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An East Texas police chief has cautioned the president against trying to enact further gun control measures and called upon all Americans, and particularly those in his tiny town, to arm themselves legally to withstand the threat of terror attacks or mass shootings on U.S. soil. Police Chief Randy Kennedy sounded …

Remington’s 2014 acquisition of a large industrial campus in Huntsville, Ala., made headlines in both the firearm press and national news outlets. In unison, gun owners applauded the idea of America’s oldest gunmaker operating in such a gun-friendly state. But until today, there had been little news about the transition …

Shortly after Sturm, Ruger & Co.’s 1999 introduction of its .22 WMR-chambered Model 10/22 Magnum, Magnum Research, Inc., rolled out its U.S.-made Magnum Lite Rifle (MLR) in the same chambering. Ironically, when production of the Model 10/22 Magnum ceased in 2006, the MLR not only began filling the former’s niche, but, …

In the always-fierce competition to sell guns to American shooters, Remington has been in tough spots before. And so, on the heels of aborted model introductions and quality-control questions, the company is doing what it has done best for two centuries—building guns. Naturally these include the legacy models many know …

They say everything is bigger in Texas, including the AirForce airgun that bears the state’s name. The powerful big-bore “Texan” features a two-stage trigger that releases a sizable burst of air from its 490cc removable and refillable air tank, driving .457-cal. projectiles in excess of 1000 fps. Purported to be …

1. High Power or Hi-Power: If the gun is marked “Fabrique Nationale,” it is a High Power. If the gun is marked “Browning Arms Company,” than it is a Hi-Power. The Hi-Power nomenclature was introduced by Browning in the 1950s in order to avoid confusion with the Browning High-Power Rifle. …

November set another record number for background checks, Ruger and Smith & Wessonstock isn’t riding the market’s roller coaster and many of the firearms flying off the shelves are going home with a person with a carry permit, which often doesn’t require a NICS check. The final tally is in …

You may be the hottest shot at the gun club or 3-gun event, but if all of your guns are in your big safe when at home you just might be a dead man (or woman) walking. Home invasion is one of the most prevalent crimes in our modern society. …

Maryland, the now ironically named “Free State,” has been through eight years under Communist Martin O’Malley’s governorship.  Now, it appears that the state’s Deputy Attorney General, Thiruvendran Vignarjah was busted by Project Veritas as he attended a national conference of state attorneys general in New York City and said that …

LWRC International introduces its all new DI rifle scheduled to hit dealer shelves this December. Built from the ground up this LWRCI is a completely new Direct Impingement rifle featuring many of the same high performance attributes found in its popular Gas Piston-Luxury AR line up. “The LWRCI-DI was born …