Finding the Best-Selling Guns: An Industry Challenge
Firearm sales are soaring—last month alone saw an 80 percent increase—and manufacturers have ramped up production to meet the demand. The groundswell is good for industry, but puts added emphasis on a unique challenge it faces. The laws, regulations and policies to ensure your rights, privacy and safety are protected …
Rifleman Q&A: Soviet Tula-Korovin Pistol
Q: Can you help confirm the manufacturing origin of a pistol I have? I believe it to be Russian-made, but other than that, I’m not sure what it is. A: Your pistol is a Tula-Korovin, or TK, so named for its manufacturer and designer, respectively. The small circle on the left side …
Carry Permit Demand Skyrockets in Illinois
The Chicago Tribune reported last week that, “…more than 40,000 Illinoisans applied for a gun permit in a little more than two weeks this month, more than 500% over this time last year, according to Illinois State Police.” Applications for the state’s Firearm Owner’s Identification Card (FOID) from June 1 …
The Browning Automatic Rifle: A Short History
In early 1917, the United States began its inevitable path to being pulled into the Great European War that began in 1914. John M. Browning of Ogden, Utah, foresaw the need for lighter machine guns and took a working example of his new automatic rifle to Hartford, Conn., to demonstrate …
The NRA Fights Back As Gun Controllers Dismiss The Second Amendment As “Nonessential”
Shoppers wait in line to purchase ammunition and guns at Gun World in Burbank, Calif., on March 17 as U.S. sales of guns and ammunition soar amid the Coronavirus outbreak. The NRA has always been guided by a simple premise: The right to keep and bear arms was recognized as …
Review: SIG Sauer P320 XCompact Pistol
Some pistols blur the lines between those made for competition and those made for concealed carry. Sharing features with the competition-oriented P320 X5 Legion, SIG Sauer’s carry-size P320 XCompact is perhaps most exemplar of this approach where defensive pistols are designed to perform as well on the street as they …
The German MG42: Was Its Bark Worse Than Its Bite?
It was apparent to the U.S. Army in 1944 that it had a problem. And that problem was the German Machinengewehr 42, or MG42. How big a problem? Enough to make what, in retrospect, appears to be more of a propaganda movie than a training film. “War Department Film Bulletin …
Virginia: Anti-Gun Laws Take Effect Tomorrow, July 1
Tomorrow, July 1st, the anti-gun bills passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam will take effect. Though Gov. Northam was unable to get the General Assembly to pass his comprehensive gun ban during the 2020 session, he stated during his press conference at the …
Someone Might Want To Show This Video Of Armed Homeowner Against Dozens Of BLM Activists To Joe Biden & Remind Him Why We Need High Capacity Magazines
Remember when former Vice President & current criminal Joe Biden told people they didn’t need rifles with high capacity magazines and that just a double barrel shotgun would do the trick? Perhaps, everyone needs to flood his social media pages and accounts with the video below that shows a homeowner …
Kentucky Patriots Stand Against Tyranny – Demand Resignation Of Governor
Recently, patriots in Kentucky took a stand against tyranny as part of their Patriot Day Second Amendment Rally. Unfortunately, it didn’t get much coverage so, we’re going to highlight the people’s demand for the resignation of Governor Andy Beshear. In the Support The 2nd Amendment group on Facebook, Ben Kennedy …