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Gun-Control Groups to Recruit Hollywood to Peddle Propaganda
Though it should come as no surprise, gun-control groups are renewing their push to peddle their anti-Second Amendment propaganda by recruiting Hollywood elites. Last month, Variety published a lengthy interview with former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), founder of the Giffords gun-control group, in which she outlined the group’s plans to leverage Hollywood …
Protection or Pain Treatment: Choosing Between Your Gun & Medical Marijuana
If you’ve ever filled out a Form 4473, you’re familiar with the Question 11e: “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or other controlled substance?” In case you thought there was any ambiguity with regard to medical marijuana, you were wrong. Indeed, there …
Americans Continue to Buy Firearms in Record Numbers
The first month of 2021 saw an astonishing number of firearms purchased, building upon the record-setting numbers from last year. According to new data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), January saw more than two million background checks conducted for the purchase of a firearm via the FBI’s National Instant Criminal …
The Physics of Machine-Gun Fire
A machine gun crew weighs many environmental and scientific factors to deliver maximum effective use of the platform in combat, as can be seen above with these Soldiers laying down suppressive fire with an M60 while fighting in Southeast Asia. Life in the beaten zone is apt to be uncertain, …
8 Hot New Rifles for 2021
The annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas serves as a stage for manufacturers to debut their new rifles, ammunition, optics and gear. Unfortunately, the global pandemic has resulted in the show being cancelled, but that doesn’t mean you won’t get a sneak peek at the newest shooting products for the new year. …
New: Safariland Liberator HP 2.0 Hearing Protection
Safariland has been on a roll with new hearing protection products as of late, and the announcement of the new Liberator HP 2.0 Advanced Hearing Protection headset continues this trend. Liberator HP systems compress and reduce hazardous sound to safe levels inside the headset, without muting other ambient sounds or …
ARTV Preview: Colt ‘Potato Digger’ and Lewis Gun, McMillan Z-1 Stock and Gewehr 88 Commission Rifle
In this week’s episode of American Rifleman TV, we continue going through our picks for the top 10 machine guns of all time. We start with No. 8, the Colt M1895 “Potato Digger” belt-fed, and No. 7, the Lewis drum-fed light machine gun. On “Rifleman Review,” we take a look at the …
RemArms to Begin Production March 1
Roundhill Group’s Federal Firearm License (FFL) has been approved, according to a report from Utica, NY, CBS TV affiliate WKTV. Approval clears the way for the company to resume manufacturing guns under its RemArms label from the famed Ilion, NY, factory it purchased during last fall’s Remington Outdoor bankruptcy proceedings. The firm …
State Sen. Drew Springer Introduces Robust Pro-Second Amendment Legislative Package in Texas Senate
Dear Texas SD 30 NRA Member: The Texas Legislature is currently meeting for its 2021 Regular Session. Yesterday, your newly-elected State Senator, Drew Springer (R-Muenster), introduced nearly a dozen bills aimed at protecting your Right To Keep And Bear Arms, including Senate Bill 540, NRA-backed permitless carry legislation, and Senate Bill 546, NRA-supported repeal of “gun-free” …
Mandatory Storage Legislation Introduced In The New Mexico Senate
Another legislative session — another ineffective, intrusive and unenforceable gun control proposal. You wonder what they’ll come up with next? Well, here it is: Senate Bill 224 by Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D-ABQ), who must be auditioning for anti-gun billionaire Bloomberg’s support in her campaign for the 1st Congressional District. SB 224 reads as follows: “It is an …