New York gun owner Demetrio Daga faces up to 40 years in prison for firearms offenses. Despite a probation recommendation for no additional jail time, his sentencing has reportedly been postponed while officials prepare another presentence report.
The old line that you should be wary of a person who keeps a single firearm because odds are they know how to run it has reached the status of a proverb. There’s truth in it. The shooter who owns a single firearm and has learned it cold earns respect. But that proverb cuts both […] Th...
Editor’s Note: Practice these weak-handed drawing techniques only with triple-checked unloaded guns, or better yet, with identical-size unshootable dummy guns. A while back, I did an article for The Armory Life on left-handed manipulation of a 1911 pistol, particularly one that d...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Bracing against the crushing downwash of a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, a U.S. Soldier grasped a static discharge wand to ensure a safe sling load hookup. Across the training area, another team meticulously tested fuel samples for contaminants and monitored pressure ...
The Russo-Japanese War was one of the first major conflicts in which two modern industrial powers employed machine guns extensively against one another. Russian forces primarily used the Maxim machine gun, while the Japanese increasingly used the Hotchkiss machine gun. Both armies initially had r...
When a less than 1% possibility becomes a community’s reality. Guest contributor Michael Bellantoni reflects on the Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting, the armed citizen who stepped in, and why rare does not mean impossible.
New research from the Second Amendment Foundation uses CDC mortality data to challenge claims that firearms are the leading cause of death among American children. The findings expose how age brackets and combined death categories shape the gun-control narrative.
A Georgia shopper stopped a beating at Dollar General, fired once when the attacker charged him, and faced no charges. Defense of others lessons inside.
States are taking different approaches after ATF ended enforcement of major NFA registration requirements. Florida, Idaho, and Mississippi officials have recognized aspects of the federal relief, Montana lawmakers are preparing legislation, and Maryland State Police insist SBR registration remain...
A new national survey finds 57.3% of parents with children in K-12 schools support armed teachers, compared with 30.2% opposed. The findings raise new questions about gun-free school policies and the gun-control lobby's opposition to armed staff.