ATF DIRECTOR: FIREARM INDUSTRY PROGRAMS WORK TO REDUCE CRIME, FIREARM ACCIDENTS
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Steven Dettelbach spoke at length with The Washington Post about his responsibilities at the helm of the federal agency charged with overseeing the firearm industry. The Post is unabashedly antigun and pushes gun control propaganda whenever possible. During the discussion, however, Dettelbach took the opportunity to highlight …
NEW YORK COURT RULES DUE PROCESS MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR ‘RED FLAG’ ORDERS
A New York court affirmed that Due Process rights must be taken into consideration when enforcing so-called “red flag” laws and vacated New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive order for enforcing Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) or “red flag” orders. That is consistent with what NSSF has said from the beginning about …
LESS COMMON FIREARM SALES: DO YOU KNOW THESE FFL COMPLIANCE RULES?
Scenario #1: A customer enters your store and says he is visiting from a neighboring state. He saw that you advertised a particular shotgun and he would like to purchase one. The laws in your state allow you to sell a shotgun to anyone over 18; he is 20. Can you …
The Armed Citizen® April 7, 2023
At around 5 a.m. on Jan. 18, a man came into a gas station in Avondale, Ariz., with his face covered, mumbled something about “rob” and “money,” and then pointed a gun at the clerk and at a customer. However, when the suspect became distracted by another customer, the clerk …
First Look: Galco Parabellum 2.0 Shoulder Holster
Galco Holsters is unveiling the new Galco Parabellum 2.0 Shoulder Holster system which features design cues from the original Parabellum holster, with a 21st century update. The Galco Holsters Parabellum 2.0 uses a hybrid construction that combines kydex materials with top grain leather and premium center cut steerhide as well as a …
I Carry: Ruger-5.7 Pistol with a Riton Red Dot in an Alien Gear Holster
Pistol: Ruger/Davidson’s Ruger-5.7 (MSRP: $959) When it comes to the long, interesting tale of the 5.7×28 mm cartridge, there’s a player in the game you might not have expected: Ruger. While FN introduced the cartridge as a PDW-based round in the 1990s, first for the P90, then the civilian-legal PS90, it …
Gun Of The Week: Marlin 1895 Trapper
This week, on the range, the American Rifleman staff had a chance to shoot Marlin’s new 1895 Trapper, a short, handy version of the company’s longer SBL model, and like the first of the Ruger-made Marlins, this one performed admirably on the range. Watch our Gun Of The Week video above to see it in …
Ben Dorr “Minnesota Gun Rights” Joins Bradlee Dean LIVE (Video)
“So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.” -1 Samuel 13:22 We all know that …
Charter Arms .44 S&W Spl. Bulldog: The ‘Wrong’ Revolver For The Right Reasons
Not too long ago, I was reading a post in an online forum in which a participant shared a description and photo of his preferred trail gun, a snub-nose, five-shot revolver chambered in .44 S&W Spl. It had a mixed-metals construction to reduce its weight, a surprisingly compact grip for …
Idaho: Gov. Little Signs Gun Owner Credit Card Privacy Bill
Yesterday, Governor Brad Little signed the NRA-backed House Bill 295, to prohibit payment processors from requiring the use of a firearms-specific MCC to distinguish purchases at a firearms retailer from a general merchandise retailer or a sporting goods retailer, and to prohibit the misuse of payment card processing systems to surveil, report, or disclose these legal transactions. NRA …