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Appellate Court Reinstates Challenge to Maryland’s Handgun Licensing Scheme
Last Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated an NRA-supported challenge to Maryland’s convoluted handgun licensing scheme. An earlier trial court decision had dismissed the case on technical grounds, claiming the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the lawsuit. Three judges of the Fourth Circuit overruled that …
How Thermal Optics Work
For the past 10 years, a bunch of straight-shooting roughnecks from Colorado, New Hampshire, Arizona and California have been targeting feral hogs each spring somewhere special in South Texas. As a defense industry exec focused on advanced warfighter aiming and illumination technology, I’ve coached these hunters along the technology curve. …
Head to Head: .38 Super vs. 9 mm
The Underwood .38 Super ammunition tested for this article performed exceptionally well. Underwood is an often-overlooked manufacturer of high-quality ammunition. Many believe the .38 Super is a “magnum” 9 mm and that it’s significantly more effective from a terminal-performance standpoint. With common FMJ ammunition you can expect a .38 Super to …
When Government Encourages Victimhood, You Have an Alternative
According to a report from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the number of officers in the Minneapolis Police Department has been reduced 10 percent since May and the department “could lose as much as a third of its workforce by the end of the year.”Some on the city council have sought …
First Look: SilencerCo Enhanced Bolt Carrier Group
SilencerCo is known for making first-rate suppressors for pistols, rifles and shotguns, as well as the Maxim 9, a pistol with the suppressor built right into the gun. Now the company is turning its attention to individual gun parts, and has come out with the Silencer Enhanced Bolt Carrier Group for AR-15 pattern firearms …
Canadian Gun Rights Groups Condemn RCMP Letter
Gun rights groups like the Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA), the National Firearms Association (NFA), and firearm owners across Canada continue to expose new problems with the “assault weapon”ban imposed by Trudeau’s Liberal government on May 1, 2020. Readers will recall that more than 1,500 firearms and devices (as well …
First Look: SilencerCo AR-15 Lower Receiver
SilencerCo has built an impressive resume producing suppressors and innovative new products like the Maxim 9. The company has now made another expansion with the announcement that it will produce AR-15 lower receivers. The new high-quality AR-15 lower receiver is constructed from billet aluminum and is fully customizable and carries an …
Record-Setting Interest in Self-Defense
Two trend lines related to our issue have diverged in a remarkable way that indicates that firearms and the 2nd Amendment are fundamental American mainstays. We’ve covered the string of record-breaking NICS background check numbers since the onset of the pandemic, and July NICS data continues that trend. New data …
Behind the Bullet: .22 WMR
A mere 105 yards from my father’s back door is his vegetable garden and the chicken coop; both attract their fair share of pests and predators, and he is on constant alert, guarding them both fervently. Between the squash-slaying woodchucks, the nest-raiding raccoons and the skunks, foxes and coyotes on …
First Look: Blackhawk Lightbearing L2D & L3D Holsters for SIG P320
Blackhawk has been designing law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, and now it is adding new models of its T-Series Level 2 and Level 3 Duty holsters that are compatible with the SIG Sauer P320 and the Streamlight TLR 7/8 pistol light. The new holsters are designed to follow Blackhawk’s Master …