So-called “red flag laws” have become a recent favorite of gun control activists, who portray them as a way to keep firearms out of “dangerous hands.” The laws empower judges to issue case-by-case firearm prohibition and confiscation orders, upon a petitioner’s showing that the respondent of the order poses a …

In my closet is a 20-ga. Lefever Nitro Special shotgun that belonged to my father. Dad was quite pleased with this little gun, with which he took a lot of rabbits. It has a little roll stamping on both sides, an image of a goose flying low over a marsh. …

We moved into a new neighborhood when I was 14 years old, and I immediately made friends with a couple of the neighbor boys; we go exploring, hunting, shooting and all the stuff kids do. Back in that different era, we were trusted never to touch a firearm without permission, …

A detailed study on lives saved by the actions of armed, law-abiding citizens, issued on Aug. 31 by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), found the number reported annually by the FBI reflects a mere fraction of the real figure. “The FBI reports that armed citizens only stopped 14 of the 302 …

The story of the FN FAL is one from which legends are born. It has been in constant use since its initial manufacture in 1950, with  seven million rifles produced and in use/adopted by 90 different countries around the globe. From the jungles of Malaysia to the front lines in …

I think it’s safe to say that most, if not all, dedicated shooting sports gearheads (like me) have a bucket list of unicorn guns that they would like to shoot some day but will likely miss out on. This is usually due to the gun’s rarity or exorbitant price tag. One such …

In the 1970s, Maj. Richard J. Keogh, a retired U.S. Army ordnance officer, was visiting his sister in Ireland, where she had returned some years previously, having been raised in Massachusetts. The Keogh family had emigrated to New England from Ireland in the early 20th century, and it contained a …

Perhaps you saw the “John Wick Part 56” (I think it was actually 4, but who can keep track?) movie where Keanu Reeves’ character acquires a shotgun and proceeds to literally bark fire for the next several minutes, neutralizing and setting ablaze countless bad guys simultaneously with each shot. Turns …

At SHOT Show 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, this past January, I had some downtime between meetings and wandered into the Savior Equipment booth because I saw the company’s display of a rifle in a guitar case, which are two things that I like. Along with boasting plenty of storage …

New Mexico’s Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham created a Constitutional crisis when she published an emergency public health order banning law-abiding citizens from exercising their Second Amendment rights. Or – she didn’t. She may have revealed that she’s nothing more than an emperor with no clothing. Gov. Grisham issued a public health …