Smith & Wesson has announced the third iteration of its M&P Spec Series pistols, with the release of the M&P M2.0 Compact Optics-Ready Spec Series pistol kit. This limited edition M&P 2.0 Spec Series pistol, chambered in 9 mm Luger, includes a 4.6″ threaded barrel and a slide equipped with Smith …

This year, Traditions Performance Firearms, based in Old Saybrook, Conn., is celebrating its 40th anniversary. In those four decades, it has earned a reputation for offering some of the industry’s most innovative muzzleloaders and associated gear, while refusing to abandon the historic designs and DIY projects enthusiasts crave. The company was …

Nancy Pelosi made a last minute move overnight to rig the rules so that she can bring H.R. 1808, her so-called “Assault Weapons Ban,” to the floor of the House today if she can get the votes she needs. Normally a “controversial” bill like this would need to sit for …

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a show hearing where firearm industry leaders testified on their efforts to keep lawfully-manufactured products out of the hands of criminals. Democrats on the committee broad-stroked the blame from criminals to firearm manufacturers to push for more gun control. On several occasions, …

NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, condemns the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, as amended. The legislation ignores the Constitutional right, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, for law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms that are in common use. …

There’s nothing like a good, old fashioned, middle-of-the-night, smoke-filled backroom deal by Congress to violate the Constitution.   Unfortunately, this is just the type of tyranny and lawlessness that gun owners have come to expect from the Swamp in Washington, D.C.  Apparently, House Democrats are hoping to compromise internally to gain …

This is a turbulent time in America. The nation is warily emerging from a pandemic, only to face spiking crime, rampant inflation, shortages of labor and goods and highly publicized acts of violence. But the United States was born out of turbulent times. Its form of government and Constitution were …

The U.S. House Oversight Committee recently held a hearing, titled “Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers,” that was clearly designed as an attack on the firearms industry. In attendance for the hearing were the CEOs of Daniel Defense and Sturm, Ruger & Co., as well as representatives from the …

Firearm: Langdon Tactical Beretta 92 (MSRP: $1,253); Langdon Tactical RDO slide (MSRP: $599 for gray) Beretta’s 92 has been a staple for close to 50 years now. Designed in 1975, production started in 1976 and it was adopted as the M9 for U.S. Military service in 1985. It’s a star of …

One of the things that makes us a harder target in terms of our personal defense is to study actual criminal attacks and gunfights. Through study of these actual encounters, we begin to understand the dynamics that are involved. We learn that things are not always what they seem to …