The “Armed Citizen” column in your NRA magazine is a great guide to successful self-defense actions. Each entry offers valuable lessons. Quite often, in talking to folks about personal defense, we find students who have never been a victim, or even a witness, to a violent crime. They certainly know …

I’m not a skeptic by nature. However, I am a realist, and to this point I have, for the most part, been unimpressed with digital, laser-ranging bow sights. When Garmin’s new, fancy-to-do Xero A1i PRO arrived on my doorstep, I was excited but highly skeptical. I’d previously run the original Xero A1 …

J.P. Sauer and Sohn, Germany’s oldest manufacturer of hunting firearms, is pleased to introduce its new SL5 Turkey shotguns. Featuring a durable Inertia-Driven System requiring fewer parts and minimal cleaning, the SL5 is available in three camo patterns—Mossy Oak Obsession, Mossy Oak Bottomland, and Mossy Oak New Bottomland. Designed for hardcore …

The Springfield Armory XD-M line of handguns have proven to be a popular option on the American striker-fired handgun market since its release in 2007. These were meant to be an upgraded, match variation of the already existing XD line. Over time, this striker-fired, polymer-frame handgun line grew to include several calibers and sizes. …

Kimber America is renowned for fine firearms with performance to match. Its meticulous 1911s are among the best available today, but the firm didn’t begin with pistols. The company started in 1979 with rimfire rifles crafted by owner Jack Warne and his son, Greg. Kimber of Oregon, as it was called at the …

“Gun buyers have been flocking to Lithuania’s stores since the start of the war in Ukraine, with sales increasing up to eight times and applications for gun licenses doubling,” according to a March 2 EuroNews report. “Some stores have reported selling as many handguns in a week as during the preceding …

Today, President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act into law, a nearly 3000-page bill that funds all government programs. Included in the large bill was a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). VAWA is a law that focuses on, among others, domestic violence and sexual …

Today, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in a case pending before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals concerning how the police may respond when presented with a concealed carry permit. This case began when a Connecticut police officer approached a man who pulled over …

Every year at the NSSF SHOT Show I have a little game plan that always bears fruit, with this year being no different. On the first day, while everybody is ogling over the big guys in the main room upstairs, I sneak away to the basement to be with my …

New from UTAS is the UT9-M, a semi-automatic pistol that is chambered in 9 mm. The pistol has a 6-inch barrel and upper receiver that is topped with a full length section of Picatinny rail for mounting optics or other accessories. The controls of the pistol will be immediately familiar to anyone …