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 …

Early last February, Mike Gill, a former Trump administration official at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, was fatally shot in a carjacking attack in Washington, D.C. Gill recently served as senior vice president for capital markets at the Housing. Policy Council. He was the father of three children. A …

Women are embracing their Second Amendment rights like never before. Gun ownership overall has grown significantly over the last few decades, and women make up at least 25% of those saying they personally own a gun in various polls. Incredibly, estimates tabulated by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicate …

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court took a major step in reining in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) administrative overreach. The Court held in Garland v. Cargill that the agency exceeded its statutory authority by classifying semiautomatic rifles equipped with bump stocks as “machineguns” under the National Firearms …

Armed Citizen® Today A homeowner in Van Nuys, Calif., opened fire on intruders, sending them fleeing following an attempted burglary. LAPD officers arrived at the residence at about 9:45 p.m. on April 9 following a report of shots fired. An investigation found that the homeowner had discovered four men inside …

American Defense Manufacturing (ADM) just launched a new lightweight AR-308-pattern rifle chambered in either .308 Win. or 6.5 Creedmoor called the UIC 10A Carbon Hunter. The UIC 10A Carbon Hunter has an overall weight of around 8 pounds unloaded, and to keep weight low, these rifles are outfitted with precision carbon-fiber …

Once thought to be the exclusive domain of dapper secret agents, pistol caliber suppressors exist in between the world of the lightweight rimfire can and the heavyweight rifle-rated suppressor. Useful on the range, in the field or on a home defense pistol, they make shooting your pistol of choice just …

Davidson’s firearms, ammunition, optics and accessories wholesalers has announced the addition of Kimber Manufacturing to its firearms product line category. Kimber was founded with the singular purpose of building fine sporting firearms, and the company continues to measure success by product quality and customer satisfaction. Organizations like the USA Shooting Team, LAPD SWAT and …

In recent years, Century Arms has been the importer and distributor of Canik brand semi-automatic pistols, which are manufactured by Samsun Yurt Savunma (SYS) Industry in Turkey. Among the models offered have been a few reasonably priced race guns, including the polymer-frame METE SFX , released in 2022, and the steel-frame SFx Rival-S, which launched in 2023. …

HiViz Shooting Systems—a prominent manufacturer of tritium/fiber-optic and fiber-optic sights for handguns, shotguns and rifles—is now offering handgun sight installation for customers through its new HiViz Sight Installation Program. Sight upgrades can be one of the easiest and most important upgrades to any handgun. However, not everyone has access to, …