Kimber America: From Rifles To 1911s & More
Kimber America is renowned for fine firearms with performance to match. Its meticulous 1911s are among the best available today, but the firm didn’t begin with pistols. The company started in 1979 with rimfire rifles crafted by owner Jack Warne and his son, Greg. Kimber of Oregon, as it was called at the …
Gun Sales Surge In Eastern Europe
“Gun buyers have been flocking to Lithuania’s stores since the start of the war in Ukraine, with sales increasing up to eight times and applications for gun licenses doubling,” according to a March 2 EuroNews report. “Some stores have reported selling as many handguns in a week as during the preceding …
Congress Passes FY22 Appropriations Package with VAWA Reauthorization
Today, President Biden signed the Fiscal Year 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act into law, a nearly 3000-page bill that funds all government programs. Included in the large bill was a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). VAWA is a law that focuses on, among others, domestic violence and sexual …
NRA-ILA Files Friend of the Court Brief in Key Concealed Carry Case
Today, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief in a case pending before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals concerning how the police may respond when presented with a concealed carry permit. This case began when a Connecticut police officer approached a man who pulled over …
Trigger Interactive Target System
Every year at the NSSF SHOT Show I have a little game plan that always bears fruit, with this year being no different. On the first day, while everybody is ogling over the big guys in the main room upstairs, I sneak away to the basement to be with my …
First Look: UTAS UT9-M 9mm Pistol
New from UTAS is the UT9-M, a semi-automatic pistol that is chambered in 9 mm. The pistol has a 6-inch barrel and upper receiver that is topped with a full length section of Picatinny rail for mounting optics or other accessories. The controls of the pistol will be immediately familiar to anyone …
First Look: Hornady Security Fireproof Keypad Safe
The new Hornady Security Fireproof Keypad Safe is designed for homeowners who own more than one or two handguns but don’t have the room for a full-sized gun safe. The Fireproof Keypad Safe provides the robust security and flexible storage for firearms, documents or other essential items from theft, misuse and fire …
Review: Taurus 1911 Officer
Taurus took the U.S. M1911 market by the horns, so to speak, when it introduced its PT1911 in 2005, with the company’s products quickly setting the standard for affordable, imported M1911s with high-end features. For the first decade of production, Taurus stuck with full-size “Government Model” M1911s before expanding its lineup …
TSA finds firearm in anti-gun California lawmaker’s luggage
According to several media reports, on March 3 California Assemblyman Jim Cooper (D-09) was traveling through a security checkpoint at Sacramento International Airport when the Transportation Security Administration found a loaded gun in his baggage. The Sacramento Bee reported that the firearm was detected by an X-ray screening machine in what was …
Recent ATF Action Shows Need for Suppressor Reform
As we reported last week, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) denied approximately 850 Form 1 applications for prospective makers of suppressors on February 28. These denials were apparently made due to a change in ATF policy regarding certain devices that ATF claims are in reality suppressor “parts …