While there are many custom shops in the firearm industry, only a scant few focus exclusively on antique arms. Lodgewood Mfg. is one of those, but, unlike many who are winding down after decades in the business, the young husband-and-wife team of David and Danielle Stavlo is just getting started. …

Liberty and responsibility are obverse sides of the same coin. Historian Russell Kirk once wrote, “Every right is married to a duty; every freedom owes a corresponding responsibility.” When we exercise our liberties, we assume responsibility for the consequences of that free exercise. I recently wrote about making the transition from …

The NRA-backed lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive’s (ATF) new classification of braced pistols as “short-barreled rifles” (SBRs) is a big one, and includes half of the states in the nation as plaintiffs. Filed in North Dakota, the case, Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Merrick Garland, claims the ATF …

The AR-15 just doesn’t get the credit it deserves as a hunting rifle. Sadly, far too many sportsmen have drunk the media Kool-Aid and believe it deserves no place in the field. Truth be told, I’ve put more deer and coyote on my wall with this design than all other …

Many of the best jokes have a grain of truth about them, and so it is with the old line that, when you stop to think about it, gun control is rather easy to achieve. First, you make it illegal for anyone who is crazy to own a gun. Second, …

The author of this definitive book, Ian D. Skennerton, should not need any introduction to the readership, as he is one of the world’s foremost experts in the realm of British military firearms, especially of the 19th and 20th centuries. Indeed, Skennerton has published more than 25 books and pamphlets …

As of April 1, cash might be king again at FFLs across the country. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)—a federation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with members across the globe who develop and publish standards—adopted a merchant category code (MCC) on Sept. 9, 2022, specifically for firearm and ammunition retailer …

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) lost her bid for reelection Tuesday after receiving only 17% of the vote, placing her third out of all the candidates. Her tenure was marked by numerous anti-Second Amendment actions, a sharp uptick in crime and her “protection for me, but not for thee” attitude toward her …

This morning I am sitting here nursing a sore hand, the result of it getting smacked around during outdoor work. Some folks might say I am clumsy…while I prefer to call it an active lifestyle. However, I have to admit that my hands and wrists have been stitched up and …

Chicago’s incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot just lost in a landslide. She came in third place and barely received 17 percent of the vote from Chicago voters – 83 percent chose someone else. That means she’ll miss out on a top-two run-off election in April and become the first Chicago mayor in …