Michigan lawmakers – including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer – are toying with the idea of turning state courtrooms into political arenas for gun control instead of forcing criminals to stand before judges for their crimes. State legislators are considering introducing a bill that would allow victim families to sue firearm manufacturers, distributors and retailers for …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, filed a lawsuit against Washington’s Attorney General Robert Ferguson and John Batiste, Chief of Washington State Patrol, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from state authorities enforcing HB 1240, the law that bans the sale and transfer of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) and many other …

Smith & Wesson’s newest gun is called the Equalizer, and though it’s no Wild West-style gun, I nonetheless get tumbleweed vibes from the name. You know: outside the dusty goldminers’ town, a train wails its sad song. A woman races to her ramshackle cabin, bars the door against approaching outlaws and …

Viridian’s new RFX11, a sub-$200 green-dot reflex sight, is described by the company as an “ultra-light” optic with its 0.44-ounce weight. The new Viridian RFX11 has a three-MOA green dot, with the brightness automatically adjusted to the ambient brightness.   Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back to your body …

A chronograph is a valuable tool for a handloader or shooter, but only when it works as designed by providing consistent and accurate readings. I’ve always been infatuated with ammunition, maybe more so than guns. This is partly because ammunition can drastically change how any firearm performs, and (obviously) without …

LPVO stands for Low Power Variable Optic, a term that came to prominence only recently, but it describes a type of riflescope that has been around for a while. The use of these scopes has changed dramatically in the last 20-odd years, both in terms of configuration and application. LPVOs …

Henry Repeating Arms recently debuted a handful of new firearms, including the new Henry Big Boy Revolver chambered for .357 Mag., and two new lever-action rifles chambered for the modern .360 Buckhammer straight-walled, lever-action rifle cartridge. The new Henry Big Boy Revolver is a historical first for Henry Repeating Arms, which …

Winchester Repeating Arms introduced its Wildcat .22 semi-automatic in 2019, providing an updated rimfire rifle with many innovative design features for rimfire enthusiasts. Two years later, the Wildcat 22 SR provided a suppressor-ready variant for those who wanted a quiet report and reliable operation with a suppressor attached. Watch our American Rifleman Television Rifleman …

It’s hard to beat the nostalgia of a single-action, Old West-style revolver. While activities like Cowboy Action Shooting have resulted in a proliferation of models on the market, it’s getting harder to have an affordable afternoon at the range with an old-school wheelgun. The traditional chamberings, from .45 Colt to .44-40, are …

Do you know what the final straw that broke the camel’s back was when it came to the War for Independence? It wasn’t taxes. It wasn’t quartering troops in the colonists’ homes. It wasn’t illegal searches and seizures. All those were merely building up to a head. What sparked the …