HOUSTON, TX — A Houston homeowner shot a suspected home invader early Sunday morning after the intruder crashed a vehicle nearby, jumped a fence, and broke into the residence, according to the Houston Police Department. The incident took place on Truman Street near the intersection of W Crossti...
My very first handgun was a Springfield Armory XD in 9mm. It was around 2007, I was shopping for a home-defense solution and I’d read positive reviews about the XD line in American Rifleman and Guns & Ammo magazines. At decision time, it wasn’t much of a competiti...
Athlon Optics is adding the Ares HLR to their lineup, and the pitch is simple: a precision riflescope built for hunters who move a lot and count ounces. The lighter of the two available configurations comes in at 18.9 ounces, which puts it firmly in backcountry-viable territory without asking you...
FN America is changing things up in the pistol dot world at NRAAM 2026 with the new FN Pureview, the first holographic pistol dot to hit the market. This is a fully enclosed holographic dot that uses FN’s proprietary ImageGuide technology to create the holographic projection on a single fla...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Remington Model 1861 Navy percussion revolver manufactured circa 1862, one of about 6,000 produced. Traces of a cartouche remain on the left grip panel, indicating military acceptance. The Model 1861 was Remington’s .36 caliber Navy-si...
A gun or knife is not a self-defense option for many people out in the world. Emotional, physical, and legal troubles could arise from their use while in a self-defense situation. Alternatively, you can defend yourself with a legal, long-range option, which is commonly called pepper spray. Compac...
This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. Pistollo 77°: Lever-Delayed Blowback 9mm — NRA 2026 We got hands on it at NRAAM 2026, and it’s definitely not your typical pistol-caliber setup. At its core, this...
Each year, we remind our readers of the events of April 19th, 1775. Fabled as the “Shot Heard Round The World,” this was the true beginning of the American Revolution, a worldwide conflict which would engulf the super powers of the day in battles as far away as India, and last for another eig...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has formally joined a growing congressional effort to force the ATF to answer questions about an internal database that critics say functions as a backdoor national gun registry. Cornyn sent his follow-up letter on March 9, 2026, to ATF Deputy Direc...
The DOJ’s new Second Amendment enforcement effort is now colliding with Virginia’s 2026 gun control package, as Harmeet Dhillon warns the state could face federal litigation over unconstitutional firearm restrictions.