Guns of the OSS: The High Standard HDM
Many of James Bond’s gadgets are pure fantasy, but some of them are rooted in aspects of reality. Some real life examples of similar objects were used during World War II by actual spies.
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Pistol with San Francisco Newspaper Subscription (1887)
Using guns as a marketing bonus has a long history in the United States. A free firearm with a car or to open a bank account has been fairly common in the last few...
Cody Firearms Museum: 1854 Smith & Wesson Repeating Rifle (Serial Number 8)
In previous posts I've written about the predecessors to the Winchester Lever Action Rifle. Like the Hunt Volitional Rifle – the only one located at the Cody Firearms Museum – and the Jennings Repeater. In...
Kimber Gun Rights Bulletin: Minnesota Elementary School “Temporarily” Shutters Basement Gun Range
When Minnesota's Lincoln Elementary School was built in 1956, its designers included a gun range in the basement. The range has been in continuous use by students and the local community for almost 60 years --...
National Park Service: Discharging Firearms for Self Defense is Illegal
The National Park Service is giving bad legal advice to people who visit their web page and to find out about firearms policy at various national parks. For Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, they...
Cody Firearms Museum: Winchester World’s Fair Model 1866 Deluxe Sporting Rifle
World’s Fairs have always fascinated me. The best-known first international exposition was held in 1851 in Hyde Park, London. Prince Albert launched the event under the banner "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations."...
Before the Guns: Ruger’s Hand Drill
When you think of Ruger, you immediately think of drills and other hardware tools you would find in your toolbox, right? No? Well, that could have been the path Ruger had taken if...
Kimber Gun Rights Bulletin: Arkansas County Officials Restore Employee Carry Rights
Garland County, Arkansas, has restored the right of county employees to bear arms. Political subdivisions are restoring the rights of their workers to defend themselves. As the right to keep and bear arms has been...
Kimber Gun Rights Bulletin: Where Gun Permits are Alternatives to NICS
In the (first) Clinton era 1993 Brady bill, exemptions for background checks were provided for people who had undergone a check for state gun permits. Not all states meet the federal requirements for those exemptions....
Evolution of the Winchester Lever-Action Rifle
Unless you’re a lifelong student of them, it can be hard to keep all of the details of the Winchester lever-action rifles straight. So, here’s a “cheat sheet” of important facts and figures. It’s...
Kimber Gun Rights Bulletin: AzCDL Annual Meeting is a Full House
I attended the Arizona Citizens Defense League annual meeting in Phoenix on Saturday, 8 October, 2016. It was a 170 mile drive, one way, from Yuma. You can gauge the popularity of he event by...
Thinking Ahead: International Reciprocity for Concealed Carry Permits
When a firearms owner in the United States leaves the country, he loses the protection of the Second Amendment. This does not mean he loses the right to self defense. It's a historically recent development...