Good Gear: Streamlight MacroStream USB EDC Flashlight
SNW contributor Paul Markel says everyone needs to have the fundamental four with them on their daily rounds; something lethal, something sharp, something light, and something medical. That’s good advice and if you keep all four with you on a regular basis, you’ll be pretty well-fixed to handle most basic self-defense and other emergencies. My […]
I Don’t Believe in Coincidences
I joke that I’m not superstitious. When someone asked why that was, my response is simple: “because it’s bad luck.” Believing in luck creates luck. Believing in bad luck…well, you know. But coincidence, that’s a different matter. Last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray delivered pointed remarks with a simple message: the threat of Chinese Communist […]
Girsan MC P35 Hi-Power Clone [Video Review]
Dan and I hit the range at Copperhead Creek Shooting Club to test out, among other guns, the Girsan MC P35. It’s a Turkish-made Browning Hi-Power clone available for about half the price of the real deal. It shot great, but, oh man, that trigger needs some love. The pistol looks nice, takes lots of […]
ATF Further Exploits BSCA, Springs Another Rule on Gun Owners With Short Comment Period
On Friday, ATF provided the unpleasant surprise of yet another rulemaking to implement the noxious Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). The move came even as Second Amendment advocates were still parsing last week’s voluminous (and illegal) “engaged in the business” rule, under which ATF is seeking to move America toward the gun controllers’ Holy Grail of “universal background checks.” […]
The Future of Guns Will be Quiet(er)
Exponential curves like the one above don’t just stop. The consumer demand (for suppressors) is there, and it’s accelerating. And that’s happening just as NFA wait times are coming down. From the NSSF: Updated times announced today by ATF show the average wait time on a paper NFA Form 4 — the most popular NFA […]