In 2020, as concerns over COVID-19 and violent unrest gripped the nation, Americans demonstrated unprecedented support for their right to keep and bear arms. The FBI conducted a record-setting 39.6 million National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks in 2020. The 2020 number bested the previous record year (2019) …

Should the government be able to deny your right to obtain a firearm, simply by failing to complete a mandatory background check? Anti-gun Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) apparently thinks so. On March 1st, Clyburn introduced H.R. 1446, the so-called “Enhanced Background Checks Act.” Under the bill, the FBI could indefinitely block federally …

President Biden’s nominee to serve as United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM), is yet another cog Biden hopes to fit into his administration’s anti-gun machine. Perhaps it would be more newsworthy if we only reported on Biden nominees that don’t support gutting the Second Amendment, …

If you’re serious about carrying a handgun for personal protection, then you’ve probably taken the necessary steps to make sure your ammunition offers reliable functioning in your handgun. Some will run 25 to 50 rounds through their gun to make sure it will function; others will test as many as …

The first time I met Burgess Owens, he was speaking to a small group at the beginning of what would prove to be a grueling, but ultimately successful, congressional campaign. Utah’s Fourth Congressional District ended up being one of the most-expensive and hotly contested races in the country. Owens was …

One of the hottest trends in firearms is long-range rifle shooting. Due to its popularity, innovative products have entered the market, providing shooters with the tools they need to make hits at previously unheard-of distances. Among the most important items in this equation is the scope, and more and more …

We live in a society of instant gratification. Too many people expect to not only learn a skill but excel at it in a very short time. And, too often, they are frustrated when that doesn’t happen. Mechanical skills—and shooting is a mechanical skill—involve hand/eye coordination and take quite a bit …

Yesterday, the NRA and several other parties filed their opening brief in an appeal challenging Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 restriction on gun stores and shooting ranges. This case challenges the Los Angeles County “Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19” that prevented gun stores and shooting ranges from operating …

The reconquest of the Philippines began on Friday, Oct. 20, 1944, when two U.S. Army Corps conducted amphibious landings on the east coast of the island of Leyte. It is best remembered as the day Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned after evacuating Corregidor 31 months prior. The photographs taken as he …

For everyday home defense, it’s tough to beat a traditional semi-automatic or pump-action shotgun with a full-length buttstock and tubular magazine. But, some applications call for specialized shotguns—of which there are many. Here we’ll examine a few and their specific applications. Winchester SXP Marine Defender Marine Shotgun Examples: Winchester SXP Marine …