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Fairfax County’s Gun-Control “Solution” In Need Of A Problem
Earlier this year, when the Virginia legislature passed a law authorizing local governments to independently enact gun-control measures, many Virginians warned that this would lead to a slew of confusing, unnecessary and punitive restrictions on lawful gun owners. Those concerns were justified. Earlier this month, the Fairfax County Board of …
The Truth about “Assault Weapons”
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to ban certain types of semi-automatic firearms that are rarely used in crimes. These firearms are also commonly owned; estimates from 2018 peg the number owned in the U.S. at more than 16 million. So why are Biden and his would-be Florida man, Michael Bloomberg, so focused on …
How To Develop Pistol Trigger Control
From the vault: The 1984 NRA National Silhouette Championships included clinics that offered participants the most up-to-date silhouette shooting techniques available at the time. The clinic presentations were made by an impressive group of silhouette shooting champions and leaders of the time, including the author of this article, Charlie Davis. …
Cancel Culture’s Warriors Want You Silenced
In a sadly predictable plot twist, The New York Times’ Editorial Board’s activists turned on their own to drive out a few voices who still dared, ever so carefully mind you, to follow their intellectual honesty away from the politically correct orthodoxy of the far left. Neither James Bennet, now former …
School Suspends Student Over BB Gun in His Own Bedroom, Provokes Widespread Backlash
Public education’s war on children who keep gun-like toys or sporting goods in their own homes claimed another in September with the suspension Ka Mauri Harrison, who was banished from school activities for six days after a teacher glimpsed, via video feed, a BB gun in the fourth grader’s bedroom. …
How to Operate a Rifle in the Dark
High-tech optics and electronics help us see in low-light conditions, but training under the same types of low- or no-light scenarios will familiarize us with our gear, which is always a good thing. The topic of shooting in limited-visibility conditions has received periodic coverage in these pages over the years. …
What I Learned From Several Californians Who Just Bought Their First Guns
This year of uncertainty has left innocent citizens to face a question that is all too real: What happens when the police literally aren’t there? That was the question that forced San Francisco Bay area residents John and Sarah (not their real names) to re-think their position on guns. “I …
Henry Repeating Arms Makes Best-Selling Lever-Action List
The Henry Repeating Arms Lever Rifle ranked fifth in GunBroker.com’s annual ranking of most popular lever-action rifles in 2019. It ranked third in 2018, second in 2017 and occupied first place in 2016.The firearm is a steady performer for retailers using the services of the website and remains an enthusiast favorite. The company offers …
Gov. Murphy’s Gun Tax Falls Flat — Again
New Jersey gun owners received a bit of good news recently when the Legislature sent the budget to Gov. Phil Murphy, and it did not contain the revenues from massive hikes the executive had earlier proposed on firearm permitting fees. Murphy had unsuccessfully proposed these Draconian fees before. Unrelenting, his …
The Secret to Becoming a Great Handgun Shooter
Secrets learned are nothing more than information the dedicated have uncovered with time. I’m going to give you the secret to shooting a handgun accurately. And I’m going to give it away in the very first paragraph of this article. Next to firearm safety, the single most important skill you must …