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Hello everyone and welcome back to This Week in Guns, brought to you by Patriot Patch Company and Primary Arms. This show offers commentary on the latest firearms industry news, information and buzz. I’m your host Matthew Larosiere and I’m here with my co-host Shawn Herrin.

THE ATF RULECHANGE

The leaked rulechange we discussed is up on the ATF’s site, with only some minor changes. It has yet to hit the federal register, meaning the comment period has not begun to run.

SAY HELLO TO THE HEROES OF THE OFFICE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

A Colorado bill is heading to the House, proposing to create a $3M agency to act as a clearinghouse on gun violence data, creating public service advertisements and the like.

A STONER FEVER DREAM – THE DIY S96S

A gentleman called Stubbs has come up with a top-feeding AR inspired by the Stoner 63.

NEW JERSEY TASK FORCE SEARCHING FOR SMART GUNS

New Jersey, a state that has longed openly to ban ordinary handguns once “smart guns” ever come to exist, has assembled a new commission tasked with approving “smart guns.”

DISHONESTY AND DECEIT: IS THE MURDER RATE PEAKING?

In a very misleading way, politicians are kvetching that the murder rate has seen the largest one-year increase in U.S. history, and that we’ve reached “levels not seen since the 1990’s.” How true are these claims?

SIG SUING SPRINGFIELD ARMORY OVER MAG PATENT

Everything old is new again, and everything new is likely old. Even so, Sig has launched a suit at Springfield, targeting the Hellcat’s magazine.

PUTIN ORDERS NEW GUN LAWS

Following a school shooting with a self-loading shotgun, Vladimir Putin immediately ordered an overhaul of the nation’s gun laws.