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Building a Multi-Caliber Handgun System
This Glock G35 got the author thinking about making guns multi-caliber capable and avoiding ammo panics. As this is being written, we have just experienced a presidential election many feared would end in the election of an outspokenly anti-gun POTUS and signal the beginning of a new round of coordinated …
Tips for Using a Double-Barrel Shotgun for Home Defense
If you read Shooting Illustrated regularly, you’re probably not the type who’ll settle for making do with whatever shotgun you happen to own, even if it’s not ideal for home defense. But many Americans are. Fact is, any gun in the home is better than none for self-defense, and many …
Cornyn Introduces National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill in Senate
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has introduced the NSSF-supported Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.446), a companion to the House of Representatives bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.). The proposed legislation, with 30 co-sponsors, would compel states to recognize concealed carry permits issued from other states that …
Winning the Fight by Getting Hits at Close Range
Getting hits at close range in a battle with a felon is the single most likely gun fighting skill you will be called upon to execute. For those of us that have experienced such a battle, it is unforgettable. The action has been called the Tyranny of the Moment. At …
7 Reasons The House And Senate Are Rolling Back Social Security Bans On Gun Rights
The U.S. Senate voted 57-43 on Wednesday to reverse a Social Security Administration (SSA) regulation that would have denied Second and Fourth Amendment rights to tens of thousands of citizens who do not pose a danger to themselves or others. The Obama rule would have empowered SSA bureaucrats to prohibit people who receive Social Security disability payments for …
Constitutional Carry Gaining Steam In States Around The Country
Constitutional carry became the law of the land in four states in 2016, and is already under consideration in the 2017 legislative sessions of eight more states. The four states that adopted NRA-supported constitutional carry last year were Mississippi, Missouri, Idaho and West Virginia, which brought the total number of …
When Violent Crime Has No Punishment
With violent crime on the rise around the country, the media should be interested in investigating the reasons why, right? Instead, the media feeds into the anti-gun frenzy with reports of untraceable “ghost guns,” descriptions of suppressors as “tools for assassins,” and gun owners as ticking time bombs. When was …
Connecticut Governor Targets Gun Owners To Fix Budget Woes
There’s never been much doubt that Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is one of the most anti-gun state chief executives in the country. And if any doubt did remain after Malloy’s several-year assault on the Second Amendment, it is certainly gone now. Connecticut is facing a $3.6 billion budget deficit this …
NBC Fake News Alert: Criminals Buy Parts Online To Easily Build Untraceable “Ghost Guns”
The next time you hear NBC objecting to “fake news,” you can shout “Remember Rossen!” at the TV. On Thursday, NBC reporter Jeff Rossen aired a breathless report claiming “Loophole Lets Criminals Buy Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’ Online,” in which he claimed criminals are buying parts online to easily assemble fully …
This Senator Thinks We’ll Be Safer With Open Borders And Gun Bans
There is a gated community where the anti-gun rich and powerful live. Within these ideological walls, their points of view needn’t meet reality. In this protected place, their convictions aren’t even put to the sort of test that a college debate club might find normal. In this private community they …