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The aptly named Wildcat, shown topped with a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro, is full of surprises. Unconventional stock lines contribute to a comfortable shooter interface, red-accented controls offer multiple magazine-removal options and unique construction allows for straightforward disassembly of major components, and eases cleaning and maintenance chores. Blowback-operated rifles chambered for …

Beretta’s Bobcat is one of several pocket pistols that have as their most salient feature a tilt-up barrel that springs up by actuating a lever, thus allowing the chamber to be loaded or unloaded without racking the slide. With its small gripping surface, retracting the slide when the hammer is down …

Seriously, Americans cannot stop buying firearms in absolutely astonishing numbers. Month after month, records have been shattered, and this April followed suit. Last month saw nearly 1.7 million background checks processed for the purchase of a firearm via the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, according to recent data from the National …

President Joe Biden (D) addressed a joint session of Congress. Attacking our Second Amendment rights was a big part of his speech. Let’s unravel some of his spin, disinformation and, yes, outright lies. “Gun violence has become an epidemic in America,” said Biden, trotting out one of his campaign lines. …

Dr. John R. Lott Jr., founder and CEO of the Crime Prevention Research Center, recently sat down with Frank Miniter, America’s 1st Freedom Editor in Chief, to discuss his stint in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as a senior adviser for research and statistics in the Office of Justice Programs, a department …

Today, the Kansas Senate and House successfully overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of pro-gun omnibus legislation, House Bill 2058.  The measure now becomes law without the Governor’s signature and will go into effect on July 1st. Proposed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, House Bill 2058 does the following: Recognizes all out-of-state concealed …

President Biden dropped any pretense at “moderation” in his first address to a joint session of Congress since assuming the presidency. However much he tried to pad the early parts of his speech with bland, feel-good rhetoric, his remarks on gun control demonstrate that he is radical, out of touch, ill-informed, and …

Bloomberg columnist Sir Max Hastings shares his thoughts on guns, crime, and the differences between his native Britain and the United States in “I Grew Up on Guns. Now I’ve Learned to Love Firearm Control.” Having a father who had brought home keepsake firearms from the Second World War, he …

West Virginia just became a Second Amendment sanctuary state! Thanks to your help and persistence, the Second Amendment Sanctuary bill (HB 2694) — sponsored by Rep. Brandon Steele — was signed and enacted by Governor Justice. This means state and local government officials will be under order to NOT enforce …

The resistance against Joe Biden’s gun control policies is heating up. And GOA activists are helping to fan the flames. Five states have enacted GOA-backed bills to declare their states as Second Amendment sanctuaries. They are Arizona, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. This adds to the four states which already had 2A Sanctuary …