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Review: Rock River Arms RBG-1S Bolt-Action Rifle
The world of long-range rifle shooting has undergone a metamorphosis in recent years. Not so long ago, it was the “nutty uncle” of the shooting family. In polite company, the practitioners sat alone in the corner and mumbled to themselves about the Coriolis effect, ladder tests and standard deviation. Then, something …
Review: Strikeman Laser Training System
Laser-training tools for shooters have been around for more than a decade now, and run the gamut from expensive, dedicated pistols designed for serious practice and training to inexpensive toy-like products built more for fun than meaningful skill building. Fitting in the middle of that spectrum is the Strikeman Laser Training …
The Coming Second Amendment Court Fights
The ink was barely dry on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision before lower courts began deliberately and systematically undercutting it. Judicial defiance has ranged from misreading the scope of the right enunciated by Heller to undermining decades of fundamental-right jurisprudence. For over a decade, attorneys sought only a …
Wyoming: Emergency Powers Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk
Today, the Wyoming House gave final approval to Emergency Powers Legislation, Senate File 155, by an overwhelming 57 to 3 vote. The measure now heads to the desk of Governor Mark Gordon for his signature. Please contact Governor Gordon and ask him to sign Senate File 155 into law. Senate File …
Review: CZ Bren 2 Ms
As soon as an independent Czech state was formed from the ashes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire following the First World War, it quickly became known as a nation with worldwide influence in firearm design. During the Cold War, despite being behind the Iron Curtain, the Czechs resisted the hegemony of …
10 Great Defense Loads for the 9 mm
Flashback to 1986, Dade County, FL. What came out of the now infamous Miami Shootout was the development of a new standard for ballistic performance. Called The FBI Test Protocol, this new rating system required upgraded penetration and wound cavity standards, including a standard that all defensive rounds must penetrate ballistic …
Muzzled—The Breadth of Big Tech’s Strategy to Marginalize Gun Owners
Gun owners are accustomed to legalized discrimination. In some states, merchants still hang signs refusing to do business with us. We’re used and abused by big Hollywood. We’re outcasts in academia. Much of the mainstream media refuses to treat us fairly. Some government officials desperately want to take away our …
When Rights Are Surrendered
Sparks fly as a seized gun is destroyed with a torch by Nicaragua’s national police. This occurred at the inauguration ceremony for a new building constructed for the police’s weapon’s department in Managua in 2007. When Miguel Andres, who is now 30 years old, was a democracy-advocating university student living …
Tennessee: Constitutional Carry Legislation Heads to Governor Lee’s Desk for His Signature
Today, the Tennessee House gave final approval to NRA-supported Constitutional Carry Legislation, Senate Bill 765 /House Bill 786. This important measure now heads to the desk of Governor Bill Lee for his signature. Following a large misinformation campaign from faux-gun rights organizations and gun control proponents to derail this outcome, Tennesseans will …
Hunter Biden’s Involvement in Firearm Incident Raises Important Legal Questions
While advocating for new gun controls in 2013, then-Vice President Joe Biden told NRA-ILA Director of Federal Affairs Jim Baker, “regarding the lack of prosecutions on lying on Form 4473s, we simply don’t have the time or manpower to prosecute everybody who lies on a form, that checks a wrong …