Major Victory in Arizona: Governor Signs Range Protection Legislation
Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs has quietly signed a major piece of legislation protecting the world-class Ben Avery Shooting Facility, and other publicly owned gun ranges.
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Normalcy Bias – Don’t Stick Your Head in the Sand
Complacency can get you killed. That’s sort of what normalcy bias boils down to, at least for the purposes of our discussion here. An article from Yale School of Medicine defines normalcy bias like this: “The normalcy bias describes our tendency to underestimate the possibility of disaster an...
Virginia Gun Ban Faces Five Lawsuits as July 1 Deadline Nears
Virginia’s new semiautomatic firearm and magazine restrictions face five lawsuits, with two injunction hearings scheduled before the July 1 effective date.
SAF Lawsuit Targets Contra Costa County Ban on Red Dots, Weapon Lights and 1911 Pistols
SAF says Contra Costa County residents are barred from carry setups that out-of-county California permit holders can legally carry through the county.
VTAC 1-5 Drill: A 15-Round Rifle Drill That Tests Speed, Accuracy & Recoil Control
Learn how to run the VTAC 1-5 rifle drill, a 15-round Viking Tactics drill designed to test target transitions, recoil control, speed, and accuracy under a timer.
POTD: Brown Manufacturing Ballard – Scarce Newburyport Single Shot
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Brown Manufacturing Company Ballard Patent single shot sporting rifle manufactured 1869 to 1873 out of Newburyport, Massachusetts, with at least 500 produced according to Flayderman’s Guide. Brown Manufacturing was one of several small...
SCOTUS Rules the Feds Can't Disarm You Just for Smoking Weed
The Supreme Court handed down its decision in United States v. Hemani this week, and the headline writes itself: Marijuana users can own guns. The Court ruled that the government can't prosecute Ali Danial Hemani under the federal law that bars drug users from possessing firearms, at le...
Ayoob: Is the 1911 Wrong for CCW?
There are reasons why the full-size 1911 pistol is often described as “iconic,” and the gun’s long and successful history on battlefields, in the streets and at pistol championships isn’t the only reason. It’s slim for its power level, an important dimension for both comfort a...
‘I Finally Shot a Good Group.’ The Story of Jim Carmichel’s Benchrest World Record
How our former shooting editor made history in benchrest competition The post ‘I Finally Shot a Good Group.’ The Story of Jim Carmichel’s Benchrest World Record appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver — The Big-Tailed Beast
In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...