Article first appeared at American Rifleman. There is no doubt that KRISS USA is up to some interesting things. For example, the Vector Gen II CRB is a pistol-caliber carbine in the company’s line that is built around KRISS’ rather unique operating system. As a non-NFA firearm, this 16” carbine …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. We have had the .40 S&W cartridge since 1990, roughly a quarter century of active service. Much of that service was in law enforcement, but many civilian handgunners have also cheerfully climbed aboard the medium-bore bandwagon. When it’s evaluated on the basis of actual …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. Last Friday marked the final day for California Governor Jerry Brown (D) to sign legislation. The good news is that Brown vetoed some anti-gun bills. The bad news—and there’s a lot more of it—is that in this election year, Sacramento politicians who wanted …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. Is questioning the effectiveness of gun control a symptom of psychological problems? If you dare to contradict your state’s anti-gun, anti-self-defense liberal orthodoxy, should you be interrogated by police? And if you express a political viewpoint at odds with the powers that be …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. “Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.” –Ayn Rand Many gun-rights advocates will tell you they have become …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. You might think the fact that more than 40 people were shot in Chicago this past weekend would get some headlines around the country. You’d be wrong. Once again, the media is treating the hellacious violence in Chicago as an afterthought. The fact …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. In response to a Democratic presidential debate question on Oct. 13, 2015, Hillary Clinton put the 5 million members of the NRA at the top of the list of enemies she is most proud of. This is unprecedented: On national television, a candidate …

Isoroku Yamamoto was the fleet admiral of the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II and was reportedly quoted as saying that you cannot invade the mainland of the United States because “there would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.” It is true that Americans own some 265 million guns …

Every time there is a shooting in a public area, there begins this call for gun control. People instinctively turn to the weapon rather than the person. They blame the gun rather than the shooter. This is undoubtedly going to be the case in the latest shooting in Washington State. …

After three armed intruders invaded a home in Gwinnett, Georgia, a woman inside the home defended herself with a gun. Now, one of the intruders is dead. The armed woman can be seen rushing from her bedroom to fire all her bullets at the armed intruders after they kicked in …