Pennsylvania: Constitutional Carry Advances in the Keystone State
Pennsylvania’s effort to join 21 other states with Constitutional Carry advanced as the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chaired by Senator Lisa Baker, voted to move Senate Bill 565 to the Senate floor for consideration. Constitutional carry legislation isn’t for criminals, it simply puts law-abiding citizens who are otherwise legally able to …
BIDEN’S ATTACK ON GUN DEALERS IS EXTREMELY TWO-FACED
Springfield, VA – Gun Owners of America (GOA) Senior Vice President Erich Pratt released the following statement as President Joe Biden announced a so-called “zero tolerance” policy on gun dealers: It is the height of hypocrisy for Joe Biden to demonize guns, gun dealers and gun owners. For the past …
GOA SAYS ‘CODDLING CRIMINALS’ AND DEFUNDING POLICE CAUSED CRIME SPIKE
President Joe Biden’s effort today to blame guns for the spike in violent crimes doesn’t pass the smell test, according to Second Amendment advocates who instead blame police defunding and criminal “coddling.” Just hours before the president readies the release of a rehash of anti-gun efforts, industry supporters are pointing to …
I Have This Old Gun: U.S. Model 1898 Krag–Jørgensen
At the closing decades of the 19th Century, small arms technology had evolved greatly from the flint and ball era it started with to self-contained cartridges and repeating actions. Several advancements, including bolt-action designs, smaller-caliber bullets, smokeless propellant and multi-round magazines, became the new hallmark of cutting-edge military service rifles …
Best Seller: Citadel Boss25
Semi-automatic shotguns with a profile and function that closely resemble that of an AR-15 are in high demand. Now that modern sporting rifles hold the “America’s favorite rifle” title, it makes perfect sense. Muscle memory polished behind that .223 Rem. at the range is identical when shouldering the shotgun—a potentially …
The Keefe Report: The AR-15’s Multi-Caliber Evolution
Of Hornady’s new 6 mm ARC—which stands for Advanced Rifle Cartridge—Field Editor Jeff Johnston wrote, “[D]o I think the 6 mm ARC is the end-all cartridge? No … I do, however, think it’s the best all-around cartridge for the AR to date; better than the .223 Rem., 6.5 mm Grendel, 6.8 …
Davidson’s Announces Trio of Pietta Exclusives
Davidson’s has teamed with Pietta Italia to create three new Exclusive offerings. Following on the success of Davidson’s Exclusive single-action 1873 revolvers, made available in June of 2020, Davidson’s now offers two more variants of the 1873 Western. These new Davidson’s Exclusives are convertible models, each coming with two cylinders—one chambered in .45 …
Cheap vs. Expensive Hunting Rifles: Which is Right for You?
Recently I had a conversation with a young hunting enthusiast. I posed a question to him; “If you were capable of paying for either, would you choose to purchase a hunting rifle costing a few hundred dollars, or a hunting rifle that cost a few thousand dollars?” His answer? “I’d buy the …
What’s the Advantage of a Carbon Fiber Barrel?
The annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas is one of the hottest places to catch up on the latest firearm trends, and the big news in 2020 was carbon fiber barrels. It seemed that every rifle manufacturer was in a race to add new carbon fiber models to their existing …
Early American Militias: The Forgotten History of Freedmen Militias from 1776 until the Civil War
The United States militia is enshrined in the Second Amendment of the Constitution. And while the militia movement of today is widely known, its history – and the history of independent Constitutional militias stretching back to the dawn of the republic – is far less well known. Why does this matter nowadays? Because …