Armed Citizen® Today A 36-year-old home intruder is in custody after being held at gunpoint by a Wisconsin homeowner who thought he was initially dealing with a wild animal. The homeowner returned from work on Monday, June 19, and saw that something was amiss. “I opened my back door, and …

On Sunday, August 27th, Massachusetts’s Gun Owners Action League will be holding a “2A Freedom Celebration” in Quincy,  MA. Join fellow Second Amendment supporters to rally against HD 4420, “an act modernizing firearm laws.” HD 4420 leaves no stone unturned when it comes to restricting your Second Amendment rights. Below are …

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) agreed to pay $25,000 to the National Rifle Association for failing to turn over documents that were needed by the NRA to defend itself against an election lawsuit from a gun-control group. This agreement covers the costs NRA lawyers spent in its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) efforts to try to …

Anti-freedom politicians want to price you out of your rights. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), along with more than two dozen co-sponsors, recently introduced legislation that, if passed, would impose a 1,000% excise tax on the purchase of “assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines. Beyer introduced similar legislation last year, stating at the time that “Congress …

When most of us think about a clone or replica firearm, we’re inclined to imagine something of mediocre quality that is not quite as good as the original. Whether it’s the fit and finish that isn’t quite right or the functionality which fails to deliver, clone buyers are sometimes forced …

Compactness when stored or transported is an important consideration for a defensive firearm that has to be kept out of sight until needed. It is not necessarily concealed, but certainly not on display. Folding stocks, takedown designs—the creativity of designers knows no limits. But, the Trailblazer Pivot is something new: It rotates. …

Faxon Firearms has just released a new AR-15 variant based off the ION FX5500 rifle, the Ion X Hyperlite rifle. This new carbine is designed around keeping the AR-15 carbine extremely light. As a result, the new Faxon Ion X Hyperlite weighs less than 5 pounds unloaded. Its barrel has an …

Low-light optics continue to grow in popularity as the cost of entry keeps falling with each new generation of optic. Add in the fact that more features are being added, such as video recording and longer battery life, and it’s easy to see why the night vision market is growing …

James Martin Triggs (his friends called him Jim) was an illustrator and artist, but those terms barely capture the level of talent he brought to his work. Throughout his career, his accurate and skillful drawings of mechanical goods elevated multiple industries, though he is probably most remembered for his contributions …

Sightmark expands its micro red-dot optic lineup with the introduction of the RMR-footprint Mini Shot M-Spec M2 Solar. Designed for defensive pistols chambered in cartridges up to .45 ACP, the Mini Shot’s lenses are encased in a square-profile, black-anodized 6061-T6 aluminum housing. The 3-m.o.a. red-dot reticle features automatic brightness adjustments …