Article first appeared at American Rifleman. Trunk guns are rugged, reliable firearms that are stored safely away in cars or boats for casual shooting, hunting, and emergency survival situations. In the previous trunk guns list, I focused on firearms that cost around $500 or less. This time I eliminated the …

Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. Many Americans are feeling a little uneasy these days. Polls show the vast majority of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, and the never-ending news cycle of tragedy and chaos brings us the latest bad news in real time …

Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. An Ohio man who holds a Right-to-Carry license was honored recently by his hometown police department for saving the life of a police officer who was attacked by a suspect and was losing the fight. Dylan DeBoard, 26, was in his front yard …

Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. We think Carry Lifers should take a look at Patrick Blanchfield’s “They’re Coming for the Ones You Love” over at the Nation. While we ran a couple of highlighters dry marking the not-so-subtle mockery, eye-rollers and inevitable “outlier” quotes, his treatment of self-defense …

Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. In June 2000, Hillary Clinton endorsed a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that would have required anyone who owns a handgun to be licensed and to have their name placed in a national database. Clinton said, “I stand in support …

Writing for FreeBeacon.com, Elizabeth Harrington summarized a comprehensive report by a taxpayer watchdog group that chronicles the exponential increase in the militarization of police agencies in the United States during the past several years. Harrington writes, “There are now more non-military government employees who carry guns than there are U.S. …

Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. On July 19, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued an “enforcement notice” that greatly expands the Commonwealth’s definition of “assault weapon.”  AG Healey alleges that the ban’s definition of “copy” or “duplicate” “assault weapons” has been misinterpreted for the last 18 years and she is …

Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. Decades of failure to strip Americans of their gun rights has forced gun control groups to continually retool their anti-freedom message in the hopes of making it more palatable to the American public. As reported by Politicothis week, the latest rebranding effort comes courtesy of …

Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. On Tuesday, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox addressed the Republican National Convention about the grave threat to the Second Amendment posed by a Hillary Clinton presidency. On Wednesday, Clinton’s attack dogs were out in force, desperately trying to discredit the case Mr. Cox methodically …

Article first appeared at Cheaper Than Dirt. ABC recently aired an interview between anti-gun Senator Chris Murphy (CT-D) and ABC’s Jon Karl. During the interview, Sen. Murphy showed his hand and explained why the anti-Second Amendment crowd pushes so hard on legislation that seems unrelated to the current event, mass shooting, …