The crew of the 4″/50-caliber deck gun on the Wickes-class destroyer U.S.S. Ward (DD-139) sank a Japanese two-man midget submarine at 6:45 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941. This is the gun and these are the men who fired the first shots that day. U.S. Navy photo In remembrance of the Japanese …

Since the 1908 introduction of its .44 Hand Ejector First Model, Smith & Wesson has perfected the craft of designing and building large-frame revolvers—specifically N-frame revolvers. These large-frame revolvers have quite a claim to fame, such as the Model 29 carried by Clint Eastwood in the Hollywood blockbuster “Dirty Harry,” or …

Henry Repeating Arms expanded its new Side Gate lever-action lineup again in 2019 with the introduction of the unique, non-NFA Lever Action Axe .410-bore firearm. Unlike the company’s lineup of traditional, lever-action guns, the Axe does not have a factory-made buttstock. Instead, the shotshell-firing gun features a unique pistol grip that …

When I have the time, and weather permits, I like to go for a walk and get a little exercise. In my little town, it is the rare day that two or three people don’t stop and ask if I need a ride. Quite a bit of America is still …

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 18 on behalf of Alabama and 20 other states asking the high court to hear a challenge to an anti-Second Amendment law in Maryland. “The overwhelming majority of states recognize that the Second Amendment …

Illinois State Police will begin using a new voice-over-internet-protocol system (an automated phone system) next year to improve long waits for Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card and concealed carry license (CCL) applications. The Illinois State Police said in a Nov. 12 Facebook post it receives 25,000 FOID card applications per …

As the liberals repeat their mantra that gun control is the answer to violence, Americans need to ask, “How has that been working elsewhere?” Take the United Kingdom as an example. England, after all, is often held up as a shining example of good governance when it comes to gun …

Michael Bloomberg’s bought-and-paid-for new Virginia majorities have wasted no time introducing an extremist bill that would make the Commonwealth one of the most hostile states for law-abiding gun owners. House Bill 2, introduced by Delegate Kenneth R. Plum (D-36), would criminalize almost all private transfers of firearms. Not merely restricted to doing so for sales, Virginians …

Self-defense is a main reason people want to own firearms—because a gun gives a person the means to better protect himself/herself and others. Self-defense, is defined in a law dictionary, as the use of reasonable force to protect oneself or members of the family from bodily harm from the attack …

At this point in the election cycle it’s always worth treating what a presidential candidate is saying seriously. This is especially true when what they’re telling us has been carefully crafted into a written plan. Enter Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) “Protecting Our Communities from Gun Violence” plan. As this was …