Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – It is interesting to see the impact of market forces and legislation on handgun design. It seems single-stack pistols—those with cartridges one on top of the other in their magazines—are the hot, new thing … again. Back in the 1980s, firearm manufacturers were introducing …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Any fair-minded analysis reveals that the roughly 13.5 million concealed-carry permit holders in the United States make astonishingly few mistakes with their firearms. Serious mistakes, where actual injuries occur, are rarer still. Despite literal decades of media hysteria—“People will be shooting each other in …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – I began lobbying for the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) in late 1999. I was inspired to get directly into the fight for freedom after the tragic events of Columbine led to widespread calls to disarm citizens like me who had …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – As law-abiding gun owners, we are accustomed to being attacked from many different directions by those who dislike the Second Amendment—and who dislike us for practicing our right to keep and bear arms. One good example is the way anti-gunners lump many different kinds …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – While Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ win over former front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on Tuesday piqued the interest of many, it makes not a whit of difference to America’s law-abiding gun owners. Sure, it was surprising that the 74-year-old socialist beat Clinton …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – So The New York Times broke the story this way: “Breaking News: Facebook is banning gun sales on its network, which had become a way for private dealers to elude background checks.” This choice of words is so pregnant with anti-gun political calculation that …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – The recent ruling by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals striking down Maryland’s so-called “assault weapons” ban is a game-changer for our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. And the ruling’s reverberations should drive gun owners throughout the country to the ballot …

There are many things that we see in the younger generation that makes us concerned for the future of the united States. However, there are also many things that we see in the younger generation that give us hope that many will have courage when it is time to take …

Due to living in a hostile, anti-Christian environment with Indians who did not know the Lord, the New England Puritans thought it best to come to services armed in order to protect their fellow Christians from attack.

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – As we have reported several times in the past (including here and here), the Veterans Administration (VA) has been reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the identities of its beneficiaries who have been assigned a “fiduciary” to manage their benefits. …