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Tech NewsGadgetsWest Virginia Man Arrested for Making a ‘Wall Hook’ That Could Turn an AR-15 Into an Illegal Machine Gun
A West Virginia man named Timothy Watson was arrested last week for allegedly selling a 3D-printed wall hook that, when disassembled, was actually a “drop-in auto sear,” a small piece of plastic that could turn the popular AR-15 rifle into an illegal machine gun. The product, still available at the excitingly-named portablewallhanger.com, consists of two … Continued
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Tech NewsTragic: Gun Manufacturers Temporarily Worth Slightly Less Due to Lack of Civil War
The November 2020 elections failed to culminate in the nightmare, worst-case scenario many onlookers feared, which is generally good news if you don’t happen to be a firearms manufacturer. Gun stocks plunged on Monday after so-called stay-at-home stocks in general took a hit from news that Pfizer’s vaccine for the novel coronavirus looks promising, and … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial MediaReport: Facebook Chose Not to Take Down Militia Group That Brought Guns to Kenosha Protests
Facebook received reports in advance about the Kenosha Guard, a self-proclaimed militia that urged gun owners to “defend” Kenosha, Wisconsin against Black Lives Matter protesters on Tuesday. It chose not to do anything, according to a report by the Verge, until nine hours after one of the armed vigilantes that swarmed the streets of Kenosha … Continued
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Tech NewsTerrorist Used Drone to Spy on Mosque Before Killing 51 People, Streaming Live on Facebook
Brenton Tarrant, the terrorist who livestreamed his massacre of 51 people on Facebook in March 2019, used a drone to spy on one of the two New Zealand mosques he attacked, according to newly public revelations by prosecutors this week. The news of Tarrant’s drone operation paints a disturbing picture of the extensive planning and … Continued
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Tech NewsCartoons Were Right? Bending a Rifle’s Barrel Backward Will Actually Redirect a Bullet
In an experiment you should never, ever try at home, the experimenters at YouTube’s DemolitionRanch found that if you were strong enough to bend the barrel of a rifle back on itself (a clever maneuver Bugs Bunny often pulled on Elmer Fudd) the bullet would actually follow the curved path. Years ago, on the Discovery … Continued
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Tech NewsFacebook Let a Politician Advocate Shooting Looters With His ‘Liberty Machine’
Popular Information broke the news Thursday that Facebook had allowed a Republican Congressional candidate to run an ad suggesting that looters should be shot. In the video, former Georgia Congressman Paul Broun, who is currently running to represent Georgia’s 9th Congressional District, fires off his “liberty machine”—an AR15—over the caption “Looting hoards from Atlanta? That’s … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Guns Have Continued to Flow in States Where Gun Stores Were Supposed to Shut Down
Wow, shocker: Gun stores in at least five states where firearm dealers were supposed to shutter in April due to the coronavirus pandemic have refused to do so and likely made tens of thousands of sales, according to a report in USA Today in collaboration with the Trace. According to USA Today, FBI data from … Continued
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Tech NewsTikTok Is Full of Guns
TikTok’s community guidelines would appear to be pretty clear on the subject of guns. The house rules state that users may not post content that “displays firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition, or explosive weapons,” with exceptions for cops, educational and fictional settings, military parades, and “safe and controlled” environments such as shooting ranges. But guns are … Continued
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Tech NewsPro-Gun Activists Are Behind Some of Facebook’s Biggest Anti-Quarantine Groups
Reddit, your suspicions are verified: the anti-quarantine movement is largely being spearheaded by a squadron of pro-gun organizers, the Washington Post first reported. A handful of popular, eerily similar anti-quarantine groups founded last week have been traced back to the Dorr family, a group of brothers who appear to live in different states, and together, help … Continued
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ScienceHealthA Woman’s Breast Implants Saved Her Life From a Gunshot, Doctors Say
Doctors say a woman’s silicone breast implants deflected what could have been a fatal bullet, stopping it from reaching her heart. Amazingly, this is not the first time such a thing has been reported in the medical literature. The miraculous bullet deflection was detailed earlier this month in a report published in the journal Plastic … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsMan Who Probably Hates Having Fingers Builds a Gun That Shoots Playing Cards at 120 MPH
There’s no denying the engineering and building skills of YouTube’s The Practical Engineer. But it’s the “practical” claims we feel the need to question because as impressive as this invention is, does anyone actually need a handheld blaster that can hurl playing cards at speeds over 120 miles per hour? The video goes into quite … Continued
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ScienceHealthGunshot Survivors Are Traumatized for Years, Study Finds
The findings of a new study involving gunshot survivors are unlikely to surprise you—but they aren’t any less depressing. It suggests that many survivors are left physically and mentally devastated by their experience, even years later. For their new work, published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery, the researchers conducted phone interviews with more than 180 gunshot survivors … Continued
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Tech NewsJudge Blocks Trump Administration From Allowing 3D-Printed Guns, Again
The Trump administration continues to fail at making blueprints for untraceable, undetectable 3D-printed firearms free and easy for anyone to attain. On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that Trump’s State Department could not allow plans for such guns to be posted online, claiming that it had circumvented Congress in deciding such a thing was okay. … Continued
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Tech NewsRecalled Gun Holster Had One Job, Does the Exact Opposite
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and Vista Outdoor have issued a recall notice for the company’s Blackhawk T-Series L2C gun holsters after the design was found to potentially “change the position of the safety switch on the firearm without the user knowing it.” So instead of keeping the gun safe and secure, there’s … Continued
