Supreme Court AR-15 Ban Cases: The Fight Begins
The Supreme Court agreed to hear two AR-15 ban cases, Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins. Here is what the Court will decide and what it means.
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Minimum Standards and On Demand Performance
It is important that we understand these two concepts, and how they intertwine with each other. Hopefully, if you are carrying a gun for self-defense, and especially if carrying a gun professionally, you have set for yourself a minimum standard. Where that line should, or needs to be placed, is a...
Hawaii Vampire Rule Struck Down: What Wolford v. Lopez Means
The Supreme Court struck down Hawaii's vampire rule in Wolford v. Lopez. Here's what the 6-3 ruling changes for concealed carry, and what it doesn't.
Curious Relics #135: Two Guns, One Name – The Colt 1862 Police Part II
Welcome back, folks! Last time around we kicked off a four-part look at the Colt 1862 Police revolver, covering the design philosophy that produced it, the Civil War timing that hampered its sales, the factory fire that made things worse, and the conversion craze that ate up the majority of survi...
The Diligent Mindset: The Fight Against Complacency & Justification
A diligent mindset is the discipline against complacency. See how a quick trip for a soda turned into a knife fight, and why diligence has to be unbroken.
Lifesaving Skills Every Gun Owner Should Know
Ask anyone who carries an IFAK and a gun every day what they use more often -- the IFAK always wins. What other skills do you need? Find out.
M41A Pulse Rifle: The Ultimate Aliens Gun
Private Dwayne Hicks sat in an expansive classroom alongside the rest of his platoon of newly minted boots. Each Marine had a well-used Pulse Rifle sitting on the table in front of them. The weapons were clean enough to be used as surgical implements and smelled vaguely of CLP. Gunnery Sergeant M...
The Disciplined Mindset: The Long Work That Wins the Short Fight
A disciplined mindset is what separates the carrier who's getting better from the one who's just carrying. See what discipline actually looks like in practice.
Battle of Britain: Myth vs. Reality
The idealized concept immediately took root and blossomed: the Royal Air Force saved Britain from invasion in 1940. The conventional wisdom holds that Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s legendary “few” handed Nazi Germany its first defeat in World War II and paved the road to eventual victo...
LaPierre Appeal Fails: NRA Members Win Back Millions, But Trust Still Must Be Rebuilt
Wayne LaPierre lost his New York appeal, leaving intact a multimillion-dollar repayment order to the NRA and a 10-year ban from NRA leadership.