Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. On Tuesday, the Washington Post’s fact checkers gave Hillary Clinton “Three Pinocchios” for blaming Vermont’s gun laws, which are like those of most states, for crimes that take place in New York. Clinton’s on-going smear campaign is intended to tarnish the reputation of her competitor …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. If you have a firearm as part of your home-defense plan, one of the challenges you’ll face centers on the storage of that firearm. Obviously, if there are young children in the home or there are any others that shouldn’t have ready access to …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. You can never have too many pockets—or at least that’s what my mother used to tell me. Now, with the ScotteVest Annie Jacket you have all the pockets you could ever need, especially to conceal your firearm. The Annie Jacket features 35 pockets for …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. The new defensive shooter has a vast array of guns, ammo and holsters from which to choose. In fact, that vast assortment of gear may create some confusion when he or she sets out to find what works best. Let’s look at the three …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. The Problem You’re a firearms instructor for a Mid-Atlantic sheriff’s department and you also teach NRA courses for concealed-carry certification. Recently your department transitioned from the Beretta 92 to the Glock G22. Most of your department’s deputies qualified well, although some shot high on the silhouette …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. At Gunsite Academy, the shooting school founded by the late Jeff Cooper, and located in Paulden, AZ, the core pistol classes have always been known as 250, 350 and 499. Cooper felt Gunsite was the place for higher learning in the field of defensive …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. I am lying behind my Knight’s Armament SR-25 on a cold, wet autumn night. Rain-soaked fatigues and fogged optics are minor burdens compared to my other troubles. My sniper buddy crouches low over me, watching the big picture around us through his night-vision goggles while …

I informed readers last week of the Second Amendment march scheduled for this week. Yesterday, nearly two hundred gun owners showed up at the Michigan Capitol for the annual Second Amendment March, celebrating their legal right to carry guns in the open in Michigan. However, on the same day, Michigan …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. The editors of Cosmopolitan magazine are at it again, pushing an anti-gun attitude along with some stale talking points for its audience of young women. You may remember the March edition of the magazine featured a whole section dedicated to the proposition that …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. You’re an associate professor at an idyllic state university, where a majority of the 14,000-plus students are studying engineering, aerospace and business. You teach creative writing because you love language; on your web page, you write, “Poetry is how I make sense of …