My good friend Michael Hoffman recently wrote an outstanding thesis on the subject of the growing efforts of Democrats (and some Republicans) to push the anti-Second Amendment envelope as far as possible. I borrowed the title of Michael’s thesis for the title of this column. For instance, right now Tennessee Republican Governor …

California, the birthplace of banning semi-automatics they mislabel “assault weapons,” has long been considered a laboratory for oppressive and ineffective gun control. Here are just two experiments in cities within the Golden State that anti-gunners would like to see exported to the rest of the country, in a seemingly never-ending …

President Joe Biden and his gun control advisors won’t like this news. One of the most consistently accurate and reputable polling organizations found more Americans oppose one of the president’s top gun control goals than support it. Monmouth found nearly half of Americans – 49 percent – oppose a federal ban on so-called “assault …

Yesterday, the Senate passed a substitute version of Senate Bill 2, to impose a Maryland-style “handgun qualified purchase card” and a handgun transfer registry. It now goes to the House, where it will soon receive a committee assignment. Please contact your state representative and ask them to OPPOSE SS 1 for …

Last week, the House voted 69-36 to pass House Bill 1543, to repeal the prohibition on adults aged 18-20 from acquiring firearms. Although the bill has no Senate companion, it will now move to the Senate for further consideration. House Bill 1543 amends Florida’s minimum age requirement for purchasing or acquiring firearms from licensed dealers …

For 2023, Beretta USA will be bringing its PMXs large-format pistol stateside, a decision we’d like to think had something to do with our pointing out last year that this semi-automatic version of the PMX submachine gun was already available in Europe. Announced in 2017, the PMX submachine gun replaced the …

Colt’s been producing its iconic Model of 1911 semi-automatic pistol for more than a century, but making the modern Colt M1911 is a bit different than what it took to create the classic. Today’s Colt M1911 is a reflection of what shooters want in a gun, and that process started several …

J.P. Sauer and Sohn has introduced the Sauer 100 LWT(lightweight) and Pantera rifles with H-S Precision stocks. These are the first Sauer rifles available American-made H-S Precision stock featuring a 7075-aluminum bedding block with Kevlar, fiberglass, and carbon material for strength and lightweight structure. Accurate, rugged and reliable, these rifles deliver …

Verbal De-Escalation is a form of communication used with people who are showing signs of aggression. In a nutshell, it is a practiced “language” to decrease intensity in a nonviolent manner and re-direct a potentially combative situation to a peaceful outcome. I have no doubt that you, the reader, have been …

Every year Dan Wesson Firearms releases small batches of heirloom grade, single stack 70-Series 1911 pistols with features and characteristics beyond their already-high quality typical production models. For the year 2023, Dan Wesson is offering its first .38 Super-caliber 1911 pistol. Though there are many manufacturers of 1911s, only a few combine …