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North American Arms Now Employee-Owned
As of April 26, 2022, North American Arms officially became employee-owned, as 30-year president and owner Sandy Chisholm sold the company to an employee stock ownership trust. Over a period of several years, the trust will distribute equity ownership pieces to NAA employees at no cost. The arrangement is intended …
What This U.S. Supreme Court Decision Will Mean for America
The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated New York’s “good-cause” requirement to exercise the right to bear arms in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen in a 6-3 decision on June 23, 2022. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing the opinion for the Court, ruled that the Second Amendment protects the right to …
Two Anti-Gun New York Lawmakers Faceoff
After analysis of the 2020 U.S. Census data, it was determined that the state of New York would lose one of its Congressional seats. This, along with the normal redrawing of districts after each census, led to a number of significant changes for Empire State legislators. In one such change, …
Taurus 856 Executive Review
There was a time when revolvers were the kings of daily carry, and for the real pros—those who packed day in and day out—a compact, six-shot revolver with a 3-inch barrel was the sine qua non of defensive tools. So much so that it was the standard issue of the FBI before …
First Look: GForce Arms GF9 Equalizer Pistol
GForce Arms, Inc. is introducing its first pistol, the GF9 Equalizer, to the American firearms market. The GF9 pistol is an American-made 9mm subcompact semi-automatic pistol designed with some commonality in with certain Glock parts. The GF9 Equalizer is equipped with an optics-ready slide that uses a Trijicon RMR footprint …
Florida Sheriff’s Office Purchases B&T USA APC9 Pro Platforms
Florida’s Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has purchased B&T USA B&T APC9 Pro platforms equipped with Glock lower receivers, folding stocks, Aimpoint Micro T1 sighting systems, 22 mm B&T quick-detach mounts and Vertx Ready Pack 2.0 carriage systems. These compact firearms packages are destined for use within the department’s School Resource Officer program, Detective …
Preview: Trijicon Dual Defense Kit
Pairing a micro red-dot (MRD) with a set of suppressor-height irons provides an easy backup sighting solution for defensive pistols, and Trijicon now offers such a complete sighting system in its Dual Defense Kit. Designed to fit most popular Glock and SIG Sauer models, the kit includes Trijicon’s RMR Type …
TriStar Viper G2 Bolt Lock Product Safety Recall
TriStar Arms has recently discovered a potential safety issue with certain TriStar Viper G2 .410 Bore shotguns, which may lead to serious personal injury and/or damage to the shotgun. TriStar is voluntarily initiating a recall to protect the safety of its customers, because if a user prematurely releases a shotshell while …
Favorite Firearms: Grandpa’s Well-Traveled Iver Johnson
My grandfather, a civil engineer for the Russian Tsarist government, obtained this Iver Johnson Safety Automatic .32-cal. blackpowder revolver sometime in the early 1900s on one of his trips to Finland or Britain. After the Bolshevik Revolution, he, as manager of a workers’ manufactory in St. Petersburg, found that he could not raise …
REP. MALONEY’S LAST-SECOND GUN CONTROL HAIL MARY
U.S Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) is in the fight for her political life. She’s trying one last Hail Mary to win over gun control-minded primary voters in her bout against Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.). Rep. Maloney has used the firearm industry as a political football in her primary campaign. Now, …