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🚀 Top Stories Today: GOP Senators Challenge, Senator Protects Privacy, and More Insights!
Trivia Question?
What is the primary handgun used by the U.S. military, adopted in 2017 to replace the M9?
Answer at the bottom of the newsletter
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🔫 GOP Senators Challenge
🔒 Senator Protects Privacy
🔍 ATF Scrutinizes DC
Backward Rifle Blunder Exposes Navy Training Lapses and ATF Corruption
An AR15.COM YouTube video features a Navy Skipper from USS John McCain humorously caught with a backward-mounted M4 rifle, spotlighting serious naval training oversights. The video, sponsored by Franklin Armory and Hydra, showcases their firearm accessories and modular systems.
The video also debates a Tennessee gun safety education bill, criticized for targeting lawful gun owners rather than enhancing child safety, and discusses Missouri's debate on redefining homeschools as educational institutions. It urges viewers to contact their lawmakers with concerns.
It highlights unethical actions by ATF agents who tampered with evidence during a raid, indicating possible systemic corruption. Despite the severity of these actions, the involved ATF agent might face minimal repercussions. AR15.COM calls for viewer support and engagement to continue producing content.
GOP Senators Challenge DOJ's Expanded Background Checks, Defend Second Amendment
A group of Congressional Republicans, spearheaded by Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, plans to propose legislation that repeals a new DOJ rule.
This rule extends background checks to gun shows, online platforms, and private transactions, based on the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Lawmakers and gun rights advocates view this expansion as an undue governmental intrusion, infringing on Second Amendment freedoms.
They have committed to aggressively challenging this rule in the Senate, arguing that it represents an excessive extension of federal authority over constitutionally protected rights.
Senator Introduces Bill to Protect Privacy in Gun Purchases Amid Surveillance Concerns
Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee has introduced the Protecting Privacy in Purchasing Act, aimed at preventing credit card companies from using a specific Merchant Category Code (MCC) to monitor gun purchases.
This initiative is in response to the recent establishment of a new MCC for firearms by the International Organization for Standardization. Supported by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the legislation seeks to protect the privacy of gun store customers from perceived governmental overreach and surveillance.
It emphasizes ensuring that Americans can maintain their Second Amendment rights without being subjected to undue government monitoring.
ATF Scrutinizes DC Police Over Guns at Crime Scenes, Launches 'Demand 2 Program
Since Washington D.C.'s last legal gun dealer closed in 2020, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) became the sole Federal Firearms Licensee, handling all firearm transfers which require federal background checks.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has scrutinized the MPD after numerous guns they transferred were found at crime scenes shortly thereafter.
This situation led to the initiation of the ATF's "Demand 2 Program," focusing on the quick "time to crime" of these firearms and addressing critical concerns regarding firearm management and oversight in the district.
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🤔Interesting Facts🤔
The Springfield Model 1861, a muzzle-loading rifled musket widely used by Union forces during the American Civil War, featured a rifling twist rate of 1:78 inches, which contributed to its accuracy and effectiveness on the battlefield.
The Spencer Carbine, introduced in 1860, was one of the first lever-action rifles to be adopted by the United States military. It had a seven-round tubular magazine located in the buttstock, allowing for faster reloading compared to muzzle-loading firearms of the time.
The Colt 1877 Thunderer, also known as the Colt Lightning, was a double-action revolver introduced in the late 19th century. It featured a unique double-trigger design, with one trigger cocking the hammer and the other releasing it, providing a faster rate of fire than single-action revolvers.
💡 Answer to Trivia Question:
Sig Sauer M17