The Smith & Wesson M&P Sport carbines have a well-earned reputation as a high-quality, no-frills introduction to the world of AR-15 pattern rifles. Now Smith & Wesson is rolling out its third generation of this popular product line, the new Smith & Wesson M&P Sport III. Perhaps the biggest and most obvious …

Fans of the ubiquitous .22 LR rimfire cartridge are likely to have come across the affordably priced, single-action Rough Rider revolvers from Heritage Manufacturing Co. These scaled down six guns are durable, reliable and among the least expensive handguns available. The company also offers revolving carbines and a variety of in-house Rough Rider custom components. But as …

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the TriStar Bristol SxS. A beautiful traditional side-by-side scattergun, the Bristol comes with the choice of either a Case Color or scrolled silver receiver, both of which match perfectly with its English-style select Turkish walnut stock. The gun comes in 12-, 16-, 20- or …

The National Origins Act—enacted on May 26, 1924—officially created the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to that time, unauthorized entry into the United States was limited to a relatively unorganized and grossly underfunded patchwork of efforts by the U.S. Department of Commerce, a few immigration inspectors, the U.S. Army and even …

My maternal grandparents lived in De Smet, S.D. (from Little Town On The Prairie). Growing up in rural Minnesota, we loved visiting Grandpa and Grandma. It was like a step back in time; it was where the West began. When I was 11 or 12 years old, Grandpa tasked me to …

GREAT NEWS!  A GOA-backed bill to Repeal Gun-Free Zones passed the Wyoming House! HB0125 now goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee for a vote as early as Monday. Bill Sponsor, Representative Jeremy Haroldson (R – Wheatland), and other Second Amendment supporters in the House, have fought hard to keep this bill from being …

While I wish I had good news to report to you, the so-called “assault weapons” ban is now heading to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk. It’s important that you call Gov. Youngkin at 804-786-2211 and urge him to veto every gun control bill that is sent to him. Here’s some of …

President Joe Biden campaigned on repealing the so-called “Tiahrt rider,” enacted in 2003, that protects from public disclosure law enforcement sensitive trace data contained within the ATF’s National Tracing Center’s (NTC) Firearm Tracing System (FTS). This is the database of firearms that have been recovered and traced by law enforcement …

On February 28, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case Garland v. Cargill, concerning ATF’s 2018 rule classifying bump stocks as machineguns. The case involves firearms parts but does not hinge on the Court’s interpretation of the Second Amendment. Rather, the case concerns the proper interpretation of federal statute and the …

One of the bastion states of “innovative” anti-gun laws, New Jersey, has officially implemented the delusional concept of fighting crime via the unproven—some might argue disproven—concept of microstamping. We say “innovative” because the microstamping concept has been around for a few decades, and is little more than an offshoot of …