NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) will challenge to overturn the law signed by New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would allow civil lawsuits by municipalities against the firearm industry for the criminal actions by non-associated third parties. The law is in contravention to federal law, the Protection …

This article, “American Muskets in the Revolutionary War,” appeared originally in the October 2003 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as your member magazine. Paintings courtesy of Don Troiani. As galloping express riders and ringing church bells spread across New England during the early hours of April …

Apprentice Darrin McDonal cranks the flywheel of the reaming machine as master gunsmith Richard Sullivan pushes a barrel into the boring bit at the gunsmith shop in Colonial Williamsburg. It would be easy to miss the tiny structure nestled in the shadows of the imposing brick Capitol Building on the edge …

Faced with polls showing that support for stricter gun control is lower than it has been in years and a Congress that has, thus far, rejected the more radical among his ideas, President Joe Biden (D) has decided to fall back on lies. During a speech in which he announced …

It’s not uncommon for good folks who want to exercise their Second Amendment rights to find themselves with limited financial resources to spend on shooting equipment. For newlyweds, those saving up for school or individuals challenged with “re-employment opportunities,” the price tag attached to a firearm might be its most …

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-11, along party lines, to advance the nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). With the tie vote, Chipman’s nomination will now move before the entire U.S. Senate, where a majority vote will be required to confirm him …

Offhand shooting is by far the hardest position to master in any rifle shooting sport. As most of us learned the fundamentals in the prone or benchrest position, sending a shot downrange while standing tall can be quite foreign the first time around. Nevertheless, if you want to excel in sports such …

Recently I had a conversation with a young hunting enthusiast. I posed a question to him; “If you were capable of paying for either, would you choose to purchase a hunting rifle costing a few hundred dollars, or a hunting rifle that cost a few thousand dollars?” His answer? “I’d buy the …

The United States militia is enshrined in the Second Amendment of the Constitution. And while the militia movement of today is widely known, its history – and the history of independent Constitutional militias stretching back to the dawn of the republic – is far less well known. Why does this matter nowadays? Because …

We’ve written quite a bit (here, here, here, here, and here) about how Chipman—a man who has spent the last several years as a high-profile, anti-gun lobbyist—is truly unqualified to serve as Director of ATF. But we haven’t touched on one aspect of his written testimony that has recently come to light in a …