This article appeared originally as “Achieving Fusion” in the November 2005 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. For years, scientists have been chasing the Holy Grail of energy independence by attempting to create cold fusion. They say it will change …

Made in America, the new Battleworn limited-edition eyewear collection from GATORZ is designed for patriots. Inspired by the Star-Spangled Banner, GATORZ Eyewear has taken two of its most popular protective frame options, the Specter and the Magnum, and laser-engraved 15 stars and stripes on the side of the frames, creating …

The Blakeslee cartridge box (above) was tailor-made for reloads of the seven-shot’s rimfire cartridges. Christopher Spencer is seen here at around age 27, after he had completed work on his masterpiece. Mid-nineteenth century America was an age of inventors, and compulsive tinkerer Christopher Miner Spencer was one of its most …

Now in their 20th year, the Golden Bullseye Awards are chosen annually to recognize the firearm industry’s best new offerings. Here is this year’s winner as selected by the editors of “The World’s Oldest And Largest Firearm Authority.” A 56-oz., 15″-long pistol chambered in 5.7×28 mm FN that feeds from …

It’s more likely than not that American gun owners have at least one firearm bearing a famous name from the industry giants of the 19th century. Samuel Colt, Oliver Winchester, Eliphalet Remington, Horace Smith, Daniel Wesson. Today their names live on in the form of iconic designs, whether they’re family heirlooms or …

On June 2, President Joe Biden gave a speech in which he demanded that Congress enact a gun ban and other severe gun control measures that he has supported throughout his political career. Among the policies Biden listed was the criminalization of private firearm transfers – sometimes inaccurately termed “universal background checks.” Biden commanded, “We should expand …

Fairfax, Va. – The NRA released the following statement following the announcement of a bipartisan agreement in the Senate: The NRA is committed to real solutions to help stop violence in our communities. We encourage our elected officials to provide more resources to secure our schools, fix to our severely broken …

On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is planning to advance legislation that will utilize an old but creative scheme to ban guns.  Gov. Phil Murphy and anti-gun politicians in Trenton realize they don’t have to pass a law to ban guns if they simply sue the people who make guns …

A recent report from the NRA Institute of Legislative Action (ILA) chronicles how the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is working hand-in-hand with anti-gun researchers to form recommendations that could have dire consequences for America’s law-abiding gun owners. On May 17, the ATF released the initial “National Firearms Commerce and Traffic …

Over the past four decades, Shooting Sports USA, the NRA’s competitive-shooting journal, has been on the firing line bringing news, match results and more to our readers. Since its beginning in 1988 as a print magazine offered for $10 a year to non-classified shooters to replace NRA’s Tournament News, Shooting Sports USA has evolved …