Tentative cops and uncertain justice are driving up urban homicide rates. This feature appears in the March ‘17 issue of NRA America’s 1st Freedom, one of the official journals of the National Rifle Association.   The downward trend in violent crime over the last 25 years has been nothing short of remarkable. …

While the Colt 1911, Smith & Wesson revolver and even Glock G17 are iconic handguns whose very outlines are instantly recognizable, there’s another heavy-hitting pistol that’s becoming a Hollywood star in its own right. Whenever Hollywood is looking for the “pistol di tutti pistols,” it turns to the Desert Eagle, …

The U.S. Senate voted 57-43 on Wednesday to reverse a Social Security Administration (SSA) regulation that would have denied Second and Fourth Amendment rights to tens of thousands of citizens who do not pose a danger to themselves or others. The Obama rule would have empowered SSA bureaucrats to prohibit people who receive Social Security disability payments for …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. There is one important point often ignored in most of the current discussions about long-range shooting. What happens after the bullet arrives? Hitting the target is fine—if that’s the only goal. For most shooters it is; as long as the spotter can see the …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. It’s been an interesting decade or so. Gasoline engines are out, electric cars are in. Big bores are out, “mouse guns” are in. It’s now OK to venture forth carrying a handgun in something less than .40 caliber. You don’t lose all your friends …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. In 1903, two semi-automatic shotguns revolutionized hunting. John M. Browning’s long-recoil-operated Automatic-5—“Five shots under your finger,” read the advertising—and Swedish gunsmith Carl Axel Theodor Sjögren’s inertia-operated “Normal” shotgun. Pump guns had yet to exist for a full two decades, and yet here were shotguns …

Article first appeared at Shooting Illustrated. A couple of years ago, I made a tremendous mistake as an editor. I chose to run the then-new Remington R51 on the cover based on a review of a pre-production sample by a trusted writer. My thinking was: “Remington has been around for …

This week Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC) introduced the Hearing Protection Act, which seeks to recognize your right to purchase a suppressor for your firearms. You actually already have that right, it’s just paper that keeps telling government that is none of their business. Rep. Duncan introduced the bill on Monday, …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. Ruger is adding three new models to the growing Mark IV family of rimfire pistols, which include a bronze anodized Mark IV 22/45 Lite model, as well as Mark IV Hunter and Target models that feature wrap-around target grips. The Mark IV 22/45 Lite …

Article first appeared at American Rifleman. In my business, colleagues and I often grouse about what we call “the race to the bottom”—manufacturers vying to see who can produce the least expensive sporting rifle. No need to name names; examples are obvious and include most of the more popular brands. …