: Republicans now lead Democrats by four points on gun...
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Erich Pratt
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For 91 years, the unconstitutional National Firearms Act has trampled on your Second Amendment rights. This year, GOA spearheaded the movement to gut the NFA, and we came within a whisker of outright victory. Even leftist publications like The Guardian were amazed that GOA was able to move the...
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Val Finnell
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PA House Passes Universal Registration Checks — Battle Moves to Senate It was a high-stakes week in the Pennsylvania House, as lawmakers voted on four major gun control bills — with mixed results. Here’s your breakdown of what passed, what was defeated, and what’s coming next in the fight for...
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Erich Pratt
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GOA’s Erich Pratt with Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC), who is the chief sponsor of H.R. 38 In the wake of recent tragic shootings, it’s clearer than ever: Responsible, law-abiding gun owners make a difference when they’re able to protect themselves and others. That’s why I’m reaching out to you...
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Daniel Shaughnessy
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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and Sheriff Robert Luna on Tuesday, accusing it of “systematically” delaying concealed carry permits for law-abiding citizens in violation of the Second Amendment. The lawsuit, which the DOJ touts...
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Erich Pratt
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The largest banks in America, including Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, are actively debanking and discriminating against the entire firearms industry. They’re targeting gun manufacturers, retailers, and organizations like GOA, refusing to provide banking services, all to appease radical...
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Val Finnell
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Four Anti-Gun Bills Coming Up for a Vote! Anti-gun Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-191) is fast-tracking FOUR anti-gun bills that were reported earlier this week from the House Judiciary Committee. These bills could be up for a final vote as early as next Tuesday. The anti-gun Democratic...
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Val Finnell
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The anti-gun House Democratic leadership just reported four gun control bills from committee today. The vote was entirely on party lines, with all Democrats voting to pass gun control and all Republicans voting against restricting our constitutionally-protected rights. Here are the gun control...
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Grant Balzer
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Attorney General Jason Miyares has recently sided against us in court by defending Virginia’s unconstitutional One Handgun a Month law. Instead of standing with gun owners, he worked to keep that restriction in place and argued that it should survive even though similar laws have already been...
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Val Finnell
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PA House Judiciary Committee Scheduled to Vote on Gun Control The anti-gun House Democratic leadership is wasting no time exploiting the Charlie Kirk assassination to ram their radical, gun control agenda down our throats. On Monday, September 22, 2025, House Judiciary Chair Tim Briggs (D-149)...
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When California enacted Assembly Bill 28 in 2024, it imposed an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition—a thinly veiled attempt to penalize lawful citizens for exercising a fundamental right. As soon as the law passed, CRPA joined the fight, challenging the tax in court. Challenging a tax is...
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The long-standing battle for CCW rights in California just gained a powerful new ally: the Trump Administration. Today, US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging that the...
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The long-standing battle for CCW rights in California just gained a powerful new ally: the Trump Administration. Today, US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging that the...
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New Lawsuit Challenges Santa Clara County’s Exorbitant CCW Prices On behalf of our clients, the California Rifle& Pistol Association (CRPA) and the Second Amendment Foundation, this week Michel & Associates, P.C. filed suit against the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department over its...
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Still Leading the Fight for Your Rights We are proud to announce that C. D. “Chuck” Michel, Founding Partner of Michel & Associates, P.C., has once again been named one of California’s Top 100 Lawyers by the Daily Journal for 2025. This repeat recognition underscores Chuck’s decades-long...
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The long road to success in Rhode v. Bonta may still have a ways to go, but our latest filing is aimed at moving things forward. Building on the significant victory we secured just a few weeks ago, Michel & Associates, P.C. has filed a brief opposing the state’s attempt to delay justice through...
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Gavin
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If you do any work with rifle barrels you are likely familiar with Forster Products’ extensive headspace gauge sets. They’ve recently expanded their tooling and gunsmithing line, adding reamers and a roughing drill I just put to work! Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal...
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Gavin
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Just how well can a rigid 18″ 6.5 Creed shoot and what velocities will we see? For this build we take a McGowen ECM Barrel down to 18″, install it in a 1934 BE1 Action, and drop it into the WOOX Furiosa Micarta! In this video we walk through the build components, process, and put […] Continue...
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Gavin
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We just concluded testing of all Gen 1 muzzle brakes from Botnia Solutions and had shocking results! Read on and watch the video to see what we found! Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by reading this article and/or watching video content you accept these terms)...
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Kyle Shields
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Practice makes perfect but we need more 9mm ammunition to continue! We set up a Dillon RL550C with a case feed system and bullet feeder to make the process as efficient as possible. Disclaimer Ultimate Reloader LLC / Making with Metal Disclaimer: (by reading this article and/or watching video...
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