Perhaps you heard President Joe Biden (D), when defending his new gun-control efforts, claim: “The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own. You couldn’t buy a cannon.” Sorry, President Biden, you are …

The San Jose City Council voted unanimously to approve some of the most-overreaching gun-control measures this country has ever seen. The nation’s 10th-largest city will now require every gun owner to have “liability insurance” coverage for firearms ownership. Not satisfied with one overreaching measure, the city will also require gun owners to …

The new X9 family from Wilson Combat continues to evolve with the introduction of the new SFX9 solid frame models. This variant of the SFX9 has a 3.25-inch sub-compact top-end that is mated with Wilson Combat’s new SF (Solid Frame) lightweight full-size aluminum grip frame design. The SFX9 frame is machined from …

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 …

Even though it looks like the LCP II, the Ruger LCP MAX takes the same stagger-stack magazine technology popular in the micro-compact pistol category and applies it to the company’s incredibly popular pocket pistol. Despite being virtually the same size as the single-stack, .380 ACP LCP II, the Ruger MAX carries 11 rounds …

Real Avid has just released their new Master-Fit AR-15 Crowfoot Wrench Sets specifically for building and modifying AR-15 rifles. These new armorer’s tools are one of the most comprehensive all-in-one AR-15 Armorer’s Torque Wrench Kits ever assembled and are specialized for precise fitting and manipulation of Mil-Spec and free-float barrel nuts, …

At this point in history, we’ve all seen what thermal optics can do. Whether you’ve used them yourself or seen video footage of them in action or “used” them in a video game, you know that thermal optics can pick out a heat source in the pitch-black night and make it …

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 …

In 2019, Taurus International made the business decision to set aside the company’s more unusual and exotic offerings. Instead, the team focused their efforts on improving product quality, manufacturing consistency and continuing to offer reliable handgun options that meet their customers’ needs at affordable prices. Among the top offerings of that year …

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 …