We Like Shooting 679 – Pooster

We Like Shooting We Like Shooting - Ep 679 September 7, 2026 Presented by This episode of We Like Shooting is brought to you by: Foxtrot Mike (Code: WLSISLIFE) Gideon Optics (Code: WLSISLIFE) Medical Gear Outfitters (Code: WLSISLIFE) Night Fision (Code: WLSISLIFE) Bowers Group (Code: WLS) Flatline Fiber Co (Code: WLS15) Second Call Defense Giveaways!! GAW Text Dear WLS or Reviews +1 743 500 2171 Public Show Titles Gear Chat YouTube Channel Deletion Story Youtube channel deletion story. Supplementary Research: YouTube channel deletion typically occurs when accounts violate the platform’s Community Guidelines, Terms of Service, or copyright rules, resulting in permanent removal of all videos, comments, and subscriber data. Appeals are available through YouTube’s process but success rates are low for repeated or severe violations. Common triggers include strikes for hate speech, spam, misinformation, or mass copyright claims; deleted channels cannot be restored after a final decision. 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Availability: Available for direct purchase from GideonOptics.com (in stock as of 2025 listings) Cost: $299.99 (current price; original $329.99) Special: One of the smallest enclosed red dots on the market with emitter sealed between two coated lenses, shake-to-awake motion activation for extended battery life (tens of thousands of hours), and included Picatinny rail mount adapter Hi-Point Firearms (Nick) Hi-Point Hush Point 9/45 Hi-Point® Firearms: Hush-Point 9/45 The Hi-Point Hush Point 9/45 is a .45 ACP / 9mm rated suppressor constructed with a stainless steel baffle stack and tube. It utilizes a direct thread mounting system and is designed for simple, effective sound suppression on compatible handguns and carbines. Availability: Available directly from Hi-Point Firearms website Special: Stainless steel baffle stack and tube with direct thread mounting Fierce Firearms (Nick) Fierce Arms Wingman SBR Fierce Wingman SBR, our lightweight carbon bolt-action SBR precision hunting rifle. 12.5" Barrel and Sub-MOA guarantee. Built in Utah The Wingman SBR is a short-barreled rifle from Fierce Arms chambered in .300 Blackout. It features a 9″ barrel, monolithic upper receiver, and is designed for compact, high-performance use with a focus on reliability and modularity. Key specs include an overall length of 23.5″ (collapsed), weight of 5.9 lbs, and compatibility with standard AR-15 components. Availability: Available for purchase directly from Fierce Arms website Special: Monolithic upper receiver with integrated handguard and quick-detach sling mounts Gun Fights Play the best Price Is Right-style GunBroker game on the internet. Gun Fights Live DisplayFollow the game, prices, and reveals as they happen.Open the live display BangRank A live cast ranking segment for anything and everything in the gun world, powered by questionable certainty, strong opinions, and audience voting. BangRank Live VotingScan or open the link to rank along with the show.https://welikeshooting.com/rank   Going Ballistic Thetruthaboutguns California SB 948 (2025-2026): Firearms Safety Certificates – Training and Importer Requirements SB 948, authored by Sen. Jesse Arreguín (D-Berkeley), amends the Penal Code to require personal firearm importers (new residents bringing guns into California) to obtain a Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) and register firearms with the DOJ within 180 days, with violations as an infraction. Starting January 1, 2029 (or July 1, 2028 in some summaries), FSC applicants must complete a state-approved 4-hour training course including classroom instruction on safety, laws, and live-fire range exercises (CCW permit holders exempt). The bill passed both chambers, was enrolled, and presented to Governor Newsom as of August 30, 2026. It replaces the current written-test-only FSC process. The Gist: Scope (who/what states are affected): Applies exclusively to California residents and new arrivals (personal firearm importers) purchasing, receiving, or bringing firearms into the state; requires 4-hour live-fire training for FSC starting 2028/2029; closes loophole for interstate movers; statewide effect with exemptions for CCW holders and antique firearms; does not apply outside California. Impact: Expands regulatory burden on law-abiding gun owners and buyers by adding mandatory in-person training and live-fire exercises beyond the existing $25 written test; supported by Democrats and gun safety groups as closing safety gaps and aligning with states like Maryland/Hawaii; opposed by NRA, CRPA, and gun rights organizations as ineffective for reducing crime and increasing costs/barriers; passed on largely party-line votes (Senate 28-12 concurrence); now awaits Newsom’s signature or veto. – Bullet 3: Bottom Line: SB 948 imposes California’s first formal live-fire training mandate for most new and relocating gun owners starting in 2028–2029 while extending the compliance window for interstate firearm importers to 180 days; it represents further tightening of the state’s already strict firearms regime with added time, cost, and logistical hurdles for legal acquisition and possession. Second Amendment Foundation (Savage) Presidential Pardon Issued for Patrick Tate Adamiak BELLEVUE, Wash. — Sept. 4, 2026 — In a closely watched and reported-on case by the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) Investigative Journalism Project editor Lee Williams, Patrick “Tate” Adamiak today has been issued a pardon by President Donald Trump. Adamiak was wrongfully arrested, charged and convicted of illegally possessing a toy machinegun after Biden-era Bureau President Donald Trump issued a full pardon to Patrick “Tate” Adamiak, who had been convicted on federal firearms charges. The pardon was announced by the Second Amendment Foundation, which had supported Adamiak’s legal defense. The case involved a conviction related to possession of a machine gun and other NFA violations stemming from items found during a search. The Gist: Patrick “Tate” Adamiak (individual); federal jurisdiction (United States) Impact: Restores civil rights and sets precedent for Second Amendment clemency in non-violent firearms cases; highlights SAF’s role in high-profile legal defense and pardon advocacy Bottom Line: Full presidential pardon granted to Patrick Tate Adamiak for federal firearms conviction bearingarms.com (Savage) United States v. Illinois: DOJ Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Strike Down Illinois Semi-Auto Ban DOJ urges Supreme Court to strike down semi-auto ban, defending AR-15 rights under the Second Amendment. The Department of Justice under the Trump administration filed an amicus brief in a challenge to Illinois’ assault weapons ban. The brief argues the ban on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms and magazines is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment as interpreted in Bruen. The case could set national precedent on state-level semi-automatic rifle and magazine restrictions. The Gist: Affects Illinois’ Assault Weapons Ban (PICA) and similar laws in other states restricting AR-15 style rifles, AK-style rifles, and magazines over 10 rounds; plaintiffs include gun owners, retailers, and organizations. Impact: Signals a major shift in federal government position on Second Amendment cases; urges SCOTUS to grant certiorari and invalidate the ban as inconsistent with historical tradition, potentially limiting future state-level firearm restrictions. Bottom Line: DOJ now supports striking down the Illinois semi-automatic ban as unconstitutional. Pew Report (Savage) They Counted 305. Only Three Were Real. – Pew Report A weekly newsletter from Legally Armed America is available for signup. Subscribers receive new videos plus tips and weekly deals. A Pew Report investigation examined claims of 305 mass shootings in a recent period. After applying a strict definition limited to public attacks with four or more victims killed excluding the shooter, only three incidents qualified as mass shootings. The analysis highlights significant discrepancies in media and advocacy group counting methodologies that often include domestic, gang, and other non-public incidents. The Gist: United States (national scope); affects public perception and data used by policymakers, media, and advocacy groups nationwide. Impact: Undermines inflated statistics frequently cited in gun control debates; reveals that broad definitions used by some trackers dramatically overcount events that do not meet traditional FBI-style mass shooting criteria, impacting legislative and legal arguments on firearms policy. Bottom Line: Only 3 of 305 counted incidents met the strict public mass shooting definition; most reported events were domestic, criminal, or otherwise unrelated to the stereotypical random public attacks. The Truth About Guns (Savage) William English 2026 National Firearms Survey Estimates 2.2 Million Annual Defensive Gun Uses A new National Firearms Survey estimates 2.2 million defensive gun uses each year, with most incidents ending without a shot being fired. The 2026 National Firearms Survey,...