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First Look: CRKT Facet Folding Knives
Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) has announced the release of two new collaborative knives produced in conjunction with famed knife designer Ken Onion. Both of these new “Facet” folding knives, the Rivet and the Viral, include Mr. Onion’s timeless design cues. In addition to this, both knives incorporate high grade …
Review: Bilson Arms Pivotal Buttstock
The rise in popularity of the low power variable optic, or LPVO, has changed the way we think about AR-15s. By adding an LVPO, what was once a rifle that was used for engagements at under 300 yards can now shoot out to 500 yards with relative ease, and even …
No, children are not more likely to die by guns than motor vehicles
Another year brings about another opportunity for gun control activists and their media lackeys to manipulate CDC fatal injury data to push a misleading factoid on children and firearms. This is how it works: Step one, acquire statistics on firearm-related deaths among children ages 1-14. Step two, combine that relatively …
The Real Masterminds of the Crime Wave
When listening to criminal trials, I am keenly aware that the prosecution’s case must be presented “beyond reasonable doubt.” The same instinct that leads me toward a passion for the civil liberties protected by the Second Amendment leads me to demand strict limits on the government’s power within the courts. …
Murder Zones
In the movie Casablanca (1942), when Rick (Humphrey Bogart) shoots Maj. Strasser to stop him from preventing Victor and Ilsa’s airplane from taking off, Capt. Louis Renault gave officers arriving on the scene their marching orders when he delivered the now-famous line: “Round up the usual suspects.” While rounding up …
The District of Crime
D.C. stands for District of Columbia, but one may be excused for thinking that lately, it stands for Defend Criminals, or Delusional Council, or Don’t Care. The D.C. police force has now “shrunk to a half-century low as officers leave faster than they can be replaced,” and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief …
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Advances Pistol Brace Resolution
On April 19, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted 23-15 to advance H.J.Res.44, which would reign in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ attempt to regulate pistol stabilizing braces. The resolution employs the Congressional Review Act, which grants Congress the authority to disapprove of new federal agency …
FIRST SHOTS SUCCESS STORIES: HOW RANGES ARE MAKING NEW SHOOTERS & NEW CUSTOMERS
If your range hasn’t hosted an NSSF® First Shots® event yet, you’re missing an opportunity to attract new shooters while getting existing ones fully activated. First Shots events provide an enlightening introduction to the safe and recreational use of firearms, giving participants a clear understanding of the requirements in your area for …
Review: Law Tactical Folding Stock Adapter and ARIC Bolt Carrier Group
The great semi-automatic rifle designs of the 20th century use gas pressure and springs to cycle their actions. Depending on the rifle, recoil springs are either contained inside of the receiver or housed in some type of extension that is concealed in the stock. In the case of the hugely …
First Look: Ruger Ready Dot Sight
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is releasing the new Ready Dot mounted micro reflex sight. This compact slide mounted optic is designed to work exclusively with the Ruger Max-9 handgun. However, it also shares the same footprint as the popular Shield RMSc micro red dot sight. Mounted reflex sights on pistols of all …