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NRA JOINS GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA’S BUMP STOCK CASE
Springfield, VA – Earlier this week, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) announced that GOA v. Garland — the leading case that challenges the arbitrary and unconstitutional bump stock ban by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) — is advancing before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. …
MILLIONS OF NEW GUN OWNERS WILL JOIN IN THE FUN OF NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS MONTH® IN AUGUST
NEWTOWN, Conn.—America’s millions of first-time firearm owners will find National Shooting Sports Month® in August a great time to enjoy using their new firearms, whether in a training course, competition or simply having fun shooting targets with friends. NSSF® estimates 8.4 million people purchased their first firearm last year, with many of them …
Bond Arms Bullpup 9: The Tardis Pistol
For everyday carry, compact is king. All pistol makers have found a way to trim the grip until it is short enough to prevent “printing” (showing under a shirt or jacket), but the barrel and slide have remained long due to the engineering constraints of the guns’ operation. It’s just …
5 Steps to Make an Old Rifle Shoot Like New
Regardless if you procured an outdated rifle from an older family member, via a gun-show purchase or through some other method, you hope the vintage shooting iron still hurtles projectiles downrange accurately. You may get lucky with that classic gun, but you also may struggle with it spitting bullets irregularly like a …
The Immortal Winchester Model 94: From the 19th Into The 21st Century
In 1919, Winchester vice president Edwin Pugsley brilliantly coined the marketing slogan “The Gun That Won The West.” He was referring to the Winchester Model 1873 lever action, which–ironically enough–was on the verge of being discontinued, as by that time, the West had already been won. However, Winchester was riding to newfound …
The ArmaLite Story
This article, “ArmaLite Turns 50: Golden Days At ArmaLite,” appeared originally in the December 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Bringing Small Arms Into The Space Age As detailed in The ArmaLite AR-10 by Maj. Sam Pikula, USAR, The Black …
Kentucky Rifle Raffle to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Contemporary Longrifle Association
If you have ever dreamed of owning a classic American flintlock longrifle of the Golden Age style, here’s your chance for $10. Artist gunsmith Judson Brennan and his sons created a masterpiece longrifle in the apex decorative style of the late 1700s, when gunmaking rose to a high art form. …
The Vz. 52: From Suez to the Bay of Pigs
This article, “Vz. 52: From Suez to the Bay of Pigs,” appeared originally in the March 1992 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The general staff of the Czechoslovak Army set out principles for that nation’s postwar small-arms development on Aug. 1, …
THE ACLU SHOULD END THE CHARADE OF PROTECTING AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) needs to change their name. At this point, it’s false advertising. The ACLU recently argued that, “anti-Blackness determined the inclusion of the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights, and has informed the unequal and racist application of gun laws.” That’s plainly arguing that …
VIDEO: Will We Be Allowed To Carry Our Freedom Where We Need It Most?
Under New York law, illegal possession of a loaded handgun is a crime punishable by imprisonment for “at least three years,” but the sentence “shall not exceed fifteen years.” With a premises license, one can keep a handgun in his or her dwelling. To get a carry license, the authorities …