Silencer Saturday #457: PTR Vent 1 - First Look

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . This week we are taking a first look at a new silencer for review: the PTR Vent 1 . The silencer made quite a splas...

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Montana Lawmakers Prepare Suppressor and Short-Barreled Firearm Bills

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D.C. Magazine-Ban Plaintiffs Ask Full Appeals Court to Revisit Standing Rules

Firearms Policy Coalition and two D.C. gun owners filed an October 15 appeal brief and petition for initial hearing en banc, asking the D.C. Circuit to revisit standing rules and reopen their magazine-ban challenge. The filings seek further proceedings and do not themselves invalidate the law. Th...

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Prosser Man Released as Prosecutors Cite Likely Self-Defense in Brother’s Shooting

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