The War Department is recognizing the gunsmiths who helped arm the American Revolution. From hand-built muskets to innovative repeating firearms, their craftsmanship reveals a centuries-old American tradition of privately manufacturing firearms—one with direct implications for today's Second Am...
Most of the emergency gear I own usually plays double duty as part of my primary camping gear. Put simply, if it’s not likely to get used, I don’t really want to have it around. The WeatherX XPCW19B is one item that I’d normally file into the category of “survival” gear, but it’s turn...
Americans may tell pollsters they favor gun control, but a new academic study reveals that enthusiasm fades considerably when taxpayers are asked to finance firearm restrictions. Researchers found that even a $100 annual cost can substantially weaken support, raising uncomfortable questions for g...
“How do I know if I’m walking into a high-threat environment?” It’s a fair question, but we aren’t issued crystal balls capable of predicting violence before it happens. What we can do, however, is recognize conditions that have preceded violence enough to justify paying...
Oak Lawn's village board voted Tuesday to allow up to five appointment-only in-home gun dealers, its first gun rule update since the 1990s. Read the original story: Why Five? A Cook County Suburb Opens the Door to Home-Based FFLs, Then Puts a Ceiling on It
A Lehigh Acres man knocked down by a pickaxe blow shot the attacker standing over him. Days later, the attacker was the one arrested. Read the original story: Florida Man Knocked Down by Pickaxe Blow to the Back Shoots Attacker Standing Over Him, Sheriff Says It Was Self-Defense
Every pistol red dot sold today works on essentially the same plan. An LED emitter sits on a carrier plate, and screws and springs nudge that plate to adjust windage and elevation. The SIG Sauer XRAY5 drops that plan entirely and is pitched as the world's first solid-state advanced red dot. ...
Gun control groups predicted more bloodshed as Americans regained firearm freedoms. A new Second Amendment Foundation factsheet documents 85 warnings alongside falling murder numbers, including substantial declines following Bruen and permitless carry.
Not too long ago, I thought I could get by with my iPhone flashlight, then I discovered the world of EDC flashlights. I don’t want to haul around a bulky flashlight, but I still need a bright light for late-evening and nighttime yard work, to keep on the nightstand, or for when I forget my ...