In 2002, Democrat lawmakers in New Jersey passed a first-of-its-kind bill to restrict the handguns that could be sold at retail in that state to “smart guns” (called “personalized guns” in the bill). The law would take effect once the state’s attorney general determined that “at least one manufacturer had delivered at …

On July 17, CNN ran a story with the headline, “A one-minute video reduced kids’ unsafe behavior around guns, study finds.” The item summarized the findings of study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics titled, “Effect of a Gun Safety Video on Children’s Behavior Around …

After a two-year process following a petition from October, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has instated a rule that prohibits the use of traditional lead-based ammunition in all state Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA’s) that allow regular hunting, as well as several state parks and other SNA’s that hold …

In the twilight of last summer, just as I boarded a flight, I glanced down at my phone to see four missed calls from Frankie, a good friend in Los Angeles. I hurriedly called back. “He’s dead,” she shrieked. “He’s dead, and I need to learn to protect myself.” Once …

One of the reasons that the shotgun is often overlooked as a defensive tool is recoil. Folks who have spent a lot of time shooting the .22 LR, .223 Rem. or even the lighter-caliber deer rifles either don’t know how to manage recoil or have gotten sloppy about it. When …

Optics remain the preserve of ever-escalating innovation. Whether new technologies are introduced in a multi-purpose riflescope, existing tech is miniaturized for a micro-red-dot sight to fit on a pistol or once prohibitively expensive equipment like thermal sights are made increasingly affordable, the world of tactical optics is always exciting. With …

One of the best-known and most-respected U.S. military service rifles of all time is the “U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1,” popularly known as the “Garand” after its inventor, John C. Garand. The M1 was the primary American service rifle during World War II and the Korean War and garnered an enviable …

The Battle Grip Screw is a very simple product from Armaspec that makes a ton of sense. When changing out the pistol grip on AR-pattern rifles, it can be a real pain to locate and tighten the screw that secures the grip in place because the screw is typically so …

Mention the words “Smith & Wesson revolver,” and most of us immediately think of a five- or six-shot wheelgun with a swing-out cylinder and an under-barrel lug. But just as there are people today who have never known a world without computers, there was a time when this now-ubiquitous revolver …

Lightweight carbon-fiber legs, a 6061-T6 aluminum core and polymer buttons combine to make MDT’s GRND-POD—15.3 ozs. for the ARCA/RRS Dovetail version or 16.5 ozs. for the Picatinny model—one of the lighter bipod examples on the market. It is also one of the company’s most economical. Features include: one-hand, rapid-deployment operation …