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New Mexico Legislature Convenes Today and the List of Radical Gun Control Bills is Long!
Dear Second Amendment Supporter: The New Mexico Legislature convenes TODAY for its 60-day session and progressive, anti-gun lawmakers have already filed a laundry list of extremist gun control proposals that would make Biden and Bloomberg proud. This week, it is imperative that you contact your State Representatives and urge them …
ATF Posts “Final” Rule on Stabilizing Braces
On Friday, January, 13, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) posted the “final” Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces” rule to its website. The proposed rule was first posted by the agency in June 2021, and, is the most recent in a long line of ATF guidance, rulings, and …
Maryland: Charles County Carry Restrictions Bill Withdrawn!
Last week, the Board of Charles County Commissioners withdrew Bill No. 2022-51, an ordinance to ban firearms within 100 yards of buildings owned or operated by the County. Thank you to everyone who testified and submitted written comments opposing the gun ban. The sustained pressure and opposition from constituents worked. This was a huge …
New For 2023: The Gunsite Glock Service Pistol
Ken Campbell, the CEO of Gunsite Academy, talks about the new Gunsite Glock Service pistol. The new gun builds upon the legacy of Col. Jeff Cooper and the world-famous Gunsite Academy with a modern, polymer-framed 9mm pistol, is topped with an Holosun optic. Article by SHOOTING ILLUSTRATED STAFF Buy All-American! Bring health and vitality back …
New For 2023: The Staccato CS Pistol
Staccato is making big waves in the single action, double stack market, and their new Staccato CS is more a smaller, easier to carry model. Think of it as an Officer’s Model of their larger 9mm lineup. We got a chance to shoot it at the 2023 SHOT Show Industry Day At …
New For 2023: Stoeger STR-40
While the .40 S&W cartridge isn’t the popular option it was several decades ago, it still remains a go-to choice for many of today’s shooters who can handle and appreciate the added power of the chambering. For those folks, Stoeger has released its STR-40, an affordable, polymer-frame, striker-fired handgun loaded with features. …
New For 2023: The Smith & Wesson M&P 5.7 Pistol
Go back in time just a few years, and you’ll see that there was one (count it, one!) pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm. That changed in 2020, and now Smith & Wesson is the latest manufacturer to come out with a higher-capacity pistol chambered in this once-exotic round. The M&P 5.7 has a …
Revolt of the Sheriffs in Illinois
County Sheriffs in Illinois are defying the unconstitutional actions of the state. 80 of the 102 counties have now declared their defiance of the so-called “assault weapons ban” in Illinois. The defiance of the sheriffs is an act of interposition and a demonstration of the lesser magistrate doctrine. Governor Pritzker responded to the …
ATF DECLARES BRACED PISTOLS ILLEGAL, DEMANDS REGISTRATION OR FACE JAIL TIME
The ATF has finally unveiled its “final rule” regarding pistol braces. This rule, also called “Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces,” could result in serious criminal charges for owners of up to 40 million guns if they do not register their braced firearms with ATF. Buy All-American! …
The Armed Citizen® Jan. 16, 2023
Armed Citizen® Today A Vancouver, Wash., homeowner defended himself when an alleged intruder broke into his residence on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Around 11 p.m. that evening, the intruder managed to get up to the second story of the home and broke a window before crawling his way inside. As …