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 …

Armed Citizen® Today An uninvited visitor to a Florida home encountered a resident ready and willing to defend his property early on the morning of April 7, 2023. At 6:40 a.m., an unidentified man entered the front door of the house, walked through the residence and entered a bedroom, where …

With all due respect to the Washington Post, the headline to the recent article referenced in the title of this piece reminds us of the iconic phrase uttered by the character Inigo Montoya in the 1987 film Princess Bride. “You keep using that word (in this case, words, as in “courts” and “win”). I do …

On April 25, 2023, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed HB1240 into law. The legislation is a sweeping, and flagrantly unconstitutional ban on commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms. The law prohibits a host of rifles by name, including America’s most popular rifle, the AR-15, “in all forms.” The prohibition also targets centerfire rifles capable …

Late last month, federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino announced “the first phase” of the federal government’s gun confiscation (“buyback”) program, part of the May 2020 ban on “assault weapons.” The Canadian press reports this initial step is a contract with the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA), a group representing Canada’s hunting …

The reputation of New York City Police detective Jim Cirillo looms large over the firearms training community. Cirillo was involved in over a dozen gunfights, the majority of which happened during his time on the 70’s stakeout squad that was tasked with stopping violent armed robberies. The firearms he used while …