Not too long ago, I was reading a post in an online forum in which a participant shared a description and photo of his preferred trail gun, a snub-nose, five-shot revolver chambered in .44 S&W Spl. It had a mixed-metals construction to reduce its weight, a surprisingly compact grip for …

Yesterday, Governor Brad Little signed the NRA-backed House Bill 295, to prohibit payment processors from requiring the use of a firearms-specific MCC to distinguish purchases at a firearms retailer from a general merchandise retailer or a sporting goods retailer, and to prohibit the misuse of payment card processing systems to surveil, report, or disclose these legal transactions. NRA …

Yesterday at a press conference in the Roundhouse, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced her intention to press forward with a ban on so-called “assault weapons” in the 2024 legislative session. Even-numbered year sessions are normally reserved for budget deliberations, but governors have the authority to “message” bills and make them germane to the fiscal session. She will …

Yesterday, Governor Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1323 into law. It prohibits the release of carry permit holder and applicant data to federal entities, except for single entry queries only for individuals who are subjects of criminal investigations or following an arrest. This ensures that such information held by Indiana cannot be …

Yesterday, April 5th, a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee amended Senate Bill 109 to address the NRA’s concerns and adopt our preferred language. After amending the legislation, the subcommittee reported out S. 109 to the full Senate Judiciary Committee on a 3-2 vote. This bill recognizes the fundamental right of law-abiding adults to carry firearms for self-defense without having …

Those in the self-defense world are very serious about their Every-Day Carry (EDC). It’s the tools they have with them every time they venture into the world. The basics are usually a handgun, a reload and a knife. Often EDC tools include a small flashlight. The very hard-core among them …

A member of the Air Force Pistol Marksmanship Team in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dr. Robert “Doc” Engelmeier of Pittsburgh, Pa., documented his excursions, including at the National Matches. Read the latest excerpt from Dr. Engelmeier’s memoire below. Also, don’t forget to read the first, second and third installments if you haven’t already. …

It’s not unusual for a gunsmith to bring a firearm back from the dead, so to speak. Following the mute clues presented by a modified Pattern 14 Enfield rifle, tracing its history shows it was modified, stored, revived, served in some capacity in two wars, rendered unshootable and finally exhumed …

MDT Sporting Goods Ltd is releasing a new shot timer, the MDT Training Shot Timer. Shot timers have been around for decades. Shot timers are used in a wide variety of shooting competitions to track the time each shooter requires to make their shots. At their most basic level, they are …

The Kansas Highway Patrol is the latest law enforcement agency to approve the Steiner MPS (Micro Pistol Sight) for duty use. The red-dot optic is purpose-built to withstand the hard use and challenging field conditions encountered by defense professionals across the nation. Borrowing the same performance and battle-proven engineering found in Steiner’s …