Buckshot is the primary load carried by law enforcement in shotguns and what you’ll find stuffed in many scatterguns kept for home defense. Yet, a lot of shooters don’t understand exactly what buckshot is or the differences between the various buckshot loads available. Back in the day, when pistols fired …

It’s amazing how much we see and how much we forget. Mass shootings and mass murders are nothing new. However, under Barack Hussein Obama, both have increased exponentially when we view the numbers in light of previous occupants of the Oval Office. In fact, when it comes to mass shootings …

Other than John Browning and Jeff Cooper, there is no name more synonymous with the 1911 than Bill Wilson. When he took the detour from what seemed like his destiny to take over the family jewelry store, the 1911 world would be forever impacted. Wilson parlayed a shooting hobby and …

Some of the most intriguing ideas are also among the simplest. While the firearm industry scrambles every year to come up with new and previously unseen firearms to capture the consumer’s imagination, Browning got the bright idea to take the single-most beloved semi-automatic handgun of the past century and—rather than …

Under the heading of mere decency—and, especially in this case, justice—we often find ourselves called to remember grim anniversaries. Quite frequently, these events spotlight the bravery, selflessness and outright heroism we always hope to feature in American Warrior, though in this case not always exhibited by Americans. Such is our …

September was National Preparedness Month; so by now, we should all have supplies ready for any natural disaster that could happen. However, recent events suggest the biggest threat on the horizon may not be natural at all. Instead, it is much more sinister and perhaps more deadly. It strikes with …

During a political rally at an arena in Beaumont, Texas on Saturday afternoon, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the tough gun-control laws in Paris contributed to the death toll during terrorist attacks on Friday. “You can say what you want, but if they had guns—if our people had guns, …

It was March 1986, and I had just arrived in Paris for the first time in my life. With a few other students from my study-abroad program, I rode the Metro to the landmark where our Paris experience would begin: Place De La Concorde. But, as we all climbed up …

Heckler & Koch (H&K) is well-known for making high-quality pistols, including the P30. Introduced in 2011, it was a well-received, polymer duty handgun that was also appropriate for civilian needs. Many of the H&K faithful, however, clamored for a subcompact model better-suited for concealed carry. Now, the company has responded …

The Chicago media launched a witch hunt after there were no charges leveled on the law-abiding citizen in Chicago—with one of those relatively new carry permits for Illinois—who killed an armed robber as he pointed a gun at store employees on Halloween. How’s this for a Chicago Tribune headline? “Customer …