Flashlight IP Rating & Performance: What Does It Mean For You?
The southwest’s flooding, power outages and tragedies are painful reminders that Mother Nature can unleash her fury at any moment. The hurricane season is napping, although the notice will be short when it awakens, If your gear isn’t rated to weather that storm, there’s more trouble on the horizon. A …
Don’t Believe Anti-Gun Lies About Armed Self-Defense
Most America’s 1st Freedom readers are well aware that anti-gun politicians, gun-ban advocates, and the so-called “mainstream” media tend to play fast and loose with the facts. One specific area where they tend to flat out lie is in the frequency of armed self-defense episodes by law-abiding Americans. “People very rarely use guns …
Thoughts on Home Invasions
We see a lot of articles concerning how to best deal with home invasions. Essentially, they boil down to keeping your doors locked with good locks, staying alert, and having a defensive firearm close at hand. However, I would suggest that the most dangerous are the ones that occur after …
The Armed Citizen® Sept. 2, 2022
Armed Citizen® Today A man in Tuscaloosa, Ala., defended himself and his girlfriend when they were allegedly confronted by an enraged motorist on May 26, 2022. The man had just pulled his vehicle into a parking lot, when another vehicle pursued him. The driver of the other vehicle, a Tuscaloosa …
First Look: SIG Sauer P-365X Macro Pistol
SIG Sauer has just released the latest variant of their popular line of SIG P-365 semi automatic striker fired polymer framed handguns, the SIG P-365X Macro. This new pistol is a slim and compact 9mm striker fired handgun with “full size” 17+1 round capacity. Until this P-365X Macro’s release, a 9mm …
I Carry: Smith & Wesson CSX Pistol in a Safariland Holster
Firearm: Smith & Wesson CSX (MSRP: $609) Smith & Wesson’s CSX, new for 2022, stands out as one of the truly interesting pistols released at SHOT Show in January. Rather than a polymer frame, it’s aluminum, certainly bucking the trend of most new pistols. Rather than striker-fired, it’s a single-action-only, …
French Enfields: The Navy Arms No. 4s
Early on a Sunday morning in June, a tractor-trailer backed into the rear parking lot of the Navy Arms warehouse north of Martinsburg, W.V. Inside the truck’s shipping container were four huge wooden crates containing a long-forgotten batch of British No. 4 Lee-Enfield rifles with a unique history. Two green, military-style chests, …
Stoeger STR-9C Optic Ready
The Stoeger Industries STR-9 line of striker-fired pistols offers a value-packed option for handgunners who want a well-built pistol for an affordable price. The compact model is sized appropriately for concealment while providing features that contribute to a positive user experience. Watch the video above to see Stoeger’s optic-ready STR9C on the range with …
Joe Biden’s Attack On Patriots Should Have Perked Up Your Ears (Video)
Joe Biden’s recent attack on the Second Amendment and patriotic Americans should have opened their eyes to why, now more than ever, the militia is needed and why the infringement in the minutest detail of our rights is the empowering of tyrants. I’ll show you these things and more in …
FEDERAL JUDGE FINDS NEW YORK’S NEW CONCEALED CARRY LAW TO BE PATENTLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL, BUT ALLOWS IT TO TAKE EFFECT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2022 Washington, D.C. – Late yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, Chief Judge Glenn T. Suddaby issued an opinion and order denying GOA’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the State of New York’s poorly named “Concealed Carry Improvement Act.” …
