It was March 1986, and I had just arrived in Paris for the first time in my life. With a few other students from my study-abroad program, I rode the Metro to the landmark where our Paris experience would begin: Place De La Concorde. But, as we all climbed up …

Owing to its modular design, the adaptability of the modern sporting rifle (MSR) is unparalleled; in fact, it’s the only platform with which the highly subjective term “perfection” can be quickly, easily and affordably achieved for a large (and growing) segment of the shooting public. Given the quantity of both …

Heckler & Koch (H&K) is well-known for making high-quality pistols, including the P30. Introduced in 2011, it was a well-received, polymer duty handgun that was also appropriate for civilian needs. Many of the H&K faithful, however, clamored for a subcompact model better-suited for concealed carry. Now, the company has responded …

In this column, A1F Daily trains its watchdog eye on The Trace, Michael Bloomberg’s new anti-“gun news” site.  The Trace has failed its college exam. In a feature titled, “The Numbers on Arming College Students Show Risks Outweigh Benefits,” Trace authors Evan DeFilippis and Devin Hughes earned failing grades in …

Sixty-seven-year-old Harvey Lembo of Rockland, Maine, is disabled and relies on a motorized wheelchair to get around. His helplessness, coupled with the stash of prescription drugs that he needs to get through the day, has made him an attractive target for criminals: In six years he has been robbed six …

As promised, Hussein Obama has come out and declared that he will have “sustained attention” to gun control in his last year in office. In a November 17th GQ magazine interview, the Marxist gun grabber said that he would be making it a priority to attack the Second Amendment with …

In 1897 a 28-year-old lieutenant of the artillery in the Japanese Imperial Army—one Kijirõ Nambu—had been assigned to work with noted Japanese firearms designer Nariakira Arisaka on what was to become the Type 30 rifle. Soon the young Nambu would be promoted to major and tasked with developing a semi-automatic …

The Chicago media launched a witch hunt after there were no charges leveled on the law-abiding citizen in Chicago—with one of those relatively new carry permits for Illinois—who killed an armed robber as he pointed a gun at store employees on Halloween. How’s this for a Chicago Tribune headline? “Customer …

Sooner or later, we all have to buy a gift for that shooter who either seems to own everything they want or they’re so picky that they have a closet full of presents collecting dust. The next time you’re facing that dilemma, you might find something special at Bullet Bouquets.  …

1. “Every Marine a Rifleman” is an axiom that represents the willingness and ability of every Marine to engage the enemy in direct combat. To Marines, marksmanship matters. But the infantry units of the United States Marine Corps are getting a new rifle. And it’s not really a rifle, it’s a …