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Review: Burris FastFire 3 Mini-Red-Dot Sight
My colleague here at Shooting Illustrated has made the point that the firearm industry is different than others, and there’s no denying his point. However, in many ways, it’s also similar: There are clear, identifiable trends in the gun world just like in any other industry. We’ve seen the proliferation …
New Hampshire: Senate to Vote on Firearm Seizure Bill
Today, the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee sent House Bill 687 to the Senate floor for consideration after a motion to kill the bill failed by a vote of 2-3. Next week, the Senate is expected to hold a floor vote on this firearm seizure bill that would take away …
How Gun-Control Groups are Invading PTA Meetings
I recently received an invitation from my local public school district to attend a “safety forum.” It wasn’t going to cover the variety of health-and-safety issues relevant to kids today—opioid abuse, underage drinking, reckless driving, online bullying, physical violence and sexual assault or harassment. Instead, the entire safety forum would focus …
Review: Walther CCP M2 .380
Most of us are familiar with the idea of harnessing the resultant gas from burning gunpowder to cycle an action, but how about using it to keep an action closed? This is the exact idea behind the Walther CCP M2 line of semi-automatic pistols, and with that handgun’s design also …
Indiana: Law Eliminating Fees for a License to Carry a Handgun Goes into Effect July 1st
Next Wednesday, sections of House Bill 1284 (2019) will go into effect. A five-year License to Carry a Handgun will now be free to obtain. In addition, applicants will have the option to register to vote while applying. Removing barriers for lawful carry in Indiana, including taxes and fees, is significant for many Hoosier …
Review: Geissele Super Duty AR-15-Style Rifle
The first product Bill Geissele made was an improved trigger for the AR-15. Ever since then, he has been working his way through the parts and details of the AR-15, offering improved products at every turn. Now, his company offers a complete rifle. The Super Duty is composed of mostly …
California: Gun Control in the Budget
Tomorrow, June 24, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee will be hearing several budget trailer bills including Assembly Bill 88 relating to the public safety budget. AB 88 was amended yesterday to include significant policy changes that would expand the definition of “assault weapon” under California’s “Assault Weapons Control Act”. Additionally …
Why Build A Palma Rifle?
More SUBSCRIBE What compels a Service Rifle shooter like me to build and shoot a Palma gun? My current focus is to complete earning my Distinguished Rifleman badge, a goal that has eluded me for many years as career and family have taken priorities in my time. The price of …
Of Gunsmoke and the 4th
Where Wall Street begins, or ends, depending on the direction traveled, sits this place, a beautiful church and a cemetery whose paths are rarely trodden. Alexander Hamilton is buried here. So are officers of the Revolutionary War and delegates to the Continental Congress. A naval hero during the War of …
What the Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement Says About the Upcoming Election
This map shows the states and counties that had passed some type of Second Amendment sanctuary law or resolution as of March 21, 2020. (Source: Wikipedia) This map should greatly trouble Joe Biden. It shows the Second Amendment sanctuary movement’s grassroots spread across America. This isn’t an organized uprising; …