With the number of students coming through my classes with the popular sub/micro-compact pistols at an all-time high, it is a great moment to talk about how to set yourself up for success. There was a time when I would frown upon the decision to use such pistols, but generally …

When NATO realized its militaries might one day be facing body-armor-clad Soviet troops behind NATO lines, it put out a call for a personal munition capable of penetrating such armor. Fabrique Nationale jumped on this project and came up with a round that would fit the bill. Dubbed the 5.7×28 mm …

Your Santa Fe City Council is currently considering a resolution that would make it a fourth degree felony for a person — including a concealed handgun licensee — to carry a firearm for personal protection in, or on, certain city-controlled properties that can be used for school-related or school-sanctioned events.  These would include the Santa Fe Community Convention Center …

On December 16, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced an increase in the maximum fine for firearms detected at its airport screening sites and the “secure” areas behind. Inadvertently attempting to bring one through a TSA checkpoint could result in a civil penalty of $14,950. The news came just prior …

While the sun may have long set on the golden age of the duty-sized, double-action revolver, after wonder-nines and then striker-fired polymer pistols took center stage, one of the last vestiges of the revolver world still holding out are pocket revolvers. Pocket-size revolvers, often referred to as snubnose revolvers, usually …

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) has been in Congress since 1987. While she’s not retiring altogether, she is stepping down from her position of leadership. It is welcome news that such a staunch opponent of the Second Amendment is stepping down, but what of her successor? The California congresswoman ascended to …

In 2005, Smith & Wesson (S&W) launched a new line of striker-fired, polymer-frame pistols dubbed the M&P series. Short for Military & Police, these semi-automatics are intended to carry on the service tradition of the company’s venerable M&P double-action revolvers. They sold well over the following decade, with various models favored by …

In 1922, Fabrique Nationale unveiled the result of efforts to modernize its Model 1910, providing a cutting-edge handgun that, at the time, was expected to attract military and police contracts across Europe. The new Model 1922 was chambered for the then-popular 9 mm Short (.380 ACP) cartridge, as well as for the …

KelTec has a rich history of innovation, particularly in personal-defense guns. The company’s P11 was a pioneering design for the concealed-carry market. KelTec’s P3AT set the standard for pocket-size .380s, and its P32 was one of the smallest CCW guns ever produced and continues to be one of the smallest semi-automatic handguns you can …

Venezuela is surrounded by paradisiacal turquoise waters in the north and an enigmatic rainforest in the south. There are no seasonal natural disasters—no hurricanes, tornados, blizzards or wildfires—such as there are in various areas of the United States. But an idea that the government should be given so much power …