Louisiana CCW Bill Now in Effect

Louisiana HB 124, providing for the carry of any “instrumentality customarily used or intended for use as a dangerous weapon” as long as the carrier has a concealed handgun permit, took effect yesterday, August 1st. This includes knives, except, unfortunately, switchblades.

In 2018 Knife Rights was able repeal Louisiana’s complete ban on switchblades, but in order to get it passed we had to compromise by including the restriction that the knife not be “intentionally concealed on one’s person.” Unfortunately, HB 124 does NOT remove that specific restriction. Intentional concealed carry of a switchblade (automatic knife) remains illegal in Louisiana, even for concealed handgun permitees.

While requiring a CCW to carry a knife concealed is not optimal, we supported this effort as an incremental improvement in Louisiana law. Our ultimate commonsense goal is always to remove any restrictions to carry of any knife by law-abiding persons, period.

Knife Rights is America’s grassroots knife owners’ organization; leading the fight to Rewrite Knife Law in America™ and forging a Sharper Future for all Americans™. Knife Rights efforts have resulted in 34 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 23 states and over 150 cities and towns since 2010. Read more

Cutlery, Self Defense

Primary Arms Partners with NSSF For Personal Defense Gear Box Giveaway

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Primary Arms and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) are celebrating National Shooting Sports Month with a special giveaway: an AR15 gear box valued at over $2,800.

Every August, National Shooting Sports Month calls for American gun-owners to get out and support shooting sports with participation and outreach. Already, 2021 has seen record growth in American gun-ownership, and National Shooting Sports Month is the perfect opportunity to continue that growth by showing the fun, positive atmosphere of shooting sports. Many of the industry’s largest names are turning out to support the effort, including Primary Arms, who is partnering with the National Shooting Sports Foundation for a month-long free rifle giveaway.

The ‘Primary Arms Personal Defense Package’ Gear Box includes everything you need to get started on the range. Combined, the total package is valued at over $2,800 and includes premium components from some of the industry’s leading manufacturers.

The centerpiece of the giveaway is a Geissele Automatics Super Duty 16” AR15 in Gray, which comes equipped with Primary Arms Optics’ SLx® Advanced Rotary Knob Microdot, a Reptilia Corp 1.93” DOT Mount, a SureFire M640DF Scout Light Pro, an Arisaka Defense M-LOK Indexer, and a Blue Force Gear Vickers sling. Primary Arms has also included five DURAMAG Steel 5.56 30-round magazines, plus a Tru-Spec 24/7 Series Original Tactical Pant and Primary Arms Logo T-Shirt.

“National Shooting Sports Month is one of the most important times for the gun community,” says Dina Sanders, Primary Arms’ Brand Marketing Manager. “Outreach is everything, so we partnered with the National Shooting Sports Foundation on a giveaway that can excite new gun-owners and experienced collectors alike.” Read more

Firearms

SEVR 2.0 Adds More Penetration

Fans of the original big cutting SEVR™ Titanium 2.1 will want to take a close look at the 2.0 blade design added by SEVR last year. Reintroduced as the Ti 2.0, SEVR’s most popular head now has a more swept-back blade angle and re-engineered deployment arm geometry. The new deployment arms expose more of the blades’ leading edge for added cutting surface while reducing friction. The two enhancements result in up to 15% more penetration than the original 2.1. Archer’s will want to stock up while SEVR offers some of the best prices of the season during their Fall Sale Event going on now for a limited time. SEVR broadheads are sold exclusively at sevrbroadheads.com.

Archery

USA Shooting Wraps Tokyo With Record Medal Count

USA Shooting ended its impressive Olympic run-on Monday failing to qualify for finals of either the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol or the Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions. But they were two of the very few times the team wasn’t in contention for a medal in the 12 days of competition. The team is bringing home the most medals since the 1920 Antwerp games: three gold’s, two silvers and a bronze.

It was a notable display, with patience and grit the key components to an American squad that was full of rookies to Olympic competition. They will all most likely be part of the 2024 squad that competes in the games in Paris.

“This team has bounced amazingly well,” Shotgun Coach Jay Waldron said of the team. “Everything that has come at them with the COVID delay, not knowing and the last-minute changes of everything, how everyone has just learned to bounce and to take things as they come.”

Coming out of the Rio games in 2016, USA Shooting left the Brazilian hot spot with two medals, both in Women’s events, Virginia Thrasher gold in air rifle, and bronze for Kim Rhode in skeet.

It was clearly a letdown and had to make the focus even more acute at the headquarters in Colorado Springs.

For Vincent Hancock, going to Rio as the favorite and then not even making the finals, not only left a bad taste in his mouth having won gold in Beijing and London, so Hancock looked for payback in Tokyo.

For gold medalist Vincent Hancock, Tokyo was redemption for his performance in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

“In Rio there were a lot of different things going on that I let get to me and I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind,” Hancock said after capturing the skeet competition and his third gold medal. “Coming into here, I knew that I had the chance to do it, I knew that I could do it and I was enjoying every moment I had.”

Hancock at 32, is the undisputed leader of this team and his efforts to win the skeet competition was inspiring and a catalyst for the rest of the group to build on.

Amber English (above) says Hancock “is a huge inspiration for me, as well as a huge asset to our team.” Her performance was inspiring as well.

“Vinny has been a huge inspiration for me, as well as a huge asset to our team,” Amber English said of Hancock. “His pieces of advice are good for me. Before the Games we spent a lot of time and could train together.” Read more

Firearms

Michigan: DNR Investigating Common Carp Mortality

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is investigating a common carp mortality event on Lake Orion in northeast Oakland County that started during the week of July 19 and was reported by residents using the DNR’s Eyes in the Field website. The only species involved is adult common carp, and the number killed thus far is between 250-500 fish.

Fisheries Division staff from the Waterford office visited the lake July 23 and collected common carp samples for analysis. These samples will be analyzed by the Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory at Michigan State University. The DNR expects some initial findings to be available during the week of Aug. 2, with a complete set of results by first week of September. The DNR will make the final results known to the public when available.

“Typically, when you see single-species mortality events, the cause is usually a specific fish pathogen and is often a virus,” said Gary Whelan, Fisheries Division Research Program manager. “Fish kills involving one type of fish are usually not associated with a water quality issue, as water quality issues affect the entire fish community. In this case, the affected fish are common carp which are very tolerant of poor water quality. Thus, it is even more unlikely to be a water quality issue.”

Common carp, native to Europe, were introduced to Michigan in the late 1870s-1880s as a food fish and were widespread in Michigan by the 1890s. They are a naturalized member of our fish community and are found throughout the state. Read more

Fishing

Arcus Hunting ‘Racks & Laps’ Sweepstakes

COVINGTON, GA – Dead Down Wind™, the outdoor industry leader in scent elimination and Tink’s®, America’s #1 Buck lure for almost 50 years, are excited to present the first-ever Rack & Laps Sweepstakes.

Fans will be in the running to experience a $3,500 whitetail dream hunt, a VIP weekend for two at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) and a great Dead Down Wind™ and Tink’s® prize pack in 2022 just by entering at www.deaddownwind.com/racks&laps and www.tinks.com/racks&laps.

“This is an extraordinary opportunity for both new and experienced hunters and race fans alike,” said Amanda Popp, Marketing Director for the brands. “We know NASCAR fans love to hunt or are considering it and just haven’t had the right opportunity. Tink’s and Dead Down Wind are proud to create the hunting experience of their dreams and help get them to MIS for a VIP Experience for two never to be forgotten in the fall of 2022.” Read more

Hunting

August: National Shooting Sports Month

Millions of New Gun Owners Will Join in the Fun of National Shooting Sports Month® in August

Whether you’re a first-time gun owner or experienced, here are 10 ways to enjoy the target shooting sports and special events

NEWTOWN, Conn. – America’s millions of first-time firearm owners will find National Shooting Sports Month® in August a great time to enjoy using their new firearms, whether in a training course, competition or simply having fun shooting targets with friends. NSSF® estimates 8.4 million people purchased their first firearm last year, with many of them being non-traditional buyers.

Developed by NSSF, the firearm industry trade association, National Shooting Sports Month encourages newcomers as well as experienced gun owners to spend an exciting day at the range with their handgun, rifle or shotgun enjoying the target-shooting sports, which boast more than 56 million adult and youth participants.

As if you needed help to find ways to enjoy National Shooting Sports Month, here are 10 of them: Read more

Firearms

Kowa Announces Flagship TSN-99 PROMINAR Spotting Scopes

Kowa would like to officially introduce our new flagship TSN-99 PROMINAR spotting scope series. The spotting scopes will be available for pre-order starting 08/02, with product distribution beginning on 9/9.

Our goal was simple – create an optic delivering one of the brightest and widest view of nature. We created TSN-99 PROMINAR series because our desire to push the boundaries of optical performance is at the forefront of everything we do. We created TSN-99 PROMINAR series because we wanted to deliver one of the most immersive and detailed views of the natural world.

Our TSN-880 PROMINAR spotting scope, despite being on the market for almost two decades was and still is to this day the envy of the sporting optics industry. It’s a testament to the generations of Japanese optical engineers that have developed Kowa’s unique optical design and engineering techniques over many years. But pioneers don’t stand still – they push forward and onwards always trying to improve, it’s what we’ve done for over 60 years, and we were not about to stop now. Read more

Optics

New Bag Rider for Ruger Precision Rimfire

Beaverton, OR – Catalyst Arms, LLC, a firearms accessory company, has introduced the Apex Bag Rider for the butt stock of the Ruger Precision Rimfire. The Apex Bag Rider dramatically improves the functionality and stability of the butt stock when using a rear support bag.

To help get on target the Apex Bag Rider’s angled shape allows for generous amount of rapid elevation adjustment. Simply slide your rear support bag fore or aft to raise or lower the butt stock. This lets the stock rest on the bag rather than relying on uneven grip pressure to maintain the desired shooting position.

Designed specifically for the Ruger Precision Rimfire, this Apex perfectly matches the lines of the butt stock. It literally only takes a few seconds to install by sliding over the factory bottom Picatinny rail and is secured with a single screw without any modification or disassembly of the rifle. Read more

Firearms

Brady Ellison and Jacob Wukie Fail In Medal Quest

Brady Ellison may be the world’s best, but he’s leaving without an Olympic gold -again.

Friday was a difficult Olympic Games for Team USA Archery; surrounded by high expectations in the midst of great challenges from the global pandemic that shifted the Tokyo Games by an entire year. The Games allows no room for error when so few arrows determine your fate, and in a stadium with a very tricky wind and incredibly high pressure, the most important takeaway throughout the Games was to not second-guess yourself.

For the men’s finals day today, hype surrounded World No. 1 and World Champion Brady Ellison’s quest for the elusive Olympic champion title that has evaded him through four Games. The first round matched Ellison with teammate and friend Jacob Wukie. While that may have caused mixed emotions for some; wanting the best for a good friend but also wanting to win, Ellison and Wukie entered the venue sans coaches and seemed to joke around between ends, enjoying shooting together.

Archery
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