On Friday, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed House Bill 1021, to impose unreasonable burdens on gun stores and drive them out of business. On Saturday, the General Assembly voted to override the veto, showing their continued determination to punish gun stores and law-abiding gun owners for the actions of criminals, rather than …

At the turn of the 20th century, the bolt action revolutionized the world of affordable .22 rimfire rifles. Winchester was one of the first manufacturers to jump into the low-cost bolt-action .22 market with its John Browning-designed Model 1900. While Winchester’s previous .22 rifles had been based on the company’s lever-action centerfire …

Diamondback Firearms has come to market with an unusual entry in an increasingly popular market segment: economical, cowboy-style, rimfire revolvers. The all-new Sidekick is different, though, as it features both single- and double-action operation along with a convenient swing-out nine-shot cylinder. A simple tug on the ejector rod unlatches the …

The Rustrictor series of gun cases and field/ammunition boxes from Plano offer water-tight, pressure-controlled, rust-proof protection of your items, and the AW2 52″ Rifle Case is the biggest of the lot. With an internal compartment measuring 51″x14″x5″, the case is large enough to accommodate most long guns on the market …

Anderson Manufacturing is well known in the AR community as a supplier of lowers, uppers and other build parts. From 80% lowers to barrels, the company offers everything a shooter needs to build an AR-style rifle in many different configurations. Now, the company is offering a new line of American-made …

Teaching folks to defend themselves with a firearm goes way beyond the mechanics of shooting. And, while I’m not a lawyer and don’t have expertise in the details of the law in every jurisdiction, I also teach general principles of self-defense. Sadly, some people have a poor understanding of the …

When advising others on the perfect gun for home defense, it’s become fairly en vogue these days for well-intentioned folks to say: “Just get a 20-gauge. It’s smaller than a 12-gauge, lighter, recoils less and it’s all you need.” Like most things, it’s more complicated than that. Indeed, most 20 gauges are …

Rising crime rates continue to remind Americans that they are their own first responder when it comes to their personal safety. Police work hard to protect communities but can’t be at all places at all times. That reality gained a newfound importance at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in …

NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, listened with keen interest to President Joe Biden’s nomination of Steve Dettelbach for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). NSSF has long-advocated that the ATF needs a U.S. Senate-confirmed director, and that person must be an individual …

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is reporting that the total economic impact of the “firearm and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $70.52 billion in 2021, a 269% increase, while the total number of full-time equivalent jobs rose from approximately 166,000 to over 375,819, …