In this video, Gabby Franco tells the story about why, after representing her native country as a shooting competitor for Venezuela in the 2000 Olympics, she fled Venezuela for the United States in order to keep her freedom. Franco previously detailed her journey to keep her freedom in a feature in America’s 1st Freedom. Now …

Safariland’s new Red Dot Sights Open holster line has an open pocket that protects the optic and does not use a flip-up dust cover. Similar to its predecessor, the DO series, the new RDSO holster has an open top, yet still provides protection to the user’s optic. The new RDSO …

Fix It Sticks is now offering a new compact pistol tool kit meant for SIG Sauer pistols. The new Compact Pistol Kit For SIG Sauer includes all major tools such as wrenches, hex bits and even a variable-torque driver necessary to the maintenance of modern SIG Sauer pistols. The tool kit …

SilencerCo is piling on the summer heat with the return of its infamous BOGO (Buy One Get One) promotion. This year the sale is even bigger than before and it includes the company’s best seller—the Omega 300. Customers can qualify to receive either a free Warlock or Omega Base, depending on …

The incorporation of a popular feature into all possible products happens in the shooting sports marketplace from time to time. Some of these trends come and go. But over the last 25 years, we’ve watched some features go from being niche, or new, to becoming industry standards, including polymer frames …

Firearm and ammunition manufacturers have now paid more than $16.1 billion in federal excise tax contributions to the Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund, which began collecting the funds in 1937. The money, an expense above and beyond those paid by companies in most other industries, helps underwrite range development and conservation …

One hundred and twelve years on, the M1911 is still one of the most popular handgun designs in the U.S., yet it’s beginning to show its age against the latest and great self-defense and concealed-carry handguns, especially when it comes to overall size/weight and magazine capacity. One solution is to …

One of the most popular “fitness” training things competitive shooters do is try and strengthen their grip. You can do several things for a vise-like grip, but first, let’s clarify a few things. Grip technique is indeed important. While grip strength is also important, primarily in your support hand, it …

Ever since the practical usage of pistols in combat, generally attributed by historians to the Battle of St. Quentin in 1557 of the Habsburg-Valois Wars, (1494-1559, rendering 16th century plate armor essentially useless), pistoleers have struggled with mastering pistol trigger performance. It’s just as difficult today, whether combat or competition …

Dear friend, Your hard work paid off. As the legislative session ends in Montgomery, the gun control GOA alerted you about during session was killed. You may recall HB 301, which would have greatly enhanced firearm penalties. Or HB 234, which would have “trapped” gun owners by redefining a “trigger activator” as …