Louisiana Lets 18-Year-Olds Carry Guns but Denies Them Permits

Louisiana allows adults as young as 18 to carry concealed handguns without permits—but refuses to issue them permits that provide crucial federal school-zone exemptions. FPC says that contradiction violates the Second Amendment.

By John Crump

TFB Review: US Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1917 (Enfield)

The iconic American rifle of World War 1 is the 1903 Springfield, but most of the Doughboys were issued a different gun. The US Rifle, Model of 1917, also known as the Enfield or P17, thanks to the vagaries of history, was the most prevalent US rifle by far. Over two million were made in a two-ye...

By Daniel Y

Wheelgun Wednesday: Good News, Everyone - The Manurhin MR88 Is Back

Founded in the early 20th century, Manufacture de Machines du Haut-Rhin, aka Manurhin, has done a lot of things. They made food processing machinery and scooters. But after World War II, like much of reindustrializing Europe, they were keen to try new things, so they started making semi-auto pist...

By Zac K

GOA Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Gun Ban for Nonresident Americans

Gun Owners of America is challenging a U.S. Virgin Islands licensing system that recognizes no out-of-state permits, generally blocks nonresidents from applying and carries a ten-year minimum sentence for unauthorized firearm possession.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

America’s Rapid-Fire Flintlock: The Remarkable Chambers Gun

America’s quest for greater firepower isn’t a new phenomenon. In fact, the desire for increased firepower can be traced to the earliest days of the United States and the repeating flintlock designs of Joseph G. Chambers. Multi-shot weapons were not unheard of in the late 18th century, but the...

By Tom Laemlein
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