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Illinois: House Passes Gun & Mag Ban
Last night, the House voted 64-43 to pass Senate Bill 2226 with House Amendments 1 and 3. This amended bill contains much of the language from House Bill 5855 banning commonly-owned firearms and magazines. It will now go to the Senate for concurrence. Only a few days remain in the lame duck session, …
THE ILLEGAL ALIEN NICS ALERT ACT
Why does the FBI’s background check system falsely deny law-abiding citizens from purchasing a firearm the overwhelming majority of the time? Because the system is broken and often mismatches law-abiding citizens with the records of convicted felons who share things like names and birthdays. This disproportionately affects minorities, such as Blacks and Hispanics, …
New: Vortex Strike Eagle 3-18x 44 mm FFP Riflescope
About its new Strike Eagle 3-18x 44 mm first focal plane optic, Vortex says it “closes the gap between tactical mid- and long-range shooting.” The single-piece aluminum tube is black anodized. The Vortex Strike Eagle 3-18x 44 mm FPP optic is also nitrogen-gas purged and O-ring sealed to keep out …
I Carry: Glock G19 Pistol in a Bravo Concealment Holster
Firearm: Glock G19 Gen4 (MSRP: $599) We’re taking another look at the Glock G19 Gen4 pistol in this episode for a variety of reasons. First, for those who prefer the finger grooves on the grip, the Gen4 was the last iteration to wear them, and the only iteration to offer the grooves …
First Look: Mossberg 940 Pro Holosun Shotgun
OF Mossberg and Sons, Inc. is now offering an optics-equipped version of their Mossberg 940 Tactical Pro semi-automatic shotgun. This new shotgun comes with a Holosun 407K compact electronic red dot sight already installed on the top of the receiver. Previous to this, the Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical shotgun came with a …
First Look: Bergara B-14 Squared Crest Rifle
Bergara has announced its B-14 Squared Crest Rifle. Designed for mountain hunting adventures, the Crest is an ultralight high-performance rifle anchored by a 100-percent carbon-fiber monocoque stock, with a carbon-fiber spine throughout for greater rigidity and strength. Bergara promises this new stock, combined with the B-14 action and proprietary barrel, blends …
Rifleman Q&A: Colt SAA Logo Confusion
Q: I have a Colt Single Action Army revolver dated 1902-1903 with the Serial No. 230507. It has a 4¾” barrel, approximately 70 percent bluing and is chambered in .45 Colt. My question is, when did Colt begin putting the Rampant Colt logo onto the cylinder? This gun has the horse …
NRA Gun Of The Week: Davidson’s Radical Firearms RAD RF-15 RDR
The Radical Firearms RAD-15 comes from Davidson’s as an exclusive offering you can only get at the company’s Gallery of Guns. The RAD-15 is an enhanced AR-15 loaded with premium components at a price that’s hard to beat. Watch the above video to see this exclusive firearms with American Rifleman staff on the NRA Tech Range. Davidson’s …
CDC Puts Anti-Gun Politics Over Science
As astute gun owners know, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been engaged in gun control politics for decades. In the 1990s, their gun control activism most often took the form of funding anti-gun social “science” aimed at convincing Americans and policymakers to forego and diminish the right to keep …
ATF Plans to Finalize Pistol Brace Rule in January
In a recent court filing, the Department of Justice claimed that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “expects to publish a final rule in January 2023.” That rule is the Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached “Stabilizing Braces” which was first proposed by the agency in June 2021. And, …