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New Zealand Arms Bill Passes Third Reading
by Josh C on August 13, 2026 at 12:00 am
The bill says most of the replacement law is intended to commence on September 23, 2026, with the complete package phased in by February 23, 2028. Those dates explain why different provisions may change at different times. They do not eliminate Royal Assent or the need for supporting regulations and agency guidance.
POTD: The H&K G11 - Tomorrow's Rifle, Yesterday's Budget
by Eric B on August 12, 2026 at 11:30 pm
The G11 represents a peculiar Cold War tragedy: a rifle so technically advanced that it arrived exactly at the moment its creator could no longer afford it. Developed across two decades by a West German consortium and completed in 1990, this caseless-ammunition assault rifle was supposed to define NATO's second-generation infantry firepower. Instead, it vanished into H&K's Gray Room like a weapon from an alternate timeline that refused to happen.
Wheelgun Wednesday: This Hideout Revolver Is A Colt CCW Rarity
by Zac K on August 12, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Colt was the king of the wheelgun world in the 1800s, even though other manufacturers made arguably better revolvers. That’s because Colt’s reputation was built on the rough, tough frontier; they were the first company to sell revolvers, and their handguns were arguably the reason that Texans were able to fight off the Comanche warriors during the 1840s and 1850s. That was the start of decades of revolver firepower dominating the West, from the Mexican-American War to the California Gold Rush to the Civil War and the Indian Wars. Colt made full-sized revolvers that dominated the battlefields as well as personal conflicts in frontier towns.
Derya MAX Breaks Cover: Three Barrels, Six Magazines, One New Shotgun
by Eric B on August 12, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Derya Arms has officially launched the MAX in the United States, a completely new proprietary magazine-fed 12-gauge shotgun built from the ground up rather than an evolution of the company's existing DY12 line. The MAX made its public debut at the GOA GOALS 2026 summit and is now in production in small quantities at Derya's Jacksonville, Florida facility, with shipping to authorized dealers beginning in September 2026.
AMTAC Announces the Minuteman II Slim Knife
by Luke C. on August 12, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Bill Rapier over at Amtac Blades is rolling out a slimmer version of one of his most established fixed blades. The Minuteman II Slim keeps the same 4-inch full flat ground blade and 7 3/4-inch overall length as the standard Minuteman II, but drops blade stock from 3/16 inch to 0.15 inch, about a 20 percent reduction. That thinner stock also cuts blade weight from 4.7 ounces to 4.3 ounces. Handle length remains at 3 3/4 inches, so the Slim fits in the same low-profile belt sheaths as the rest of the Minuteman II line. MagnaCut, like other offerings, will remain as the blade steel, trading a bit of edge retention against something like M390 (like my NorthmanX) for better toughness and corrosion resistance.

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Wednesday's Final Word
on August 13, 2026 at 2:00 am
<![CDATA[A checkin' out the tabs, makin' sure the coast is clear, lookin' in the links, no, there ain't nobody here ...]]>
Northern Virginia High School Has a Major Antisemitism Problem
on August 13, 2026 at 1:20 am
<![CDATA[The only thing surprising about this story is that almost no one has heard about it before now. Yorktown High School in Arlington, Virginia is a large school with more than 2,500 students. Those students come from different backgrounds, but at Yorktown a group made up of mostly Muslim students targeted and harassed Jewish students while the school mostly did nothing at all.]]>
Totally Into the Way the Trump Cabinet Dogs Each Other, Even Over Cats MORE
on August 13, 2026 at 12:40 am
<![CDATA[I have said this a million times, and I'll say it again right now, knowing I'm going to say it again soon.]]>
The 'Rorting' of a New Australian Entitlement
on August 13, 2026 at 12:00 am
<![CDATA[Back in 2012, Australia's Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard pushed through a new entitlement called the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The basic idea is that the Australian government would provide direct funding to individuals with disabilities. Those individuals would then choose how to spend the money to provide for their own support.]]>
This Is All So Tiresome
on August 12, 2026 at 11:20 pm
<![CDATA[The climate change fanatics have been remarkably quiet of late, largely because there are so many other frauds and left-wing issues to scream about. ]]>

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