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The Armed CitizenĀ® Jan. 27, 2023
Armed CitizenĀ® Today An alleged late-night attempt by a 23-year-old man to murder a resident of a LaGrange, Ga., home ended with the attempted murderer being shot several times by his intended victim. Near midnight on Friday, Jan. 6, the man broke into the window of his intended victim’s house, …
Washington: Senate Committee Hearing Bill to Bankrupt Firearm Industry with Junk Lawsuits
On January 31st, theĀ Senate Ways & Means CommitteeĀ will hear Senate Bill 5078, to allow anti-gun zealots to bankrupt the firearm industry with frivolous lawsuits.Ā Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE SB 5078. In addition, NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to oppose SB 5078 by notingĀ theirĀ position …
NSSF FILES TO BLOCK ENFORCEMENT OF ILLINOIS GUN & MAGAZINE BAN
WASHINGTON, D.C. ā NSSFĀ®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, filed aĀ motion for a preliminary injunctionĀ to block state authorities from enforcing HB 5471, the recently-enacted āProtect Illinois Communities Act,ā which bans the sale of several hundred of the most commonly-owned semiautomatic rifles in America, including all rifles on the very popular …
The Story Behind the Sale of Barrett Firearms
When Barrett Firearms posted aĀ press releaseĀ during the SHOT Show announcing that NIOA Group, an Australian global munitions company, had purchased the renowned Tennessee rifle company, speculation rippled across the trade-show floor. Ronnie Barrett, founder and now former owner of Barrett Firearms, was there to allay any worries that this news …
I Carry Spotlight: Beretta 80X Cheetah
For years now, 9mm pistols have dominated the concealed-carry market. However, in recent years, several manufacturers have realized that not everyone has the upper body strength to easily manipulate the slide on a small 9mm pistol. There are also shooters who have difficulty managing the recoil of a smaller gun. …
First Look: FN 510 Tactical and FN 545 Tactical
FN America, LLC. long-standing provider of firearm solutions for law enforcement, military and civilian customers has released two big-bore tactical pistols for 2023, both patterned after their successful FN 509 Tactical. Breaking the industry mold, both, the FN 545 Tactical and FN 510 Tactical have greater-capacity magazines than similar pistols, …
Hardware: Savage 93 Minimalist
Provocateurs of the minimalist movement believe that you should only have 100 āthingsā that you own. No house, no car; you need to ādeclutterā your home and life. That includes guns, knives and books, but of course everybody knows itās impossible to have too many of them. Think of the …
Rifleman Q&A: U.S. Model Of 1928 Thompson Variants
Q. I was reading an auction catalog, and a reference was made to an American military Thompson submachine gun. It stated it was a ā1928 Colt Navy overstamp, not a Savage.ā The catalog made that verbiage seem important. Whatās the significance of the āoverstamp,ā and were there other military 1928 …
NRA Gun Of The Week: Browning Citori Hunter Grade II
From the outset, theĀ CitoriĀ was crafted as a budget-friendly sporting arm, but donāt let that fool you, asĀ Browningās famedĀ over-under is seen on the winnerās podium throughout the United States each year, and these guns are trusted by top shooters to perform at high levels. Dedicated hunters, too, require sporting arms that …
Biden Doesnāt Get to Tell Us We Canāt Own Semi-Automatic Firearms
The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,ā President Joe Biden (D)Ā said last November. āIt has no socially redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.ā These are the sentiments of an authoritarian. The trouble for Bidenās …