CMP Signs with Tisas USA to Offer New GI Version 1911A1 Pistols
I caught wind of this last year at SHOT, but the deal was finally signed this year right as SHOT Show 2024 kicked off. The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has…
As Wayne LaPierre Exits, the NRA is Down, But Not Out. Yet.
Bigstock By Cari Babitzke, Boston University Wayne LaPierre resign from the National Rifle Association today. During most of the 33 years he spent at its helm…
Judge Blocks Cortland New York Ban on Guns in Public Housing
It will probably come as quite a shock to New York officials like Governor Kathy Hochul to learn that people who live in public housing have all the same civil…
My Resolution for the New Year . . .
That’s my New Year’s resolution, to read the owner’s manual. While that flies in the face of decades, centuries, nay millennia of men completely ignoring owner’s manuals and simply winging…
The Chicago Rat Hole Has Nothing on the Richmond Gun Hole Shrine
Despite the lack of credibility, users still turn out exciting niche content. The best example is this tweet about the Richmond Gun Hole from @brockomole, who tweeted an impression of…
FN Expands Their 509 Series With New Pistols, Comp Kits and Limited Edition Models
FN’s 509 series of striker-fired handguns may not be the first to come to mind when you think of 9mm handguns, but they’re some of the best, most full-featured semi-automatic…
SHOT Show: AGs Talk Collaboration to Counter Biden Administration Anti-Gun Lawfare
https://youtu.be/CoZaZklXWuI?si=ee_qfGm-TmiFBTYb The top law enforcement officers in six states joined together for the first ever NSSF Boots & Badges Attorneys General Forum at SHOT Show 2024 and the feedback was…
Senator Kathleen Passidomo is the GOP Face of Gun Control in Florida
Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo has once again stopped Open Carry legislation from moving forward. (Photo Courtesy Office of Senate President) Once again, Florida Senate…
Every GOP Attorney General Warns Biden Admin Ministry of Gun Control Against Cutting Off Lake City Commercial Ammo
Every single Republican state attorney general sent the same message to President Joe Biden and his Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Don’t degrade military readiness or think about using Lake…
New Company, New Pistol: Rost Martin Launches the RM1C 9mm at SHOT Show
Walking through the downstairs food court at SHOT Show, my Korean chicken bowl and I did something of a double take at the large, impressive Rost Martin booth. I stood…
OSD Verdict: 2024 Proved the SHOT Show is Very Much Alive and Well
The first SHOT after COVID was in 2022, and at the time there was a real question about whether trade shows were dead. That’s no longer an open question…
NRA On Trial: It is Time for Association Members to Ensure Some Real Organizational Hygiene
SHOT Show 2024 saw a uniquely large gathering of CEOs and other senior industry leaders. The occasion? The joint 75th birthday celebration of both Hornady and Ruger. It was a large…
Biggest SHOT Show Ever Wraps Up with Record-Breaking Success
The 46th SHOT Show was a resounding success, setting new benchmarks for industry innovation, collaboration and engagement. With an expanded show floor, a record-high number of exhibitors, and an array…
SHOT Show: WEE1 Tactical Will Soon Release a Mini AK-47 in 22 LR
When WEE1 Tactical launched their JR-15, a scaled-down AR-15 chambered in 22 LR and designed for youth shooting with some kid-focused safety features and such built in, it sparked the…
SHOT Show 2024: The Carry Handle Comeback
What’s old is new again at SHOT this year and it isn’t just lever guns. Classic carry handle AR uppers are back with a vengeance, too. Some were brought back…
Utah Legislature Tries to Rein In Anti-Gun Police at Salt Lake City Airport
Courtesy Fox 13 A recent report from Fox 13 News in Utah tells the wild story of a police department that’s gone rogue. Despite changes to…
SHOT Show 2024: The Year Thompson Met Stoner
Every year, SHOT Show seems to have a theme, more or less. A type of gun, caliber, or something that ties together multiple new product releases from a range of…
Kentucky Legislature Considers CARR, a Red Flag Law By Another Name
“We need to have another tool that we don’t have today,” Westerfield explained in December. “Something not as substantial or severe as voluntary commitment, but also not as useless as…
SHOT Show: The MaulAR Lever Gun From Bear Creek Arsenal
Bear Creek Arsenal is known for their budget AR-15s, AR-10s, AR9s, and basically a budget everything in the Armalite rifle world. They’ve done some odd guns and odd calibers, so…
SHOT Show: The New JK Armament GOAT HF High Flow Suppressor
At SHOT Show this year, JK Armament launched their new G.O.A.T. HF 5.56 suppressor. HF stands for high flow, and somehow they’ve not only tweaked their existing JK 155 SBRX…
SHOT Show: Primary Weapon Systems UXR is Modularity Redefined
Primary Weapons Systems, or PWS, is well-known for its long-stroke gas piston system AR-15 rifles. But as of SHOT Show 2024, they expanded into a platform of their own design….
SHOT Show: Labradar Releases the LX, a Pintsized Radar Chronograph
If you’ve used a traditional chronograph before, you’ve probably shot a traditional chronograph. One that requires that the bullet pass through the chronograph opens up the opportunity for ballistic mistakes,…
Another Argument for Permitless Carry
SHOT Show: Springfield Goes Retro With the SA-16 A2 Rifle
Springfield Armory has made a lot of noise about the six new models of their TRP Operator series 1911s, a new Garrison 1911, and a more compact frame Echelon modular…
11 Years of Chicago Values: 6,960 Homicides, Tens of Thousands Shot, Crime Spiraling Out of Control
Image courtesy HeyJackass.com Eleven years ago, on January 25, 2013, then Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel came out in opposition to allowing a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the…
SHOT Show: Daniel Defense Unveils the DD PCC Pistol Caliber Carbine
Luckily, the gun world doesn’t knock points off a gun for an unimaginative names because the DD PCC takes won’t win any awards for marketing genius. Then again, that moniker…
Have Gun, Will Travel Isn’t A Good Idea For Helping at the Texas Mexican Border
Courtesy Texas Military Department A recent headline at Newsweek says, “Texas Defies Joe Biden By Recruiting Volunteers To Bolster Border Fight”. From that, you’d believe…
OSD: The Edifice of Federal and State Gun Control Assumes the Nonexistence of Gun Rights
[Striking down the ban on carrying a firearm in post offices is] what it looks like to take a right seriously. When you were in second grade you had some…
SHOT Show: The Sub $1000 Christensen Evoke Hunting Rifle
Christensen is known for their excellent bolt-action hunting and precision rifles. American-made rifles using the best, usually lightweight materials that generally start in the $2,000 range and go up from…
SHOT Show: CIVIVI Sendy Flipper EDC Knife
The SHOT Show isn’t all about guns. There is a lot of related gear there including knives of all shapes, sizes and purposes. One of those that caught my eye…