What Are You Doing on Memorial Day?
Memorial Day is a Reminder to Be Worthy of Their Sacrifice
Our industry forged the tools these men and women carried into battle. Our factories and boardrooms are home to veterans who served alongside those who sacrificed their lives. It is…
We Remember Them Because They Lived
Bigstock “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.” — General George S. Patton,…
Why We Carry: Because Crazies – Either Imported or Domestic – Can Lash Out Without Notice
A few short weeks ago, during a simple traffic stop, a snarling Wali spouted whole lot of vile hatred for America before pulling his gun on Fairfax County Police officers.
Strategies for Carry in Less Permissive Environments
We’ve all heard the common refrain: concealed means concealed. Indeed. That works well. But what happens in other venues that have trained security to watch for people who fit certain…
Things That Just Last: Great Guns and Gear Based On Decades of Real World Use
Custom Ruger Single Six (Image courtesy JWT for SNW) I shoot more than most, I hunt more than anyone I know who isn’t a full-time guide,…
Maybe Justice Sotomayor Hasn’t Given Much Thought to the Historical Lessons of Gun Confiscation in America
Does Justice Sotomayor really want to know what the remedy would be if the government confiscated everyone’s gun? This remedy would not involve Rule 23.
Brady United Calls Bullsh!t on Marion Hammer’s Claim They Offered Her Millions to Retire
Marion Hammer is currently in a legal pissing match with the National Rifle Association…an organization for which she once served as president. The dispute is over the cancellation of a…
How Do I Explain Why I Want a Silencer to My Gun-Hating Lefty Friends?
I guess it just reminds me how effectively a huge number of left leaning voters have been lied to about guns and how they work (as well as gun owners,…
QA Outdoors With Bruno Beccaria and Jordan Egli of Burris Optics
Last month, at the NRA Show in Atlanta, we caught up with Burris’s Bruno Beccaria and Jordan Egli to get their perspective on running yet another Beretta-owned brand and how…
Armed Self-Defense: Learn the Big 3 Checklist for the Lawful Use of Deadly Force
As a society, we have come up with rules governing the justifiable use of deadly force in the United States of America. The following rules, or what we call “The…
News Flash: The ‘Jewish Way’ of Gun Ownership is the Same Way Most Americans Own Them
You can see it on display—or, rather, you can’t—when you visit Crown Heights: Every store, more or less, has a little notice in the window informing you that if you’ve…
ATF Issues a Statement Announcing That It Has Ushered In a ‘New Era of Reform’
“This is not the same ATF of the last four years. We are fundamentally changing course with a renewed focus on rebuilding trust with federal firearms licensees (FFLs), gun owners,…
Mass. Gun Club Files Motion for Contempt Over Commander’s Defiance of a Court Order Giving Them Access to the Base’s Range
According to court documents, the club accuses the two of “deliberately ignoring, subverting and obstructing” the recent court order, and for “obstructing and preventing, deliberately and maliciously” the club’s access…
Far Left Terrorist Travels From Chicago to DC, Murders Two Israeli Embassy Employees While Shouting ‘Free Palestine’
“This type of tragedy is the natural progression of events when the morons running our colleges, far left politicians, and hate merchants on social media continue to normalize and seemingly…
House Passes Reconciliation Bill Removing Suppressors From the NFA
The news for readers here, however, is what was included in the bill. The final version doesn’t just zero out the $200 tax stamp on suppressor purchases, it removes them…
Because Your Feet Are Important: Irish Setter Wingshooter Hunting Boots
Seven months in, I’ve come to the conclusion that the Wingshooter 7-inch boot is pretty much the perfect boot — at least for me. And I think that’ll hold true…
Ethics Commission Rules Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader – an FFL – Can Vote on Proposed ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Bill
The ethics panel’s 8-1 vote follows the recommendation put forth by its expert staff, which concluded that Ciccone’s federal firearms license is not a conflict of interest with the high-profile…
News You Can Use: How to Avoid Becoming the P-Word
Searching my memory bank, I’m sure that the first place I ever heard the use of the term “pusillanimous” was from Sylvester the Cat on Looney Tunes cartoons. Pusillanimous is…
Harden the Schools: Glass Laminates Save Lives and Buy Time
What would you say if a security consultant did an analysis and found your kid’s school’s biggest vulnerability lay right at the front door. Specifically, the glass panels in the…
They’ve Learned Nothing: Dems Still Pushing the Same Failed, Unpopular Gun Control That Got Them Where They Are Today
None of this is terribly complicated. By continuing to throw their support behind gangsters, murderers and other criminals, observes one commentator, the Democrats are simply “digging a deeper and deeper political grave…
Shouldn’t the IRS Look at Why the Tax-Exempt Brady Gun Control Org (Allegedly) Offered a Former NRA President Millions to Stop Promoting Gun Rights?
“While it appears no money ever exchanged hands, the idea such an offer was even made raises serious questions about what the gun control lobby does with its money, and…
Bypassing Bruen: Another Court Calls Magazines ‘Accessories’ to Uphold Capacity Limits
The procedural contortions in these various ongoing magazine ban cases grow more grating with each case. Recall that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected taking up the magazine ban issue in…
The Basics: First Focal Plane vs. Second Focal Plane Scopes
There are few things that seem to confuse lots of rifle shooters than the difference between first and second focal plane scopes. People know there’s a cost difference between the…
What If Silencers Really Were Pulled Out of the National Firearms Act?
As ever, companies will adapt or die. That has been a theme as silencers have grown in popularity even without regulatory changes (remember AAC?), and any changes to the law…
How a First Offender Who Broke No Laws Landed in Federal Prison for 20 Years
How was Tate Adamiak sentenced to serve 20 years in prison? Simple. Prosecutors and the court relied upon federal sentencing guidelines to determine how long he would spend behind bars,…
Choose Your Rifle Case Organization System: Magpul DAKA Grid vs Pelican Re-Set [VIDEO]
Is one system better than they other? Not really. The price of entry is lower for the DAKA GRID system, but adding more blocks or bins would add to that….
‘Unguns’ – Sales of Less Lethal Arms are Booming
“One day it just hit me — I’m a young woman out running at 4 a.m. with nothing to protect myself,” she says. “It’s a less lethal option and it…
Review: Armasight Jockey 640 Clip-On Thermal Optic
Armasight designs and builds their optics in their Tempe, Arizona facility. American made optics might be more expensive than their imported counterparts, but the quality is evident.
Gun Rights Orgs’ Open Letter Demands Portions of SHORT Act, Hearing Protection Act be Included in Budget Reconciliation Bill
The Second Amendment unequivocally protects the right to keep and bear arms, and the NFA’s restrictive provisions—originally enacted to combat gang violence nearly a century ago—have long outlived their utility.