How to Give a Gun as a Gift…and Do it the Right Way
With gift-buying season upon us, it’s natural for gun owners who enjoy target shooting, hunting, collecting or just plain plinking to want to share their enjoyment of firearms with others.
Falling Murder Rates Show Gun-Grabbers Have Been Humiliated by Reality
The idea sold by the gun control industry that expanding carry rights is somehow dangerous and will increase crime has been totally obliterated.
Gun Review: New Thompson/Center Arms Encore ProHunter Rifle
Gregg Ritz set out to re-start one of America’s great firearms brands right back in their Rochester, New Hampshire home. It looks like he’s done just that.
UK Man Arrested for Posting Photo of Himself Shooting a Shotgun While on Vacation in the US
Americans should thank God and our country’s Founders that we have the protections offered by the Second Amendment and, quite frankly, a few other Amendments.
Ilhan Omar Wants to Create an Illegal Federal Firearms Registry…Because of Course She Does
“We have more guns in this country than we have humans. So one of the things that is going to be important is to create a registry so we know…
Pro Tip: Just Because it Says It’s Gen3 Compatible Doesn’t Mean It Will Work in Your Gun
Gen3 is an abbreviated way to convey that a product is in its third generation and has undergone two revisions since its initial introduction. In our world, when somebody says…
Cyber Monday: Shooting News Weekly and Paul Markel’s ‘Guns of the Cold War’
‘Guns of the Cold War’ began as a series of articles published on Shooting News Weekly and is now available as Amazon paperback and Kindle versions as well as in audiobook…
Silencer Review: Mack Brothers Zenith (Titanium .30 Cal)
Overall the Zenith proved itself to be an extremely high quality suppressor with absolutely fantastic machining, welding, and finish.
It’s Time: We Need an Updated, More Muscular Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
California’s AB 1263, which regulates not only home made guns, but even gun parts, just underscores that we need a revitalized Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that does…
A Brit’s View: Counter to the Founding Myth, Guns are a Destabilizing Force in American Culture
“It is telling that within hours of Kirk’s killing, the public conversation shifted not to the incredulity that such a weapon could be obtained, but instead to the identity and…
‘That’s Not Him’: Miami Mom Denies Her Son Invaded the Home Where He Was Shot and Killed
Quanterry Alvin Whitley learned first-hand how the FAFO concept can go very badly when you try to steal someone else’s hard-earned possessions.
Want to Reduce Violent Crime Against Women? Get More of Them to Carry a Gun
Women who rely on passive behavior are 2.5 times more likely to suffer serious injury than women who defend themselves with a firearm.
Narrative Fail: Crime’s Down in Seattle as More People Own and Carry Guns
Reports of a decline in gun-related violence this year around Seattle overlook a significant fact which unintentionally derails one of the greatest gun control myths of all time, that more…
Elevated Holiday Threats Require Heightened Awareness, Packing Heat
The pre-Thanksgiving terror attack in Washington D.C. by an Islamic jihadist hopefully will be the last terror incident we see in America this holiday season. However, just like denial, hope…
Study Finds Music Doesn’t Fuel ‘Gun Violence’ (No Matter How Insufferable It May Be)
Gun violence either predates the music or co-varies with structural shocks unrelated to music: poverty, criminal-market reconfiguration, institutional weakness, police lethality, cross-border gun trafficking and policy swings.
Maybe They Should Offer AARP Discounts
Modern Classics: The GLOCK 23 Pistol
I can’t recall who it was that hipped me to the idea that it was possible to convert a .40 S&W pistol to a 9mm by swapping barrels and magazines,…
The Madding Crowds: Keeping Holiday Shopping Season Safety Front of Mind
Crowds naturally create opportunity — not just for retailers, but for individuals who prey on distraction, confusion, or complacency.
A Deer Hunter’s Thanksgiving Tradition
While archery season for deer started in September, the Monday after Thanksgiving is, for Ohioans, a holiday all its own. It’s opening day for gun season in the Buckeye state.
Happy Thanksgiving From Shooting News Weekly
Whether you ventured out in the field and got your Thanksgiving bird with a load of No. 5 shot or you lifted it into the shopping cart in your local…
Two WV Nat’l Guard Troops Shot and Killed in Washington DC Two Blocks From the White House
Two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday near the White House have died, the state’s governor said.
Modern Classic: The IWI Tavor SAR Bullpup Rifle
As far as bullpup rifles in general are concerned, they tend to be rather polarizing. Folks either love them or they seem to have an irrational hatred for them.
DOJ Establishes a New Division Focusing on the Protection of Gun Rights
The office, called the Second Amendment Rights Section, expects to open on December 4 and will be dedicated to investigating local laws or policies limiting gun rights.
Go Figure: Gang Violence Has More to Do With Emotion Than Economics
Academics and other “experts” assume a rational weighing of possible benefit and loss by gang members, while accounts of actual shootings show something very different.
HAVA Brings 150 Vets and Their Families Together for 16th Annual Range Day
More than 150 veterans and their families enjoyed some trigger time as a way for the firearm industry and San Antonio Police Department to offer a collective “thank you” to…
Optics 101: Executing the Objective
A common myth about riflescopes is that the larger the objective bell in the front, the more light a scope gathers. That’s not really true.
Patriot Arsenal: 3 Guns Every American Should Own – The Shotgun
While there are those who might view the shotgun as a distance tool because it is a long gun, just as we considered with the rifle for home defense, the…
SCANDAL: NSSF Helping Its Members Sell More Products Using (OMG!) eCommerce Tools
In May 2024, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the gun industry’s trade group, hosted a webinar featuring the presentation for the thousands of gun sellers who belong to the NSSF….
Preemption Laws Make Lawful Carry Easier…That’ Why They’re Under Attack by the Gun Control Industry
Even while acknowledging these efforts as unconstitutional due to the state’s preemption law, the Saint Paul City Council unanimously passed the ordinance and became the first city among a coalition of 17…
Black Collar Arms’ New Texas Typewriter .22LR Semi-Auto Rifle Platform
The Black Collar Arms traditional Ruger 10/22 receiver and rifle stock have been replaced with a single ultra-rigid receiver. The forend and stock mount directly to the receiver, resulting in…