Virginia Gov. Northam Wants Millions in Tax Money to Ban Guns and Jail Gun Owners!
In recent weeks NRA-ILA informed Virginia gun owners about gun control funding included in the state budget bill. The budget legislation, HB30, included a $250,000 appropriation to the Corrections Special Reserve Fund in order to provide for the “increase in the operating cost of adult correctional facilities resulting from the …
Forget Gun Free Zones, Virginia Gun Controllers Want Ammunition Free Zones
There is no such thing as a gun free zone. A person intent on criminal violence will not be deterred from bringing a gun to a location because of a “no guns” sign or an anti-gun statute. The only consequence of such measures is to ensure law-abiding citizens are disarmed …
Bloomberg Dismisses Texas Hero, Insists It Wasn’t His “Job” to Have a Gun or Decide to Shoot
Jack Wilson – a 71-year-old congregant of the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Tex. – is a hero to most Americans. When a deranged man savagely murdered two of Mr. Wilson’s fellow worshippers during a service at the church on Dec. 30, Wilson took swift action. He …
New Hampshire: 2020 Legislative Session to Convene with Firearm Seizure Bill
On January 8th, the New Hampshire General Court will begin the 2020 legislative session. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on several retained bills, including House Bill 687, which would take away the constitutional rights of individuals without due process. Please contact your Representative and urge them to OPPOSE HB 687. Click …
Crime in Virginia is Falling – Governor Focuses on Making You a Felon
Disgraced Governor Ralph Northam and his anti-gun allies in the newly elected legislature have made it clear they are hell-bent on enacting gun control. They want to take your guns and they want taxpayers to fund it. They’ve seen the same research that has shown that gun control doesn’t work. …
Charles Parker: The Forgotten History of Parker Brothers & its Legacy of Collectible Shotguns
Charles Parker is one of those quintessential “American Dream” stories whose business success was forged during the War Between the States and America’s subsequent western expansion. It’s a rags-to-riches tale that combined ingenuity, hard work, and determination to create a multi-generational, family-owned business known for both introducing small-bore shotguns and …
2020 Handgun of the Year: Mossberg MC1sc
Every year, Shooting Illustrated staff members gather to review the firearms, optics, gear and ammunition launched in the past year. Out of this group, they choose the best of each category, which become the recipients of the next year’s Golden Bullseye awards. For 2020, SI staffers chose the Mossberg MC1sc as the Handgun of the …
Impact Weapons for Self-Defense: Training & Skill-Building
Prehistoric records may be unavailable, but you can imagine what armed conflict must have been like among earliest humans. We know three things that had to be present at this primordial event: human aggression, extreme violence and the resulting carnage. Although closed fists, knees, elbows, shins, forearms and headbutts serve …
5 Myths About the Home-Defense Shotgun
It’s been said that shotguns are the world’s most versatile small arm, and also its least understood. I happen to think that’s true, and I think it’s the reason for the great number of defensive shotgun tips floating around out there that are just plain lousy. Here are a few …
Women Need to Develop a Concealed-Carry Mindset
“How does concealed-carry training differ for women?” As a firearms trainer at Gunsite Academy, when I was asked this question, the usual topics sprang to mind: Should we adapt our clothing to firearms or is it the other way around? Should we choose handguns that are best suited for us …