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Product Preview: Ammo Armor
Keeping magazines protected from dirt and damage until use is critical. Ammo Armor is an easy, affordable accessory that guards loaded magazines from the environment and rough handling until they’re ready for use. The polymer shell simply slips over a loaded magazine body and seats against the floorplate. Handy cutouts …
I Have This Old Gun: Chinese JW-9 Target Rifle
Rimfire bolt-action rifles are often used to teach marksmanship skills and encourage participation in competitive shooting. The rifle pictured is an example from a place we don’t often associate with civilian marksmanship: China. In the 1950s, the communist Chinese government initiated an effort to encourage fitness and competitive sports. This …
From Near-Extinction To Modern Rebirth
Some may not remember that the Second Amendment was once facing the prospect of extinction. Instead, the right to keep and bear arms is in the midst of a modern renaissance, thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. How we …
Biden ATF Director Supports “Assault Weapons” Ban, (Still) Can’t Explain What that Means
Steven Dettelbach – Joe Biden’s appointment to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) – recently appeared twice on Capitol Hill to argue in favor of that agency’s funding and to answer questions about its priorities and activities. During those appearances he repeatedly underscored he is not a firearms expert and could not …
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SEEKS ANSWERS FROM ATF
The first U.S. Senate-confirmed director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in seven years sat for a three-hour Judiciary Committee hearing to address concerns from members of the U.S. House of Representatives. ATF Director Steven Dettelbach has been at the helm of the agency charged with …
Is It Right For You?
When doing gun reviews, the duty of the gun writer is to be as objective as possible. My personal opinions are not as important as an honest report on the gun’s quality of manufacture, accuracy, form and function. You, the consumer, on the other hand, should approach the same gun …
AUTOMAKERS, WELCOME TO THE THEATER OF THE ABSURD
The same antigun politicians who want to sue members of the firearm industry for crimes they didn’t commit are now trying to blame automakers for when the cars they make are stolen. Welcome to bizarro-land, where commonsense and logic don’t apply. In the inverted world these politicians concoct, criminals aren’t …
What’s in the Washington State Gun Ban
Things went from bad to worse for Washington state gun owners on April 25, when anti-Second Amendment Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed a punitive ban on many common semi-automatic firearms. As he did so Gov. Inslee chided each and every owner of the more-than-24-million semi-automatic rifles currently owned and used …
This Needed to Be Said
Often the most-interesting parts of congressional hearings are the performative one-liners congressman deliver in attempts to get onto cable news programs. But, now and then, something so honest and off-script happens that we should stop and pay attention. Such an honest moment occurred in a House Oversight committee hearing last …
NC: WILL NORTH CAROLINA BECOME THE 28TH CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY STATE?
Dear friend, Thanks to your efforts, North Carolina passed SB 41, which repealed pistol purchase permits and restored school church carry, which was a historic victory. However, if gun owners can keep up the political pressure, we may pass Constitutional Carry and make 2023 one of the best years ever …