Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – It is interesting to see the impact of market forces and legislation on handgun design. It seems single-stack pistols—those with cartridges one on top of the other in their magazines—are the hot, new thing … again. Back in the 1980s, firearm manufacturers were introducing …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Any fair-minded analysis reveals that the roughly 13.5 million concealed-carry permit holders in the United States make astonishingly few mistakes with their firearms. Serious mistakes, where actual injuries occur, are rarer still. Despite literal decades of media hysteria—“People will be shooting each other in …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Real-world carry puts some maintenance demands on a firearm that are different from a range-only arm, and we made some suggestions here about cleaning and lubrication. A second major consideration isn’t—strictly speaking—carry “maintenance,” but it too can have a huge impact on firearm performance …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Everytown for Gun Safety wants to sell you something. My father once advised me to “be skeptical of anything told to me by someone who had something to sell.” He was a car dealer whose business was mainly repeat customers—people who trusted him. On …

If you’ve got a gun and you receive Social Security, you are now being targeted by the Obama administration.

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – Colleges usually take great pride in proclaiming their “diversity” and “inclusiveness,” but simply wearing a tool of his trade was cause enough for one uniformed police officer to be excluded from a class he was taking at Darton State College in Albany, Georgia. While …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – On Thursday, a bi-partisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 766, the ‘‘Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015,” sponsored by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO). As we reported last year, this bill targets the abuses of Operation Choke Point (OCP), an …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – In any of its numerous configurations, the prolific Mossberg Model 500 pump-action shotgun is arguably one of the most identifiable firearms on the planet. Since its 1962 introduction, more than 10 million of them have rolled off the North Haven, Conn., and Eagle Pass, …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – While importation of some AK-based semi-automatics has been blocked by import bans and voluntary trade restraints, demand for the ubiquitous design by American shooters has not abated. These importation restrictions have inspired various manufacturers to set up shop here in the U.S. and use …

An armed mother of two confronted three burglars as they attempted to break into her Georgia home on Friday evening.