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This article, “Buckshot’” appeared originally as a Fightin’ Iron column in the July 2017 issue of Shooting Illustrated. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select Shooting Illustrated as your member magazine. In the 1939 cinematic masterpiece that defined him, “Stagecoach” actor John Wayne’s Ringo Kid prepared for …

Today, the Cato Institute and Firearms Policy Coalition announced their filing of an important amicus brief in the appeal of Aposhian v. Barr, a case challenging the federal bump-stock ban, at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief may be viewed at www.firearmspolicy.org/legal and https://www.cato.org/blog/again-pointing-out-executive-power-abuses-new-bump-stock-ban. Cato and FPC argue in the brief …

It’s easy to feel inadequate when you go to the range and see all the “tactical” looking handguns while yours is basic black and a little worn and shabby. Any professional gunsmith would be happy to coat your pistol with one of the “in” colors such as flat dark earth, …

By now, if you use any form of social media whatsoever, you’ve probably seen the scary “mass shootings map” published by PBS, leading people to believe that they live in a terrifying place and that strict gun control is the only answer. You’ve probably read some of the cries for …

While the mainstream media has the public enthralled in an epic battle between the “deep state” and the Trump administration, another agenda is steadily advancing forward. It’s a good thing Hillary isn’t President or else it would be a lot worse, let me tell you. On Tuesday, June 16, William …

A California Democrat and presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris is vowing to change the federal guns law by “presidential fiat” if Congress won’t trample all over your rights. The authoritarian senator claims she could impose “near-universal background checks” and close the “boyfriend loophole” without new legislation. If Congress does not change …

After New Zealand banned people from having guns in reaction to the terrible shooting in March, almost everyone is refusing to obey the law.

President Donald Trump has already successfully gotten more gun control done than his predecessor, Barack Obama.  But he doesn’t seem to want to stop at banning bump stocks.  He’s now “seriously” considering banning silencers.

If there are two things citizens can count on Democrats to do, it is to call our republic a democracy and attack the God-given individual unalienable rights of the people to keep and bear arms.  The latest Democrat to launch an attack on law-abiding gun owners and the National Rifle …

The Twitterverse isn’t letting Chris Cuomo off the hook, despite his frantic backpedaling, after he made an ill-considered comment on a video.