When Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation tells me something is a “call to action” in the future, I’m going to go ahead and get on my feet. He’s marching, and everyone with him had better be ready to move. On Monday, the SAF filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for [...]
Later today, the United States Supreme Court will issue final rulings for their current session. Among them- as expected- the ruling on the case of McDonald v. Chicago, the second case in what will doubtless be a long line of cases challenging the myriad of anti-individual firearms ownership interpretations of the Second Amendment of the [...]
Seems there’s a knife fight brewing between New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and knife owners infuriated over his so-called sting operation against knives he classified as “illegal gravity knives”. Seems statement claiming seven of fourteen New York dealers have removed folding knives from their shelves and forfeited any sales profits from earlier sales, [...]
Just when I thought it would be impossible for shooters to get any more disgusted and angry at Congress, I get proven wrong. This time, it isn’t something they’ve actually done, it’s something they’re trying. The latest insult is H.R. 5175, also known as the Disclose Act. It would force organizations to disclose their financial [...]
Today’s competitive shooters are a unique breed. Fierce competitors at the call “shooters ready, stand by….” they’re actually a large -and jocular- family when they’re off the firing line. Having observed them at different times around the country, I didn’t realize how welcoming they are of newbies until I strapped on my Smith & Wesson [...]
As the EMBARGOED headlines come into our wire servers, it is safe to say there will be some news coming out of the NRA Annual Meetings when they get underway Friday from Charlotte, North Carolina. We’ll be getting some previews of new products in advance of the actual opening of the event, so we’ll have [...]
Despite my having been more than a little distracted by the natural disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico, there is some good news to report from around the country. Very quietly, Texas has put their concealed handgun license process online, including the fingerprinting process. According to RenEarl Bowie, Assistant Director of Regulatory Licensing for [...]
As we first reported last week, Alliant Techsystems (NYSE:ATK) has announced that it has discontinued a program of recycling spent brass casings from U.S. military installations. The decision should allow more once-fired military brass to be sold to civilian gun owners. Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester went to war with the Department of [...]
Not too-very long ago, lasers were looked at as nice gadgets for people who liked to hang lots of stuff on their firearms. Today, the laser’s become one of the go-to devices in all of shooting. The applications for lasers have grown at the same time the lasers themselves have gotten smaller, brighter and much [...]
Sometimes, there’s just nothing more fun than going to the range with friends and trying out a new gun. It doesn’t have to be anything special, expensive or exotic. The fun of trying “new” is nearly irresistible with me. I’ve gone to the range in driving downpours, sleet, snow, sizzling sunshine and the inevitable smothering [...]
