A Real Thumper: The Ruger LC Carbine in .45 ACP
Many years ago, the legendary Colonel Jeff Cooper made a posit for a big bore carbine he called Thumper. Cooper reviewed a prototype in Soldier of Fortune magazine. One prototype was in...
Why I Prefer Shooting On Public Land Over Ranges
Growing up, I didn't spend much time at official shooting ranges. We'd just go out, find some public land and go shooting. There was no range master. There was nobody coming by to make...
Portlanders Dump Soft-On-Crime District Attorney
If recent happenings out in the liberal bastion of western Oregon are any indication, Americans are continuing to become more fed up with soft-on-crime prosecutors allowing crime to run rampant.
Last week, voters in Portland...
More Than Half Of State AGs Ask SCOTUS To Review Mexico Ruling
We reported last week how both the National Rifle Association and the Firearms Policy Coalition have filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a review of lower court decisions regarding Mexico’s attempts to...
Pelosi’s Contempt for Guns and Everyday Americans on Full Display in Recent Debate
It has become a tradition in recent elections for anti-gun Democrats to condescendingly refer to opposition voters as too stupid and bigoted to act in their own best interests. The latest example of this...
Firearm Industry Remembers Cost of Freedom This Memorial Day
I once walked among giants.
It was a brief time – that feels even more brief as the years pass since I wore the uniform of a U.S. Marine. It was just 25 years, and...
Light, Lively, and Deadly: Benelli’s Super Black Eagle 3 in 28 Gauge Is the...
I was dumping wind-driven mallards with enough consistency to quietly praise both my ability to visualize the crazy amount of lead required and the snappy 12-gauge Franchi I was swinging.
But for every bird I...
Firearm-Related Fatalities are Third Lowest on Record
The firearm and ammunition industry’s commitment to secure firearm storage and safe firearm handling is – again – proving its effectiveness. The National Safety Council’s report on preventable injury and fatality statistics shows that...
Georgia’s Attorney General Puts Stop To City of Savannah’s Anti-Gun Shenanigans
Recently, anti-gun doofuses on Savannah, Georgia's city council thought it would be cute to pass some local gun control ordinances. On the surface, the ordinances seemed fairly reasonable. One tells people in the city...
FPC, NRA File Briefs With Supreme Court Over Mexico Lawsuit
The case involving Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers and retailers for violence south of the border is beginning to see some action from pro-gun rights organizations.
On Wednesday, both the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC)...
Reformer Victory in NRA Election Doesn’t Mean The Job Is Done
A few days ago, the NRA had a change in leadership. With Executive VP Wayne LaPierre resigning from the organization amid scandal and resulting court turmoil, the top seat in the organization along with...
NRA Reform Was the Winner in Dallas, Will It Translate to a Win for...
After years of turmoil and the resignation of longtime Executive Vice President Wayne LaPIerre, the NRA appears to be charting a new course after electing reform candidates to three of its top four leadership...