Family Targeted: Living Through the Terror of a Wrongful ATF Raid

(Editor’s Note: Another day, another ATF story it seems, hardly any of them painting a glowing picture of the agency and how it operates. Thanks to SAF’s Investigative Journalism Project and Lee Williams for sharing this one.) Mark “Choppa” Manley is a gun owner, a gun collector and a Second Amendment advocate who has more … Read more

Ruby Ridge, Waco and Now Little Rock, But Arkansas AG Appears to Back Down to Feds

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is the top law enforcement officer in the state, and he is ultimately responsible for safeguarding the lives and civil rights of the more than 3.5 million Arkansans who call The Natural State home. After the ATF shot and killed 53-year-old airport executive Bryan Malinowski in his home during a … Read more

Arkansas AG Demands Answers, Bodycams from ATF’s Fatal Raid

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has serious questions for ATF officials about their botched March 19 SWAT team raid, which killed Little Rock Airport executive director, Bryan Malinowski, in his home. And if ATF has bodycam footage of the fatal raid, Griffin wants to see that, too. “As someone who couldn’t be a bigger law … Read more

The New SOUSA Optics R.A.I.D. Pistol Red Dot Sight

SOUSA Optics, which is now part of the Texas-based CMC Triggers family, recently came out with a new pistol red dot, the R.A.I.D. It’s always good to see an RDS hit the market and even better when they look like they’ll bring some solid competition to the industry. The R.A.I.D. is affordably priced ($179 MSRP), … Read more

Ares Armor Makes Lemonade With “BATFE Inspected Quality” LPKs

Image courtesy Ares Armor

The ATF’s jackbooted and illegal raid on Ares Armor has made headlines for days, but it doesn’t seem to have intimidated the National City, CA manufacturer one bit. Instead of bowing and scraping to the ATFE’s scofflaws with badges, they’re using the ATFE’s notoriety to help them move some of their (remaining) inventory.

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