In light of the awful tragedy at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas this past Sunday Christians everywhere must enter into a dialog with one another and with their pastors on the issue of self-defense. Ask what are the Christian principles that guide us when developing an operational plan …

At best, one could say that Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was a deeply disturbed individual. At worst, one could say he was an animal, a sociopath whose way of relating to the world and those around him was almost sure to lead to great harm to himself and others …

The left is using the tragedy in Sutherland Springs to demonize the NRA. Personally, I am so sick and tired of these relentless attacks, and I am proud to stand with the NRA, the Gun Owners Of America and every other organization that is working hard to defend our 2nd Amendment …

Conservative pundit Katie Pavlich is tired of leftwing feminists arguing that everything but the 2nd Amendment is a new front on the war for women’s rights. In fact, while many of the battlefields that feminists are currently fighting on have nothing to do with equality or true feminism, the 2nd …

After Vegas, the gun control memes and myths come out. It doesn’t matter how wrong they are, they will echo in the mediasphere and then the talking points will leak into everyday conversations. “Guns are uniquely lethal.”  Last year, a Muslim terrorist with a truck killed 86 people and wounded …

When I opened the box containing the Lieutenant G2 from Urban Carry Holsters, my wife quipped: “Another addition to the drawer of once-used holsters?” As an NRA Instructor teaching weekend pistol classes for the past 10 years, I have acquired several “tools of the trade,” as I explained to my bride. …

The tactical reload is an approach to defensive shooting that’s been debated, studied and instructed for decades, and the idea of using a speed loader or a speed strip is not new. With the development of the first firearms for use in battle or defensive situations, there is no doubt …

The Browning Hi Power is one of the most prolific fighting pistols of all time. I’ve owned several, but for a variety of reasons could never hold on to one very long. Like John Browning’s other, more famous, pistol—the 1911—the Hi Power needs a bit of tweaking from its original configuration to …

Once upon a time, police officers who patrolled our streets carried revolvers on their hips. Guns like the Colt Police Positive and the Smith & Wesson Model 19 were their primary defensive firearm, and they carried .38 Spl. snub-nosed carry revolvers like the Detective Special and J-Frames for backup guns and when they were …

The sport of long-range shooting is always evolving. For many years .30-caliber cartridges dominated. Then along came the 6.5 mm cartridges and they took over, but there is a new contender for the throne with the emergence of the 6mm Creedmoor and other .243-caliber cartridges for long-range work. The only …