Two trend lines related to our issue have diverged in a remarkable way that indicates that firearms and the 2nd Amendment are fundamental American mainstays. We’ve covered the string of record-breaking NICS background check numbers since the onset of the pandemic, and July NICS data continues that trend. New data …

Springfield, VA – Gun Owners of America (GOA) is supporting Congressional efforts for a federal investigation into the rogue St. Louis Circuit Attorney for abuse of power and for disregarding Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s Second Amendment-protected right of self-defense. Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX) was joined by 16 Representatives in sending …

A mere 105 yards from my father’s back door is his vegetable garden and the chicken coop; both attract their fair share of pests and predators, and he is on constant alert, guarding them both fervently. Between the squash-slaying woodchucks, the nest-raiding raccoons and the skunks, foxes and coyotes on …

Blackhawk has been designing law enforcement and military equipment for over 20 years, and now it is adding new models of its T-Series Level 2 and Level 3 Duty holsters that are compatible with the SIG Sauer P320 and the Streamlight TLR 7/8 pistol light. The new holsters are designed to follow Blackhawk’s Master …

The biggest drawback to compact pistols has always been capacity. Sure, you could argue that grip size and overly-ambitious recoil are biggies, too, but folks who have gotten into real world defensive shooting situations typically complain less about those two and more about how they wished they had had more rounds, …

This week, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed SB 118, the budget trailer bill that includes an expansion of California’s “Assault Weapons Control Act” and expedites the effective date on firearm parts checks from 2024 to 2022. Additionally, various policy committees continued to push anti-gun and anti-hunting legislation through the …

Ruger has announced the introduction of its Fourth Edition of the Ruger Collector’s Series—the Vote 2020 10/22 Carbine. Accompanied by unique collector’s memorabilia, this Fourth Edition of the Collector’s Series is a great way to start a 10/22 collection, add to an existing collection or simply celebrate your right to …

Whether just learning to shoot, or teaching others to shoot, it’s important that we understand the particular learning process that is involved. Learning to shoot a firearm accurately is not much different from teaching someone to play baseball or to drive a car. It is the process of learning a …

This suppressor is rated for pistol calibers up to 9 mm and subsonic .300 Blackout shot dry only (i.e. without adding sound-abating water) from a barrel no shorter than 8 inches. Gemtech states that it will handle 9 mm in full-automatic fire, but only sporadic bursts of 4-8 shots with a …

Most arms collectors and students of the American Western frontier are familiar with the .45-70 Gov’t “Trapdoor Springfield” rifles and carbines used by U.S. Army infantrymen and cavalrymen from 1873 through the Spanish-American War of 1898. Indeed, a strong case can be made that the Trapdoor, rather than the lever-action …