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In Virginia, the pre-filing of legislation has begun for the 2024 session and anti-gun legislators are wasting no time in aggressively laying out their agenda. HB2 and SB2 were recently filed as companion omnibus bills, which include a litany of anti-gun proposals such as banning commonly owned semi-automatic firearms, implementing magazine capacity restrictions, and …

Beretta Holding will soon begin production of 7.62 NATO and 12.7 mm (.50 BMG) cartridges in Hungary, according to a memorandum of understanding it signed with Hungary’s N7 National Defense Industry Innovation Holding (N7) in early November. The conflict in Ukraine underscores the critical need for domestically produced ammunition sources, according to comments …

I have been a big believer in the everyday carry flashlight since my days working as an assistant in a commercial photography studio, where I carried a small, aluminum-bodied AA light that had a whopping six (Count ‘em! Six!) lumen output. This seems rather pathetic these days, but those six …

Mag-Na-Port International’s signature barrel porting technique was developed by Larry Kelly in the late 1960s as a means to reduce the muzzle rise and levels of felt recoil generated by big-bore handguns. As a trained machinist, Larry used Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) to cut the ports. This method employs a series …

After Winchester came out with its iconic Model 70, Remington Arms had catching up to do in the sporting-rifle market. Eventually, its answer was the Model 700, a gun that became one of the most recognized bolt-action designs of all time. Watch our “American Rifleman Television” I Have This Old …

The holiday season is a time of visits with family, friends and festive gatherings complete with elaborate dinners. Most of us take the full bellies for granted, but not everyone experiences that warmth. Many of our nation’s elderly, homebound and disabled don’t get nutritious meals now, or throughout the rest …

While Americans are frequently confronted with stories centered on guns being used to take lives, few are aware that many more humans are likely saved by firearms every year. A key reason for this lack of understanding is unreliable federal crime data—data that has too often been skewed by anti-gun …

U.S. Senators bent on more gun control used a hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee to attempt to yet again diagnose violent crime in America as a public health disease. Their only proposed cure, of course, is more gun control. In the eyes of one witness, it was another instance of gun …

Maryland’s Draconian requirements for purchasing a handgun were recently deemed unconstitutional in yet another post-Bruen win for the Second Amendment. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 that Maryland’s Handgun Qualification License (HQL) requirement is in direct violation of the Second Amendment. “Maryland’s law fails the new Bruen test,” wrote Judge Julius …

The .38 Special revolver has long been a favorite for its reliability, ease of use, and versatile applications. In this roundup, we’ll explore five great contenders in the .38 Special revolver market, including offerings from Ruger, Taurus, Smith & Wesson, Colt and Charter Arms. Ruger LCR .38 Special  Ruger has established …