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Canada’s Gun Confiscation Program: Past is Prologue
For observers familiar with Canada’s long–gun registry, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s scheme to implement his “assault weapons” ban is already giving off a whiff of déjà vu. Under the Trudeau government’s ban and confiscation program announced on May 1, over 1,500 firearms and devices listed in a government regulation immediately …
ICYMI: BIDEN GUN CONTROL WOULD CHOKE GUN SALES
NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the trade association for the firearm industry, is shining a spotlight on former Vice President Joe Biden’s radical antigun campaign promise to end gun sales as America knows it. His far-left driven agenda would end Second Amendment rights to lawfully acquire, keep and bear firearms by individuals by …
How To Develop Pistol Trigger Control
From the vault: The 1984 NRA National Silhouette Championships included clinics that offered participants the most up-to-date silhouette shooting techniques available at the time. The clinic presentations were made by an impressive group of silhouette shooting champions and leaders of the time, including the author of this article, Charlie Davis. …
Cancel Culture’s Warriors Want You Silenced
In a sadly predictable plot twist, The New York Times’ Editorial Board’s activists turned on their own to drive out a few voices who still dared, ever so carefully mind you, to follow their intellectual honesty away from the politically correct orthodoxy of the far left. Neither James Bennet, now former …
School Suspends Student Over BB Gun in His Own Bedroom, Provokes Widespread Backlash
Public education’s war on children who keep gun-like toys or sporting goods in their own homes claimed another in September with the suspension Ka Mauri Harrison, who was banished from school activities for six days after a teacher glimpsed, via video feed, a BB gun in the fourth grader’s bedroom. …
How to Operate a Rifle in the Dark
High-tech optics and electronics help us see in low-light conditions, but training under the same types of low- or no-light scenarios will familiarize us with our gear, which is always a good thing. The topic of shooting in limited-visibility conditions has received periodic coverage in these pages over the years. …
Collier & Colt: The Origins of the Revolver
Like a number of other writers, I have several times stated that the first workable and widely used repeater—a revolver with multiple chambers—was the Paterson Colt of 1836. I knew of the Collier revolver, but dismissed it as a seldom-encountered novelty. In researching another point, I got off on a …
Review: Alchemy Custom Prime 1911
Everybody wants a “mil-spec” 1911 until they actually fire a mil-spec 1911. Owning one of these iconic American pistols was the first reason behind applying for my New York State Pistol License. The process involves interviewing with the police, fingerprinting and a questionnaire (complete with references) that is in a …
What I Learned From Several Californians Who Just Bought Their First Guns
This year of uncertainty has left innocent citizens to face a question that is all too real: What happens when the police literally aren’t there? That was the question that forced San Francisco Bay area residents John and Sarah (not their real names) to re-think their position on guns. “I …
Henry Repeating Arms Makes Best-Selling Lever-Action List
The Henry Repeating Arms Lever Rifle ranked fifth in GunBroker.com’s annual ranking of most popular lever-action rifles in 2019. It ranked third in 2018, second in 2017 and occupied first place in 2016.The firearm is a steady performer for retailers using the services of the website and remains an enthusiast favorite. The company offers …