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The Left’s Schizophrenic Approach To Guns And Criminal Justice
Democrats keep frantically pushing for more and more control, even when it contradicts their own beliefs. This feature appears in the March ‘17 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back to your body with these …
Anti-Gun Media Tries To Sink Snapchat
Somewhere, perhaps in Snapchat’s headquarters on the west side of Los Angeles, in the sunny beachside community of Venice, the question of what to do about this story must have come up. Maybe even one or more of the former Stanford University students who founded Snapchat in 2011—Evan Spiegel, Bobby …
Magnum Research Desert Eagle L5 .357 Mag.
While the Colt 1911, Smith & Wesson revolver and even Glock G17 are iconic handguns whose very outlines are instantly recognizable, there’s another heavy-hitting pistol that’s becoming a Hollywood star in its own right. Whenever Hollywood is looking for the “pistol di tutti pistols,” it turns to the Desert Eagle, …
5 Less-Lethal Self-Defense Tools
1. Boasting a distinctive look that is as eye-catching as it is practical, the Cold Steel Dragon Walking Stick features scales that span the full length of the high-grade polypropylene body, a material that assures impressive strength, durability and resistance to the elements. A snarling visage with fearsome fangs adorn …
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 …