Every year, Shooting Illustrated staff members gather to review the firearms, optics, gear and ammunition launched in the past year. Out of this group, they choose the best of each category, which become the recipients of the next year’s Golden Bullseye awards. For 2020, SI staffers chose the Mossberg MC1sc as the Handgun of the …

Prehistoric records may be unavailable, but you can imagine what armed conflict must have been like among earliest humans. We know three things that had to be present at this primordial event: human aggression, extreme violence and the resulting carnage. Although closed fists, knees, elbows, shins, forearms and headbutts serve …

It’s been said that shotguns are the world’s most versatile small arm, and also its least understood. I happen to think that’s true, and I think it’s the reason for the great number of defensive shotgun tips floating around out there that are just plain lousy. Here are a few …

“How does concealed-carry training differ for women?” As a firearms trainer at Gunsite Academy, when I was asked this question, the usual topics sprang to mind: Should we adapt our clothing to firearms or is it the other way around? Should we choose handguns that are best suited for us …

Building upon an award-winning semi-automatic pistol design, Smith & Wesson upped the ante with its M&P Shield EZ line by including a 9 mm-chambered model dubbed the M&P9 Shield EZ. Designed for everyday carry and personal protection, the EZ-to-use recoil-operated semi-automatic features 8+1 capacity, a load-assist tab for quick handling …

What do you do when you’ve got one of the best shooters in the world on your pro staff, and he comes to you with some improvements on a shotgun design? If you’re Mossberg, you listen to Jerry Miculek and implement them, of course. Miculek and Mossberg worked together to …

A new Tennessee law, effective January 1, allows residents to obtain a concealed-carry permit more quickly and inexpensively. The safety-training course required for the new Concealed Handgun Carry permit can be taken electronically. The course must be a minimum of 90 minutes, cover current state laws regarding carrying handguns and …

When evil came to the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas, parishioners were ready. Sadly, the murderer managed to kill two people—Anton “Tony” Wallace, a deacon who was holding a silver Communion tray at the time, and Richard White, who had yelled “Drop it!” as he reached for his …

“The suspect is deceased, and the threat has stopped thanks to the heroic action of those two parishioners at the church,” said White Settlement Police Chief J.P. Bevering at a news conference Sunday. “The two security volunteers saved 242 other parishioners who were in the church,” said Jeff Williams, director …

Criminals aren’t looking for a fair fight—most are cowards who prey on those they perceive to be easy targets, and, unfortunately, that often includes the elderly. According to the 2014 National Crime Victimization Survey, between the years of 2003 and 2013, persons 65 years and older were the victims of …