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The Armed Citizen� Nov. 27, 2023
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The tenant in a rented Nevada house was forced to defend his life from a late-night intruder on Oct. 11, 2023, killing the suspect in the process in an incident police are confirming is a case of self-defense. The suspect was allegedly dressed in dark clothes, wearing black leather gloves and made several attempts to break through the door of the home. The tenant armed himself and, when he found the intruder, had "seconds to act." The resident fired a number of shots at the intruder, killing him in the process.

Springfield Armory Echelon
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The latest high tech combat handgun to come out of the Springfield Armory skunk works is the 9mm Echelon. Launching into a crowded field already full to bursting, the Echelon has a high bar to clear if it hopes to impress guys like me. However, after rolling around in the dirt with a brand new copy, I can honestly report they cleared the bar by a wide margin. The Echelon flirts with ballistic perfection.

MI: Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Guns from Pawn Shop Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
A 29-year-old Michigan man is sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for stealing firearms from multiple businesses, including a pawn shop, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Monday. Casey Johnson, of Muskegon, was convicted of theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee and three counts of felon in possession of firearms.

Competitors� Corner: December 2023
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At the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, this past October, United States pistol, rifle and shotgun athletes brought home 18 shooting event medals, more than any other country at the competition. The Pan American Games, a multi-sport event open to athletes from all nations of the Americas, occurs every four years during the year prior to the Summer Olympics. Along with earning five gold, five silver and eight bronze medals, USA Shooting athletes also secured three Paris 2024 Olympic Games quotas for the United States. Read our match report (page 18) for a full breakdown of Team USA�s triumphant 2023 Pan American Games shooting event performances.

Competitors� Corner: December 2023
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How to Get Through an Anti-Gun Holiday Gathering Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
It�s inevitable every year. While it�s supposed to be a time for joy, cheer, and remembering our blessings, for many of us, it�s the most stressful time of the year. Last-minute present shopping for picky gift-receivers. Grocery shopping for those traditional family recipes that are just too difficult to follow � The Christmas holiday.

Second Amendment Roundup: Concessions by the Government in the Rahimi Oral Argument
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In the November 7 oral argument in U.S. v. Rahimi, the government conceded the fundamental difference between felonies and misdemeanors, which criminal defense and pro-gun attorneys will find useful. Also, direct references were made by some Justices to the issue of non-violent felons who are not dangerous. And on the separate state-law issue of whether administrative officials may have discretion to deny the right to bear arms, the government conceded that they do not.

NICS Black Friday Gun Sales Numbers Hit Record High
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AFigures compiled by federal regulators from last weekend showed a new record in national gun sale numbers for the busiest shopping day of the year. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Instant Criminal Background Check System processed 214,913 background checks on Black Friday, as detailed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. This is an 11-percent bump from last year�s figures of 192,749 and shattered the previous Black Friday record, set in 2017, of 203,086.

Belgian Air Force Taps Benelli M4s for Drone-Busting Duty Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Needing a kinetic solution to interloping unidentified drones creeping into its airspace, the Belgians went with a 12-gauge option. The Kleine-Brogel Air Base earlier this month highlighted its security forces training with their new C-UAS (Counter Unmanned Aerial System), namely, Benelli M4 semi-auto shotguns stoked with high brass steel shot.

Woman Gets Marriage Proposal After Dropping Big Buck on Nebraska Hunt Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Twenty-eight-year-old Samantha Camenzind received a marriage proposal after dropping a big buck on a hunt near Filley, Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald reported Camenzind�s boyfriend, 32-year-old Cole Bures, gave her first shot on the �monster buck� earlier in November, and Camenzind made the shot count.

Rasmussen: More Say Replace Kamala Harris than Keep Her in �24 Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Slightly more people think Joe Biden should replace Kamala Harris on the 2024 presidential ticket than keep her, according to a new survey released Monday by Rasmussen Reports. Harris, whose anti-gun-rights and other social issues stances equal, if not exceed, those of Biden, gets the support of 41 percent of likely voters.

Will We Stop Tyrants, or Will the Courts Step In? Submitted by: Rob Morse Website: http://slowfacts.wordpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Where the courts refused to uphold our rights, honest citizens have often imposed their own justice. We are seeing that situation play out again with gun owners in Illinois. We will know the outcome in a few months.

Record Number of NICS Background Checks on Black Friday 2023 Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
The FBI conducted a record number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks on November 24, Black Friday 2023. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) noted the FBI conducted 214,913 NICS checks on Black Friday, easily surpassing the 192,749 NICS checks conducted on Black Friday 2022.

OR: Report Looks at Salem�s Increasing Gun Violence
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On Monday, the Salem City Council convened a meeting with the Marion County Board of Commissioners and Salem-Keizer school district leaders to discuss the findings from a recent report looking at the sharp rise in the city�s gun violence. Shootings in the Salem city limits have doubled in the past five years, according to the report, which did not include police shootings or those that were self-inflicted or done in self defense.

Journal of Free Speech Law: "'Dangerous to the Liberties of a Free People': Secret Societies and the Right to Assemble," by Nathan Ristuccia
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This just-published article is here; the Abstract: Americans in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries often feared that secret assembly threatened republican government. Oath-bound secret societies were allegedly elitist cabals that would establish an imperium in imperio oppressive to ordinary citizens. Yet despite this hostility, many early Americans also insisted that freedom of assembly included the right to gather anonymously.

Senators Cramer, Blackburn Lead Bicameral Amicus Brief to Support the Second Amendment Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) co-led members on a bicameral amicus brief to uphold the rights of all Americans to keep and bear arms, especially veterans and disabled individuals who need assistance to exercise their rights. The members state the Second Amendment is a fundamental protection of liberty which is deeply rooted in our nation�s history and tradition.

MD: Maryland State Police Stand by 'Unconstitutional' Handgun Law Despite Court Ruling Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
Maryland State Police issued an agency-wide order Tuesday to continue enforcing Maryland's "handgun qualification law" despite a scathing court opinion calling the law unconstitutional. n an advisory notice, the Maryland State Police�s (MSP) licensing division stated it will continue enforcing the handgun qualification license, or HQL, law until the federal court issues a mandate.

IL: Chicago Shootings: Teen Boy Among at least 14 shot, 1 fatally, in Weekend Ggun Violence, CPD says Submitted by: David Williamson Website: http://libertyparkpress.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
At least 14 people have been shot, one fatally, including a 16-year-old boy, in gun violence across Chicago this weekend, police said. A woman was shot during an armed robbery Sunday morning on the city's West Side. The 49-year-old victim was parking her car just before 8 a.m. in the 100-block of South Sacramento Boulevard when three people approached her, Chicago police said.

History of 6.5x57mm Rimmed Ammo
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Though well established in Europe as a cartridge for hunting today, it is difficult to determine the date for when the 6.5x57 Rimmed was first introduced. The evidence, and lack thereof, seems to suggest that it arrived on the scene during the 1890s. Firearms historians believe the 6.5x57mm may have been developed initially for service in the Italian military, and they also believe that this cartridge influenced the development of the 6.5x58 Portuguese Mauser.

History of 32 S&W Long Ammo
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The .32 S&W Long (7.65x23mm) is a straight-walled, centerfire, rimmed handgun round introduced by Smith & Wesson in 1896. The round, modeled after the .32 S&W cartridge, was made for the S&W Model 1896 Hand Ejector revolver, a precursor to the modern day Magnum handguns.

An extended version of the .32 Smith & Wesson cartridge, the case is a straight-walled, rimmed centerfire � similar to the .32 H&R Magnum and .327 Federal Magnum case diameter, but shorter in length.