Monthly Archives: February 2011

URGENT UPDATE TO UTAH NONRESIDENT PERMIT HOLDERS AND SEEKERS

After doing a lot of digging and having just heard from the Utah BCI Office, here is the scoop: The original bill did not clearly address the issue of states such as NY. They have since fixed it. In a nutshell: If you live in a state that has reciprocity with Utah, let’s take PA for [...]

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UTAH Permits No More for NYS Residents?

According to Utah state senate bill SB36, proposed on 1/25/11 by Senator John L. Valentine and passed in 2/14/11, they have added verbiage that prevents non-resident permits from people living in states that do not have reciprocity with Utah. Considering NY does not recognize Utah permits, New York residents will no longer be able to [...]

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General Physical Preparedness

I have learned over the years that the one solid, steady state tool I have at my disposal 24/7 is me. It doesn’t matter if I carry a gun or a knife; the fact is that I cannot be armed all the time. Because of this fact the one personal protection and “Life” tool I [...]

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Coming Soon to NYFirearms.com!

This month we will be making some major changes to the site! In this post I’m going to outline some of these changes so you all know what to expect. First, as you all have probably noticed we are growing like crazy! We’re about to tip the scales at almost 50,000+ visits per month. We [...]

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NEShooters 2011 Summit for an Armed Society

The Summit 2011 will focus on solutions for dealing with difficult sitautions. The Summit will last for two days and will allow the participants to meet with and learn from the training industry’s leading experts to include: Southnarc Michael Janich Wes Doss Rob Pincus Bill Lewitt Chris Fry William Aprill Claude Werner Andy Langlois A [...]

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REVIEW: Alessi Holsters Ankle Rig

Background: There exist numerous methods for concealed carry of handguns and with each method come a number of manufacturers, materials and types of of holsters. I am a fan of very few methods of carry for personal protection and admittedly NOT a fan of ankle carry for a primary handgun. Unfortunately, things don’t always go [...]

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Genesee Conservation League indoor range roof collapse

After a forum post by Jmac00 about the indoor range roof at The Genesee Conservation League (Rochester, NY) collapsing I called Dave Jenkins on the board of directors to see what was going on.  Apparently the left side of the indoor range caved in last night or this morning. Dave said that the Tuesday night [...]

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Dr. Paul Maurer ballistics lecture, Rochester, NY February 10, 2011

Dr. Paul Maurer will be giving his infamous lecture on ballistics and wounding at the Genesee Conservation League on Thursday, February 10, 2011.  This is a lecture not to miss.  Dr. Maurer is a entertaining and captivating speaker and is a true expert on the subject matter he will present. The details: Dr. Paul Maurer [...]

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CMMG Takedown Upper

While I was at SHOT show, I had the opportunity to go through some of CMMG’s new products with owner, John Overstreet. One that particularly caught our eye was their new takedown upper, which allows the rifle to be broken down in half for easy transportation and storage. This was a pretty cool innovation by [...]

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