This week on TGC News, Guns behind every blade of grass, a new Cali-Compliant solution for
AR's and Gemtech, as we know it, is dead.
Welcome back to another episode of TGC News, the only gun news show that covers things
you actually care about, my name is Jon Patton.
Before we get cracking, I just want to let all of you know that our Patreon giveaway
gun got turned up a notch this month.
Since we are doing a Ruger American in 6.5 Creedmoor, our friends at MDT offered to throw
in one of their chassis systems to sweeten the deal.
We'll be featuring the gun in an upcoming accuracy comparison video but if you want
find out more, head over to Patreon.com/theguncollective.
Now, the news.
Our first story this week will make you beat your chest and say Merica.
According to FBI statistics, for the last 8 months, from October 2017 to May of 2018,
there have been over 2 million background checks called into the NICS system.
16 MILLION background checks and 11.3 MILLION of those happened since the beginning of 2018.
Gun ownership is strong in this country.
It should come as no surprise then, that according to a new study done by Small Arms Survey,
the American public owns approximately 87 times more firearms than the US military.
They are saying that the US populace has about 393.3 million firearms.
And according to a different study they did, the US military has about 4.5 million firearms.
Now, this data is likely not 100 percent accurate but even if its close, that is some really
cool data.
Think of it this way, at those numbers, there is one 1.2 firearms in the US, privately owned,
for every single person in the country.
Yes, that includes gun grabbers.
Now obviously that's not saying everyone in the country owns a gun but it is pretty wild
to consider that we could literally arm every single person in the country.
Now consider how much ammunition is contained within our borders.
I think the most interesting thing about this data is that even though we have enough firearms
to arm the entire country, crimes with firearms dont increase at the same rate as firearms
ownership.
Hmmm.
What do you guys think about these studies?
Are they worth taking into account when discussing gun stats in the US or is there no way for
them to be accurate enough for your needs?
And in Communist California news, there is another really interesting part designed for
those of you in Cali to deal with the ridiculous legislation that has come down over the last
few years.
At this point I'm struggling to keep up with the massive list of things that you're not
allowed to have in California.
Well this thing claims to allow you to avoid removing all of that stuff, your pistol grips,
collapsible stocks, vertical grips and flash hiders and whatever other nonsense has been
banned in the last 5 minutes in california.
How do they do this?
Well the product is called the Kali Key and its made by a company called JL Billet.
It is essentially a replacement for your charging handle and the gas key on your BCG combined
into one part that turns your rifle into a bolt action.
You take off the gas key and replace it with the kali key.
No other modifications required.
I was curious to see what would happen with the gas tube because it looked like the Kali
Key and the gas tube might interfere and hit.
Well, it actually has a cut-out to allow gas to come towards the side of the receiver,
in the forward portion of the Kali Key.
Not sure how much that might affect blow back to the shooter but in their promo videos it
doesn't look bad at all.
Now, the biggest downside to this thing that I can think of is the fact that if you want
to shoot quickly, you are racking the gun every single round.
But I suppose you might become a boss at malfunction clearing.
Either way, like I've said before here, the crazy laws that come up in california and
other states drive innovation and this is no different.
The price?
75 bucks.
I suppose that's the toll to keep all of your other trinkets on your rifle intact.
What do you guys think of this thing?
We have a huge audience in California so sound off and let me know if you guys would sacrifice
the semi auto functionality in order to keep the other parts.
Gemtech as we know it, is dead.
Now, what I'm about to tell you isn't in a press release or anything of the sort.
This is information from the source and as far as I know, they've made effort to keep
things quiet.
This all started in July of 2017.
We talked about the Smith and Wesson/American Outdoor Brands acquisition of Gemtech as well
as the following lawsuit where Gemtech sued Big Blue for killing a potentially massive
sale and then the subsequent dismissal of that lawsuit based on location.
It's been kind of a mess.
Well, on June 27th, the management of American Outdoor Brands or AOB called a surprise meeting
with the few remaining Gemtech employees.
We all know where this is heading.
Essentially the employees were told that they have approximately 6-9 months left before
the brand is moved to Springfield Massachusetts and that they will no longer be employed.
They were offered severance packages and pretty much told sorry about your luck, the industry
is down and blah blah blah.
This reminds me of what happened with AAC several years back when they were acquired
by Remington/Freedom Group.
A big company came in and everyone hoped it would take the brand to a new level.
Where is AAC now?
Struggling to compete in a market they helped to create.
I hope that big blue has a plan to keep this brand going because the last thing I think
we all want to see is another great brand crushed by corporate America.
As always, Time will tell.
This week on our Good Guy with A Gun segment, we are transported to Memphis Tennessee on
the evening of June 1st.
As a unnamed homeowner was arriving home, he noticed that his dog was going crazy in
its cage, and realized that someone was in the home and he was being robbed.
He decided to enter and it was at that point that the 2 people inside noticed him and started
panicking and drew their guns.
The homeowner was able to get to a hall closet and grab his AK47 and proceed to defend his
home.
It was at that point that he opened fire and killed both men.
He later stated that he did regret the fact that they died but he said it was either me
or them.
And in that equation we all know that self preservation wins every time.
It's time for more Friendly Fire, the segment where I answer your questions from all over
social media.
The questions are coming from the TGC Patriots over on our patreon page.
Well that's kinda tough because there really aren't a ton out there.
I really like the 50 beowulf I built as my first AR, I really think the Barrett 50bmg
rifles are a riot to shoot and I have this 500 automax that just came in for testing
that could be something awesome too.
You're asking me to pick my favorite child haha.
That's a damn good question.
It blows my mind that there are still shops out there with dudes behind the counter saying
things like "that gun you want to buy belongs in the trash" or simply pretending like the
choices they've made in their lives are the only good ones to make.
Gun owners are not one skin color or sex or sexual orientation or political party member
or education level, so why treat customers like they are?
Good question man.
Yup.
And hey, if you want to ask a friendly fire question, send it to me over on theguncollective.com!
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