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Review: Extar EP9
The Extar EP9 is an ultra-lightweight, 9 mm, large-format pistol perfect for home defense. Weighing in at slightly more than 4 pounds and being less than 24 inches in length, it’s an extremely agile firearm with familiar MSR-style controls. Extar is a family-owned and operated American company founded by a long-time engineer …
First Look: Brownells BRN-601 Upper Receiver
Brownells is re-introducing the historical and retro styled BRN-601 upper receiver for AR-15 pattern rifles. The BRN-601 is a detailed and accurate replica of the vintage upper receiver found on the first AR-15 pattern rifle adopted during the early 1960s. It has a period-correct, gray-anodized “slickside” fixed carry handle upper receiver …
IWI Issues Recall on Carmel Rifle
IWI US, Inc. (IWI) has determined a limited number of its Carmel rifles have a safety issue with the firing pin blocker and are thereby subject to a safety warning and recall notice. IWI is issuing this mandatory recall to repair the safety issue in the limited range of Carmel rifles …
90-Day Export Permit Halt Comes As A “Shock”
The halt in new permits to export firearms, ammunition and related components to certain nations posted on Oct. 27 by U.S. Department of Commerce came with no notification, despite the financial strain on affected firms. The pause is effective for 90 days and could become permanent—at least under the Biden administration—if a …
Harris, Biden Make Their Goals Clear
It’s no secret that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris head up the most anti-Second Amendment administration in history, something the NRA warned would happen before the election. Now, they’re putting their anti-freedom agenda on full display as the pair ramp up their reelection effort. As the adage goes, when someone …
This Statue Doesn’t Lie
You will presumably be shocked—shocked!—to discover that a significant number of the Americans who own firearms do not wish to tell strangers about it. Per the results of a new study in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, the United States has between 18 and 86% more gun owners than is usually …
ATF DIRECTOR DETTELBACH REVEALING CHANGE OF COURSE AT HARVARD
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steven Dettelbach pledged to Congress during his nomination hearing that he’d “use the tools Congress gives me,” and committed to “being a fair regulator” of the firearm industry in his role. That was welcomed after President Joe Biden’s first nominee, gun control lobbyist …
The Armed Citizen® Nov. 6, 2023
Armed Citizen® Today A disgruntled former employee of an Arlington, Texas, Honda dealership who attempted to shoot his former employees with a long gun was driven back by a dealership service advisor who had a gun and opened fire on the armed assailant. Police say the 25-year-old suspect walked into …
The Israeli Galil: Then & Now
Israel has a critical need to provide for its own defense in an overwhelming way. But, of course, the Israelis don’t need to be told that. The short history of their sovereign state provides evidence of the threats that surround them, both on its immediate borders and in the wider …
Federal Judge Rules Against NYC’s Latest Licensing Scheme
A federal court recently ruled that both the “good moral character” and “good cause” requirements of New York City’s law are unconstitutional under the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022) ruling, the very decision that prompted the change in the laws in the first place. In the case Joseph Srour v. …