In 1968, LBJ’s National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence claimed in its report that “half of the nation’s 60 million households possess at least one gun, and the number of guns owned by private citizens is rising rapidly.” The Gun Control Act of 1968, a supposed response …

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-11 to pass S.109, the NRA-backed Constitutional Carry bill, and it has now been sent to the Senate floor for further consideration. This is a huge step toward South Carolina becoming the next state to recognize the fundamental right of law-abiding adults to carry firearms for …

Yesterday, the House Committee on Community Safety reported out House Bill 2744, legislation which restricts the Second Amendment rights of young adults aged 18-20 by prohibiting them from purchasing most semi-automatic rifles. At age 18, citizens are eligible to vote, be drafted, serve in the military, serve on a jury, enter into contracts, sue and be sued, get married, …

Florida made headlines when it became the 26th state to pass some form of constitutional carry last month, but the Sunshine State isn’t stopping there in its defense of our Second Amendment rights. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently signed into law a bill that explicitly bars financial institutions from “discriminating against customers for …

The Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro 9mm pistol is now available with a frame-mounted ambidextrous manual safety. The new Hellcat Pro maintains all the features that you know in the earlier model, such as a 15 round capacity that’s packed into a smaller footprint than any other gun in its class and an …

Shooting Illustrated readers can take some comfort in the fact that during this shaky economy with an increasing number of bank failures, their firearm collection and ammunition does not rely on an under-funded FDIC to maintain its value. The financial turbulence, however, has resulted in at least one company launch a …

Among big-game hunters, Americans have always had an unabashed affinity for .30-caliber cartridges; but close on the .30s’ heels, in both performance and popularity, has been the 7mm bore. While the debate over 7mm and .308 diameter bullets will probably never cease, there is no denying that despite our American …

The positive role the firearm and ammunition industry plays in the economy has more than tripled in the last 15 years, rare positive news in a period of heavy inflation and recently shuttered bank doors. The industry’s total economic impact in the United States increased to $80.73 billion in 2022, …

Q. I was recently reading a book on World War I and came across a brief reference stating that the U.S. Army had a “flaming bayonet” during the war, which is something I had never heard of. Was there such a thing? A. Indeed, there was. During the First World War, the …

There is nothing funny about murder and banning the Second Amendment is not a laughing matter. Comedian Michael Ian Black didn’t wait for facts after one innocent American was killed, and several others injured, by a murderer using a handgun in an Atlanta medical facility. He wasted little time in …