A GOP Goal Should be an Optional Federal Concealed Carry Permit
Courtesy Crucial Concealment We need to start demanding more from Republicans aside from just the judges they confirm. Otherwise, every Democrat administration will erode our right…
The Chicago Transit Authority Advises Armed Robbery Victims to be ‘Compliant’
CTA vice president of security Kevin Ryan (LinkedIn) Despite being caught, [a group of four or five males] didn’t plan on leaving empty-handed. Police say one of…
Kamala Harris Uses Parkland Anniversary to Push Politics, More Gun Control
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Parkland,…
Fun With Guns: Launching a Vietnam-Era Grapnel Hook [VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/geqOKRJHL_8?si=eFb0xZ6D0qWR0zfv I bought this LGH, or Launched Grapnel Hook, at a military surplus store back in 2008. Ish. Or so. It seemed like it was about time I actually fired…
The Gaslighting Fraud That is the 97Percent Gun Control Operation
The California-based nonprofit 97Percent took its name from a debunked Quinnipiac poll that claimed 97% of Americans supported mandatory background checks. The group calls the remaining 3-percent “loud voices who…
Spiers: America’s Toxic Gun Culture ‘Primes’ School Shooters
Courtesy Oakland County Sheriffs Office ‘Good parents model healthy interactions all the time. If their kids are struggling with a sense of inferiority or are having…
Til Death Do Us Part: Violent Husband Shot Dead by Wife in South Carolina
Bigstock Local authorities have declined to charge a woman who shot and killed her husband just after 9pm on a Monday night. According to the woman,…
The Return of the World’s Greatest Shooter Competition
Asking who’s the world’s greatest anything can kick off quite a spirited discussion. It seems everyone has an opinion on that. And we all know about opinions -everyone has one…
Sen. Grassley Releases Cache of Whistleblower Docs on New DOJ, DEA, FBI Mexican Gun-Running Scandal
There’s a sense of déjà vu all over again when it comes to the federal government shutting down efforts to put a halt to Mexican gun-running schemes. U.S. Sen. Chuck…
The Nation’s Anti-Gun Mayors and Governors Have a Problem With Reality
Mayor Eric Adams, left, and District Attorney Alvin Bragg, right (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) Several of the nation’s most ardent gun control activist governors and mayors of…
It’s the Same Everywhere…No One is Coming to Save You
Pro Tip: Don’t Take Personal Defense Advice from ‘The Atlantic’
[caption id="attachment_324" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Image by Boch / GSL Defense Training Like many “gone woke, goin’ broke” media outlets loved by the Left, The Atlantic can consistently be counted on…
Southern Tactical’s Vz. 61…A Faithful Recreation
I’m a big fan of weird guns and the .32 ACP cartridge. Ever since I was a kid, I have been captured by the appearance of the Vz. 61 Skorpion….
Self Defense: 15-Year-Old Kills Father After He’d Shot at His Mother
(courtesy CBS News) A man with murderous intent tried to kill his wife in Rock Cave, West Virginia last week. He might have also been after…
Thinking of Buying a Suppressor? Form 4 Wait Times are Down…WAY Down
A Black Collar Pork Sword with an AB Suppressor Raptor 8 (Jeremy S. for SNW) If you go to the ATF web site to see how…
Pima County, AZ Tries – Again – To Defy the State’s Preemption Law
Dan Z. for SNW In the latest of a series of challenges by Pima County politicians to Arizona’s relatively robust protections for self-defense rights, county supervisors…
Random Thoughts About Systems and Personal Defense
The smart money bets on creating and maintaining systems and worrying less about setting and attaining goals. That’s an idea that was stolen from a famous cartoonist-turned-pundit. His idea is…
Shooting Straight: The Truth About the NRA As it Stands Now
The other day someone sent me a suggestion to join a social media group with a title along the lines of “retake the NRA.” We’re years into trying to “fix”…
The Quest For A .410 Defensive Shotgun – Ammo Tests
I love shotguns. I often write about shotguns, and they’re generally my favorite type of firearms. I like being able to throw eight pellets of 9mm per trigger pull at…
Bowles: Maybe Gun Control Laws Would Be More Popular If They Weren’t Enforced by Police
(AP Photo/Reed Saxon) [I]nterestingly, in America, illegal migrants (undocumented, under-papered, citizen-questioning, whatever you want) can now legally own guns thanks to Obama-appointed Illinois federal judge Sharon Johnson…
Anti-Gun Dems Unleash a New Horror on America’s Gun Owners
Justice Department Creates Red Flag Confiscation Law Resource Center
(AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Red flag confiscation laws, sometimes known by their more genteel moniker, extreme risk protection orders, are due process-free ways for a gun owners’…
This is What Happens to a Disarmed Populace: More Than 130 Dead in Moscow Concert Hall Attack
As if we needed still another example of the dangers of creating gun-free zones, especially among a largely disarmed populace, we now have last night’s attack by rifle-wielding Islamic State…
Pragmatism Over Textualism: Breyer Gaslights America About Bruen
Courtesy Meet the Press (NBC) Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer wants America to know that today’s high court isn’t pragmatic. For good measure,…
OK, Now I Need Snake Boots
In February, I went on a quail hunt in southern Georgia. The trip was full of firsts. It was my first quail hunt, my first visit to south Georgia and…
Anti-Gun Meme News: Move Over Ghost Guns, Here Come Zombies Guns
This is not what gun controllers mean by “zombie guns.” (courtesy epicgames.com) While it’s commonly (and rightly) said that the left can’t meme, sometimes they manage…
Wehle: Crumbley Verdicts Should Be a Call for Parents to Vote for Safe Storage Laws
The court found that Ethan Crumbley’s parents bore responsibility for his actions, largely due to their own inaction. (Photo credit: Court TV) Two juries in Michigan…
‘Something Stinks to Hell’ – Deadly ATF No-Knock Raid Raises Questions of Excessive Force
Bryan Malinowski, the 53-year-old executive director of the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, died two days after exchanging gunfire with ATF agents who raided his home at 6…
AR-15 Upgrades: How to Up Your Rifle’s Game
Dan Z. for SNW The AR-15 platform has a dedicated following for a lot of very good reasons—it’s fun, versatile, and available in a wide variety…
Gun Review: Beretta 80X Cheetah in .380ACP
Beretta 80X Cheetah (Image courtesy JWT for Shooting News Weekly) The Beretta Cheetah is one of those true cult classics. Originally released in 1976 and chambered…