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New: Steiner T6Xi Tactical Riflescopes
New from Steiner is the T6Xi series of tactical riflescopes. Including four models, the company said they cover the “full spectrum of tactical shooting needs.” Starting from left: Steiner Optics T6Xi 1-6X 24 mm (MSRP: $1,954.99) and T6Xi 5-30X 56 mm (MSRP: $2,874.99) riflescopes. Buy All-American! Bring health and …
After-Action Report: The Thunderstick Summit
Shotguns are so prevalent in our society that even “non-gun” people might own one. Also, possibly because of their sporting heritage, shotguns have fewer state-level restrictions on ownership. Shotguns offer unparalleled and devastating stopping power at appropriate distances, and this power and general availability make shotguns great self-defense tools for …
New AMMO Inc. Plant Opens in Wisconsin
AMMO Inc., producer of high-performance ammunition and components and owner of GunBroker.com, held a grand opening of its new 185,000-square-foot ammunition manufacturing facility in Manitowoc, WI, on Sept. 22. Attendees at the ribbon-cutting ceremony included a number of state and local officials, as well as company chairman and CEO Fred Wagenhals …
First Look: Sightron S1 Riflescopes
Sightron is now offering the new S1 line of 1-inch-tube riflescopes. The S1 series is based on a new process that Sightron engineers developed to improve light transmission without increasing costs, which delayed the release of the scopes to the market. “Since its formal launch at SHOT Show, the S1 has …
Canadian Provinces Respond to Federal Gun Confiscation Plea: Pound Sand
From Canada last week came a heartwarming story of how certain Canadian jurisdictions are responding to the central government’s plea to help it implement its draconian and legally-dubious firearms confiscation scheme. Tyler Shandro, the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General for the Conservative government in the Canadian Province of Alberta, recently …
Manipulated Public Opinion Polling Should Not Drive Public Policy on Guns
A recent study by the Crime Prevention Research Center underscored how easily public opinion polling can be used to distort, rather than illuminate, peoples’ true feelings on gun control. Policy-makers should take note. Sound policy requires a thoughtful and sophisticated understanding of facts and evidence, not just the shifting whims …
The Armed Citizen® Oct. 3, 2022
Armed Citizen® Today A legally armed woman in Des Moines, Iowa, defended herself when she was allegedly attacked by another on June 19, 2022. The woman was at a Hy-Vee grocery store around 10 a.m. that Sunday morning, when she was targeted and attacked by another woman without provocation. As …
Recognizing & Interpreting Pre-Attack Indicators
My dad would tell the best stories. It seems that he was a bit of a “scrapper” back in the day. He grew up in the St. Louis area, graduated from high school weighing no more than 100 pounds, and he never backed down. As an adult, this proved to …
GUN CONTROL’S FAILING MESSAGE TO HISPANIC FLORIDIANS
Democrats in Florida are lecturing Hispanic voters that they need more gun control and telling them they’re wrong if they disagree. Gun control groups aren’t getting the message. Instead, they keep repeating the wrong one. Some say that’s the definition of insanity. Lecturing law-abiding Americans that they need more gun …
NSSF STATEMENT ON COURT’S DISMISSAL OF MEXICO’S LAWSUIT AGAINST U.S. FIREARM MANUFACTURERS
NSSF is pleased the court dismissed Mexico’s misguided and baseless lawsuit against members of the firearm industry that sought to blame them for Mexico’s unwillingness and inability to bring Mexican drug cartels to justice in Mexican courtrooms. The court correctly dismissed the case by properly applying the bipartisan Protection of …