SIG’s MCX SPEAR in 6.8×51 — The Next Gen Rifle You Can Get Your Hands On Now
SIG MCX-SPEAR 13-inch rifle with a folding Magpul SL-M carbine stock (Dan Z. for SNW) When the Army chose the SIG MCX SPEAR platform as the…
Damara Dik-Dik – Hunting the Tiniest of Africa’s Tiny Ten
(Image courtesy JWT for Shooting News Weekly) I bled more than he did. At least I had more to give. I was hunting the Damara’s dik-dik,…
A Woman Saved Her Own Life Because She Knew How to Unload a Gun
Dothan, Alabama police department A woman’s quick thinking and knowledge of how to unload a gun may have saved her life. For background, last week 43-year-old Brantley…
After Cargill and Loper Bright, ATF is Looking More Rickety Every Day
B5 Systems Adds to Their Retro Line of AR Furniture
I’ve worked with a good bit of B5 Systems AR furniture recently and it’s all been solid and well thought out. I have to say though I’ve been anxiously awaiting…
‘Technologies of Violence’ – Innovation May Save More Lives Than Regulation
Bigstock We are heartened that the surgeon general takes seriously the technological nature of gun violence in the U.S. For example, his report notes that we…
Why Does One City Account for More Than a Third of America’s Holiday Weekend Homicides?
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (Facebook) Chicago’s Mayor says his city is “in a state of grief” over the bloodshed that’s happened so far over the extended…
Gunsite Pro Shop Now Stocking Paul Markel’s Student of the Gun Books
“It’s been over twenty years since my first visit to Gunsite as well as my first time shopping at the famous (at least for gun people) Pro Shop. I am…
Give Me Five – Sisterhood Outdoors’ Amy Ray
Amy Ray is the owner of Sisterhood Outdoors, creating a community of women who hunt, fish and shoot together. She knows it can be hard to get started in the…
Progress: Alabama Grocery Stores Now Selling Ammo From Vending Machines
https://youtu.be/-OT7-dvqFN8?si=n0jmdyytct3L0N3l Two grocery stores in Alabama currently have an automated vending machine that dispenses ammunition. American Rounds markets an automated ammunition dispenser which uses artificial intelligence technology to verify a…
The Latest Spin: Blaming the Gun Store for Hunter Biden’s Illegal Purchase
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Gannett’s flagship newspaper USA TODAY claims in a recent story that if a Delaware gun shop had “done its job” in 2018, Hunter…
Why Does Citibank Finance ‘Weapons of War’ While Freezing Out US Gun Makers?
Bigstock Citigroup, the international banking giant worth over $300 billion, is suffering from a case of cognitive dissonance when it comes to their banking services policies….
Two Americas: Do You Live in a Gun Transaction Tracking State?
Bigstock Stephanie Sy: So why do states like California believe this could combat mass killings? Companies already have the names of companies every time there’s a…
The Most American Promotional Video in the History of America
https://youtu.be/2SurrkINr6A?si=Ntj4IpbBry0Lu6bl Last week I met the guys who own and run FLUX Defense, a Utah-based company that makes chassis systems for SIG P320 and now P365 pistols. The 365 version…
The Revolutionary War and America’s Turning Point
Bigstock Perhaps the greatest military victory in the history of America, the Battles of Saratoga are known as the “Turning Point,” and without those victories, there almost assuredly…
Happy Independence Day, America
I am apt to believe that [Independence Day] will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance; it…
SAF Sues California, Challenging Its New 11% Excise Tax on Guns and Ammunition
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn California’s recently-adopted 11 percent excise tax on the sale of firearms, gun…
SAF’s Legal Director on Chevron, ATF and What it Means for Gun Owners
Rogelio V. Solis, AP Much of the coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the Chevron Deference doctrine suffers from one of two…
Gun Review: CZ Shadow 2 Compact 9mm Pistol
CZ Shadow 2 Compact (image courtesy JWT for Shooting News Weekly.) I’ve had this gun for several months and put about 2,000 assorted rounds through this…
Serial Offender: Why Is ATF Repeatedly Releasing Protected Firearms Data to the Public?
Someone at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) believes it is easier – or more politically convenient – to roll over for gun control activists and the…
Angela Simmons Deeply Regrets Amplifying Her Beauty With a Gun-Shaped Purse
Angela Simmons is apologizing for her accessory at the 2024 BET Awards, where she sported a bedazzled gun-shaped purse. Following the backlash on social media, the 36-year-old entrepreneur and TV…
ZeroTech Announces the New H.A.L.O. Enclosed 3 MOA Red Dot Sight
ZeroTech Optics is excited to release the much anticipated reflex optic of 2024, the H.A.L.O (Heavy duty Aspherical Lens Optic) TRAE28. This state-of-the-art Optic is set to redefine standards in…
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Illinois ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban…Yet
(Photo credit: Kat Stevens) Earlier today, the Supreme Court denied cert in Barnett v. Raoul, a case challenging Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban and magazine capacity limit….
Smith & Wesson Adds a .45 Colt Model 1854 Lever Gun
Image Smith & Wesson When Smith & Wesson announced their new Model 1854 lever gun in .44 Magnum that other popular lever rifle calibers would follow….
Murthy’s Lament: Americans Bought Another 1.06 Million Guns in June
More of the same. Another 1.06 million guns sold last month, slightly down from last year’s number. This won’t be good news to the Attorney General, but we have a…
The Old Gun Control Preference Laundry is Breaking Down
Bigstock “What smart people are supposed to think” dictates a lot of what’s acceptable. In “elite” circles, it defines what is normalized vs. what is stigmatized….
Shooting Straight: Calling Guns a Public Health Crisis Won’t Reduce Violence, But it Isn’t Meant To
Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Now that the Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has declared “gun violence” a public…
Stop, Don’t Shoot That! – How to Recognize Dangerous Targets at the Range
Bigstock While some things in our industry change, many stay the same, year after year, decade after decade. It is also true that if we do…
Milwaukee Leaders Beg for Reduced ‘Gun Violence’ Ahead of the GOP Convention
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson (Image: Facebook) More people were shot Thursday throughout Milwaukee as the city suffered a second straight day of significant gun violence. Shootings…
What Exactly Was Decided in the P320 Verdict Against SIG SAUER?
Dan Z. for SNW You may have heard about a recent jury verdict against SIG SAUER. If you haven’t, a federal court in Georgia awarded $2.3…