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Anti-Gun Organization Prepared to Launch National Group of Gun Owners Who Apparently Don’t Like Guns
Yes, that title doesn’t make much sense, but neither does a group that promotes banning firearms starting a national organization called Gun Owners for Safety. Nonetheless, The Hill recently reported that the anti-gun group Giffords is doing just that. This effort is being sold as an expansion of the group’s campaign to fool …
Law Professors Make Case for Second Amendment Rights in Uncertain Times
Americans have made clear that they value their Second Amendment rights, especially during uncertain times. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and then widespread civil unrest, Americans have bought firearms in record numbers. Through September, the FBI had processed a record-setting 28,826,449 total National Instant Criminal Background Check System checks for 2020. …
Armed Alabama Homeowner defends Himself Against Armed Armed Burglar
A resident of a home in Dothan, Ala., defended himself and his property when an intruder forced his way into the residence on Oct. 11, 2020. The incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. that Sunday morning when the burglar parked his vehicle 90 to 100 feet from the home, then approached …
Exploded View: Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield, Mk III
Without question, the Short, Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) is one of the most effective bolt-action military rifles ever made. While there were several versions, including the No. 4 of World War II fame, it’s the SMLE, Mark III, or as it came to be known later, the No. 1, Mk III, …
Handgun Evaluation: A DIY Guide
For the better part of 40 years, I have made a living as a gun writer. I count myself fortunate for having done so. For the most part, I’ve written about pistols and revolvers, with the results reported in several different gun magazines. In the process of firing many different …
At The Range: Gewehr 98
An Imperial German soldier in full uniform, along with his Gewehr 98 with bayonet fixed. Despite this shifting paradigm of technology and tactics, and even as the MP-18 began to enter service, the backbone of German infantry firepower remained Paul Mauser’s Gewehr 1898. The origins of this weapon go all the way …
Immediate Action: The Easiest Way to Keep Your Gun Operational
I think there’s a subset of firearms trainers throughout the world dedicated to making firearms training as complicated as possible. I also believe there are some things firearms instructors teach on a regular basis — things we all accept as dogma — that when examined carefully might not be the best way. …
Michigan: Administration Bans Open Carry At Polls
Today, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson issued guidance prohibiting the open carry of firearms at polling places on election day. The prohibition extends to 100 feet of any entrance or exit, but it does allow citizens to leave firearms within vehicles parked inside that area. This is not a surprise coming from …
Benelli USA Lupo
The traditional outline of Benelli’s Lupo is a center-fire, bolt-action, shoulder-fired rifle designed for hard use. American hunters have faithfully relied on Benelli USA for its outside-the-box thinking and robust products design to last generations. The Lupo rifle encompasses every quality that brand loyalists count on. Benelli USA’s Lupo is fitted with ergonomic furniture that is adjustable …
An Ode to the Winchester Model 1886
We had been stalking the herd for the better part of the morning, when we finally saw the bull come wide to the left side of the herd. My father brought his rifle to shoulder, and sent a 400-grain Swift A-Frame into the base of the bull’s neck, precisely where the guide …