Is Our Freedom For Sale?
The old idea, “If you want to understand what’s really going on, follow the money,” certainly holds true when it comes to gun-control groups. The NRA gets its funding from millions of members and supporters who cherish American freedom. In contrast, as you’ll see here, the vast majority of money …
Shooting Straight with John R. Lott
This gun-control activist really didn’t like John R. Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. She got right in Lott’s face and began screaming. The thing is, we were in a congressional building. Lott had just finished testifying to a joint congressional committee. He was standing behind a long …
Washington State Firearm Confiscation Law Found Unconstitutional
Earlier this year, in a ruling of first impression in Washington State, the Kitsap County District Court decided that the state’s compulsory “firearm surrender” laws violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments and the analogous provisions in the state constitution. “In our constitutional system of government, individuals have rights that the …
The Incredible Shrinking Gun Control Message
Throughout the two presidential debates and single vice-presidential debate the moderators did not ask a single question about gun control or the right to keep and bear arms. The dearth of coverage on Second Amendment issues at the debates follows a larger trend. Anti-gun lawmakers up and down the ballot, and even anti-gun …
Was Bloomberg Group Shamed Into Being (Sort of) Honest?
The gun-ban proponents at Everytown, New York Billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s personal anti-gun advocacy apparatus, have finally begun talking about guns in their political ads. In August and September, we pointed out that Everytown seemed rather focused in its political messaging on things like health care, pharmaceuticals, and school funding. An odd collection of …
The ATF & The Honey Badger, Another Ex Post Facto Reaction Like The Bump Stock Ban?
In hour one, I’ll cover the Q Honey Badger pistol and the ATF’s pestering of a company after approving the pistol for sale to now go after it and tack on a $200 tax stamp to it under the unconstitutional National Firearms Act. I’ll also be telling you how you …
5 Reasons to Choose a 10 mm for Self Defense
Introduced in 1983 in the Bren Ten Pistol, the 10 mm was praised by none other than Colonel Jeff Cooper as a superb defensive round. However, excitement about both the 10 mm and the Bren Ten abated when several of these pistols shipped with inoperable magazines or no magazines at all. …
Review: Heritage Rough Rider Rancher Carbine
Heritage Manufacturing, Inc. has made quite an impression on the U.S. shooting market over the last few years with its diverse selection of inexpensive, American-Made Rough Rider .22-cal. single-action revolvers. Essentially a scaled-down take on the famous Single Action Army design, several versions of the Rough Rider rimfire are selling at …
7 Steps to Pocket-Pistol Perfection
Just like any other defensive platform, there are ways to work with or around pocket pistol features in order to make the most of their advantages and minimize their disadvantages. Pocket-size handguns are often criticized for being difficult or uncomfortable to shoot, and many owners and users don’t spend the …
Beretta 92FS: Still a Popular Pistol Option
It’s more affectionately known as the Beretta M9, the semi-automatic 9 mm pistol that the U.S. military officially adopted in 1985. The Army may be close to retiring the entire aging fleet of these handguns, replacing them with a version of the SIG Sauer P320 as deliveries are made, but the trusted Beretta remains …