Washington State’s High-Capacity Mag Ban Ruled Unconstitutional, Appeals Already Flying

A Washington state judge declared the state’s prohibition on high-capacity ammunition magazines unconstitutional, sparking immediate appeal actions that keep the law in force for the present, as reported by The Seattle Times and cited by the Associated Press. Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor’s ruling on Monday challenged the 2022 law, which bans magazines … Read more

Things That Don’t Suck: Shield Arms S-15 Magazines for GLOCK Pistols

  I wasn’t exactly impressed when GLOCK released the G43X and the G48 series pistols. I never doubted they were well-made, reliable guns that shot true and provided great concealed carry firearm options. GLOCK does GLOCK things, and they do them well. The thing is, we now live in the age of the SIG P365 … Read more

The State of the Industry As Seen From Deep in the Heart of Flyover Country

Here in the middle of America, those of us in our regional Guns Save Life group hear a wide range of perspectives from local gun industry insiders. Some have shared their observations in the past few days on gun and ammunition availability. Much of it will scare the empty brass off of people who like … Read more

FOR BEGINNERS: How Many Magazines Should You Have?

With millions of Americans buying guns for the first time in 2020, many of them are wondering how many ammunition magazines they need. Some of these new gun owners (or even older gun owners) might think that if you need more than one or two magazines, manufacturers would include them. Not so, Kimosabe. You need … Read more

Why the Duncan v. Becerra Defeat is Far More Important Than Just Magazines

As TTAG has reported, a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel has upheld Southern District of California Judge Roger T. Benitez’s ruling against California’s ban on standard capacity magazines. Obviously, that is a very important development. But the panel didn’t merely uphold that; the panel upheld Benitez’s position that potential Second Amendment infringements must face strict scrutiny. … Read more

Gear Review: Matador Arms Mag-X System for 9mm Pistol Caliber Carbines

With pistol caliber carbines being all the rage these days, it seems that GLOCK mags have firmly taken their place as a standard in the PCC world. But while they are widely available, affordable, and of high quality, not everyone is on the GLOCK magazine bandwagon. If you don’t own a GLOCK and want to … Read more

Here are the Worst Provisions of the Bill Virginia Democrats Just Sent to the House

As we noted, the Virginia House Public Safety committee has passed HB 961. It was a substitute of the originally proposed bill that passed. The state site reports that it was “Reported from Public Safety with substitute (12-Y 9-N)”. There have been some major changes in the offered substitute. The version the committee sent to the … Read more

Death of Print: ‘Gun World,’ ‘World of Firepower’ Magazines Close Down

Yesterday I took a moment to visit their website – mostly out of curiosity – and headed for the subscription option. One quick click later I was ushered to the subscription page…for a print magazine called American Survival Guide. Just one more nail in the coffin for Gun World Magazine, one of the oldest gun … Read more

Loose Spare Mag Carry: Everyday Carry Pocket Dump of the Day

  A Walther and a pair of spare mags make up this pocket dump. Walther manufactures some good, reliable guns – guns capable of solid accuracy. What caught my eye is that the spare mags don’t appear to have holsters or pouches of their own. If you carry spare mags do you just drop them … Read more