Goetz: The public has to carry guns in New York
Bernhard Goetz (courtesy Time Magazine) Garrett Graff: A couple of days before Christmas in New York City in 1984, 37-year-old Bernhard Goetz was going to meet…
Good Gear: Streamlight MacroStream USB EDC Flashlight
SNW contributor Paul Markel says everyone needs to have the fundamental four with them on their daily rounds; something lethal, something sharp, something light, and something medical. That’s good advice…
I Don’t Believe in Coincidences
Courtesy WNEP I joke that I’m not superstitious. When someone asked why that was, my response is simple: “because it’s bad luck.” Believing in luck creates…
Girsan MC P35 Hi-Power Clone [Video Review]
https://youtu.be/skuS35Ll1Bk?si=9zQQg9c2zoTHHZah Dan and I hit the range at Copperhead Creek Shooting Club to test out, among other guns, the Girsan MC P35. It’s a Turkish-made Browning Hi-Power clone available for…
ATF Further Exploits BSCA, Springs Another Rule on Gun Owners With Short Comment Period
The man who did more than anyone else to make the Bipartisan Safer Communities act a reality, Texas Senator John Cornyn (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) On Friday,…
The Future of Guns Will be Quiet(er)
Courtesy Open Source Defense Exponential curves like the one above don’t just stop. The consumer demand (for suppressors) is there, and it’s accelerating. And that’s happening…
FBI Director Wray Sounds Alarm Over Chinese Digital Threats
Bigstock We live in uncertain times. Nothing has done so much to bring that uncertainty home recently as a Thursday speech given by FBI Director Christopher…
Good Gear: Real Avid Master Bench Block Pro Kit
I do a lot of tinkering in the garage. It may be a stretch to call it gunsmithing, but it does involve a lot of building, and rebuilding AR’s, GLOCKs,…
Shooting Straight: Columbine Who?
(Photo credit: news.com) On April 20, 2024 we hit a grim milestone of sorts: 25 years since Columbine. Somehow that massacre that was carried out by…
BREAKING: Supreme Court Grants Cert, Will Hear Case Challenging ATF’s ‘Frame or Receiver’ Rule
From the Firearms Policy Coalition Today, the United States Supreme Court granted review in Attorney General Merrick B. Garland v. Jennifer VanDerStok, a Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation…
Chicago College Student Grabs Gun From Armed Robber While Male Student Watches
Courtesy NY Post “I see a man in a ski mask coming toward me, and I attempt to keep walking,” Madelyn told NBC Chicago. Madelyn tussled with…
Two Approaches: Which Would You Choose?
On Scammers, The Elderly, and the Laws of Armed Self-Defense
WBNS A recent tragedy in Ohio, where an elderly man under attack from online fraudsters killed an innocent woman, can teach us a lot. Not only…
Gear Review: Bodyguard Elite Armored Backpack
I’ve never owned body armor before. I’m not opposed to it, I’ve just chosen to spend my dollars differently. If you own it, good on you. If that makes you…
Damiani: Americans Are Addicted to Their Guns
Bigstock The American people relate to guns as addicts relate to drugs. Addicts change everything in their life to accommodate their drug use. They filter their…
ATF Trafficking Data Reveals Futility of ‘Universal Background Checks’
Rogelio V. Solis, AP So-called “universal” background checks were back in the news last week. The Biden administration and the regime press were promoting the impression…
ATF Agents Violated Policy, Failed to Use Body Cameras During Deadly Arkansas SWAT Raid
Arkansas Republican Senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman are pushing for answers about ATF’s March 19th SWAT raid, during which Little Rock Airport executive Bryan Malinowski was shot and killed…
Failed VA Veto Session Shows the Importance of Governors Who Respect Gun Rights
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By Christopher G. Kopacki, Ph.D Virginia’s General Assembly gathered in Richmond for the Reconvened Regular Session (or Veto Session). This is the one-day…
Teaching Kids Gun Safety Also Means Teaching Them to Shoot
Image by GSL Defense Training/Boch Jackson Beard, director of training at Securité Gun Club in Woodinville, Wash., teaches introductory classes for kids as young as eight….
Good Gear: Leupold’s Freedom RDS Red Dot Sight
I’ve owned the Leupold Freedom RDS red dot sight for years, since it first came out back in late 2019. I’ve used it off and on and it’s always worked…
Gun Industry Asks SCOTUS to Step Into Mexico v. Firearm Makers Lawsuit
Bigstock Firearm industry members targeted by Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case that seeks to blame them for the harm caused…
An Unfortunate Truth: 911 Is A Joke
Bigstock Well, it’s happened again. The United States experienced yet another widespread communications outage. This time it was the 911 Emergency System in four separate states…
Military Visual Augmentation System Promises Shooting Around Corners and More, But It’s In Development Hell
Technology has, slowly but surely, improved firearms. The oldest firearms weren’t very good at all, at least until European bellmakers improved on those early Chinese designs. Better powder, better bullets,…
More Gun For Your Buck: The Top 5 Budget Friendly AR-15 Rifles
Want another AR-15 without breaking the bank? We have some ideas. (Photo credit: Bushmaster) When it comes to firearms, most people aren’t necessarily excited to hear…
Trijicon RMRcc: Concealed Carry Excellence
In a recent edition of the TACTICAL WIRE, I offered my thoughts on the new Trijicon RMR HD. An improved carry optic based on customer feedback, it’s still a duty pistol-size…
Joe Biden Seems to Hate Cannons as Much as He Hates Telling the Truth
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) For quite some time, we’ve talked about Joe Biden and his gift for gaffes. Whether he’s losing battles with his teleprompter, his train of thought…
Savage Arms Introduces New Precision-Engineered TIMBER Series of Rimfire Rifles
Savage Arms just dropped a slew of slick new rimfire rifles called the TIMBER Series. It consists of both a bolt action and a semi auto platform and they come…
WaPo Asked DC Residents About Crime and Got Answers They Didn’t Expect
Washington, D.C. crime map (Courtesy neighborhoodscout.com) Skyrocketing crime in major cities was a tragic consequence of the confluence of several factors. There was the coronavirus pandemic,…
Pearson: Armed Teachers Puts Students in More Danger…Allegedly
Clark Aposhian, president of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun, rear, while Joanna Baginska, a fourth-grade teacher from Odyssey Charted School, in American…
AMMO Inc’s Jarad Smith on Ammunition, Gunbroker and Change
Our sister site, QA Outdoors recently sat down with AMMO, Inc. CEP Jarad Smith and talked about the challenges facing the ammunition business as well as the company’s ownership of…