Christmas Comes Early: Ruger Brings Back the Classic Red Label Shotgun
SNW heard that the Red Label shotgun would be making a triumphant return back in October and we were, to say the least, thrilled.
Enjoy the Music of the Season…Because Why Not?
Have Yourself a Dysfunctional Little Christmas…Or Don’t
We don’t carry concealed handguns because we expect a fight, we carry because we know that we can’t control the actions of other people.
OMG! Gun Makers Have Flooded the Market With Standard Capacity Magazines! OMG!
Between 1990 and 2021, the gun industry flooded the American market with at least 717 million detachable firearm magazines that hold 11 or more rounds of ammunition.
The Number of People With Carry Permits Fell Slightly, But More People are Packing Than Ever Before
After peaking at 22 million in 2022, the number of concealed carry permit holders fell by 0.59 million last year to a current total of 20.88 million.
10th Circuit Denies New Mexico’s en banc Petition Letting Lower Court Ruling Striking Down 7-Day Waiting Period Stand
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has denied New Mexico’s petition for rehearing en banc in Ortega v. Grisham, allowing a prior ruling invalidating the…
Surprise! Duke Names Longtime Anti-Gun Advocate to Run Its Center for Firearms Law
University-based programs and offices with titles that mismatch their intent is not surprising, given the success of firearm prohibition advocates insinuating their objectives into everything from religion to dentistry.
DOJ Sues District of Columbia Over Gun Ban in Move to Fully the Enforce the Heller, McDonald and Bruen Rulings
“Living in our nation’s capital should not preclude law-abiding citizens from exercising their fundamental constitutional right to keep and bear arms.”
Bondi Beach Shows That You Can’t Buy a Gun Culture
Let’s say a miracle happened and the citizens of various socialist hellholes around the world were magically were granted permission to arm themselves. Then what?
Muscle Memory, Motor Memory…What Exactly Do They Do?
Your muscles don’t actually “remember” anything about reloading a pistol or drawing a handgun. It’s simply a colloquial term used by everyone from “gun dudes” to professional sports trainers.
Data Shows Gun Control Doesn’t Work, But That Doesn’t Stop Anti-Gunners From Demanding More After Mass Shootings
Only one policy reduced both the number and severity of mass public shootings: allowing law-abiding citizens to defend themselves by carrying permitted concealed handguns.
Sometimes Christmas Comes Early for Those on the ‘Good’ List
There’s No Limit to the Size of the Straw Men Anti-Gunners Will Create to Justify Limiting Individual Gun Rights
“Safety from mass shootings is impossible unless we want a quarter of Americans working as armed guards, adding a 30% surtax on every product and service in the process.”
Why a Shotgun is the Multi-Tool That’s Right for Me…And Maybe for You, Too
Your goals might be different, and you might favor the strengths of other firearms over the shotgun. I’m not touting the shotgun as the solution to every problem. It’s just…
Australia’s Takeaway From The Bondi Massacre: They Didn’t Crack Down on Gun Ownership Hard Enough
Gun ownership has risen at a lower rate than population increases, but there are now more guns in fewer hands, with every license holder owning an average of more than…
CZ Wins Contract to Make the German Army’s New 9mm Service Pistol
The pistol the Germans have chosen is a version of CZ’s P-10C striker-fired 9mm pistol. The Budeswehr will reportedly take delivery of between 62,00 and 186,000 pistols during the life…
DOJ Lawsuit Accuses Virgin Islands’ Incompetent PD of Ignoring Bruen, Systematically Violating Citizens’ Gun Rights
The U.S. Virgin Islands offer some of the world’s best beaches, such as Magens Bay and Coki Beach, where you can swim with sea turtles if you’re lucky. There is…
Giffords’ Gun Control-Based State Scorecard Grades Doesn’t Hold Up to Closer Examination
This isn’t a practical or useful analysis of safety. It’s a policy report card explicitly designed to produce a desired narrative.
ATF Will Shut Down eForms After Christmas to Retool for Zero Dollar Tax Stamps
To make the necessary upgrades to handle the law change, they’re going to shut the eForms system down for Form 1 and Form 4 submissions after Christmas to let their…
The Key to Gauging Public Safety is Measuring Time-To-Effective-Resistance
It’s not that hard to imagine a society where time-to-effective-resistance is <10 seconds in most public settings.
Ultra Affordable Bird Guns: TriStar’s Viper G2 and Raptor II 12 and 20 Gauge Shotguns
We put suppressors on TriStar’s Viper G2 in 12 gauge and their Raptor II model in soft-shooting 20 gauge, took them on a south Texas dove hunt, and shot the…
No One Should be Permanently Disarmed for a 20-Year-Old Misdemeanor DUI Conviction
“Faithful application of the Second Amendment does not permit [Williams’] permanent disarmament.”
Ruger Now Making Enhanced Features Standard on the Classic 10/22 Rifle
Based on extensive consumer feedback, Ruger has upgraded the 10/22 rifle line with enhanced features previously found only in select configurations.
Anti-Gun Politicians Respond to Gun-Free Zone Shootings With Calls for…More Restrictions on Gun Rights…Again…Still…
Politicians who respond to a tragedy by calling for more restrictions on law-abiding citizens are betraying the very people they are elected to protect.
DOJ Civil Rights Division Sues US Virgin Islands Over Ludicrous Carry Permit Delays
Numerous applicants complained that VIPD is unreasonably delaying their gun permit application decisions and added unreasonable conditions, including bolted-in gun safes, prior to issuing gun licenses.
Yippee Ki-Yay: How to Shoot Like John McClane at Your Christmas Party
Die Hard was essentially a two hour long commercial for European gun makers.
Tim Walz Tries to Create a Backdoor Firearm Registry After Gun Ban Fails in State Legislature
The MN Gun Owners Caucus has heard from members who are concerned that Walz is attempting to build a registry of gun owners and the firearms by using insurance records…
A Multi Reticle Green Dot For Both Pistols and Rifles
A “full size” micro reflex optic, the Thrive HD green dot employs an RMR-compatible mounting footprint and comes with screws and tools for installation.
The One Lesson Everyone Should Learn From Bondi Beach: Have a Gun
There was a glut of high profile violence that took place over the second weekend of December, and it wasn’t restricted to one state or country. The most egregious event…
Let’s Wait to See What DOJ’s New ‘Second Amendment Section’ Does, Not What it Says
When the Department of Justice quietly floated a new “Second Amendment Rights Section” earlier this month, gun owners were right to be skeptical. Now, the DOJ has made it official….