Yesterday, April 5th, a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee amended Senate Bill 109 to address the NRA’s concerns and adopt our preferred language. After amending the legislation, the subcommittee reported out S. 109 to the full Senate Judiciary Committee on a 3-2 vote. This bill recognizes the fundamental right of law-abiding adults to carry firearms for self-defense without having …

Those in the self-defense world are very serious about their Every-Day Carry (EDC). It’s the tools they have with them every time they venture into the world. The basics are usually a handgun, a reload and a knife. Often EDC tools include a small flashlight. The very hard-core among them …

A member of the Air Force Pistol Marksmanship Team in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dr. Robert “Doc” Engelmeier of Pittsburgh, Pa., documented his excursions, including at the National Matches. Read the latest excerpt from Dr. Engelmeier’s memoire below. Also, don’t forget to read the first, second and third installments if you haven’t already. …

It’s not unusual for a gunsmith to bring a firearm back from the dead, so to speak. Following the mute clues presented by a modified Pattern 14 Enfield rifle, tracing its history shows it was modified, stored, revived, served in some capacity in two wars, rendered unshootable and finally exhumed …

MDT Sporting Goods Ltd is releasing a new shot timer, the MDT Training Shot Timer. Shot timers have been around for decades. Shot timers are used in a wide variety of shooting competitions to track the time each shooter requires to make their shots. At their most basic level, they are …

The Kansas Highway Patrol is the latest law enforcement agency to approve the Steiner MPS (Micro Pistol Sight) for duty use. The red-dot optic is purpose-built to withstand the hard use and challenging field conditions encountered by defense professionals across the nation. Borrowing the same performance and battle-proven engineering found in Steiner’s …

The September weather in British Columbia had turned warm, too warm, which did not bode well for our group of hunters. We held tags for moose, elk and black bears, and we were on a mission to test the new Savage Impulse Mountain Hunter rifle chambered in the equally new Hornady …

MidwayUSA Foundation has announced the payout of more than $4.6 million in cash grants to over 950 youth shooting programs, including youth shooting teams and organizations. Since MidwayUSA Foundation’s inception, cash grants paid to support youth shooting programs total more than $55 Million. This latest grant cycle paid an average …

Anti-gun advocates often are shocked to learn that they are in the minority when they can’t get legislation passed banning guns or limiting gun ownership in one way or another; of course, that doesn’t stop them from searching for other ways to accomplish their goals. One such way is through …

It’s a fact that clowns can give off a weird vibe, making them appear creepy instead of funny. I was wondering why some people react to clowns negatively as opposed to positively. Although the research is somewhat limited, Psychology Today has a good article on some consistent nonverbal cues that give off …