As the political climate heats up surrounding gun control and legislation, more Americans are buying firearms today than six years ago. In the past twenty years, gun ownership has risen slightly among women and Hispanics while it has decreased among men. Report Highlights: Gun ownership in America increased 28% from …

Report Highlights: There have been 2,646 school shooting incidents in the U.S. since 1966. Of those, 2,205 (94%) occurred after the 1990 School Zone Safety Act (Amended in 1995). There are 1,325 total State Gun Laws per this 2022 report. The Federal government has been enacting Federal Firearm regulations since …

We’ve all read the headlines, “Guns are the number one killer of kids in America.”  Unfortunately, that headline is grossly misleading. To better understand children and firearms, we must first understand the definitions of adolescents and exactly what gun violence is. Looking at data with clearly defined terminology is the …

Grading Methodology for a Candidate’s Second Amendment Stance Illinois’ candidates are graded based on their previous 2A voting records, public statements on their constituents owning firearms, and their willingness to focus on 2A issues. Given our research on these criteria, we’ve assigned the following grades to those running for office: …

The firearm and ammunition industry’s commitment to secure firearm storage and safe firearm handling is – again – proving its effectiveness. The National Safety Council’s report on preventable injury and fatality statistics shows that firearm-related deaths were at the third lowest on record for 2022, the most recent year for which data …

I’ve had several experiences during the past few months that have impacted my ideas about shotguns. One was the research and shooting tests involved in firing more than two dozen shotguns while writing “The Preppers Guide to Shotguns” for Skyhorse Publishing. Another was seeing my oldest granddaughter embrace the shooting sports. At …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, fully supports the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “Engaged in the Business” Final Rule. The CRA was introduced and led by U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and was …

If you were to ask me what I thought were the two most popular cartridges for use on an African dangerous game, I’d have to say it would be the .375 Holland & Holland Magnum and the .416 Rigby. I get a good number of phone calls and emails each month from a …

C&H Precision has just launched the C&H LPVO, a new 2-12x24mm riflescope with a modern first-focal plane illuminated reticle, MRAD click values, adjustable parallax and a 30mm maintube diameter. Additional features include six different illumination levels powered by a single CR2032 battery, shockproof construction, locking turrets and an IPX7 waterproof rating, …

Scalarworks developed its Leap line of quick-detach optic mounts to be among the lightest yet strongest such products on the market—choosing to mill each unit from a billet of 7075-T6 aluminum—and the series includes more than a dozen variants, each of which is compatible with a different popular scope/red-dot mounting …