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Review: Tactical Pistol Shooting Book

I recently picked up this book to get me by through the long nights when our newborn cannot sleep, and found myself not being able to put it down! The book is Tactical Pistol Shooting by Erik Lawrence. Despite some simple editing errors in the book, it was very informative, had accurate and helpful pictures, [...]
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Happy Holidays from NY FIREARMS!!!

Happy Holidays from all of us at NY Firearms! We wish you and your families a very happy holiday season and prosperous new year. Thank you so much for being part of our community and we look forward to bigger and better things in 2010! Best Wishes, Mike & Jeff
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Precision Tactical Shooting lecture flyer

Click the image for a full size PDF of the flyer.
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NYFirearms.com Stickers Now Available!

NYFirearms.com stickers are now available!!! NYFirearms.com Diecut [IHS-C-NYF] – $1.00 : ihatestickers.com Check it out!
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Welcome to the new NYFirearms.com

I’m sure you’ve already noticed the recent changes.  We’ve upgraded our forum software and revised the look of the blog to match.  We hope this makes for a better experience for all of our users.  If this is your first visit please sign up for the discussion forum and join our community.
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9/19/09 NYFirearms gun show meet – Syracuse

Saturday, September 19th 2009 Tully’s Restaurant 2943 Erie Blvd. East Syracuse, New York 13224 11:00 AM we’ll meet in the parking lot at Tully’s for lunch, meet and greet and good conversation. After lunch we’ll head over to to the gun show at the fairgrounds to look at cool stuff. Meeting in the parking lot at Tully’s [...]
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Firearms insurance

Are your firearms covered in the event of a fire, theft or other loss?  The value of just a few firearms can add up fast.  Many homeowners or renters insurance policies may not cover firearms or may limit the coverage to an amount below the value of your prized guns.  You should read your policy [...]
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Rome Daily Sentinel editorial on guns recovered in Mexico

The Rome, NY Daily Sentinel published an editorial on President Obama’s comment that ninety percent of the firearms recovered in Mexico are traced back to The United States. A link to the editorial can be found HERE. Obama’s 15 words “More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States” Those 15 [...]
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Senator Gillibrand again votes ‘no’ to legal firearms

The senate passed the Wicker Amendment to the federal budget which ensures that law abiding Amtrak passengers are allowed to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage.  The way the amendment works is by forcing Amtrak to allow firearms in checked bagage if they use federal funding.  Although the bill was passed by a vote [...]
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MDTS, AR15.com and NYFirearms.com fundraiser for NYSRPA

It’s only a few days away!  On Saturday, March 28, 2009 forum sponsor Modern Defensive Training Systems along with AR15.com and NYFirearms.com will be holding a fundraiser for the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association. The event will be held at the Gander Mountain Lodge in Henrietta, NY.  See more details in the forum [...]
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Review: GSG-5 .22LR

I recently had the opportunity to review the GSG-5 from German Sport Guns, because when I saw it, I just had to go out and buy one! The GSG-5 is chambered in .22LR, and looks mistakingly like an MP5. The version we are allowed to have in New York State is the GSG-5 L, which [...]
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Tactical Rifle Training with LMI Inc.

With the boom of the AR-15 in popularity amongst firearms enthusiasts, many people have little to no training in how to use such a firearm in a tactical situation. I have always been interested in tactical training not only because of the cool factor, but it can benefit my shooting, and hone my skills for [...]
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DC vs Heller decision declares DC handgun ban unconstitutional

Great News for firearms owners and enthusiasts everywhere. The on-going supreme court case of DC vs Heller has come to a close and the DC handgun ban has been declared unconstitutional. This is great news for handgun owners everywhere. Hopefully we’ll see the effects of this up in NY with handgun permits, and maybe the [...]
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When Zombies Attack…

This past Sunday, I was invited out to Canandaigua Sportsmen’s Club to do some tactical shooting with Ron Lauinger of LMI, Inc. When I arrived there, Ron was already stapling various zombie targets to stands, and he said we would be hunting zombies today! I was already excited. After chit-chatting with Ron for a while, I [...]
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NYC Gun Laws to change?

Everyone, I hope, has heard about the Supreme Court case of The District of Columbia v. Heller, where a security guard has stepped up to say that the D.C. gun ban is an unconstitutional infringement on the Second Amendment, his right to bear arms. The New York Sun has published that if gun enthusiasts are victorious [...]
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