Savage Arms announced a new line of handguns made specifically for concealed carry and self defense, the Stance. As the first line of purpose-built compact pistols made by the company in more than a century, the Stance is a micro-compact, polymer-frame, striker-fired handgun line chambered in 9 mm and offered with …

The Glock G43X combines the small size and concealability of the Glock G43 with the 10-round magazine capacity of the Glock G48. Like other MOS models from Glock, the MOS version of the G43X has a slide that is precut for an optics mount, allowing the user to add the …

A nationally syndicated editorial attempted to persuade readers on the merits of New York’s problematic “may issue” handgun permit law and why the U.S. Supreme Court should leave it intact. They made a better case for why the law should be struck down. The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments …

The FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed 687,788 background checks during the week leading up to and including Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving accounted for 187,585 of the transactions, putting it in tenth place on the list of highest volume 24-hour periods since the system began …

Handgun Of The Year: Ruger-57 Of the myriad handguns introduced and tested by your American Rifleman, Sturm, Ruger & Co. and its Ruger-57 earned the top honor for 2021 as Handgun of the Year. The announcement came in late 2019 that Ruger had a new handgun for the upcoming year that was …

The subcompact, single-stack Glock chambered in .45 ACP introduced in 1999—the G36—doesn’t get the attention it deserves. It’s an ideal choice for self-defense, packs all the performance enthusiasts have come to expect from the company and still, somehow, avoids headlines. Going unnoticed is a valuable and rare skill for a pistol designed …

Springfield Armory recently announced the newest addition to its award-winning family of 1911s with the Ronin EMP. The new pistol combines the popular features of the Ronin series of pistols with the  Enhanced Micro Pistol (EMP) platform, which is ideal for the concealed carry crowd. The result is a potent and …

Bill Wilson started Wilson Combat nearly 40 years ago, primarily doing custom work on M1911 handguns for competition shooters. As his name became known and his business became more popular, he started selling his own parts and eventually making complete Wilson Combat M1911 pistols. The company continued to branch out even further, …

I was truly emotional reading through the thousands of comments that GOA’s activists like yourself wrote to encourage Kyle Rittenhouse. The GOA family is truly amazing, and we are so thankful for each and every one of you. But let me back up for a second. Speaking of family, I hope that you had a fantastic Thanksgiving Day …

Gun control groups have gone apoplectic over the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wis. Looking at their statements, social media and reactions, gun control is no longer just gun control. Gun control is no longer about anything close to resembling common sense and has nothing to do with actual …