Machine Guns – Shooting News Weekly

Guns of the Cold War: RPK Rifle

Paul Markel — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 21:00:51 +0000

The RPK or Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova from its profile is quite naturally a child of Mikhail Kalashnikov and it should be obvious from looking at the weapon that it's based upon the original AK-47/AKM action.

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You Won’t Have to Buy a $200 Tax Stamp for Rubber Chickens After January 1

Dan Zimmerman — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 12:00:57 +0000

Good news, no?

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DOJ Argues Machine Guns are Atypical, Not Protected by the Second Amendment

Dan Zimmerman — Fri, 09 May 2025 05:01:52 +0000

Jaquan Bridges, who pleaded guilty to the offense after a 2023 shootout with police, was arrested with a Glock .40 caliber pistol with an attachment that converted the handgun into a machine gun, but fought to dismiss the charge on constitutional grounds.

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District Court Judge Rules Ban on Machinegun Ownership Unconstitutional Under Bruen

Dan Zimmerman — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:35:01 +0000

What we have here is a very rare judge who his openly hostile not only to the accused's right to own a machinegun, but also Bruen...but is also able to put his beliefs aside and apply the law as it currently stands.

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What Would You Do With a Preemptive Federal Pardon?

Dan Zimmerman — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:00:59 +0000

We're all bagging on Biden being a trashy piece of shit, but just imagine what you would do if you got a Get Out of Jail Free card for all federal crimes for 10 years!

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Six Reasons That NFA Items Have Become Much More Popular

Travis Pike — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:00:11 +0000

Even my local pawn shop now sells suppressors. Everywhere I go has a SOT and sells the fun stuff. All around social media, I see SBRs and cans with a hint of AOWs and SBS's on the side.

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Judiciary Chairman Durbin Undergoes Startling Attitude Adjustment on Gun Laws With Senate Control About to Switch to the GOP

Larry Keane — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 17:00:03 +0000

Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin struck a noticeably different tone than his usually combative anti-Second Amendment style, seeking instead to offer to work with Republicans in the new Congress when majority control flips in January.

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OSD: Some of Us May Get Machine Guns Relatively Soon…If SCOTUS Reinterprets the Commerce Clause

Dan Zimmerman — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 13:00:13 +0000

So, when do we get machine guns? At a nationwide level, probably never. At least unless coil guns, or some […]

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Anti-Gun Academic Relies on Readers’ Ignorance in Attacking Kansas Machine Gun Ruling

Kostas Moros — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:00:21 +0000

Following a US District Court judge in Kansas ruling that machine guns are “bearable” and thus protected under the Second […]

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District Court Tosses Machine Gun Possession Charge, Rules They’re ‘Bearable Arms’

Kostas Moros — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:32:13 +0000

District Judge John Broomes ruled that the the government failed to meet its burden under Bruen and Rahimi to show historical analogues for banning the kind of machine guns possessed by the defendant (a converted AR platform rifle and a GLOCK switch-equipped pistol). In fact, it doesn’t sound like they tried very hard.

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