25-Foot-Tall Daisy Red Ryder BB Gun Created for Museum
A 25-foot-tall replica of a Daisy BB Gun now adorns the Daisy Airgun Museum in Rogers, Ark., offering a unique tourism opportunity for families beginning to emerge from pandemic lockdowns. A size comparison to the actual Daisy BB Gun What is likely the world’s tallest BB gun is made of aluminum and …
Schumer Vows Senate Will Vote on Gun-Control Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) vowed that the Senate would take up a vote on proposed anti-gun legislation that the U.S. House of Representatives passed. “H.R. 8 will be on the floor of the Senate, and we will see where everybody stands. No more hopes and prayers, thoughts and prayers. …
Kansas: Committee Passes Gun Safety Education Bill
Today, the House Committee passed a Substitute for House Bill 2089 to empower the state Board of Education to make gun safety education available to K-12 students. It will now go to the House floor for further consideration. Please contact your state representative and ask them to SUPPORT Substitute House Bill …
The ‘Trench Gun’ in World War I
This article, “Give Us More Shotguns!,” appeared originally in the May 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. The Great War was notable for the carnage that resulted when 19th-century military tactics were pitted against 20th-century infantry arms—such as machine guns, poison …
Virginia: Gov. Northam Signs Concealed Carry Training Bill, Effective Immediately
Today, Governor Ralph Northam signed House Bill 2310. The measure allows individuals who completed online firearms training prior to January 1st, 2021, but were prohibited from appearing in person at their circuit court clerk’s office due to COVID restrictions, to apply for a concealed handgun permit through April 30th, 2021. This bill went into …
IF PRESIDENT BIDEN IS IN CHARGE, WHY WOULD AMERICA NEED A GUN CZAR?
Congress is lining up behind billionaire-backed gun control groups demanding that President Joe Biden appoint a gun control czar to dictate to America just who, when, how and how much gun rights they can actually exercise. It begs a question, though. Isn’t President Biden supposed to be in charge? If …
The Biden Administration’s Backdoor Attack on Hunters
In the midst of all the executive orders and fast-moving gun-control legislation in Congress, some might be missing out on the fact that President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior—Rep. Debra Haaland—could be a disaster for hunters. A former chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party, Haaland has only been …
How to Master True Concealment with Everyday Carry
As more and more private citizens choose to arm themselves, many will be faced with new problems—problems they had not anticipated, nor could anyone for that matter. The simple fact they have chosen to arm themselves can bring consternation down upon them. It can reach deep into their lives, to …
On the Road Again? Get the 2021 Traveler’s Guide to the Firearms Laws of the Fifty States
It’s wise for gun owners to have the most-current version of the Traveler’s Guide to Firearm Laws of the Fifty States by J. Scott Kappas in their vehicles. You can always check the most-current gun laws on the NRA-ILA website, of course; however, though the internet is readily available for most of us …
Colorado: Senate Passes Bill to Further Victimize Gun Owners
Yesterday, the Senate passed Senate Bill 78. This bill does nothing to prevent crime and instead targets law-abiding gun owners, possibly already suffering from the acts of criminals. It now goes to the House for further consideration. Please contact your state representative and ask them to OPPOSE SB 78. Senate Bill …