Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed House Bill 2310. It previously passed the House with an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 81-17 and now goes to Governor Ralph Northam for his signature. House Bill 2310, sponsored by Delegate Chris Runion (R-25), allows individuals who completed online firearms training prior to January 1st, 2021, but …

The opening of the 2021 legislative session looks much different this year with COVID forcing lawmakers to run session differently, but the more things change, the more they stay the same.  In Providence, anti-gun politicians have begun stacking the hopper with bills designed to strip Rhode Islanders of their constitutional …

CZ Group (CZG) signed a definitive agreement on Feb. 11 to acquire 100-percent stake in Colt Holding Company—which includes legendary gunmaker Colt’s Manufacturing and Colt Canada—for $220 million in cash and 1,098,620 shares of CZG common stock. Value of the stock portion of the transaction, as of Friday, stood at roughly …

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed Senate Bill 2344, and yesterday the House Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 1498.  These measures are advancing rapidly and could soon be considered by their full respective chambers. Please contact your state Senator and Representative and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bill 2344 and House …

Today, the House Ways and Means Committee approved House Bill 1369, to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones. It will now go on to the full House for further consideration. Please ask your state representative to SUPPORT this critical bill that improves self-defense in …

In this week’s episode of American Rifleman TV, we continue going through our picks for the top 10 machine guns of all time. We start with No. 4, the Browning M2 .50-cal. heavy machine gun, and No. 3, the German MG42 general purpose machine gun. On “Rifleman Review,” we take a look …

Today, the Senate swiftly voted to send two pro-gun bills to the House.  Senate Bill 100 was passed by a 32 to 3 vote, and Senate Bill 111 was unanimously passed.  Please contact your State Representative and ask them to SUPPORT Senate Bills 100 and 111. Senate Bill 100 provides protections for gun …

According to a recent Fox News report, Bank of America secretly turned over hundreds of its customers’ personal data to the federal government following the unrest at the Capitol on January 6. The targeted customers included those who made purchases at “weapons-related merchants” in early January. The report suggested that the nation’s …

When released to the shooting public in 1964, the rimfire Ruger 10/22 retained the sleek outline of the company’s earlier Model 44 center-fire carbine. With a curved buttplate and a profile not unlike that of the M1 carbine, both Rugers served up a nostalgic combination of Western and World War II flair. …

Do you remember this time last year? Before COVID-19 became a global pandemic? Almost exactly one year ago, we wrote about how Americans broke the January NICS record. More than 1.1 million NICS checks associated with a potential transfer that month was a sign that the gun-owning community was growing. …