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Smith & Wesson doesn’t anticipate gun sales will plummet in post-2016-election fashion this November, according to comments made by company President and CEO Mark Smith to investors during a Sept. 3 earnings call that followed the company’s record-setting quarterly report. His answers to questions about the challenges the company faced …

Of the myriad self-defense firearm-training classes available, none are more impactful for intermediate and advanced students than force-on-force (FOF) classes. FOF training is a realistic, scenario-based experience that incorporates the use of guns designed to fire non-lethal marking rounds, such as Simunition, that leave a smudge of paint upon impact. …

In a recent opinion article, William McGurn, a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, tells us he just got a permit, in New Jersey, for a gun. He then asks what so many first-time buyers are asking this year: “Do other Americans buying guns for the first time …

One of the many new product offerings Magpul launched this year was something rather out-of-place for the company long known for polymer furniture and a nearly indestructible magazine. The engineers had taken the company’s bipod, previously offered in variants that attach to M-Lok slots, Picatinny rails or A.R.M.S. 17S-style set-up, …

Early this month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released two new procedure documents. The first, ATF Procedure 2020-1, Recordkeeping procedure for non-over-the-counter firearm sales by licensees to unlicensed in-state residents that are NICS exempt (Sept. 3, 2020), provides directions to licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers (FFLs) …

With Fall 2020 upon us it is time again for gun control advocates’ quadrennial tradition – dishonestly attempting to convince voters that a brazenly anti-gun presidential ticket does not pose a threat to gun owners. This year the deception is again being backed by longtime Massachusetts anti-gun advocate and wealthy …

There is little “normal” about how students are returning to school this year, as online “distance learning” has replaced in-person instruction in many American localities. Yet at least one thing hasn’t changed: public school officials remain as determined as ever to harry and persecute any student who shows even the …

In 1978, Remington unveiled the 8mm Remington Magnum—what it thought to be an ideal cartridge for shooting large game at distance, as well as the equal to Winchester’s popular .338 Winchester Magnum. What company doesn’t want to take market share from a rival, right? The company was correct in that …

On July 22, President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced the expansion of the Department of Justice’s Operation Legend to Chicago in order to combat the increase in violent crime that has gripped the city in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, rioting, and sustained de-policing efforts. Describing …

Tomorrow, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider banning firearms in certain public locations. Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to OPPOSE the proposed “An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6 of the Fairfax County Code, Relating to Weapons.” The meeting may be viewed by livestream online, and public comments may be …