Today, the name “Derringer” has become synonymous for any small single- or double-shot pocket pistol that is easily concealed. However, the name didn’t originally signify a type of firearm, but was the misspelled last name of the man who made them: Henry Deringer. Deringer was a gunsmith in Philadelphia, Penn., …

President Joe Biden faces a decision point when the U.S. Senate returns to Washington, D.C. next week. He would be well advised to withdraw his nomination of David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Chipman has proven to be an unworthy nominee to …

As the Taliban celebrates the withdrawal of U.S. forces by parading their American-sourced tactical vehicles, aircraft, guns and other weapons, reports have emerged that the Biden Administration has ordered federal agencies to delete online information respecting the cost of this military equipment and related spending in Afghanistan, while proclaiming its support for …

Americans’ trust in the federal government has been in a decades long decline. According to Pew Research polling data, in 1964 77 percent of Americans reported that they trusted the federal government to do what is right “just about always” or “most of the time.” In April 2021, less than a quarter …

Most will remember the devastation that hit Louisiana, as well as several neighboring states, when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. New Orleans was dealt a particularly hard blow, and some may feel it will never completely recover. Certain losses, especially those who lost their lives, can never be restored, but …

In most of his speeches and other appearances, President Joe Biden (D) talks at length about victims, often citing them by name and mentioning where and when they died. Yet a closer look at his many proposals proves he doesn’t really care about these victims. He is simply focused on …

Today, the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee is hearing Assembly Bill 173 after the conclusion of the Senate floor session, in an effort to ramrod this invasive bill through with only days left in the 2021 legislative session. AB 173 was an empty trailer that was amended over the weekend to resurrect the goals …

The military firearms produced for the government of the Third Reich are generally recognized as being some of the finest of World War II. On the one hand, that is certainly true when you consider German innovations like the general-purpose machine gun, the intermediate cartridge, and the roller-delayed blowback operating …

The FBI usually released crime data in September. Researchers and policy wonks would pour over the data, looking for any hint of a chance for a policy intervention or investigating long-term trends. This year will be different. The FBI announced in 2015 that the underlying reporting system for crime data …

When we think of the firearms used by U.S. forces during World War II, the AN/M2 .50-caliber machine gun doesn’t exactly jump to the front of the line. Nevertheless, it was in action from Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, through Aug. 18, 1945, when the gunners on two B-32 Dominators used …