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California is pulling off a vanishing act right before everyone’s eyes. The list of semiautomatic handguns available for sale there is rapidly dwindling, thanks to the state’s “Not Unsafe Handgun Roster.” It won’t be too long before all semiautomatic handguns will be banned from sale in California – a step closer …

President Joe Biden has spent an extraordinary amount of speech time decrying the firearm industry’s existence. He’s repeated the same lies over and over. He’s called more than 375,000 Americans that work for lawful firearm and ammunition businesses “the enemy.” No one could blame the president’s chief speechwriter for announcing he’s jumping ship and …

The Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security has announced the formation of the “Disinformation Governance Board.” Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, said the purpose of this new arbiter of truth will be to warn us about falsehoods from Russia and more. It is reportedly to be headed by …

2022 is a good year to be a handgun owner. Your choices for a new handgun are almost endless, from small pistols that are ideal for self-defense to the latest and greatest race guns designed for competition to large format handguns based on the AR-15 and other platforms. The guns …

North American Arms (NAA) became an employee-owned company on April 26 after Sandy Chisholm, who served as president and owner for the past 30-years, stepped down. The company—known for manufacturing “Convenient, Reliable, Effective” mini-revolvers and small semiautomatic pistols—will distribute equity ownership annually to employees at no cost. The approach provides a …

In the action shooting world, there is no widely-accepted or industry-standard training terminology other than that which is presented by a particular shooting school or firearms instructor. One of the most often misunderstood concepts tossed around the firearms training community is the term “follow through.” Although the term ‘shot follow …

Last month the competitive shooting community was forced to say goodbye to one of its best. Distinguished United States Marine Corps Rifleman and former NRA Silhouette Manager Greg Connor passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center in Midlothian, Virginia, the evening of Monday, April 11 at the age of …

The Easton Sonic 6.0 is a 6mm hunting arrow engineered with speed and accuracy in mind. The Sonic 6.0 is built from scratch in the USA, using Easton’s seamless Acu-Carbon process for the ultimate weight and spine consistency from shaft to shaft and from dozen to dozen. The lighter overall mass weight …

Springing into a flourishing arena, such as modern sporting rifles (MSRs), is simple—maintaining a presence through the market’s ebb-and-flow cycles, however, is not. The latter requires innovation and value, a recipe that Springfield Armory has followed with its well-liked Saint series of AR-pattern rifles. Since the line debuted in late …

Pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) airguns have continued to advance through the years, and Hatsan USA’s latest offering is the enhanced Factor RC, a multi-shot airgun offered in calibers .177, .22 and .25 and driven by 580-cc. carbon-fiber air bottles. From its built-in pressure regulator to its AR-style buttstock and two-stage Quattro …