Burning powder, hot particles and noxious gases have been jetting into shooters’ faces since the first brave souls thrust red-hot wires or matches toward the touchholes of thick-walled, cast-metal tubes packed with powder and projectiles. By the beginning of the 20th century, locked-breech lever, bolt- and single-shot rifles using metallic …

Firearm: Taurus TX 22 Compact (MSRP: $399.99) While we absolutely think that pretty much anything centerfire beats .22 LR in the defensive realm, there are a number of shooters out there with limited hand or grip strength and/or aversion to recoil. For those people, carrying a pistol in .22 LR …

Freedom Munitions is expanding its XDEF line of defensive pistol ammunition with the introduction of a new .38 Special caliber offering for .38 and .357 Magnum revolvers (and certain Coonan semi-automatic pistols). The .38 Special cartridge has been around for over a century, and got its start as a blackpowder round, …

When dealing with two similar calibers like the 9×21 mm (right) and the 9 mm (left) one must be particularly cognizant that the ammo used matches the caliber stamped on the barrel to lessen the possibility of potential damage to yourself and/or your firearm. I am hoping you can assist …

At first blush, you might think this gun looks a lot like another compact from Staccato, but we assure you, it’s not. The Staccato CS seems much like its older sibling, the C2, but it’s a completely different gun, and some would say it’s the better mousetrap, for several reasons. …

Long before plastic pistols came on the scene, the M1911 was “winning world wars” and protecting citizens on the home front with its familiar styling and authoritative .45 ACP chambering. But it wasn’t without fault—Browning’s design was indeed cumbersome and a bit heavy, even by yesterday’s standards. Colt took a …

Two prominent firearms-related internet companies are crying foul over Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s (D) outrageous and expensive demands to turn over numerous documents in an investigation that both say has nothing to do with their business or business practices. Davidson’s, Inc., an Arizona corporation that is a federally …

President Joe Biden made an announcement he hopes will excite the gun control activists for his 2024 reelection bid. The president is calling in his Big Gun to “lead the messaging” on his gun control accomplishments to generate buzz. Media reported the president assigned Vice President Kamala Harris, widely panned as “one of the worst VPs in history,” to …

Washington, D.C. – Today, Gun Owners of America sent a grassroots coalition letter to Congressional leadership urging action on the Biden Pistol Brace Ban. The letter was signed by 6,721 servicemen and veterans, as pistol braces were first designed to allow disabled American veterans in shooting firearms without assistance. In addition, the …

In this video, Gabby Franco tells the story about why, after representing her native country as a shooting competitor for Venezuela in the 2000 Olympics, she fled Venezuela for the United States in order to keep her freedom. Franco previously detailed her journey to keep her freedom in a feature in America’s 1st Freedom. Now …