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Rifleman Report: Protecting Our Freedoms
It seems that in nearly every magazine issue we find ourselves featuring examples of the ways in which firearms both enrich our lives and protect our freedoms—and this one is no exception. For instance, consider the incredible array of beautifully finished hunting arms from which Americans can choose when going …
I Have This Old Gun: FÉG PA-63
The Walther PP/PPK is no longer as affordable as it used to be. Prices for pre-war and wartime-production guns are high and getting higher with each passing year, and even post-war examples made in France by Manurhin are creeping toward the $1,000 mark. This economic reality puts owning one of these pistols …
Credit Cards Implement Category Code For Firearm Sales
As of April 1, cash might be king again at FFLs across the country. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)—a federation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with members across the globe who develop and publish standards—adopted a merchant category code (MCC) on Sept. 9, 2022, specifically for firearm and ammunition retailer …
Gun Purchase Tracking by This Company Starts Soon
Many on the anti-Second Amendment side think that law-abiding Americans should not be able to legally purchase firearms, and Discover’s recent announcement that it will implement the new merchant category code (MCC) created to track purchases at gun stores gives those types another potential tool for creating a database of people engaged in perfectly …
NE: PERMITLESS CARRY SMASHES THROUGH THE FILIBUSTER!
Thanks to your ardent passion for liberty and quick advocacy, we pressed your representatives to Advance Liberty! Nebraska we are one step closer to the passage of Permitless Carry and ending the unconstitutional registry schemes of socialist-controlled cities that have lorded over the rural areas of the state for far …
DESANTIS CALLS OUT FL LEGISLATURE FOR FAILING TO PUSH OPEN CARRY
Gov. Ron DeSantis was recorded Thursday telling a member of a gun rights group that he supports allowing Floridians to openly carry guns in public — a measure that has been publicly opposed by some law enforcement officials and that would go further than any bill now filed for the …
The Evolution Of The Colt Model 601
On April 19, 1963, military aide Gen. Chester V. Clifton brought two firearms into the Oval Office to show them to President John F. Kennedy. One was a crossbow intended for use in counterinsurgency operations, and the other was an AR-15, the Colt Model 601. President Kennedy had seen the AR-15 demonstrated the …
New For 2023: Harrington & Richardson Retro AR-15s
While the Harrington & Richardson name is mostly associated with civilian sporting firearms, most specifically top-break revolvers and single-barreled shotguns the company produced since the late 19th century, the iconic brand has a military background as well. H&R produced arms from the Reising submachine gun in World War II to M1 and M14 rifles (approximately 500,000 each), as …
Review: BUGBite Ankle Holster
I’ve tested several ankle holsters over the years, all of which have their plusses and minuses, and have never found one I particularly liked—until now. The BUGBite Ankle Holster offers a level of comfort and retention I have yet to see on other holsters in the same class. Let me explain. Rather …
First Look: EAA MC P35 PI Pistol
European American Armory is releasing the new Girsan MC P35 PI pistol. The Girsan MC P35 PI, is a new smaller sized version of the venerable Browning Hi Power, originally designed by John Moses Browning and his Belgian colleague at FN, Diuedonné Saive. The MC P35 PI is an all steel …