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Provocateurs of the minimalist movement believe that you should only have 100 “things” that you own. No house, no car; you need to “declutter” your home and life. That includes guns, knives and books, but of course everybody knows it’s impossible to have too many of them. Think of the …

Q. I was reading an auction catalog, and a reference was made to an American military Thompson submachine gun. It stated it was a “1928 Colt Navy overstamp, not a Savage.” The catalog made that verbiage seem important. What’s the significance of the “overstamp,” and were there other military 1928 …

From the outset, the Citori was crafted as a budget-friendly sporting arm, but don’t let that fool you, as Browning’s famed over-under is seen on the winner’s podium throughout the United States each year, and these guns are trusted by top shooters to perform at high levels. Dedicated hunters, too, require sporting arms that …

The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,” President Joe Biden (D) said last November. “It has no socially redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.” These are the sentiments of an authoritarian. The trouble for Biden’s …

On February 2nd, the Senate Law and Justice Committee will hear Senate Bill 5232, the companion to House Bill 1144, which imposes a firearm permit requirement, creates a 10-day waiting period scheme, and allows indefinite delays on firearm transfers. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 5232. Senate Bill 5232 requires an …

On Friday, January 27th, NRA members and Second Amendment supporters in the Granite State are invited to attend, and participate in, public hearings on two anti-gun bills being heard by the House State-Federal Relations & Veterans Affairs and the House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Committees. Please contact committee members …

Your Santa Fe City Council voted 7-2 on Wednesday in favor of a resolution requiring certain city-controlled properties that can be used for school-related or school-sanctioned events to be posted off-limits to firearms, including those carried by concealed handgun licensees. These would include the Santa Fe Community Convention Center and its underground garage (including personal vehicles, presumably), …

Magpul’s new drop-in ESK (Enhanced Selector Kit) – AR is described as a “modular, ambidextrous selector kit designed for AR pattern firearms that provides user-configurable selectors with modern ergonomics at an accessible price.” Magpul Enhanced Selector for ARs, pictured here in black.   Activate Your Own Stem Cells & Reverse …

Tagua Gunleather has been growing a distinguished reputation in the fine-leather holster world since it was founded in 2005. Tagua Gunleather was founded as a collective of leather workers to satisfy the consumer’s need for something in between the local craftsman and soulless factory. Old-world craftsmanship performed by true lovers of …

The “throwback” configuration of the Colt 6700 (AR-15A4) certainly stands out amongst more contemporary 5.56 NATO AR-15 pattern firearms. Current carbines with their modern adjustable stocks, sleek M-Lok handguards that envelop their shortened barrels and low-profile gas blocks are juxtaposed by the Colt 6700’s full size 20-inch barrel and its iconic A2 …