Elite Survival Systems Guardian EDC Concealed Carry Laptop Pack

The unique design of the Guardian EDC Concealed Carry Laptop Bag combines the versatility of a modular pack with the internal features of a daily carry CCW pack, complete with a dedicated concealed carry compartment.

·CCW EDC laptop backpack 1000 denier nylon construction

·Heavy-duty zippers with covered zipper chain provide water resistance

·Zippered concealment compartment with internal holster can be accessed from either side of CCW backpack for ambidextrous carry

·Low profile laser-cut MOLLE on front and sides of this concealed carry laptop backpack

·Zippered eyewear pocket on top of this EDC laptop bag with soft interior lining

·Dual water bottle/accessory pockets on sides of MOLLE laptop backpack

·Yoke system carry with vented mesh back panel and padded grab handle

·Forward organizational pocket with dedicated tablet pocket, dual mesh zippered pockets, key hook, and several flat accessory compartments

·Large main compartment with MOLLE attachments and mesh pocket

·Separate, dedicated laptop compartment with soft nylon lining provides quick access to laptop. Fits most laptops with screens up to 17″

·Zippered concealment compartment with internal holster can be accessed from either side of pack for ambidextrous carry

·Fully padded on all sides and bottom

·Available in black, coyote tan, indigo, and Trifecta (a combination of gray, green, and black)

Dims: 20″ x 12″ x 8″
Weight: 2.9 lbs
Capacity: 1533 Cubic Inch / 25 Liter Read more

Self Defense

SAF Files Federal Challenge to California Gun Waiting Period

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit in California challenging the state’s 10-day waiting period for firearm purchases on Second Amendment grounds.

The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. SAF is joined by the North County Shooting Center, San Diego County Gun Owners PAC, California Gun Rights Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, PWGG LLP, John Phillips, Alisha Curtin, Dakota Adelphia, Michael Schwartz, Darin Prince and Claire Richards. They are represented by attorneys Bradley A. Benbrook and Stephen M. Duvernay at Benbrook Law Group in Sacramento. Defendants are Attorney General Rob Bonta and Allison Mendoza, director of the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Firearms, in their official capacities. The case is known as Richards v. Bonta. Read more

Gun Control

Michigan: Threatened and Endangered Species List Updated

Three bat species – little brown, northern long-eared (pictured here) and tri-colored – have been listed as threatened in Michigan due to significant population declines resulting from white-nose syndrome.
Trumpeter swans, whose populations have grown as a result of significant conservation efforts by many partners over decades, were recently removed from Michigan’s threatened and endangered species list.

58 species added, 36 removed, bringing list to 407 species

The Michigan list of threatened and endangered plants and animals now includes 407 species after completion of its seventh update in nearly 50 years. Experts from universities, the Michigan Natural Features Inventory, other conservation organizations and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources recommended changes to the list based on recent data.

“When people come together to collaborate on conservation, we can recover rare species,” said DNR endangered species specialist Jennifer Kleitch. “For instance, trumpeter swans were just removed from Michigan’s threatened and endangered species list. Their populations have grown as a result of significant conservation efforts by many partners over decades.”

Although the trumpeter swan has been removed from Michigan’s list of threatened and endangered species, it is still federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Read more

Wildlife

Springfield Armory Announces Hellcat and XD-M Threaded Barrels

Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the release of drop-in threaded barrels for its Hellcat® 9mm and XD-M® 4.5” 9mm, 10mm, and .45 ACP pistols. They are hammer forged for both durability and precision performance.

The threaded barrel kit for the Hellcat features a 3.8” hammer-forged threaded barrel with Self Indexing Compensator as well as an included thread protector. This drop-in barrel system features 1/2×28 threading and is designed to work with any standard configuration 3” Hellcat 9mm pistol. It features a black Melonite finish on the barrel for rust-resistance and lubricity. Read more

Firearms

GPO USA Announces Summer Savings Rebate on All ED Binoculars

GPO USA is pleased to announce the launch of its Summer Savings rebate program. Kicking off on May 1st and running through July 31, 2023, outdoor enthusiasts have the opportunity to purchase one of GPO’s popular ED binoculars and get $100 of their hard-earned cash back.

This popular line of binoculars is available in four sizes, 8×32, 8×42, 10×32 and 10×42, and in four rich colors of Deep Green, Desert Sand , Dark Brown Earth and Black. With its unique magnesium micro-bridge and body, the ED binoculars are compact and ultra-lightweight yet incredibly durable. They feature premium ED objective lenses, high-transmission GPObright™ lens coating technology and they are fog proof and waterproof. The cutting-edge field of view afforded on this line of binoculars makes them ideal for a variety of glassing situations. They are popular among all outdoor enthusiasts and some of the best-selling items in the GPO portfolio.

In order to take advantage of this great GPO savings opportunity consumers simply need to purchase one of the GPO ED binoculars through an authorized dealer or conveniently online at www.gpo-usa.com before the end of July, 2023, complete the rebate certificate available online at www.gpo-usa.com and either take a picture of the purchase receipt and the completed redemption form and email both photos to promotions@gpo-usa.com and insert “$100 VISA Gift Card” in the subject line or mail the redemption form along with the original copy of the sales receipt to: GPO USA Rebates, 711 Moorefield Park Drive, Ste C, North Chesterfield, VA 23236 or CLICK HERE and follow the instructions. Mail must be postmarked by September 30,2023 to be eligible for the rebate. A VISA® gift card will be received from GPO in four to six weeks. Read more

Optics

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Texas Wildlife, Habitat From SpaceX Rocket Launches

The SpaceX Starship explosion last month scattered debris across hundreds of acres of land near prime nesting habitat for shorebirds like the Snowy Plover. Photo by Justin LeClaire/Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)

Lawsuit Aims to Protect Texas Wildlife Habitat, Beach Access From More Exploding Rockets

Following a massive rocket explosion in South Texas, national and local environmental groups and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc. sued the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today for failing to fully analyze and mitigate the environmental harms resulting from the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy launch program at Boca Chica.

The launch site sits next to prime habitat for protected species and migratory birds, like the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle and the Piping Plover. The first rocket to be launched from the site as part of the program exploded on April 20, showering the surrounding area with particulate matter.

The agency permitted SpaceX to launch 20 Starship/Super Heavy rockets each year for the next five years. They are the largest rockets ever made, and they are being launched right next to crucial habitat, putting imperiled wildlife at great risk and harming community interests. Despite acknowledging the harm from SpaceX construction and launch activities, the FAA decided to forego a full environmental review, claiming the damages would not be “significant” due to proposed mitigation measures.

Today’s lawsuit argues that the proposed mitigation by the agency isn’t enough to prevent the launch program from causing significant environmental harm. The agency hasn’t explained how mitigation would address and prevent rocket explosions and fires that could wipe out neighboring habitat. The suit calls for a full environmental analysis to truly protect Threatened and Endangered species and ensure public beach access for all people. Read more

Wildlife

Michigan: DNR Announces $100,000 Awarded in UP Deer Habitat Grants

Twelve grants awarded across 10 counties

Projects on private lands aimed at improvements for white-tailed deer

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded a total of $100,000 in deer habitat improvement grant funding to a dozen entities for projects in the Upper Peninsula.

The Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is a competitive grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on non-state lands.

This year, 12 grants were awarded from 18 applicants for projects across 10 of the U.P.’s 15 counties. The value of the projects awarded grants totaled $201,541.

“These grants will produce positive impacts in Marquette, Alger, Delta, Dickinson, Iron, Baraga, Ontonagon, Gogebic, Schoolcraft and Mackinac counties,” said Bill Scullon, DNR field operations manager and administrator for the grant initiative. “The planned match for the 12 grants is valued in excess of $79,000 (well in excess of the required 25%) further expanding the impact of the projects.”

Groups eligible for these grants include organizations with a formal mission to promote wildlife conservation and/or hunting, such as sportsmen’s clubs, conservation districts, land conservancies, industrial landowners with more than 10,000 acres, or private land affiliations where two or more unrelated persons jointly own 400 or more acres. Read more

Wildlife

GOA, GOF Secure Preliminary Injunction Against Illinois

Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) secured a preliminary injunction against the Illinois “Assault Weapons” Ban and the Standard-Capacity Magazine Ban.

In his order, Judge Stephen McGlynn slammed some of the gun control laws in question, stating they “seem to be written in spite of the clear directives in Bruen and Heller, not in conformity with them.”

Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, issued the following statement:

“Governor Pritzker and his anti-gun cabal in the legislature thought they could steam roll the Second Amendment, and this ruling makes clear that they abused their authority and infringed on their citizens’ rights. We look forward to continuing this fight.” Read more

Gun Control

SAF Files Brief Supporting Summary Judgment In Gun Ban Case

The Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge of the ban on so-called “assault weapons” in Cook County, Illinois today filed a memorandum of law in support of their request for summary judgment in the case, which began in August 2021 and is known as Viramontes v. Cook County.

SAF is joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition and Cook County residents Christopher Khaya and Cutberto Viramontes, for whom the case is known. They are represented by attorneys David Sigale of Wheaton, Ill., and David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson and William V. Bergstrom, all with Cooper & Kirk in Washington, D.C.

“This case has been pending for more than 18 months and it is time for a judgment based on the guidelines set by the Supreme Court last year in the Bruen ruling,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “This past January, Illinois enacted a law making it illegal to manufacture, deliver, sell, import, purchase or possess a so-called ‘assault weapon,’ but that law is preliminary enjoined as of last month.

“The firearms banned under Cook County’s ordinance are in common use,” he added, “meaning they cannot be found dangerous and unusual, and neither can they be arbitrarily banned.” Read more

Gun Control

Michigan: DNR Rejects Proposed Camp Grayling Lease Expansion

The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs had sought to lease 162,000 acres of state forest land for training

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has declined a proposed 20-year lease of approximately 162,000 acres of state forest land to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The DMVA had sought to lease the land, located around the National Guard training camp in Grayling, to accommodate low-impact military training activities.

“We appreciate the many comments we received on this proposal and the commitment people have to public lands,” said Acting DNR Director Shannon Lott. “Public concerns and feedback from Tribal governments, coupled with our own review of the proposal, led us to decide against a 20-year lease on such a significant portion of state-managed land.”

The decision was made after months of public input and after consultation with interested Michigan Tribal governments. Read more

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