We live in a society of instant gratification. Too many people expect to not only learn a skill but excel at it in a very short time. And, too often, they are frustrated when that doesn’t happen. Mechanical skills—and shooting is a mechanical skill—involve hand/eye coordination and take quite a bit …

Walther Arms has been putting out some very good pistols for a very long time. Nonetheless, despite consistently producing the best trigger among mass-produced, striker-fired guns, Walther pistols seemed to get lost in the crowd. One company leapt to the forefront of the polymer-frame, striker-fired pack and has refused to give …

Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed anti-gun Senate Bill 78.  This measure does nothing to prevent crime and instead targets law-abiding gun owners, possibly already suffering from the acts of criminals.  Please contact your State Senator and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 78. Senate Bill 78 victimizes gun owners who suffer loss …

Yesterday, the NRA and several other parties filed their opening brief in an appeal challenging Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 restriction on gun stores and shooting ranges. This case challenges the Los Angeles County “Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19” that prevented gun stores and shooting ranges from operating …

The reconquest of the Philippines began on Friday, Oct. 20, 1944, when two U.S. Army Corps conducted amphibious landings on the east coast of the island of Leyte. It is best remembered as the day Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned after evacuating Corregidor 31 months prior. The photographs taken as he …

For everyday home defense, it’s tough to beat a traditional semi-automatic or pump-action shotgun with a full-length buttstock and tubular magazine. But, some applications call for specialized shotguns—of which there are many. Here we’ll examine a few and their specific applications. Winchester SXP Marine Defender Marine Shotgun Examples: Winchester SXP Marine …

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has officially standardized the 5.7×28 mm caliber, the third cartridge from the engineers at FN to receive the critical designation. The other two from the company, the 5.56 NATO and 7.62 NATO, were accepted and adopted in 1981 and 1957, respectively. Standardization ensures the ammunition …

Not long after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative lion on the Court, passed away in February of 2016, then-President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to fill the vacancy left by Scalia. This was …

February saw yet another impressive number of firearms purchased by Americans, maintaining a trend of each month eclipsing the number of firearm sales for the same month in the previous year that began last year. It’s a trend that’s showing no signs of slowing down. Over 1.3 million background checks were conducted for …

The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee passed House Bill 477 by a voice vote to create a new lifetime carry permit option for state residents. Unfortunately, Rep. Harry Shiver (R-64) made an amendment to increase the cost from $200 to $500. This is an attempt by the sheriffs to …