Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. In June 2000, Hillary Clinton endorsed a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that would have required anyone who owns a handgun to be licensed and to have their name placed in a national database. Clinton said, “I stand in support …

Article first appeared at Cheaper Than Dirt. ABC recently aired an interview between anti-gun Senator Chris Murphy (CT-D) and ABC’s Jon Karl. During the interview, Sen. Murphy showed his hand and explained why the anti-Second Amendment crowd pushes so hard on legislation that seems unrelated to the current event, mass shooting, …

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 …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. In the 1988 film “Biloxi Blues,” a young World War II Army recruit played by Matthew Broderick is going through summertime training in Mississippi. Being from New York City, he is amazed by the temperature. “Man it’s hot. It’s like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. Although a bit too large for Col. Cooper’s “ideal” scout rifle criteria, Savage’s Model 11 Scout does provide shooters with a firearm that is handy, adequately powerful and affordable. It’s pretty much impossible to mention a scout-style rifle without a reference to Col. Jeff …

Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan on Friday June 10 signed into law H.500, legalizing the use of firearms suppressors for use in hunting in the Granite State. Introduced in the House during the 2015 legislative session, the measure earned a bipartisan 184-124 vote …

Article first appeared at Americas 1st Freedom. We’ve chronicled on the A1F Daily website before how so-called “universal” background checks—the cause-of-the-day for American gun-ban advocates—won’t deter violent crime or mass shootings, only make it harder for the law-abiding to practice their Second Amendment rights. Of course, that hasn’t stopped freedom-hating …

The Maryland shooter is a police officer with the Federal Protective Service, a U.S. Department Homeland Security agency responsible for security at federal buildings and some foreign embassies in the Washington area.

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. As staff members of NRA’s original “Official Journal,” now celebrating 131 years of publication, we take seriously the editorial responsibility to annually identify a handful of companies and an individual that together have had a significant impact on the firearm industry during the past …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. Long decades have passed since the M1 carbine was removed from military service, but the years have done little to diminish the popularity of the diminutive rifle. Today, thanks to a variety of factors, the “Light Rifle” still enjoys one of the broadest fan …