Last month in this space, I detailed much of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) history of advocating for gun control. This month continues that story by examining how those seeking to use the CDC to promote gun control have repeatedly peddled the false narrative that the government …

It’s a question those of us in the gun writing business often get asked. “What’s the best caliber for a self-defense handgun?” Those expecting a one-to-three digit answer from me will be disappointed. I respond to their simple question with a complex one. “What is the most powerful cartridge that …

Known more affectionately as “Ruger” by enthusiasts, the Sturm, Ruger & Company story begins with William Batterman Ruger, who was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1916. It was there that his lifelong passion for firearms developed, but his design expertise first showed while he was attending the University of North Carolina. He …

FN America’s SCAR lineup of rifles received an upgrade in 2021 with the addition of bilateral, non-reciprocating charging handles now available on the 20S precision rifle, as well as the 17S and 16S. This updated design features an all-new charging sled and bilateral charging handles that lock forward when the …

How much does crime go down when the avid gun-control crowd gets what they want? It turns out, not much—if at all. Massachusetts already had some of the strictest anti-Second Amendment laws in the nation, including requiring ID cards to purchase, magazine capacity limits and bans on certain AR-type rifles and …

One of the fundamentals of growing a business is to identify a niche and fill it. That’s all the folks at Federal were doing. There has long been a small space between the performance of 9 mm Parabellum and .380 ACP. Though they have the same diameters, the former is the NATO …

On January 11th, the County Council of Lake County will hold a vote on whether to repeal a restriction in the county’s firearm discharge ordinance. Back in 2019, Lake County increased the 200-foot minimum distance from residences for target shooting to 300 feet. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to attend …

When you go to its website and look at the prices for Nighthawk Custom pistols, you generally scoff and doubt that any pistol could be worth that much money. However, one tour of the factory and you soon realize they may just be a bargain. The Berryville, AR, company maintains a …

When it comes to firearms, there’s been a horde of new shooters to join the mix in the last couple of years. Many of them are thinking about how to carry a concealed firearm for the first time. Still other, more experienced shooters are contemplating a switch from something more …

In 1939 America was still struggling to escape the Great Depression. The first airline passenger service across the Atlantic was started, and nylon stockings had just hit the market. There were rumblings of war in Europe and talk of building an atomic bomb in Washington. Huge changes were on the …