First Shots: Stoeger STR-9 Combat X
Stoeger is expanding its STR-9 pistol lineup with the new STR-9 Combat X, a pistol created to exceed the standards for a modern military pistol. The STR-9 Combat X is based on Stoeger’s proven STR-9 polymer-frame striker-fired handgun series and has a distinctive frame design with begins with longer frame that …
Gun Control Laws & Enforcement Trends 2024
Report Highlights The amount of State gun laws nearly doubled between 1991 and 2016 (Source). The first Federal gun control law was passed in the 1934 National Firearms Act, which limited civilians’ access to machine guns, suppressors, short-barreled shotguns, and others (Source). Between 1886 and 2023, the Supreme Court of …
SC: SHOCKING: REPUBLICAN ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY FROM BILL
Dear friend, The South Carolina Senate displayed a fireworks show as several anti-gun amendments were debated and passed late into the night. And the jaws’ of gun owners should be on the floor after what happened. In one of the most shocking moves ever seen in a state capitol, “Republican” …
Judge Enjoins California’s Unconstitutional Ammunition Background Check Law, Again
For a second time, a federal judge has issued an injunction preventing California from enforcing its ammunition background check law, holding that it infringes on the right to keep and bear arms, the Constitution’s Commerce Clause, and is preempted by the Firearm Owners’ Protection Act. California has a very complicated process …
SNL JOKES DE-BANKING IS FICTION, FIREARM INDUSTRY KNOWS JOKE’S ON THEM
The rapid decline of Saturday Night Live was on full display once again as the late-night comedy show keeps demonstrating it has no relevance to real America. Colin Jost’s attempted joke about “de-banking,” and the audience’s full-throated laughter at it, showed both the Weekend Update host doesn’t understand what’s going …
NRA-ILA Files Friend of the Court Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Invalidate ATF’s Bump Stock Rule
NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in the United States Supreme Court urging the court to invalidate ATF’s 2018 rule that classified bump stocks as machine guns. This is the second time NRA-ILA has filed an amicus curiae brief at the Supreme Court in a case challenging this rule, …
Video: NSSF’s Larry Keane Has Something to Say About Joe Biden and the ATF
As more than 50,000 employees of gun-related business gathered in Las Vegas, Nev., for the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s SHOT Show, we sat down with Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for the NSSF. We wanted to discuss the state of the firearms industry; after all, before entering the White House, …
Gun Crime Declined After Constitutional Carry Adoption, Ohio Study Finds
A study commissioned by the Attorney General’s Office of Ohio—published by the Center for Justice Research—identified a significant decline in Ohio’s gun-crime after June 13, 2022, when Constitutional Carry became law. Currently, 27 states recognize constitutional carry, in one form another, and the report’s verifiable statistics may attract others into joining that …
Revisiting The KelTec PMR30 .22 WMR Pistol
The .22 Winchester Magnum Rifle rimfire cartridge, also known as the .22 WMR or .22 Mag, was launched in 1959. Thanks to its larger case capacity, this cartridge can launch a .224-cal. bullet from long guns at velocities nearing 2,000 f.p.s. This makes it faster, harder-hitting and flatter-shooting than the …
Four Great California-Compliant Rifles
California is notorious for some of the strictest firearm regulations in the United States. For Golden State gun owners, finding compliant AR-15s and other modern sporting rifles can be a bit of a challenge. Complying with the state’s stringent laws, manufacturers like Springfield Armory, Smith & Wesson and others have …