Are you a new shooter, perhaps one of the more than 7 million people who bought their first firearm last year? Do you keep defensive firearms in your home, or do you regularly carry a concealed pistol? This new monthly department for America’s 1st Freedom is designed to provide some practical tips …

The fourth season of “I Carry” covered a wide range of guns, red-dot sights, holsters, knives, flashlights and other EDC gear. While it would be difficult to choose our own favorites, we’ve pull the five most popular episodes from 2020 based on viewer response. Each kit is unique and this …

Beretta’s subcompact APX Carry Black is the smallest in the series of striker-fired pistols from the Italian company. Originally designed for law enforcement and military professions, the Beretta APX series is configured to provide a full range of striker-fired options from fully featured full-size variants with optics and provision for a silencer to …

NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the trade association for the firearm industry, reports that late today the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) rescinded its Notice of “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with Stabilizing Braces” that was published just last week. NSSF had been engaging with manufacturers, distributors, retailers, as well as …

For Americans, the crux of gun control laws has been how to disarm dangerous individuals without disarming the public at large. Ever-present in this quest is the question of how the perception of danger should impact guaranteed freedoms protected within the Bill of Rights. Not only is such a balancing …

It’s the holiday season, and perhaps you’re looking for that perfect gift for someone special in your life. This holiday season, if you’re considering gifting a gun, there are a few things you need to know before sharing this cherished tradition that dates back to our nation’s founding. First and …

On December 23rd, ATF posted a document to its website indicating that its recently published Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with “Stabilizing Braces” is withdrawn. The withdraw notice indicates that “[u]pon further consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, ATF is withdrawing, pending further Department of Justice …

Chassis-stocked rifles offer a bevy of advantages that recommend their usage for precision long-range shooting pursuits. And during the past five years, in a race to tap into this thriving segment of the market, essentially every maker of center-fire bolt-action rifles has developed a chassis system into which their legacy …

Drag Racing with firearms. This is a common way for people to characterize Steel Challenge competition. There is a comparison between Drag Racing and shooting Steel Challenge for sure, especially when it comes to the equipment. The goal in Drag Racing is to get a machine from point A to point B as …

We’ve reached the end of NRA-ILA’s countdown of the legislative lumps of coal that anti-Second Amendment lawmakers in Texas are leaving in gun owners’ stockings this year.  But with more than two months to go before the bill introduction deadline on March 12, you can bet there’ll be more radical gun control to come in the new year! Thank you for the important …