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Kahr Arms Issues Shooting Challenge
Kahr ArmsĀ is challenging shooters to take on the Air Marshal Qualification Course with a Kahr pistol. The first 50 people to successfully complete the course and submit a video of their performance will win a Kahr P9-2 pistol. The Air Marshal Qualification Course is a challenging test of marksmanship and …
MCC Update: Pro-gun States Block Credit Card Gun Registry Scheme
Last September, theĀ International Organization for Standardization (ISO)Ā approved aĀ Merchant Category Code (MCC)Ā for firearm retailers. Since the ISOās decision,Ā NRA-ILA has workedĀ to alert financial industry stakeholders to gun ownersā concerns and urged state lawmakers and attorneys general to address this matter. To date, several states and their attorneys general have taken important steps …
Buckle Up, Chicago: Thereās a More Just and Vibrant City Ahead
Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot made history this year, becoming the first mayor in that city to lose a re-election bid in 40 years. Lightfoot, a progressive who swept into office in 2019 on a landslide vote, was ousted in an election where public safety ā specifically, runaway crime ā …
Gun Prohibition Advocates Demonize Lawful Industry, Ignore Actual Criminals
Here we go again. Four years after then-Vice PresidentĀ Joe Biden said, āOur enemy is the gun manufacturers,ā gun control advocates are still trying to convince Americans that violent crime results from law-abiding businesses providing a constitutionally-protected product under exacting government scrutiny. Amidst the gun prohibition lobbyās never-ending ā andĀ usually illegalĀ āĀ campaign …
The Armed CitizenĀ® July 17, 2023
Armed CitizenĀ® Today A 28-year-old man is dead after unlawfully entering a home in Arkansas and finding an armed resident inside. At 4:35 a.m. on May 15, the 28-year-old intruder entered the house armed with a gun, and according to police reports, he was allegedly intending to harm the people …
The Anatomy of a Long-Range Shot
Cross Moody drove as far as he could then parked the truck. āWeāll walk from here,ā he said. Weād driven maybe a mile from where we first spotted the band of sheep on a distant, rocky mountainside. Now three of us loaded up, knowing we wouldnāt walk far, maybe a …
How Do You Define Accuracy?
To judge by available evidence, āHow accurate is my handgun?ā is a question that perturbs folks making firearm-buying decisions, whether they are selecting hundreds of handguns to arm the SWAT-qualified agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or buying one pistol to equip the lone private-citizen defender of Fort Livingroom, …
Thoughts On The Defensive Shotgun
Of all the arms available to citizens, the shotgun, when properly applied, is the most devastating at the close ranges where criminal attacks occur.Ā Consider this: Defensive handgun cartridges might deliver up to something like 400 ft.-lbs. of muzzle energy. With the .223 Rem. rifle youād have about 1,200 ft.-lbs. …
First Look: Concealed Carry Bike Bags from Falco Holsters
Falco HolstersĀ has just released a new series of āConcealed Carry Bike Bagsā designed to safely hold a firearm and attach to the frame of a bicycle to store a firearm when youāre enjoying the outdoors on your bicycle. Falco is offering two separate models, the G125, which attaches to a …
Trigger Trifecta
The purpose of shooting is to hit the target at which youāre aiming. Following the process of aligning your sights and pressing the trigger without disturbing that alignment will ensure that hit. At the very core of the shooting process is the ever-elusive perfect trigger press. Our drill this month …