2A News Suppressors Aren’t Silent — But the Debate Sure Is Loud Zion Patriot, May 30, 2025May 30, 2025 Why Removing Suppressors from the NFA Makes Sense (And Why the Anti-Gunners Still Don’t Get It) If you’ve been following the buzz around H.R. 1 – the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill”, you’ve probably heard that it includes a long-overdue provision: removing suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA). Naturally, the…
2A News Careful What You Wish For Zion Patriot, May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 With the House passing the Budget Reconciliation bill, HR1 (One Big Beautiful Bill), with the included amendment to strike Suppressors from the NFA, gun rights activists are cheering. But this move may have unintended consequences. Suppressors are a lightning rod in the American gun debate. To some, they’re harmless accessories—tools…
2A News Suppressors On The Menu? Zion Patriot, May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 On May 21, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Among its many provisions was a key amendment offered by Representative Michael Cloud. This amendment directly targets the regulatory status of suppressors under federal law. What the Amendment Does: What This Means: The…
“Silencers” Are Anything But Silent Zion Patriot, May 18, 2025May 23, 2025 Hollywood tropes are recurring themes, clichés, or storytelling shortcuts that filmmakers often use to quickly convey ideas or create drama. Here are some of the most common and recognizable Hollywood tropes, including the over-the-top ones like exploding cars: One of the most inaccurate Hollywood tropes is how silencers supposedly make…
2A News “It Could Never Happen Here” — Until It Did Zion Patriot, May 7, 2025May 8, 2025 For years, critics of the Second Amendment have dismissed concerns about government overreach as paranoid or outdated. “The U.S. government would never become tyrannical,” they say. “You don’t need an AR-15 to defend your rights.” To that, I respond with one word: COVID. What we witnessed between 2020 and 2022…
Here We Go Again Zion Patriot, May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 Two bills have been introduced in the House and Senate that appear to be attempts to ban assault weapons. HR3115 and S1531 have both been introduced in the House and Senate accordingly. The House bill currently has 117 Sponsors – all Democrats, while the Senate version has 41 sponsors, 40…
Miscellaneous How to get into Competitive Shooting Zion Patriot, May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 So if you’re like me, you’ve been watching YouTube gun content and started stumbling across competitive shooting videos, you’re probably intrigued and want to know more. Competitive shooting is one of the best ways to hone your skills as a marksman. Rather than focusing on static targets at the range,…