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I am chagrinned at the "Dont Buy" rating you gave the Para Ordnance CCO CWX745S .45 ACP. I re-read your review on this piece, and your were entirely laudatory, your only reservation being its price, and that on the basis that you had tested a cheaper (operative term) plastic gun that would send the same bullets down range.

Following the decision of Lake County, Ind., Superior Court Judge Robert A. Pete, declaring the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act unconstitutional, firearm manufacturers under suit have filed a motion to certify the courts ruling.

As we reported in "Short Shots" some months back, Smith & Wesson has expanded the Military & Police (M&P) Pistol Series to include compact frames. The first compact in the compact line is a 9mm, the M&P9c.

BATFE Modernization & Reform

Microstamping Defeated; NYC Mayor Sued by Gun Dealer: What Did Hillary Know and When Did She Know It?

The Coming StormU.S. gunowners are right to fear the confiscatory nature of our lawmakers who believe the 2nd Amendment is an anachronism. But the larger fight about any human beings right to defend himself with a firearm is being played on a global stage, and the debate is chilling for anyone who believes gun ownership is a right on par with free speech, free assembly, and free association. …

Re "Big-Bore Revolvers: For Power,Choose Rugers Super Redhawk," April 2006I was glad to see a review of the .454 Alaskan. I live in the mountains of the West, and I would like to see more comments or an article comparing what we call "bear guns" here. I assume most .454 loads are too much for this guns weight, but would like your staffs opinion. Ruger now has their Alaskan out in .44 Magnum. Is this…

Are NY Snoops Straw Buyers?The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is taking a closer look at the information used to support a federal lawsuit filed by the city of New York against gun shops around the country.The lawsuit contends that 15 gun shops in five states broke federal law by letting one person buy a gun for another in what is called a "straw purchase." …

Re "Weatherbys SAS Field Kicks Grass in Duck-Blind Showdown"July 2006I just read your review of Weatherby, Browning and Beretta duck guns. Ill still stick with my two Remington 11-87s instead. The 11-87 doesnt have a magazine cut-off, and Ive talked to the factory about that. To me, that is the glaring deficiency in the gun. …

Re "Cowboy .38 Specials: EMF Is Our Pick, Ruger Gets A Buy Nod," June 2006: Thanks for your great review of the Ruger Blackhawk and some of its competitors. Coincidentally, this same handgun was "reviewed" in another magazine in the same month. What a difference! While the competing article was basically an uncritical description (and complimented the transfer bar mechanism, which you found problematic in your test), it largely compared the new Blackhawk to the original.…

Many of us missed the NRAs 2006 Annual Meeting held in Milwaukee in late May, so we didnt get to hear Wayne R. LaPierres keynote address at the convention. The NRAs executive vice president always has salient points to make on gun ownership, so heres a recap of some of his remarks on Tuesday, May 23: …

Re A Trio of Pocket .380 ACPs:
Steer Clear of NAAs Guardian, April 2006:

When you tested a new PPK, you had fail-to-fire problems in the double-action mode. Has S&W fixed the problem, and is this a one-gun problem, or is it occurring in the entire PPK line?

Steve

Readers will recall we had trouble with the fine little .380 Walther PPK, now made by S&W. Our test gun failed repeatedly to fire in the double-action mode. We sent the gun back to have the problem looked into, and got it back in short order. The redone gun no longer fails in any way. The gun has now fired many rounds of a variety of ammunition in the DA mode, with zero failures to fire. A phone...