South Carolina: House Subcommittee Advances Constitutional Carry
Today, the House Judiciary Subcommittee voted to advance House Bill 3594, the constitutional carry bill. HB 3594 recognizes the right of law-abiding adults to carry a firearm for self-defense without having to first pay fees or obtain government permission, while also increasing penalties for criminals caught with firearms. HB 3594 is …
Florida: Subcommittee Advances Constitutional Carry
Yesterday, the Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee voted to advance House Bill 543, the constitutional carry bill. It is now assigned to the Judiciary Committee, which will soon schedule it for a hearing. This puts Florida one step closer to becoming the 26th constitutional carry state. Please contact committee …
New Mexico: Extreme Gun Control Moving in Santa Fe: Gun Owner Liability, Semi-Auto Ban, Magazine Limits, Waiting Periods & NFA Bans
The New Mexico House of Representatives will vote any day now on House Bill 9 by Rep. Pamela Herndon (D-ABQ), a bill that creates back-door storage requirements by imposing criminal penalties on gun owners if a third-party minor accesses and displays, brandishes or injures someone with their firearm. It is important that you keep contacting your State Representatives …
Oregon’s New Gun-Control Law is Unconstitutional
The restoration of Americans’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms has been one of the great political success stories of the last 30 years. Occasionally, however, we still see regressions, and, in November, voters in the state of Oregon delivered one of the most-egregious examples of a backwards step …
Brandon Maddox Explains What’s Up With Suppressors
When we run into an entrenched, bureaucratic problem, such as how to purchase a suppressor, the easiest way out it is to find someone who has been through the maze. Even better is to find someone who has made it his mission to guide you through. When it comes to …
New: Walker’s Disrupter Earbuds
The new Disrupter electronic earbuds announced by Walker’s last month at SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas, Nev., protect hearing by canceling dangerous noises, as well as provide high-quality audio for desired environmental sounds or via Bluetooth from a smartphone or tablet. For sound management, the Disrupter has four key …
Shrink Your Cone
Professional 3 division Grandmaster shooter and firearms instructor Travis McCamish uses the term “shrink your cone” in his pistol classes to describe what’s needed to better your round placement control and your overall handgun shooting skills. What he’s referring to is the measurable pattern of multiple rounds placement on target …
First Look: Dead Air Mojave 9 Suppressor
Dead Air Silencers, based in Heber City, UT, is releasing the new Mojave 9 Suppressor. “Having been given the opportunity to design the 9mm suppressor we call the Mojave 9, I really wanted to wow our customers and give them something they have never seen before,” says Mike Smith, a …
Aging Eyes and Rifle Marksmanship
Like hearing, hair and good knees, we take eyesight for granted right up until it begins to wane. I speak from experience on each of those points. I used to swear that I had eagle eyes. Then, in my late 30s, mild headaches led to an eye exam, revealing that …
James Purdey & Sons: Gunmaker To The Royals
At the age of 14, James Purdey began an apprenticeship under his gun-making brother-in-law. For the next seven years he learned the craft, mastered the skills and by 1805 landed a job with a gunsmith renowned in England as the “King of Gunmakers,” Joseph Manton. For the next seven years, he came …