Armed Citizen® Today An alleged burglar is recovering in a Chicago-area hospital after confronting an armed man inside a local business late on the evening of April 9, 2023. At 11:50 p.m., a man inside the closed business heard a noise at the back door of the building. When he …

Thanks to the strong response of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters, HB23-1165, the bill giving counties the power to ban shooting on private property in their jurisdiction, was defeated. NRA also thanks all lawmakers who defended the Second Amendment for law-abiding citizens in Colorado. This extreme bill sought to control …

Recently, Governor Kevin Stitt, signed two important pieces of legislation that uphold our Second Amendment rights. Firstly, Senate Bill 978, also known as the Boat Carry Bill, has been signed into law. This bill recognizes individuals right to carry a firearm on a boat as long as they are legally allowed …

The Problem You have attended many classes to learn how to shoot, when to shoot and what to shoot.  Similarly, you have attended additional classes focused on advanced handling techniques, movement, cover and concealment, improvised shooting positions, etc. ad-infinitum. You have completed multiple classes featuring reality-based training scenarios where the …

Firearm: Taurus 605 TORO (MSRP: $470.99) Okay, I have to admit this is different. The folks at Taurus recently released not one but two different revolvers set up to accept a red-dot optic. One is an 856 Defender, a six-shot .38 Special, while the other is the subject of today’s kit, the …

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is adding a new variant to its popular product family of Ruger Mk IV 22/45 Lite .22LR semi-automatic target pistols. The latest Mk. IV 22/45 Lite pistol comes optics-ready from the factory, with a standard plate cut for the popular Shield RMS footprint in place of …

“Keep your powder dry.” That was a common way of saying goodbye during the Mountain Man era of the mid-1800s. Those tough men lived and died with their guns and knew the importance of keeping them in working order. Black powder is hygroscopic, which is to say it is attracted …

The original Hi Power, designed with input from John Browning and finished by Dieudonné Saive, was one of the iconic military sidearms of the last 100 years, having been used throughout World War II by both sides and, later, in conflicts throughout the world. By the 21st century, though, the gun …

Between its ultra-reliable, smooth-cycling and simple Inertia Driven operating system, and the fact that it successfully addressed the few criticisms leveled at its predecessors, we felt that the original 12-ga. version of the Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 (SBE3) was the clear winner of Shotgun Of The Year back in …

On Wednesday, the Maine Senate held a floor vote on LD 1255, a gun ban that would have prohibited law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms at polling locations. Thanks to the strong response of NRA members and Second Amendment supporters, the bill was defeated. NRA-ILA would like to thank all lawmakers …