Armed Citizen® Today A 61-year-old alleged home invader is dead after forcing his way into a house of female residents in Austin, Texas, one of whom was armed and fired to protect herself and the other women. At 5:18 a.m. on April 18, 2023, officers of the Austin Police Department …

In the past, the firearm industry did not quite know what to do with women who shoot competitively or for self-defense. On top of that, there weren’t nearly as many women carrying firearms. It is apparent the number of women who carry has increased rapidly and we need products that …

Pistol: Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro FDE (MSRP: $692) I’ve made no secret about my affinity for the Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro pistol. It’s just about the perfect size for a concealed carry handgun you can actually shoot, with a size slightly smaller than the Glock G19 but still allowing a full, three-finger …

Nightstick is releasing a pair of two new 650 lumen pistol mounted lights, the TCM-10 and TCM-10 GL models. These lights run off a single CR123 battery and are engineered to fit over 240 different handgun models with accessory rails. “As major law enforcement agencies nationwide continue moving away from the …

Davidson’s has introduced its latest Exclusive rifle, produced in conjunction with Legacy Sports International and Howa: a brand-new Superlite. The Superlite weighs in at just four pounds, seven ounces, meaning that even after adding a compact scope, the package should be less than six pounds. In addition to weight savings, this exclusive Howa Superlite boasts …

If the magnum-mania of the mid-to-late 20th century was marked by the use of the Holland & Holland belted, rimless cartridge cases, the 21st century designs have predominately moved away from that belt, using the beltless .404 Jeffery, .416 Rigby and others as the basis of construction. Many shooters feel that belt—used for headspacing the …

Before this latest introduction, if you wanted a Smith & Wesson 10 mm handgun, you had to hunt for one of Smith’s third-gen semi-automatics, like the 1006 or its variants. The S&W 1000 series of guns is most famous for being the gun the FBI chose to adopt in a short-lived attempt …

Bullpups tend to be fairly polarizing, but the practice of placing a firearm’s action behind its trigger group provides some undeniable tactical benefits, and Springfield Armory’s Hellion is one of the most capable and user-friendly designs employing this configuration to come onto the American commercial market in a while. American …

When John Lott, founder and CEO of the Crime Prevention Research Center, was called to be an expert witness—as he has been many times before—for a Washington state committee hearing, he was happy to oblige. With a 10-hour trek standing between his home in Montana and the state capitol in …

Always one for lame platitudes, last week Barack Obama suggested that gun control has become too politicized and that firearms should be regulated like motor vehicles. Speaking with CBS Mornings, the former president offered something of a kinder, gentler version of his 2008 bitter clingers statement, opining, I think somehow, and there are …