Armed Citizen® Today A resident of an Antioch, Calif., home defended himself when an armed intruder broke in on May 20, 2022. It happened sometime after 3 a.m. that early Friday morning, when an intruder broke into the apartment, startling the 29-year-old resident. Fearing for his safety, the resident then …

Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s position on guns is straightforward. The former New York manny wants to ban and confiscate America’s most popular firearms and further undermine Texans’ Second Amendment rights. This radical position plays well with some Democratic presidential primary voters. It doesn’t with the Texas …

Gun control advocates have renewed a longstanding plan to have the Federal Trade Commission (which regulates commercial speech) punish firearms manufacturers for how they advertise firearms. A petition filed with the FTC by several large firearm prohibition organizations claims that any suggestion firearms provide protection to their owners or make their homes …

Gun control advocates’ preferred policies have been repeatedly rejected by the American people through their elected representatives. The U.S. Supreme Court and Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution has foreclosed, for now, gun control backers’ chief aim – total civilian disarmament. Moreover, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act …

The “sensitive” place or area debate is now underway. Any law establishing a “sensitive place”—where the lawful carrying of firearms for personal protection by law-abiding individuals may be restricted or prohibited—must be clearly defined, narrow in scope and include certain parameters if it is to be considered constitutional under the …

It was only a matter of time before competitive shooting and physical fitness joined forces. A unique blend of endurance, marksmanship and strength, The Tactical Games tests “the skills and readiness of tactical athletes from all backgrounds.” A typical Tactical Games stage, or “battle” in the sport’s parlance, involves a …

The AR-15 is an accurate, easy to shoot rifle that can serve a variety of purposes. One of the reasons for this popularity is because the typical AR-15 uses either .223 or 5.56 NATO ammunition. Both are medium-power rifle cartridges that have low recoil and work well out to 500 …

Short, handy and quick have described many lever-action carbines since the 1870s. Slab-sided and compact, the lever-action repeater has been the everyman’s handy rifle, the workhorse tool for settling everything from bad hombres to charging grizzlies. But in .223 Remington? The .223 Remington/5.56 NATO chambering isn’t the only unusual thing …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at Leupold’s BX-5 Santiam HD Binoculars. The company’s flagship line of binoculars, the BX-5 Santiams use fogproof lenses and a ruggedized housing for peak performance in treacherous backcountry. A large focus knob, diopter adjustment, and extendable eyecups round out these excellent optics. Learn more about …

Phoenix Weaponry is announcing the release of a new all-billet AR-15 rifle, the “Ariah.” The Ariah’s upper and lower receivers are milled from an aluminum billet, as is the rifle’s 15-inch free floating handguard. The Ariah AR-15 rifle ships standard with a chrome-moly 16-inch barrel and a Magpul MIAD pistol grip and CTR …