Christian Sharps is probably best remembered for his famous Sharps falling-block, breechloading, single-shot rifle, which he patented on Sept. 12, 1848. But a little more than a year later, on Dec. 18, 1849, he also patented an equally innovative four-barreled derringer. Although that patent, No. 6960, describes the palm-size gun as a “revolver,” …

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from humiliated Biden nominee David Chipman. That is, of course, a good thing. After the anti-gun lobbyist was withdrawn as Biden’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) last year, he popped up, occasionally, to blame others for his failure to convince …

California politicians are abusing their legislative authority to draft political reprisal bills. Left coast lawmakers want to pass a law allowing the state’s attorney general, city or county attorneys, or anyone regardless of whether they suffered harm, to sue the maker or seller of a firearm that was illegally used …

Red dot optics were once exclusively found on the “race guns” that were used in the various practical shooting sports. The advantages of fast sight acquisition and ease of use for long-range shots that a red dot provides soon became apparent to the wider shooting community, and now red dots …

I’ve been watching Joe Biden operate in Washington, D.C., for quite some time, although not nearly as long as the half century he’s been navigating the corridors of power in our nation’s capital. And as long as I’ve been involved with defending the Second Amendment, Biden has been working to …

During his recent State of the Union address, President Joe Biden (D) called on Congress to “repeal the liability shield that makes gun manufacturers the only industry in America that can’t be sued.” There is, of course, no need for Congress to do anything of the sort, because such a shield …

There are few who would disagree that Joe Biden is the most anti-gun president this country has ever experienced. He ran on an anti-gun platform, his campaign was supported by tens-of-millions of dollars from anti-gun extremists (although, fairly ineffectively), and whenever he tries to stem the hemorrhaging of his plummeting approval …

Earlier this year there was some rare encouraging news out of the District of Columbia. It appeared that the federal enclave had uncovered a key insight into its increasingly outrageous violent crime problem – something that they could use to help protect the city’s law-abiding residents. A December 2021 report titled “Gun Violence Problem Analysis Summary …

As we look at the new guns being introduced this year, some trends seem to be emerging. While micro 9 mm carry guns are still being introduced, some established manufacturers of such pistols are making versions just a little longer for improved ergonomics. “Optic-ready” or “optic-equipped” pistols continue to increase …

Look at the sights, control the trigger and follow through. There you have it: marksmanship fundamentals boiled down to a single phrase. Of these, follow-through is the most neglected. But what is follow-through? In some ways, it’s more what you don’t do than what you do. You don’t jump off …