I wish I knew who to credit for the saying, “Good defense guns ain’t cheap … and cheap defense guns ain’t good.” I recently posted this on social media and upset at least one reader because I wouldn’t be as specific as he wanted me to be. So, maybe I …

When a masked would-be robber wielding a rifle entered a liquor store in Norco, Calif., during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 31, he probably thought he had the upper hand. The 80-year-old liquor-store owner, however, who was both attentive and prepared, immediately responded to the attack with a …

Today on I Carry we have a CZ USA P07 pistol chambered in 9mm, carried in a JM Custom Kydex AIWB holster. CZ-USA is the American branch of Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, or CZUB, headquartered in the Czech Republic. CZUB started making firearms soon after World War I and continues …

SK Customs is launching the second edition of the Mexican War of Independence Series, the “Premier Presidente” pistol. Designed as a tribute to Mexico’s first President, Guadalupe Victoria. The pistol is a full size Government Model Colt 1911 chambered in 38 Super and has a limited-edition production run of only 200 …

Apex Ammunition, makers of ultra-high-density Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) shotshells, has introduced a limited-edition, Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Habitat Waterfowl Blend. Available in 3-inch, 12-gauge shells, this handcrafted “duplex load” combines No. 8 TSS with No. 3 S3 zinc-plated steel for a versatile, hard-hitting load whether shooting over decoys on opening day …

Franchi USA’s Affinity lineup of semi-automatic shotguns has grown over the years with increasing popularity among waterfowlers, upland hunters and clay target shooters, providing well-built guns, made in Italy and feature a tried-and-true operating system developed by Benelli. Now Franchi offers a premium version of its Affinity-series shotgun to passionate …

President Joe Biden (D), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other anti-Second Amendment politicians have routinely attacked law-abiding Americans’ freedom and demonized firearms manufacturers while being soft on actual criminals. They do this while ignoring all the armed citizens in this country who defend themselves and others—many using …

The 9 mm vs. .45 ACP argument has been going on for more than a century. Many believed the two World Wars answered this question after Americans used their .45s to beat the Germans and their 9 mms— twice. But in 1967, the Illinois State Police adopted the Smith & …

Blackhound Optics out of Tucson, Arizona is releasing a new line of first-focal-plane 34mm main body tube diameter optics, known as the Emerge series. Currently, Blackhound Optics has four different riflescopes in their Emerge collection, two with MOA-based reticles and two that are MIL-based. All four riflescopes have 34mm main body …

Federal Ammunition is commemorating its 100th anniversary this year, but that isn’t the only milestone the company is celebrating. On Aug. 18, United States Army Contracting Command awarded it the largest government contract in the storied firm’s history. The agreement is for Federal to produce the AA50 5.56 NATO frangible ammunition (MK311 MOD …