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Biden Might Like to Ban These Cool New Products
A lot of the gun-control efforts from the Biden administration and others today are focused on banning innovations. This is true even when the “innovations” in question are actually a century or more old, such as today’s very popular semi-automatic rifles. This fact always makes the SHOT Show, which is …
VA: OUTLAWED? AR-15 BAN IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW!
Dear friend, Last week, the Virginia House of Delegates voted on party lines to pass HB 2. As I have told you before, this bill is one of the worst so-called “assault weapon” ban bills in the country. In fact, GOA has a full breakdown of the bill here. Buy All-American! …
How To Solve Mistakes You Are Likely Making In Your Draw
Are you struggling with your draw? Often, the draw is one of the first gun handling skills that people start to train for, after they start having some success with their shooting fundamentals. Not only is the draw a potential life-saving skill, it is a fun and rewarding skill to …
Appeals Process Formalized For Certain National Firearms Act Applicants
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) implemented an updated, formalized appeals process for certain National Firearms Act (NFA) applicants this month. The agreement between BATFE and the FBI, which was signed in October, allows individuals to use administrative appeals processes …
The Armed Citizen® Feb. 5, 2024
Armed Citizen® Today A 21-year-old suspect is currently facing attempted murder charges and another is being hunted by police after the two men attempted to rob a family in the parking lot of the Denver Museum of Science and Nature, only to be foiled by the family’s handgun-equipped father. According …
Reactionary Zones Part 4: The Closest Distance
I am so excited to write about The Complete Combatant’s last Reactionary Zone called, “No” time to react, act and respond or the “No Choice” Zone. In the past three months; Shooting Illustrated has published three articles focusing on the idea of The Complete Combatant’s Four Reactionary Zones. Part 1 focused on the “Most” …
Are These Cartridges About To Go Obsolete?
It’s hard to explain why some rounds thrive while others fade away. While all of these rounds can still be purchased from Underwood Ammo, they’re nearly impossible to find on most gun-store shelves. I think it’s somewhat ironic that the most popular pistol cartridges for self-defense have been with us for …
First Look: Magpul DAKA Large Utility Organizer
The DAKA Large Utility Organizer joins Magpul’s growing DAKA line of organizational solutions. Made from the same rugged DAKA material as the pouches, the organizer includes a variety of internal compartments to help you organize, store and transport your important stuff. The DAKA Large Utility Organizer is the super-size version of …
Alternative Ammo: .375 Ruger vs .375 H&H
Wildcats are cool. My great grandpa and grandpa built their own wildcat-chambered rifle in the late 1980s. Built on a modified 1909 Argentine Mauser, the gun could fire a cartridge based on the .300 Winchester Magnum. The two of them were quite the ballistics wizards; realizing a .300 Win. Mag. cartridge …
Re-Imagined Classic: The Kimber KDS9c
Kimber, known for its M1911-style pistols among its catalog of arms, is today one of the country’s prominent handgun manufacturers. But it wasn’t always that way. The then-riflemaker made a bold move in the mid-1990s to bring to market a factory M1911 pistol with many of the features that, before …