Helicopters make a distinctive sound. It’s sort of a whop-whop noise, and it differs a little from one chopper model to the next. The Vietnam War was the first true helicopter war. Early on, our primary troop carrier was the CH-34. We also had an observation outfit flying the UH-1Es (a variant …

The battle rages on between point shooters and those who rely on sighted fire. Is there a true winner in that contest? What are the pros and cons of each and which parts of each, if any, are utilized by professional lead slingers who carry a gun for food? Spanning …

CNN’s anti-gun bias, including a willingness to fake stories to push gun control, has been apparent for decades. The self-styled “most trusted name in news” further diminished what’s left of its tarnished reputation this week when it parroted the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) line on Second Amendment rights. In a piece titled, “China and the US were both born …

Think of the foremost applications of a firearm. Self-defense and protection have become the primary motivation for Americans’ acquisition of firearms, but the prevalence of defensive gun use remains disputed. New research, conducted in support of a brief for the Supreme Court, offers more evidence that a large number of …

On September 21, the Biden Administration filed an amicus brief in the pending U.S. Supreme Court case of New York Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, supporting New York’s draconian and unconstitutional restrictions on the right to bear firearms in public for self-defense. This NRA-supported challenge to New York’s “may-issue” licensing scheme for …

As the pandemic―and then the riots, lootings, fires and defund-the-police movements―raged across America, and as then-candidate and later President Joe Biden’s (D) anti-Second Amendment rhetoric grew ever more belligerent, millions of Americans reacted by buying guns. And it wasn’t just “traditional” gun owners who were buying guns and ammo. According …

In New York City, where I was born and raised and continue to live, a landmark case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this fall may allow us to cultivate our gun rights more naturally, as a normal part of our culture and heritage, with the city’s punitive gun laws …

The Many Faces of Walther By Chip Lohman Walther LG400 Anatomic Expert on the cover. Walther GmbH was founded in 1886 and initially made a name for itself with the development of hunting and target rifles. Walther began making pistols in 1908, which led to the legendary PPK and P99 models, both …

Semi-automatic firearms, from center-fire pistols and pistol caliber carbines to rimfire rifles and pistols, predominate in action shooting sports. And every one of them can, and likely will, malfunction at some point—especially if the clock is ticking. Malfunctions are not always the fault of the gun itself. Semi-automatic operating systems …

We recently wondered about our favorite anti-gun billionaire, Mike Bloomberg, and whether he would remain committed to buying the votes of legislators willing to promote his gun-ban agenda. We didn’t have to wait long for an answer. The new trend in Virginia seems that the election season doesn’t really kick in until …