With the Big Beautiful Bill in the Senate, Now’s the Time to Get Short Barrel Rifles and Shotguns De-Listed from the NFA
As the U.S. Senate begins work on the House-passed reconciliation bill—cheekily dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” gun owners nationwide have a golden opportunity to strike a blow for freedom. Tucked…
Guns Aren’t Just Tools for Safety, They’re Also ‘Enforcers of Dignity’ for Some Trans People
As more queer folks turn to firearm training for self-defense, they are finding community. Many say that training with a group helps to establish connections with other queer gun owners…
Fraudulent School Shooting Survivor Shows There’s No Length To Which Gun Banners Won’t Go
The embarrassing exposure of a gun control activist’s tale about a school shooting in rural Pennsylvania — which never happened — illustrates just how far anti-gun fanatics will go in…
Armed Robbery Caught on Camera in Chicago
Screen capture by Boch via X Safe neighborhoods just don’t exist in Chicago. Armed robberies happen everywhere. And while violent armed robberies by carloads of thugs…
Well, SCOTUS Got One Thing Right…They’re Still Going to Have to Deal With State Gun Bans
Those of us in the firearm industry are frustrated and vexed over the Court’s decision to not address the question of hardware bans head-on. Justices Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch all…
Big Law Enforcement Win: New York AG Fines Walmart for Shipping Toy Guns Into the Empire State
Residents of the Empire State can now rest easier knowing that their top law enforcement officer is on the job ridding the state of the scourge of toy guns that…
The Real World Implications of SCOTUS Abdicating its Role in Upholding the Law and its Own Second Amendment Rulings
Rogue judges and oath-breaking legislators have free rein to continue ignoring the Supreme Court precedent and the Second Amendment for at least the next couple of years. That’s the practical…
Mom Shoots Convicted Child Molester Off Her Daughter
She shot Pierce, repeatedly, sending a clear and unambiguous message; ‘Leave my daughter alone!’ It’s interesting how commands have much greater urgency for recipients when they’re accompanied by hot lead…
Make Sure It’s Secure: June 1-7 is Gun Storage Check Week
NSSF’s Gun Storage Check Week runs throughout this week, June 1-7, delivering a simple and potentially lifesaving message: “Check on your firearm storage practices and, if necessary, make improvements to…
Justice Thomas: Until the Court Enforces its Rulings, The Second Amendment Remains a Second Class Right
On the Court’s logic, ATF could at any time declare AR–15s to be machineguns prohibited by federal law. Until we resolve whether the 2A forecloses that, law-abiding AR–15 owners must rely on…
The C93, or That Other 5.56mm Rifle
During the months and years following the official end of WWII, the West, to include the United States, Canada, and most of western Europe, had a new threat…the Soviet Union…
Supreme Court Denies Cert in Snope, Ocean State Second Amendment Cases
The upshot is that the Court is really busy with other stuff right now, and you all should just come back later. This case has been pending for nearly four…
IT SHOULD’VE BEEN A DGU: Illegal Alien Firebombs a Pro-Israel Rally in Boulder, CO
Mohamed Soliman showed up at a pro-Israel rally shouting obscenities and threatened to kill people. Then he made good on his threats of violence by lobbing Molotov cocktails at women…
‘PROTECTED BY GOD AND A GUN’: 3 Thugs Motivated To Beat a Hasty Retreat in California Home Invasion
A sign on the property warned that, “This house is protected by God and a gun. Screw around and you’ll meet both,” should have offered the young scholars a clue…
Americans Now Own More Than 530 Million Guns…That’s Not a Bad Start
A gun in your safe is a vote for freedom. A gun on your hip is a deterrent against tyranny. And another gun in your collection is a firewall against…
Is It Too Late for Washington State?
Yes, he’s awful, but the Everygreen State’s slide started long before Sideshow Bob Ferguson became prominent.
Nomad Releases Rendezvous Pants and Scrape Shorts
Nomad Outdoor added to its growing line of popular lifestyle clothing with the release of cotton canvas Rendezvous pants and lightweight nylon Scrape shorts.
A Ban on GLOCKs in California Could Make Life Difficult for Gavin Newsom in 2028
Kamala and her (alleged) GLOCK (Image: Grok) In 2024, Kamala Harris sensed what the Overton window would tolerate, so she pretended to be pro-handgun. Specifically, she…
JP Morgan Chase CEO: It’s Time to Stockpile Guns and Bullets, Not Bitcoins
“We should stockpiling guns, bullets, tanks, planes, drones, you know, rare earths. We know we need to do it. It’s not a mystery.”
ATF Fixes Minor Issues While Ignoring Major Problems
The ATF hasn’t learned from its mistakes. Neither Ruby Ridge, Waco or any of these bad searches and arrests taught them anything. So ATF will continue making bad arrests and…
Here are Seven Things Dad Really Wants for Fathers Day This Year
Moms and kids want to know what Dad wants. If you’re looking to go beyond the tie or homemade ashtray, here are a few suggestions for gifts Dad might actually…
Moms Demand Action Rally Featured a Fake ‘Survivor’ of a School Shooting That Never Happened
The Lantern reached out to Moms Demand Action, which is part of the Everytown gun safety group network, after receiving numerous messages from people who said they were classmates or…
Are Anti-Gunners Ignorant About Firearms Or Do They Just Think the Rest of Us Are?
The answer is probably yes.
Paranoid or Prepared: Do You Really Need a Gas Mask?
One of the great things about being an American is that you have choices. If you choose to purchase a gas mask, you need to understand that it is a…
Karl Marx Believed in Gun Rights, So Why Don’t Marxists (or Socialists or Communists)?
Marx likely would have supported the peoples’ right to bear arms—right up until the point it no longer served his revolutionary purpose, at which point his support for gun rights…
Armed Defense of a Third Party: Remember, It’s Not Your Circus and They Aren’t Your Monkeys
Real life isn’t like Hollywood. In meatspace, the good guy doesn’t walk off into the sunset with the pretty woman to live happily ever after. Far from it.
Biden’s ‘Whole of Government’ Assault on Gun Rights Has Come Crumbling Down
In fact, it wasn’t just the ATF that the Biden administration weaponized against the firearm industry. It was nearly every facet of government that was turned against the firearm and…
The Gun Control Industry’s Ongoing Fear Campaign Against 3D Printed Guns Continues Apace
There are models of gun that have come out in the last few years, these almost fully 3D-printed semi-automatic rifles, that truly look like something out of science fiction that…
PA Congresswoman: We Shouldn’t Eliminate the Cost of an NFA Tax Stamp, We Need to Triple It!
“If we doubled it, if we just went to $400, you could sell only half as many and not lose a penny in revenue. If we tripled it, you might…
Texas House Passes Anti-Red Flag Act: John Cornyn, Federal Government Hardest Hit
Anti-gunners’ frustration made it clear: this bill wasn’t just a symbolic stand — it directly undercuts the federal gun control regime many Democrats hope to expand in Texas.