In 2018, Washington voters passed I-1639, which banned the sale of semi-automatic rifles to 18-to-20-year old adults and to out of state residents—even transfers through FFLs in the buyer’s state. The NRA and Second Amendment Foundation joined forces and challenged I-1639 in 2018. The court rejected Washington’s Motion to Dismiss our lawsuit in 2019, allowing the …

The city that’s got a mayor waging a gun control campaign against law-abiding gun owners can’t account for more than 200 of their own guns. Philadelphia’s Sheriff’s Office was blamed in a report for failing to account for 210 taxpayer-funded service firearms and firearms that were seized. They went missing between 1977-2015, …

Sarsilmaz is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of firearms, and now SAR USA is launching the new SAR 2000 pistol line here in the U.S. The rugged all-steel, hammer-fired SAR 2000 pistol is designed as a duty and defensive pistol for military officers, and is a favorite among military and police …

Smith & Wesson announced this week that it has identified two M&P Shield EZ pistols on which the hammers manufactured by the supplier were cracked. In those firearms the hammer failed to fully engage the sear, which caused the round to fire, cycling the slide and potentially resulting in multiple discharges …

Steel Challenge is the drag race of the shooting sports—focusing on the delicate balance between speed and accuracy. In order to place well, you have to shoot all eight stages well or your competition will. In this article, we will examine the Steel Challenge stage Outer Limits, the only stage …

The success of the PPQ and Q5 Match pistols led Walther to introduce the Q5 Steel Frame model in 2019. With a heavy steel frame, this optics-ready gun was competition-ready right from the box and found its way into many shooters’ holsters. However, the gun was a little large for duty use, so the …

Facing a spike in violent crimes in his city, Durham, N.C., Mayor Steve Schewel (D) recently asked his state’s political leadership to enact more gun control. The thing is, what Schewel wants won’t reduce violent crime in Durham, but will only make it harder for law-abiding citizens to exercise their …

The days of corporate banking overlords forcing discriminatory policies on lawful industries is, hopefully, coming to an end. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a proposed rule that would end the practice of unaccountable banking executives denying firearm industry businesses banking services to force gun control even …

The Smith & Wesson “Victory Model“ was chambered in .38 Spl. and had a 4″ barrel as made under a World War II U.S. Navy contract. It is seen here being fired by Navy cadets.  In mid-1940, when it was becoming increasingly likely that the United States would be drawn into …

SIG Sauer Electro-Optics has introduced the Zulu6 image stabilized binoculars. These feature Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), which uses an electronically stabilized 2-axis gimbal system to cancel out any vibration, be it from a boat, a 4-wheeler or just a heavy heartbeat. “The SIG Sauer image stabilizing technology was introduced several years ago …