One of my favorite hobbies as a shooting-sports enthusiast has been perusing the used handguns displayed at local dealers and listed online in search of hidden treasures. By that I mean interesting, older, less common, or ugly handguns that are sound and shootable at reduced prices. Over the last several …

At the end of last year, American Rifleman editors and contributors got together and discussed the guns, ammunition, optics and gear that emerged from the marketplace throughout 2019. From these conversations emerge the Golden Bullseye award winners for 2020, and such has it gone since the first Golden Bullseye awards …

Was that Michael Bloomberg on stage in the Democrat’s debate in Las Vegas on Feb. 19? The 78-year-old man up there all the way on the left, next to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), sure looked like the former New York City mayor and billionaire backer of what we might as …

On February 26th, the Senate Committee on Judiciary will hear Senate Bill 47 to create a new lifetime carry permit. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT SB 47. Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Senator Randy Price, creates a new statewide, uniform system to provide lifetime permits for qualified …

Tomorrow, the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill 208, legislation that criminalizes the private transfer of long guns in Maryland.  Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE Senate Bill 208. Senate Bill 208 / House Bill 4 bans the sale or transfer of long guns between …

On February 19th, a sub-committee of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted to approve House Bill 787 and pass it on to the full committee. It is a critical bill to expand the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their families both within Georgia and in …

On February 20th, the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts will hear Senate Bill 822 to improve the ability of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones in churches. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT SB 822. Senate Bill 822 affirms …

February 19th at 5:00PM was the deadline for bills to advance from their chamber of origin. Bills to ban standard capacity magazines and increase the red tape to obtain a CPL did not receive a floor vote and are likely defeated for the session. A bill to reform Washington’s onerous background …

The ban on household firearms, HB 961, was carried over until next year by a vote of 10-5 in committee — with the requirement that the Virginia Crime Commission examine the bill. Your voice is making a difference, but we can’t stop now! Questions were raised in Committee today about …

At the end of last year, American Rifleman editors and contributors got together and discussed the guns, ammunition, optics and gear that emerged from the marketplace throughout 2019. From these conversations emerge the Golden Bullseye award winners for 2020, and such has it gone since the first Golden Bullseye awards …