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Editor’s Choice: Ruger Security-380
Ruger, building on its successful use of a similar naming convention for other models, has introduced the Security-380, a compact concealed-carry pistol with a 3.42″ barrel and a width of just 1.02″ across the slide. The 19.7-oz. pistol features a locked-breech, shrouded-hammer design and has a capacity of 10 or …
The Fight Against New Mexico’s Unconstitutional Actions
In the wake of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D) recent anti-Second Amendment announcement, the NRA is now fighting back in the form of a legal challenge against this unconstitutional overreach. “Please rescind your unlawful and blatantly unconstitutional orders and uphold your oath to defend the constitutional rights of those …
GOA FORCES ATF TO BACK DOWN ON RETALIATORY LICENSE REVOCATION OF ND GUN STORE
Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) are excited to announce that the ATF has backed down from attempting to revoke the FFL license of Morehouse Enterprises in Valley City, North Dakota. Previously, GOA and GOF had filed a lawsuit in defense of the gun retailer, which does …
California Tax is About Curtailing Exercise of a Constitutional Right
On September 7, the California Legislature passed AB-28. The bill would place an 11 percent excise tax on the sales price of all firearms, firearm precursor parts, and ammunition. As of press time, the legislation remains on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. As with the rest of the not-so-Golden State’s ever-increasing maze of gun …
GOA SAYS HUNTER BIDEN SHOULD RECEIVE SAME SCRUTINY AS EVERYONE ELSE
Gun advocacy groups are hailing the firearms charges brought against Hunter Biden, even though they oppose the laws the president’s son is charged with breaking. One, the Gun Owners of America, noted that President Joe Biden has been advocating for tougher gun safety laws. “Gun Owners of America opposes all gun control, …
New Mexico: State and Local Lawmakers Take Action Against Governor’s Gun Ban Orders
Last week, NRA filed a state lawsuit against Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s illegal and unconstitutional gun carry ban in Albuquerque & Bernalillo County, and on all state property across New Mexico. We were joined by the entire Republican Caucuses of both the New Mexico House and Senate, as well as by the …
5 Great Pistol Drills For New Shooters
If you are one of the millions of new pistol shooters, welcome! Whether your goal is self-defense, competition or simply punching paper, some introductory training is a necessity, followed by quality range time to build what you learned into memory. Merely pointing your gun at paper and pressing the trigger …
Straight Talk: Street Safety
The fundamental firearm safety rules we all rely upon when on the range or in training can also help keep you safe when defending yourself from a criminal attack. My favorite firearms safety rules were the four that Col. Jeff Cooper gave us. To review, they are: #1. All guns are …
Law Enforcement Improves Crime Data Reporting
Of the roughly 18,000 law enforcement agencies that protect and serve across the United States, 31 percent failed to submit 2022 crime data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) database, according to a report last month from The Marshall Project, a nonpartisan, non-profit organization dedicated to publishing deeply researched stories and …
The Armed Citizen® Sept. 18, 2023
Armed Citizen® Today A 36-year-old intruder with a criminal record ended up in jail once again after meeting an armed homeowner in Neptune Beach, Fla., on July 19, 2023. According to police, the alleged intruder forced his way through the back door of the elderly couple’s home in an attempt …