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Gear Chat

• [Ruger] RXM The Ruger RXM is a striker-fired pistol designed with a grip angle similar to the 1911 for natural point of aim, featuring a polymer frame developed in collaboration with Magpul. It incorporates a modular FCI (fire control insert) system allowing frame swaps without a new background check and is compatible with Gen 3 Glock parts, holsters, sights, and lights. Reliability testing showed 800 rounds fired without failures, with suppressor-height tritium night sights and direct optic mounting for RMR, DPP, or RMSC footprints.
  • Cost: MSRP $539 / Street ~$438
  • Special: FCI (fire control insert) system for modularity enabling frame swaps
• Note Ruger RXM Review
• [Hi-Point] Hush-Point 30 The Hush-Point 30 is a lightweight, modern suppressor designed for .30-caliber centerfire rifles like the AR-15, available in titanium and Inconel models. It features advanced flow-through technology that directs gas away from the shooter to reduce over-gassing in direct-impingement systems. The suppressor is HUB compatible and includes 1/2×28 and 5/8×24 threads for .223 and 300 Blackout calibers.0
  • Availability: Shipping now. Available at Guns.com (titanium: https://www.guns.com/silencers/p/hi-point-hush-point-30-ti?i=654780, Inconel: https://www.guns.com/silencers/p/hi-point-hush-point-30-inconel?i=654767).0
  • Cost: MSRP: Inconel $822.88, titanium $846.81.0
  • Special: Advanced flow-through technology that vents gas forward to reduce over-gassing, especially for direct-impingement systems; HUB compatible; includes 1/2×28 and 5/8×24 threads.0
• [Inland Manufacturing] Model 1910 The Inland Manufacturing Model 1910 is a suppressor for the M1 Carbine platform, replicating the original Maxim Silencer design with modern internals. It features a monoblock monocore construction that allows easy servicing without removal from the barrel, even for cleaning, and includes an offset bore. Compatible with .30 caliber and .357/9mm calibers, it provides a throwback to early 20th-century suppressor technology patented by Hiram Percy Maxim.
  • Availability: Shown at NRAAM 2026; available at Guns.com (https://www.guns.com/silencers?product.manufacturer=INLAND%20MANUFACTURING)
  • Special: Monoblock monocore design with offset bore; can be cleaned without removing from barrel
• Note (Nick) Bus Built Projects
• [RevoMag] RevoMag (Nick) The RevoMag is a revolver reloading device designed to be faster than a speedstrip and more concealable than a traditional speedloader. It features a polymer magazine-style body with a reversible pocket clip, compatible with calibers such as .38 Special, .357 Magnum, and .327 Magnum. Proudly made in the USA for everyday carry and personal protection.
  • Special: Magazine-style reload with squeeze-to-release mechanism and reversible pocket clip68

Bullet Points

Gun Fights

• No one stepped into the arena this week.

The Agency Brief

• Agency Update
  • “The government looked at a piece of plastic on the back of a rifle, panicked, and spent ten years proving that gun control is a complete myth.”

  THE INTEL (THE STORY) The Play-by-Play:

  • 1989 Catalyst: The Stockton school shooting gives gun control groups their emotional leverage. The media pivots away from the shooter’s massive rap sheet to demonize the “evil” semi-auto rifle.
  • What the Media Lied About: They flat-out lied that military machine guns were flooding the streets. Anti-gun activist Josh Sugarmann explicitly published this strategy: exploit the public’s confusion between semi-autos and fully automatic weapons to manufacture outrage.
  • The Architects: Bill Clinton needed a “tough on crime” headline. Sen. Dianne Feinstein drafted the ban, later admitting her true goal on 60 Minutes: “If I could have gotten 51 votes… for an outright ban… Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in; I would have done it.”
  • What It Actually Did: Banned 19 specific firearms and semi-autos equipped with two or more “scary” cosmetic features (bayonet lugs, flash suppressors, folding stocks, pistol grips). It also capped new magazines at 10 rounds.
  • The Backroom Deals: Democrats didn’t have the votes for a permanent ban. They negotiated a 10-year sunset clause and grandfathered in millions of existing firearms, gambling they could just expand it later.
  • The Workaround: The industry adapted overnight. Manufacturers removed the banned cosmetic plastic and sold functionally identical rifles. Congress literally regulated aesthetics.
  • 2004 Sunset: The ban expires. An official, DOJ-funded study by Christopher Koper concludes the ban did absolutely nothing to reduce gun violence.

  The Reality Check (Hidden Incentives):

  • Conditioning the Public: This was a psychological op to condition Americans to accept the government banning entire categories of firearms based purely on Hollywood aesthetics.
  • Incrementalism: Lawmakers knew a total gun ban wouldn’t fly, so they established the “feature test” as a foothold for future, broader bans.
  • The True Target: The feature ban was mostly temporary political theater; starving the civilian market of standard-capacity magazines was their real long-term objective.
  • Market Impact: They hoped shifting regulations would bankrupt the tactical firearms market with compliance red tape. Instead, they inadvertently birthed the massive modern AR-15 industry.

  THE 2A ANGLE (LEGAL & IMPACT) The Threat:

  • The ’94 ban is the exact blueprint tyrannical blue states (CA, NY, IL, WA) use today to terrorize FFLs and castrate standard rifles. They took a proven federal failure and turned it into permanent state-level law.
  • For modern FFLs, this means SKU-by-SKU compliance nightmares, massive inventory risks, and the constant threat of a new federal ban—which, next time, likely won’t include a grandfathering clause.

  Bruen Test:

  • Text: The Second Amendment protects “arms.” Semi-auto centerfire rifles and standard capacity magazines are plainly protected arms.
  • History & Tradition: There is zero founding-era analogue for restricting arms based on ergonomic grips or muzzle devices. The Founders didn’t ban repeating arms when they emerged.
  • Heller / McDonald Check: Arms “in common use for lawful purposes” are fundamentally protected. With over 24 million AR-15s in civilian hands right now, they undeniably satisfy the common use standard. Banning them violates the core of Heller. Bruen kills the feature-test dead; rogue appellate courts are simply playing games to delay the inevitable.

  Regulatory Creep:

  • The Expanding Ratchet: The feature test is a backdoor trap. It started with bayonet lugs and flash hiders, then moved to pistol braces, threaded barrels, and parts kits.
  • Fluid Definitions: Current AWB proposals name over 200 firearms and reduce the threshold to just one aesthetic feature.
  • The Handgun Endgame: Once society accepts that a semi-auto action plus a detachable mag equals a “weapon of war,” your daily-carry Glock 19 or P365 is logically next.
• Agency Update 94-04 AWB coming next?

WLS is Lifestyle

• Note Secret Service LPVO Drip
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The Alley

• Not Stated The webpage is a news article about an Oakland County man charged in a deadly shooting of a teen burglar. It mentions a generic ‘9mm’ firearm used by the man in self-defense context, with no manufacturer or model name specified. No technical gear details matching the required format are explicitly provided.

Going Ballistic

• ATF NFA Division: Over 1 Million Forms Processed in 2026, 6 Million Suppressors Registered (Savage) The ATF’s National Firearms Act (NFA) Division processed over 1 million NFA forms in the first four months of 2026, surpassing previous annual totals due to the elimination of the $200 tax stamp for suppressors and short-barreled firearms effective January 1, 2026. Over half of these were Form 4 applications for suppressor transfers, with nearly 6 million suppressors now registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR) as of April 2026. This marks a historic surge, with 2026 registrations rivaling decades of prior accumulation.
  • The Gist: National (United States): ATF NFA Division and National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR); applies nationwide to NFA items like suppressors and short-barreled firearms.
  • Impact: Elimination of $200 tax stamp for suppressors and short-barreled firearms effective January 1, 2026, caused surge in processing (over 1 million forms in first 4 months of 2026 vs. 1.37 million in all of 2024); over 5.99 million suppressors registered as of April 10, 2026.
  • Bottom Line: Historic surge in NFA adoption post-tax elimination, with 2026 early-year forms exceeding prior annual records and suppressor registrations rivaling 76 years (1934-2010) of prior totals.
• Post-Bruen Gun Rights Cases: Wolford v. Lopez, United States v. Mitchell, United States v. Hemani, Viramontes v. Cook County, and Roberts v. ATF (Savage) The article details several post-Bruen Supreme Court and lower court cases challenging restrictions on public carry, prohibited-person statutes under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), AR-15 bans, and NFA registration requirements. These cases apply the ‘history and tradition’ test from N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen (597 U.S. 1 (2022)) and United States v. Rahimi (602 U.S. 574 (2024)) to assess Second Amendment compliance. Statuses range from argued at the Supreme Court to recently filed in district court.
  • The Gist: Hawaii (Wolford v. Lopez challenging Act 52); Federal (United States v. Mitchell, United States v. Hemani under § 922(g), Roberts v. ATF on NFA in Eastern District of Kentucky); Cook County, Illinois (Viramontes v. Cook County on AR-15 ban).
  • Impact: Challenges broad public carry bans on private property, categorical disarmament of non-dangerous individuals, NFA registration post-zero tax, and local ‘assault weapon’ bans; emphasizes historical tradition per Bruen and Rahimi, potentially limiting agency/legislative overreach and protecting common-use arms like AR-15s.
  • Bottom Line: Pending Supreme Court review or lower court proceedings could expand Second Amendment protections for public carry, limit prohibited-person categories to demonstrably dangerous individuals, invalidate NFA registries, and affirm AR-15s as protected arms; no final outcomes reported.
• ATF Form 4473 Birth Sex Rule: Compliance with Trump January 2025 Executive Order (Savage) The ATF is updating Form 4473 to require gun buyers to list their birth sex, in compliance with President Trump’s January 2025 executive order ceasing federal recognition of transgender identities. This federal policy affects all new gun purchases nationwide and has been accused by critics of intimidating trans gun owners by creating potential discrepancies on paperwork. The change was confirmed to media outlets but its exact current status remains unclear.
  • The Gist: United States (federal, all new gun owners nationwide); requires listing birth sex on ATF Form 4473 even if legally or medically changed.0
  • Impact: Complies with Trump’s January 2025 executive order; accused of creating ‘Catch 22’ for trans buyers (false statement risks federal charges), chilling effect on legal purchases, and de facto registry via name/sex mismatches; applied government-wide, not trans-specific.0
  • Bottom Line: ATF enacted rule per executive order; status unclear after softening language to media; intended as policy compliance, not targeted intimidation.0
• Acting AG Todd Blanche Rejects More Restrictive Gun Laws as Response to WHCD Attack (Savage) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appeared on CBS News’ Face the Nation and rejected calls for more restrictive gun laws following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) attack. He emphasized that the incident is not about changing or tightening firearm possession laws, noting the alleged attacker purchased firearms in the past couple of years and traveled from California to Washington, DC via train. The focus should be on how the firearms ended up in the attacker’s possession in DC rather than new restrictions.0
  • The Gist: Alleged attacker traveled from California to Washington, DC; no other states or entities specified as affected.
  • Impact: Rejects push for more restrictive gun laws; shifts focus to investigating how firearms reached the attacker in DC instead of legislative changes.
  • Bottom Line: Not about changing laws or making them more restrictive around possession of firearms.
• United States v. Cole Allen (WHCD Assassination Attempt on Trump) (Savage) Cole Allen, a California man, attempted to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., using a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun and Armscor semi-automatic pistol legally purchased in California after background checks. Democrats, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), responded by calling for universal background checks. The article argues existing laws were followed, undermining new gun control justifications.
  • The Gist: Cole Allen (California resident) targeted President Trump and administration officials in Washington, D.C.; gun purchases in California (Torrance, Lawndale); national implications for American public via gun violence references.
  • Impact: Democrats advocate universal background checks despite Allen passing existing checks under California laws; charged federally with using firearm during crime of violence and assault on federal officer; no proposed gun control would have prevented purchases.
  • Bottom Line: No evidence supports additional gun control as suspect complied with background checks; firearms (pump-action shotgun, semi-auto pistol) in common use, not ‘weapons of war’; anti-gun advocates exploit incident inconsistently.
• DOJ Surrenders Appeal in GOA v. ATF ‘Engaged in the Business’ Rule Case (Fifth Circuit) The Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested dismissal of its appeal in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals against a preliminary injunction blocking the ATF’s Biden-era ‘Engaged in the Business’ rule, obtained by Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF), and attorneys general from Texas, Louisiana, Utah, and Mississippi. The rule aimed to criminalize even single private firearm sales without congressional action. The injunction remains in effect, allowing the case to proceed to district court for a potential permanent strike-down.
  • The Gist: U.S. gun owners nationwide (rule could criminalize single private sales); plaintiffs include GOA, GOF, Texas AG Ken Paxton, Louisiana AG Liz Murrill, Utah AG Derek Brown, Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch; case in Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Impact: DOJ dismissal returns case to district court; preliminary injunction blocking ATF rule remains in effect; advances GOA’s pursuit of permanent injunction; described as fulfilling campaign promise to protect Second Amendment rights from ATF reinterpretations.
  • Bottom Line: DOJ surrenders appeal on April 16, 2026; injunction holds, paving way for final order to strike down ATF ‘Engaged in the Business’ rule.
• Gun Owners of America Demands OIG Investigation into DOJ and ATF in Silencer Shop Found. v. BATFE for Unlawful Disclosure of NFA Tax Returns Gun Owners of America (GOA) demands a U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigation into the ATF and DOJ’s Civil Division for intentionally filing sensitive National Firearms Act (NFA) tax returns and personal firearm details of a GOA member on a public court docket in Silencer Shop Found. v. BATFE. The disclosures included unredacted Forms 1, member’s name, city, state, and exact NFA item count, violating 26 U.S.C. § 6103. Despite notification, DOJ refiled similar information, prompting GOA’s April 17, 2026 request.
  • The Gist: A single GOA member (name, city, and state exposed); impacts GOA’s over two million members and activists nationwide; occurred in Silencer Shop Found. v. BATFE litigation.
  • Impact: Breaches 26 U.S.C. § 6103 prohibiting public disclosure of NFA registration forms as protected tax returns; risks doxing gun owners; demands OIG probe to identify officials, uncover violations, and prevent recurrence.
  • Bottom Line: GOA will not tolerate government weaponizing protected tax information to dox gun owners; demands serious OIG investigation to ensure such breaches never happen again.
• NSSF and Gun Rights Groups Oppose Maryland SB 334 / HB 577 Glock-Style Pistol Ban Maryland’s SB 334 (cross-filed as HB 577) targets ‘machine gun convertible pistols,’ primarily Glock-style striker-fired handguns with cruciform trigger bars, prohibiting their manufacture, sale, purchase, receipt, or transfer effective January 1, 2027. The bill has passed both the Senate (28-16) and House (92-39) and awaits Governor Wes Moore’s signature. NSSF, Maryland Shall Issue, and NRA-ILA oppose it, arguing the vague language bans common semiautomatic handguns already protected under the Second Amendment, with NSSF preparing legal action.0
  • The Gist: Scope: Maryland state-level; targets ‘machine gun convertible pistols’ including common striker-fired handguns like Glock-style with cruciform trigger bar; prohibits manufacture, sale, offer for sale, purchase, receipt, or transfer effective January 1, 2027; Maryland State Police to publish prohibited models list.0
  • Impact: Legal/Political Impact: Bill SB 334 / HB 577 passed Senate 28-16 on March 19 and House 92-39 on April 8, pending Gov. Wes Moore signature; opposed by NSSF (vows lawsuit), Maryland Shall Issue, NRA-ILA; arguments cite vague language banning popular handguns despite federal bans on conversions, LE exemptions; mirrors CA AB 1127 under challenge in Jaymes v. Bonta.0
  • Bottom Line: The Bottom Line: If signed, bans retail access to common semiautomatic pistols like Glocks for civilians while exempting law enforcement, enabling pretextual restrictions on Second Amendment-protected firearms; NSSF and allies poised for legal challenge.0

Reviews

• Review: David Lettuce David Lettuce – 5 stars, if you guys shut the fuck up mentioning Moses’ brother. The show is so good without him now. Every time you guys mention him, his sheeny magic only grows stronger. When you say it enough and he shows back up, you bastards only have yourselves to blame. Also fuck Savage.
• Review: Anonymous Coward from Ohio Well, shawn said to write a review. Well, way to put me on the spot… what to say that hasn’t been said before. Well fuck I cant think of anything. So here it goes. What an awesome podcast. It is anywhere from a shit show to very interesting and informative. Makes me keep coming back every week. So why the hell haven’t you ever heard or listened to the show yet. Ps, you guys should all go to Jeremy’s shop for a weekend show.
• Review: Anonymous Coward from Illinois Review: WLS ate my balls!