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Benefits of Force-on-Force Training
Of the myriad self-defense firearm-training classes available, none are more impactful for intermediate and advanced students than force-on-force (FOF) classes. FOF training is a realistic, scenario-based experience that incorporates the use of guns designed to fire non-lethal marking rounds, such as Simunition, that leave a smudge of paint upon impact. …
One of Gun-Control’s Biggest Lies Exposed
In a recent opinion article, William McGurn, a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board, tells us he just got a permit, in New Jersey, for a gun. He then asks what so many first-time buyers are asking this year: “Do other Americans buying guns for the first time …
ATF Releases New Procedures on Certain Retail and Private-to-Private Transactions
Early this month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released two new procedure documents. The first, ATF Procedure 2020-1, Recordkeeping procedure for non-over-the-counter firearm sales by licensees to unlicensed in-state residents that are NICS exempt (Sept. 3, 2020), provides directions to licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers (FFLs) …
Gun Controllers Try to Hide Joe Biden’s Anti-gun Extremism
With Fall 2020 upon us it is time again for gun control advocates’ quadrennial tradition – dishonestly attempting to convince voters that a brazenly anti-gun presidential ticket does not pose a threat to gun owners. This year the deception is again being backed by longtime Massachusetts anti-gun advocate and wealthy …
Glimpse of Toy Gun in Student’s Home Prompts School Officials to Call out the Police
There is little “normal” about how students are returning to school this year, as online “distance learning” has replaced in-person instruction in many American localities. Yet at least one thing hasn’t changed: public school officials remain as determined as ever to harry and persecute any student who shows even the …
Surprise! Prosecuting Violent Criminals Reduces Violent Crime
On July 22, President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced the expansion of the Department of Justice’s Operation Legend to Chicago in order to combat the increase in violent crime that has gripped the city in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, rioting, and sustained de-policing efforts. Describing …
This Old Gun: Interarms FEG APK
In the 1990s, Interarms, a firearms importer based in Alexandra, Va., sought a new handgun manufacturers to replace the Walther PP and PPK, which it was possibly going to lose as one of its lines. Some of the handgun offerings Interarms turned to were made by the Hungarian manufacturer FEG. One of …
The General-Purpose Handgun: One Concept to Consider
While thinking about the topic of the “general-purpose” rifle, I began to consider what a corollary handgun setup might look like—something useful for everything from target shooting to self-defense to game hunting, along with protection in black bear or big-cat country. It didn’t take long to realize that, for such …
NYPD Police Officer Handguns Recovered from World Trade Center
Sgt. John D’Allara and Officer Walter Weaver of the New York Police Department arrived to burning towers at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. They rushed into action, working to save as many people as possible before the towers ultimately collapsed. D’Allara’s S&W Model 5946 (left) and Weaver’s …
The Importance of Securing Your Carry Gun
Quite a few years ago, I made a trip to visit my folks. Out of respect for my mother’s wishes, I took my Colt revolver off and put it on the shelf in the hall closet. That’s an old-time tradition in the Southwest—the old timers didn’t go in to someone’s …