In the early 1980s, the hottest thing going for competitive handgunners was IHMSA. That stands for International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association. It was a long-range shooting sport in which the targets were the silhouettes of game animals cut from steel plate and placed in banks of five at 50, 100, …

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a finalized rule Thursday to end discrimination by financial service providers against the firearms industry and more. The rule will “ensure fair access to banking services provided by large national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign bank …

The Hartford Courant reported on Jan. 12 that, “Gun manufacturer Colt, an American legend and Connecticut fixture for nearly 175 years, could come under European ownership in a deal being negotiated with a Czech firearms company.” The story stemmed from a statement issued by CZ Group [PDF] on Jan. 9 in which the company said, …

Prospects for any sort of pro-gun bill moving in Congress are dim, but that doesn’t mean Congress shouldn’t try, especially when it’s a bill to make recreational shooting and hunting safer and make gun ranges better neighbors. That’s why NSSF is urging Congress to consider the Hearing Protection Act, H.R. 95. …

When most people think about home defense, their thoughts are not so much about the physical dwelling as they are about the family members who live within. Too often, however, we think of protecting the children, but we don’t realize that they are also part of the overall-defense plan. Home …

As this is being written, it appears that both Senate runoff elections in Georgia have been decided. Raphael Warnock (D) and Jon Ossoff (D) have reportedly come out on top, and with them, the balance of power has shifted in the U.S. Senate away from American freedom. Americans who cherish …

Immediately after World War I ended, Germany began a clandestine system of rearmament called ‘Aufrüstung’, quietly flouting the restrictions placed on it by the Allies at Versailles in 1919. This was hugely expanded after the Nazi party came to power in 1933. A small part of this was the limited …

At a news conference on January 7th, President-elect Joe Biden announced he will nominate U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judge Merrick Garland for Attorney General. Biden’s choice of a noted Second Amendment opponent to lead the Department of Justice is an overt assault on gun …

“IMPAAACT!” chimed the RO, as my 178-grain Hornady ELD-X bullet collided with far-off steel. Though it wasn’t the first time I’d heard the word that day, I grinned in spite of myself. Indeed, I was far from the only one finding success. The exclamation sounded up and down our firing line, with shooters …

Leave it to New York City to once again remind us why we cannot trust anti-gun public officials to be the gatekeepers for our preexisting right – not state-granted privilege – to keep and bear arms.   At first blush, firearm licensing laws may seem to some like a reasonable safeguard to ensure …