1879 Reichsrevolver: History and Accuracy Test
Germany’s 1879 Reichsrevolver is often dismissed as obsolete. An original shooting test with a removable red dot shows why this big single-action deserves another look.
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New Jersey Asks Supreme Court to Revisit Its AR-15 and Magazine Ban Defeat
New Jersey wants its rifle and magazine ban defeat reconsidered after Viramontes and Grant. The petition shows why the Supreme Court’s AR-15 ruling could shape both fights.
How Often Do Wolves Actually Attack People?
The odds of a wild, healthy wolf attacking you in North America are close to nothing. A widely cited 2002 study of wolf-human interactions covering Alaska and Canada, home to more than 60,000 wolves, turned up no records of people killed by wild wolves across the entire twentieth century. In that...
Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court to End Lifetime Gun Bans for Nonviolent Felons
Joseph Johnson’s 2015 marijuana-cultivation conviction left him barred from possessing firearms or ammunition. NRA, FPC and SAF are asking the Supreme Court to hear his challenge, arguing that Founding-era history does not support permanently disarming peaceable Americans.
Breek Arms Sledgehammer Omni-Buster: Gas Mitigation From Either Shoulder
We recently spoke with Breek Arms about the company’s Sledgehammer AR-15 Gas Blocking Charging Handle and its LE Latch counterpart, both designed around a problem that has become increasingly familiar as suppressor use has grown: gas coming back toward the shooter’s face. The Sledgeha...
FFL Direct: ATF Built a Real-Time Tap on Gun-Buyer Records
ATF calls FFL Direct a convenience for gun dealers. The program automates serial-number trace responses that can send purchaser information to Washington while the bound book stays with the dealer. Congress must confront the backdoor registry infrastructure before an anti-gun administration explo...
ATF Confirms to Congress It Holds 1,414,088,513 Firearm Transaction Records, 92 Percent of Them Digitized
ATF tells Congress it holds 1,414,088,513 pages of out-of-business gun dealer records, 92 percent digitized. GOA calls it an illegal registry. Read the original story: ATF Confirms to Congress It Holds 1,414,088,513 Firearm Transaction Records, 92 Percent of Them Digitized
The Rimfire Report: Shooting the Peters .22LR That Started It All
The first rifle I ever really shot was a plain old Ruger 10/22, and the ammo feeding it came out of a brown box that looked like it belonged in my grandfather's tackle shed. Peters . Forty grains of lead, high velocity, round nose, and in my memory it never once let me or my 10/22 down at th...
Housing Authority Eviction Over Armed Defense Ignores Prior Court Rulings
Police identified Torrey Holliday as a robbery victim. The St. Louis Housing Authority cited “criminal activity” in a notice terminating his lease after he fought back with a gun. Courts have repeatedly rejected restrictions on gun rights in public housing.
Colombia’s President Straps On a Sidearm Amid Cartel Siege
Weeks after lifting Colombia’s general suspension on firearm carry permits, President Abelardo De La Espriella appeared in Santa Marta with a pistol on his belt during a major security deployment against the ACSN. The post Colombia’s President Straps On a Sidearm Amid Cartel Siege appeare...