In a world full of AKs and ARs, Ruger’s Mini Thirty stands out as just a little different, hearkening back to two of the most familiar and respected U.S. service rifle designs of all time: the M1 Garand and the M14. Chambered for the ubiquitous 7.62×39 mm cartridge, the Mini Thirty takes …

On February 17th, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear House Bill 961, the crown jewel of the Northam-Bloomberg gun ban agenda. HB 961 previously passed the House of Delegates on February 11th. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE HB 961. House Bill 961, as amended, is a comprehensive ban …

I suppose it is just human nature that we imagine episodes and events that make us look good. Further, we often see and hear things that sound really cool and repeating them makes us sound like we are really experienced in this business of personal defense. One of my favorite …

This radical bill, which bans commonly-owned firearms, passed this week on a close vote of 51 Yeas to 48 Nays. The bill also bans magazines holding more than 12 rounds. As stated by Breitbart: There is no grandfather clause for magazines, which means Virginians … will have to destroy or …

I spend a lot of time thinking and frankly, worrying about how I train myself and what I teach students in my defensive-handgun classes. It weighs heavy on my mind because the stakes are high. A defensive gun-use error can be costly. If you err on the side of excess …

The current political leadership in California has a well-earned reputation for outright hostility to the Second Amendment and to those Golden State citizens who wish to exercise their right to keep and bear arms. But the California landscape—political, social and cultural—is large and diverse, and contrary to what some might …

The 2020 Legislative Session in Connecticut has just started, and anti-gun legislators are quickly introducing bills to restrict your Second Amendment rights. House Bill 5040, sponsored by Rep. Jillian Gilchrest (D-18), will financially burden law-abiding citizens and their right to self-defense by imposing a 35 percent tax on ammunition sales. This is in …

I have a tremendous amount of personal experience with the M14 rifle. I first handled one and saw it demonstrated at Camp Perry, Ohio, when I was only 13. I lived with one in my room for four years as a cadet at West Point. I qualified with it, drilled …

On Jan. 10, 2020, the San Francisco Chronicle issued a public records request to the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office in California, asking the agency for personal information residents are required to provide in their carry permit application. Sheriff Brandon Barnes—after consultation with the county attorney—informed the newspaper his staff was …

Growing opposition to new Virginia gun-control laws now includes a Georgia-based organization representing over 50,000 law-enforcement officers. “The law enforcement community and the citizens they are sworn to protect have no reason to fear an armed, law-abiding citizen,” Sean McGowan, executive director of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association (SSPBA), …