Open carry – the wearing of a holstered gun in plain view in public – has become a hot-button issue among our nation’s pistol-packers. There are, naturally, talking points on both sides of the debate. A few years ago, Mark Walters invited me to join a panel on this topic on his popular show...
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Before I had kids I made myself a quiet promise: I’d be the parent who actually looked at their faces instead of a screen. Easy to promise. Then two children showed up, and one ordinary afternoon there I was in the backyard at four o’clock, thumb going in circles on my phone, while my...
I'm giving away four sets of Pew Policies Travel Tags. Here's what they do, why they help at the counter, and how to enter. Read the original story: Pew Policies Travel Tags Put Every Airline’s Firearm Policy One Scan Away, and I’m Giving Away Four Sets
Colt was the king of the wheelgun world in the 1800s, even though other manufacturers made arguably better revolvers. That’s because Colt’s reputation was built on the rough, tough frontier; they were the first company to sell revolvers, and their handguns were arguably the reason tha...
Dove season sneaks up fast, and Apex Ammunition has a new answer for those fast, high-crossing birds. The company is extending its Stratified line into dedicated dove loads, offered in both L3 high-antimony lead and S3 steel, in 12 and 20 gauge. The Stratified concept is layered shot. Apex stacks...
The Springfield Armory Prodigy is a big, heavy beast of a double-stack 1911 that promises a handful of 9mm in a fairly affordable package.
The ATF's proposed direct-to-home delivery rule could reroute online gun sales around the local transfer counter. Claire Eason breaks down the timeline, the state-level and court obstacles, and the revenue moves dealers should make before the rule lands.
Task&Purpose reported that US Special Operations Command is looking for a new light machine gun to replace the current special forces light machine gun, the MK 46. The MK 46 was adopted in 2003 and used extensively during the Global War on Terror by various special mission units.
A Harrison Township mother shot her ex-boyfriend after he kicked in her door at 2:15 a.m. with her three children inside. Read the original story: Ohio Mother Shoots and Kills Ex-Boyfriend Who Kicked In Her Door at 2 A.M. With Her Three Children Inside the House