Author Archive
Guns In The News
17 Affordable Concealed-Carry Guns Under $300
Following on the success of our previous affordable firearm roundup, where we focused on 10 AR-15s found for sale under $500, here’s a look at another hot segment of the market: concealed-carry guns. With a growing number of concealed-carry permit holders in the country, the demand for personal-defense pistols continues …
How Real People Carry
I grew up in a no-gun household. I’m not sure that was intentional—we just never had them. Sure, I shot .22 rifles at summer camp and loved that, but at home, my “firearm arsenal” consisted of a Daisy Red Ryder. That was the status quo into my adult years. I never had …
The Military Market & Its Benefits for the Consumer
When the U.S. Army announced a SIG Sauer entry based on its P320 was the winner of the Modular Handgun System (MHS) contract in early 2017, headlines immediately focused on the $580 million value of the 10-year contract. The pistol is currently being issued as the M17 and M18 to …
Top 5 Shooting Illustrated Gun Reviews of 2019
Throughout 2019, firearm manufacturers have rolled out hundreds of new gun, each aimed to be the latest and greatest in its product category. Of all those guns, though, several have stood out among the rest, and we’ve got the numbers to prove it! Now that we’re closing the curtain on …
California Sheriff Encourages Concealed-Carry Holders in his County to “Exercise their Rights”
Promoting the right to bear arms and defend yourself, a California sheriff is encouraging law-abiding concealed-carry holders in his jurisdiction to help safeguard themselves and others. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux of Tulare County, Calif., recently took to Twitter to make a statement in support of the Second Amendment. Sheriff Boudreaux tweeted: …
What an All-Woman Militia in Syria Taught Me About Our Second Amendment
The women cradled AK-47s as if they were cradling their children. They never intended to be soldiers. They did not belong to the once U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). But, after years of turmoil in a northeastern enclave of Syria, most of the women in the region had learned …
Virginia Legislators Barely Back Off Extreme Gun Control Stances
Anti-gun legislators in Virginia recently adjusted their stance on completely outlawing semi-automatic firearms, allowing that you may keep the ones you already legally own, but only if you register them with the state. Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed ban on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms will reportedly include a grandfather clause for current …
Puerto Rico Enacts Pro-gun Overhaul of Firearms Laws
The 3.5 million residents of the Unites States’ largest territory will soon be able to better exercise their Second Amendment rights. On December 11, Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez Garced signed the Puerto Rico Weapons Act of 2020. The legislation overhauled the territory’s gun laws in a manner that will …
Pennsylvania AG Targets Partially-Manufactured Receivers, Gun Owners
On December 16, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued a convoluted interpretation of state gun law that will have broad implications for Keystone State gun owners. The attorney general’s letter expanded the state’s statutory definition of “firearm” to include almost any material that has the potential to be fashioned into …
Virginia Gov. Northam Wants to Ban Your Guns AND Make You Pay for It!
As if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s wholesale attack on law-abiding gun owners wasn’t enough, the disgraced public official and his Michael Bloomberg-bought allies in the General Assembly now want the state’s hard-working taxpayers to foot the bill for their unconstitutional schemes. The budget bill (HB30) includes an appropriation of a …