SHOT Show 2020 is in the rear-view mirror. Bigger than ever, at least as measured by the number of companies exhibiting, this year was chock full of new announcements and optimism. In all the years I’ve been going, I’ve never received so many pre and mid-show press releases. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, who runs […]
America’s 1st Freedom | AR-15 Part 3: Why it is America’s Rifle
Is there anything more patently patriotic than an Air Force flyover? Think about it. Whether at a big game or Fourth of July celebration, seeing jets scream across the sky in tight formation just gives me goosebumps. So, I guess it’s apropos that the Air Force led the way towards adoption of the AR-15, M16, […]
AR-15 Part 1: Myths Dispelled
According to a recent Facebook post by Mark Twain, reports about the AR-15 are greatly exaggerated. It’s true. Anyone who doesn’t own one likely holds plenty of views on the topic that are mythical. Let’s explore a few of the more egregious myths that are circulated more frequently than the common cold at a gun […]
At Least Politicians Are Telling Us What They Really Think
Here’s what the 2020 front-runners really think about guns… The good thing about social media is it allows people to air their opinions publicly and immediately with no filter. The bad thing about social media is that it allows people to air their opinions publicly and immediately with no filter. Traditionally, politicians’ statements have been […]
Authors Weigh In: Top Firearms YouTube Channels
I have a low tolerance level for videos because I can’t easily skim to find the relevant content. That, and people like to make 12-minute videos with one minute’s worth of content. There are a couple of good channels out there though… We asked a few of our freelance writers to tell us about their […]
Florida Handicap Parking Spot Case Update
Stand your ground laws don’t allow you to be stupid… Anyone who carries a firearm for personal protection should take note of the verdict in a dispute over a handicap parking spot that led to a shooting in Clearwater, Florida, on July 19, 2018. For those unfamiliar with this case, it began when Britany Jacobs, […]
Parkland Father Uncovers What Media Failed To Look For
If you read nothing else today, read this article in its entirety. Seriously. The Parkland killer was, as we later learned, a seriously messed up person. He was violent and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office was pretty much on a first-name basis with the monster-in-making from all the calls they’d responded to. He was not […]
Massive Murder Rate in Mexico Yet Only 1% Legally Own a Gun and Rifles Are Banned
So, it appears that the murder rate in Mexico is 6 times that of the US, yet guns are largely banned with less than 1% of the population licensed to own a one. The largest rifle legal to buy is the simple .22 caliber. #Gunsense In 2018, Mexico’s murder rate was 29 per 100,000 people, […]
America’s New Shooters: Increasingly Female, Younger and Urban
New target shooter population up 51% to more than 51 million… Retirement age or even older country rednecks—such is the cliché view of an American gun owner as perpetuated by the mainstream media and its anti-Second Amendment comrades. It’s a smear job, no doubt, and conveniently neglects to tell another very important story. This is […]
Gun-Control’s Ship of Fools
An interesting read on the shifting political winds and ramifications of gun control positions. Election time anyone? Many of the Democratic party’s presidential aspirants think the best tactic to get the helm is to be the most anti-Second Amendment candidate. Where will this course take them and us? Read the rest: America’s 1st Freedom | […]