SHOT Show: Quick Hits From Around the Floor
Dan Z. for SNW It came as no surprise to anyone that the opening day of the 2024 SHOT Show was a busy one. The…
With a Shortage of Troopers, Alaska Town Urges Residents To Arm Themselves. More Cities Should Do That
By Terrorist96 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 About six years ago, the Effingham County Board in Illinois passed a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” resolution. Shortly…
Kahr Arms Releases the X9 Double Stack 9mm
Kahr Arms dropped their first double stack magazine pistol at SHOT Show 2024 and they did a lot more than just widen the grip frame to accommodate a double…
SHOT Show: The New Blued Colt Python Revolvers
Dan Z. for SNW We’ve been big fans of the newly revived lineup of Colt snake guns. They’re beautifully made, very nicely turned out, and just…
Suppressor Mounting Guide for Dummies
On occasion I do a little freelance writing and/or editing work, and the article below is one that I helped create for JK Armament’s new JK Academy. With firearm suppressor…
Tactical Picks From SHOT Show Industry Day at The Range
Dan Z. for SNW What’s new for 2024? Great question. We dove into the SHOT Show Industry Day At the Range to bring you the…
The Ruger LC Carbine, Now in .45 ACP
If I were to tell you that Ruger was producing a .45 ACP pistol caliber carbine, which platform would you think they’d choose? Naturally, it seems like the PC Carbine…
SAF Sues the .Gov Over Medical Marijuana Gun Ban
Bigstock So many long-standing gun control laws are threatened as a result of the Supreme Court’s Bruen ruling that it’s hart to keep track without…
Siegler: Mental Health Professionals Talking About Guns and Gun Professionals Talking About Mental Health Can Coexist
A treatment digital art creation of a face in CS3.Representation of personal chaos depression or mental problems. In blue America, the reflexive response to gun violence…
Daniel Defense Re-Releases the H9 (Previously From Hudson)
The Hudson H9 was/is one of my favorite pistols. I was extremely disappointed when the company went bankrupt not far out of the gate. They suffered supplier and other…
Watch The Gundies Awards Tonight!
If you aren’t familiar with The Gundies, it’s effectively The Oscars but for the gun industry. I believe this year is the fifth Gundie Awards, and they’ve been growing in…
SHOT Show Range Day: American Tactical GSG-9, The MP5 We Have At Home
I like weird guns. A lot. And I’m not sure why. They aren’t always the most practical weapons, either. One that falls into that genre of unpractical and weird also…
Biden Admininstration Continues to Delay Shipment of 8,000 Self-Defense Rifles To Israel
Image by Boch You don’t find much chastity at a whorehouse, nor do you find much integrity in the Biden Administration. The brain trust behind the…
SHOT Show: The New Diamondback SDR Self-Defense Revolver
Diamondback has successfully moved past a reputation for extremely small 9mm pistols and budget ARs into a rather interesting market. In that market, they’ve finally brought out a revolver. Who…
SHOT Show Range Day: CZ Updates the G2 Semi-Auto Shotgun
CZ has updated their semi-auto 1012 G2 12 gauge inertia-driven shotgun. The Gen2 version uses extended chokes, comes with a shim kit for a perfect fit, has a an ambi…
SHOT Show Range Day: Mountain Billy Gun Lab GOAT-15 .22LR
One of the first guns I ran into at the SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range was the GOAT-15, a micro AR-15 chambered in .22LR. It looks like a…
FELONY STUPID? 5,800 Illinois Gun Owners Register Now-Illegal Self-Defense Guns, Accessories In Clear Violation of the Law
Illinois State Police. (Courtesy ISP) Passed in the dead of night, the “Protect Illinois Communities Act” banned many popular self-defense firearms. Governor (and presidential hopeful)…
Anti-Gun Group Tries to Use Foreign Lawsuits to Advance Gun Control in America
Courtesy GAGV By Lee Williams In what may be a sign of growing desperation, a new anti-gun nonprofit has funded and filed two lawsuits against American…
SHOT Show: Shooting Winchester .400 Legend Loads at Industry Day at the Range
I had the chance to run some of Winchester Ammunition’s new .400 Legend loads through a suppressed Winchester XPR bolt action rifle at the SHOT Show Industry Day at the…
SHOT Show Range Day: PWS Shows Off the New UXR Modular Rifle
We first got a sneak peak at PWS’s new UXR rifle at an event last summer. The UXR – or User Xchange Rifle – is a significant re-thinking of…
Seen at Range Day: The New Henry H023 Magazine Fed Lever Action Rifle
You never know what will pop up unexpectedly at SHOT Show’s Industry Day at the Range. Henry was showing off their new box magazine-fed H023 Lever Action Supreme. It…
New Again: Smith and Wesson Unveils Model 1854 44 Magnum Lever Action Rifles
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., a leader in firearm manufacturing and design, is proud to announce the release of its first ever series of lever-action rifles, the S&W Model…
Fatal Accident in Indianapolis Leads to Statist Calls To Require that Home Defense Guns Remain Inaccessible
GSL Defense Training (image by Boch) What happens when you don’t teach young people the fundamentals of firearm safety? A case out of Indianapolis demonstrates…
New From SHOT Show: Avidity Arms PD10 Chambered in 30 Super Carry
The Avidity Arms PD10 is a really well-sorted, skinny self-defense gun that I reviewed quite favorably, but I must admit that in today’s CCW pistol market many of us have…
A Lesson From Uvalde: Hold Schools Accountable For Childrens Safety and Security
Robb Elementary Uvalde crime scene photo Ultimately, it’s up to parents to do everything they can to ensure their kids’ safety and security. We expect…
The Big Truth About Shotgun Mini Shells
Travis Pike for SNW It seems that mini shells are everywhere these days. Ever since the Mossberg Shockwave and the Remington TAC-14 dominated the market…
Italiano: The NRA Is Indoctrinating Your Children!
Bigstock “It’s very dangerous for younger Americans to be indoctrinated with the viewpoint that the Second Amendment allows every American to lawfully possess a firearm,”…
Lawless Utopia: Illinois No-Cash Bail Law Pays Dividends to Chicago Criminals While Creating More Crime Victims
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (Facebook) The Land of Lincoln’s no-cash bail law, passed in the dead of night with almost zero debate, has proven a boon…
Mission First Tactical Making Translucent Magazines in All the Colors
Translucent magazines are getting more popular. Enough so that more companies are getting into the business. Mission First Tactical makes the second company this week. You can understand the attraction…
Texas Man Kills Step-Father in Self-Defense, Cops Show Up 15 Minutes Later
Image by Boch When seconds count, police are (usually) just minutes away. So imagine waiting fifteen minutes for a police response after a self-defense shooting….