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.  

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – You’ve just been violently attacked and forced to use your legally carried semi-auto handgun to defend yourself. You fired a number of rounds, moved rapidly away from the threat area and found cover in what appears to be a defensible position. With a racing …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – The last time I was in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I saw a pirate-themed t-shirt that read, “The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves.” Anti-gun activists seem to be using a variation of this slogan as their game plan for 2016: “The …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – This feature appears in the February ‘16 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association. For the sake of playing to their political base, the gun-ban progressives in Congress would erase the constitutional rights of all …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – A shotshell that offers reduced recoil and increased shotgun capacity—yet delivers the kind of punch to stop a criminal attack—could be ideal for home defense, but you need to make sure it cycles reliably. Most shotguns are designed around 2¾” or 3” shells, so you …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – If it seems as though that every couple of months there is another high-profile gun control injustice in New Jersey, that’s because there is. The latest incident occurred in Woodbridge, N.J. when a local actor unwittingly violated the Garden State’s onerous gun laws. According …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – On Wednesday, residents of the National Capital area were treated to the unseemly spectacle of the country’s seat of government being hobbled by 7/10 of an inch of snow. Those same locals are now bracing themselves for an incoming blizzard projected to dump at …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia – The idea perpetuated by anti-gunners—even some within President Barack Obama’s own administration—that the president’s executive action on guns is necessary because Congress has “failed” in addressing gun violence is just another figment of gun-banners’ imagination. Josh Earnest, the president’s press secretary, made the claim …

Article first appeared at NRAmedia.org NRAmedia –  peers will generally acknowledge that I am rarely the last man to arrive nor the first man to depart Happy Hour. An evening spent with good friends, some good whiskey and perhaps a good cigar is hard to beat. When these activities are …