Article first appeared at American Rifleman. Three entirely different styles of Browning-branded holsters—(l. to r.) the Military Leather, the Leather Slide and the Lock-Pro—fit both the center-fire 1911-380 models and the rimfire 1911-22 models and testify to the versatility and growing popularity of the company’sreduced-ratio M1911 platform concept. What do …

Apparently, we, the gun owners of America, make people like poor delicate Isadore feel unsafe in his own home. Oh, Muffin. *hands Isadore a tissue* First of all, I’m a Concealed Carry Permit holder in the state of California. To get my permit (which honestly, I never should have needed in the …

Article first appeared at Cheaper than Dirt. There is a tremendous interest in research and development of defense loads for handguns. The majority of offerings use some variation on the jacketed hollowpoint bullet although a new trend is toward bullets that have a cutting mechanism. JHP bullets may have a …

Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. Throughout its history, rock-n-roll music has provided youth who are fed up with being lectured and condescended to by out-of-touch or hypocritical elders a voice to respond and to advocate for their own generation. Athens, GA, rocker Micheal Stipe and his band R.E.M. helped fulfill …

Article first appeared at NRA-ILA. Somewhere, Big Tim Sullivan might be laughing. Over 100 years after the enactment of New York City’s handgun licensing law (commonly referred to as the Sullivan Act), the measure is still working as the political boss intended. That is to say, it is ensuring that …

Article first appeared at Cheaper than Dirt. During most of my shooting life, I’ve trusted Colt handguns, and the very few AR-15 rifles I’ve deployed have been Colt AR-15s. From the HBAR to the SOCOM carbine, these rifles have given excellent service. I’ve watched the AR-15 platform as it’s been …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. You can never have too many pockets—or at least that’s what my mother used to tell me. Now, with the ScotteVest Annie Jacket you have all the pockets you could ever need, especially to conceal your firearm. The Annie Jacket features 35 pockets for …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. You’re an associate professor at an idyllic state university, where a majority of the 14,000-plus students are studying engineering, aerospace and business. You teach creative writing because you love language; on your web page, you write, “Poetry is how I make sense of …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. The Springfield Armory XD(M) with threaded barrel seen here mounts a SilencerCo Ospreysuppressor. If you’ve attended a trade show in the firearm industry or just a local gun show in your home state, you’ve witnessed the classic scene of two elderly gentlemen standing only …

Article first appeared at America’s 1st Freedom. This feature appears in the April ’16 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. Gun-banners who derisively scoff when self-defense proponents make the point that concealed carry by law-abiding gun owners can be a …