Today, in United States v. Rahimi, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal prohibition on firearms possession by individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders. The federal prohibition, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), is triggered when: (A) a court issues an order after notice and a hearing; (B) the …

When in the course of American events, it becomes necessary for an electorate to decline to reelect a president who has failed in his civic responsibilities small and great, and thereby to peaceably reassume the vital liberties to which the laws of nature entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions …

Lawyer J. Scott Kappas’ Traveler’s Guide To The Firearm Laws Of The Fifty States has notable updates for 2024, including more than 100 changes from the 2023 edition. The latest 68-pg. version provides updates on conditional reciprocity states, new page formatting for easier reading and reference, an interactive CCW-reciprocity map customizable by …

Back in the 1980s, when Cowboy Action Shooting was just getting started, I attended one of the first matches held at Norco, Calif., in a dual role of gunwriter and competitor; when I wasn’t shooting with a pair of Single Action Armys, I was shooting with a Canon camera. During the competition, one …

While Wilson Combat cut its teeth on custom M1911s, the company has branched out into other types of firearms over the years, from AR-15s to the P320. In 2016, the company introduced an all-new from the ground-up handgun design with the EDC X9. While having the basic lines of an M1911, the EDC X9 was an alloy-frame …

Headlines were made several months ago when an Oklahoma hunter was detained on vacation with his wife and friends in the Turks & Caicos, but his story turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg. When Ryan Watson flew to the tropical paradise with his wife and friends, he …

I had a good friend call the other day, as he was in the middle of shopping for a youth deer rifle for his soon-to-be teenage son. His decisions had come down to the .243 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor—he referred to the abundance of ammunition for both cartridges—and he was more than a …

Federal Premium has just introduced the .45 Colt cartridge to its line of “Hammer Down” performance ammunition, which is optimized for both smooth cycling and performance in lever-action firearms. The Hammer Down product line includes both rimmed, straight-wall cartridges like the .357 Mag., .44 Mag., .327 Mag. and .444 Marlin in …

We know that the vast majority of citizen-involved shootings are resolved with the ammunition that is in the gun. I strongly suspect that that is also the case with most shootings involving law enforcement. Why, then, do the vast majority of us strongly recommend that an armed citizen carry at …

Melvin Forbes, founder of Ultra Light Arms and a pioneer in the building of light rifles—and an NRA Publications Golden Bullseye Pioneer Award recipient—passed away at his home in Granville, W.Va., on June 5, 2024. He was 77 years old. A native of the Mountain State, Melvin Forbes was born on Nov. 25, 1946 …