Two upstate New York Republicans are preparing to introduce a measure urging judges to scrap a state law that bans guns from “sensitive” places — including Times Square — and mandates social media background checks for concealed carry applicants. Reps. Claudia Tenney and Elise Stefanik are leading the congressional pushback …

European American Armory (EAA), a leading importer of firearms from Europe, has begun importing a new Turkish-made version of the venerable Browning Hi Power, first created by John Moses Browning and his Belgian colleague at FN, Diuedonné Saive. The EAA Girsan MC P35 OPS Optic comes with EAA’s Far-Dot electronic slide …

Over the past few years, I’ve reviewed a lot of holsters for this column. Most of them are exceptionally well-designed and come highly recommended. One manufacturer that consistently provides solid value in their holsters and is easy to recommend is 1791 Gunleather. The name comes from the year the Bill of …

Mossberg has recently discovered a potential safety issue with certain Mossberg International Model SA-410 shotguns that may lead to personal injury and/or damage to the shotgun. If a user prematurely releases a shotshell while loading or unloading, the unretained shell could potentially contact the bolt-lock button inside the loading port, …

A resident of Chinatown in Chicago, Ill., used his concealed-carry pistol in self-defense when an intruder allegedly attacked him as he returned home on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Sometime around 6 p.m. that afternoon, the resident was just getting home when he noticed that his garage door was open, and …

Judge Permanently Prohibits New Jersey from Using Justifiable Need to Deny Concealed Carry License Applications. Yesterday, in an NRA-ILA case, a federal judge signed an order permanently blocking New Jersey from requiring concealed-carry license applicants to justify their need to carry a firearm. This requirement was routinely used to deny people …

On Friday, NRA-ILA filed an amicus brief in a case challenging a New York law that seeks to circumvent the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“PLCAA”). PLCAA codified the fundamental legal maxim that the law only holds responsible parties liable for their actions. It limits the types of …

Firearm: Heckler & Koch VP9 (MSRP: $799) Heckler & Koch’s VP9 brought a modern striker-fired design to the HK lineup in 2014, and the company has been making a great pistol even better over the years. We’ve covered the VP9-SK—a more concealed-carry friendly version—as well as the VP9-B, which has a …

There is no question that good defensive instruction is expensive. That is just a fact that we have to live with. Our goal should be to find an instructor who meets our needs and causes us to feel that we got quite a bit for the money expended. For example, …

The Primary Arms SLx family of optics is a budget-friendly lineup that features various types of riflescopes and electronic red-dot sights and other aiming devices. Now Primary Arms Optics is releasing a new addition to their SLx product line, a 1-10 power LPVO (low power variable optic), which features a 1-10x28mm SFP …