The Legacy of New York’s Sullivan Laws
You may not know what so-called Sullivan laws are, but you've probably already dealt with one at some point. Sullivan laws, as they're known, were the laws that largely created firearm permitting systems that...
NICS Background Checks Continue High for June, 2017
In the (almost) six months since Donald Trump took office, the FBI has completed 12,601,102 NICS checks. Comparing that stat monthly . . .
NICS checks for June, 2017 clocked in at 1,901,768. That's the second...
One Weird Trick For Detail-Stripping GLOCK 42 & 43 Receivers
Here's a little something I learned this weekend while installing a new trigger in my GLOCK-brand GLOCK 43 . . .
The beauty of Gaston's design lies in its simplicity. To take the "Safe Action"...
IWI Tavor X95 300 BLK vs Chrysler 300
Ever wonder what parts of your car are cover, and what parts are just concealment? Against subsonic and supersonic 300 Blackout? Well, we didn't answer all of that but we did pit the Tavor...
NICS Checks in the Trump Era Break May Record
The NICS checks total last month was 1,942,677. That's a new record for May. The next highest was in 2016, 1,870,000. The National Instant Criminal background check totals continue to confound expectations. Instead of a...
Number of Carry Permits in the US Tops 15 Million in 2017
In July, 2016, the number of concealed carry permits in the United States was over 14.5 million and was growing rapidly during the election year. It's now over 15 million, and likely to go much higher....
IDF Push to Stop Illegal Gun Manufacture on West Bank
In many places around the world where firearms are very difficult to obtain legally, small shops manufacture simple submachine guns for the black market. They are common in Brazil, Israel, the Philippines, and increasingly in...
NICS Background Checks Rebounding in the Trump Era
The NICS checks for April, 2017 were 2,045,564. That's the second highest number of NICS checks for any April. The highest was in 2016, with 2,145,865. The third highest April was in 2014, with...
Valuable Shotgun, Ammunition Turned in as Hazardous Waste in Alabama
Over the weekend an antique German shotgun, made in 1892, was turned in as hazardous waste in Hoover, Alabama. At first, the Hoover authorities, who held Hoover Hazardous Waste Day to collect items like paint,...
NICS Checks in the Era of Trump
The NICS checks for January, 2017 were 2,043,184. That's the third highest number of NICS checks for any January (the highest was in 2016, with 2,545,802). Number two was back in 2013 with 2,495,440. Both...
Review: 1934 National Firearms Act, Original Bill and Hearings
This ebook is the entirety of the National Firearms Act and Hearings, in a digitized 166 pages, from the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, starting on Monday, 16 April, 1934. It's available from...
Ban Balloons! They’re Louder Than a Shotgun!
https://youtu.be/vDqUQMfixxs
"No birthday party is complete without balloons - just as long as they don't burst," Becky Fletcher at netdoctor.co.uk cautions. "Scientists have warned that popping balloons can be louder than blasts from a shotgun,...