Article first appeared at Guns in the News. Pennsylvania’s Uniform Firearms Act (UFA), section 6120(a), directs that “[n]o county, municipality or township may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of firearms . . . .” 18 Pa. C.S. § 6120(a). The UFA rests on the …

Article first appeared at Guns in the News. On Monday, Barack Obama’s Social Security Administration (SSA) issued the final version of a rule that will doom tens of thousands of law-abiding (and vulnerable) disability insurance and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients to a loss of Second Amendment rights under the guise of re-characterizing them as “mental defectives.” …

The window is closing on freedom in the Golden State, as liberal government leaders and increasingly bureaucratic laws are being used to strip away the rights of the people. Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a slew of new laws, seen by many as unconstitutional, that will make it incrementally more …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) have pre-filed a measure aimed at reducing the current License To Carry (LTC) fees in the Lone Star State, identifying it as a priority bill for the upcoming 85th general session. “Texas has one of …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Experience has taught us that getting a good rest when shooting gives the rifleman an incredible advantage and using a bipod in the prone position is high on our list of comfortable and stable support positions. Bipods, however, come in many sizes and configurations …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. Facing a criminal is terrifying for anyone, but especially so when one’s children are present. Perhaps scariest of all, however, is the case of expectant mothers: The common protective measures of putting the child in a locked room or telling him or her to …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. With his time in office quickly winding down, President Barack Obama gave America’s law-abiding gun owners one last poke in the eye on Friday by sending the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to the U.S. Senate for consideration. We’ve been reporting on the Arms …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. What a difference a month makes. No sooner was the ink dry on Nevada’s new law requiring supposedly “universal” background checks for lawful firearm transfers, than the anti-gunners came out and demanded another new law in the Silver State. Buy All-American! Bring health and …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. We told you last week about how many in the so-called “mainstream” media seemed to be putting forth a coordinated effort to turn gun owners against President-elect Donald Trump. USA Today posted a story last Wednesday with the headline, “Trump’s Win May Blast Gun …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. The firearm, the safe, the training—it’s the holy trinity of gun ownership. Across our Second Amendment-loving community, there exists a general consensus that these three elements shall not be separated. I learned this the day I was given my first gun, and have abided …