Guns Don’t Kill People, The Patriarchy Does
Want to know what makes people resort to crime and guns to settle their differences? Ask a "community organizer, music producer and social entrepreneur." In this case, that expert in the social sciences is...
Lyman Celebrtes 140th Anniversary With New Pedersoli-Made Sharp’s Carbine
To celebrate their 140 years in business, Lyman Products has partnered with Perdersoli to produce a special edition 1878 Sharp's Carbine. They'll only be making, wait for it, 140 examples of the 140-year-old rifle...
Calibers for Beginners: What You Need to Know About 9mm
I have fired somewhere around 50,000 rounds of 9x19mm in my life to date. That may seem like an extraordinarily high number to the casual shooter, but it's not really that much when you...
I Am The NRA (And You Should Be, Too)
Yesterday I slid my renewed NRA membership card into my wallet. As the red-white-and-blue rectangle of plastic snugged up against my NSSF press card and ragged old Hunter’s Education card, it hit me: 15+...
U.S. District Court: Some Felons Do Have Second Amendment Rights
On Thursday, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois held that some felons have the right to keep and bear arms. Larry Hatfield pled guilty to a non-violent felony 28...
Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership: Deregulate Suppressors Now
Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership (DRGO) is releasing a white paper, prepared by highly credentialed subject matter medical experts, that provides supporting information for the proposed Hearing Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 367 and...
New TriStar Compact Bullpup 12 Gauge Shotgun
An ergonomic, reliable 12 gauge bullpup is one of those elusive targets lots of gun companies have shot at, but few have hit. There's the Kel-Tec KSG, the UTS-15, and new for this year,...
Shot Placement: I’m Offended
Full disclosure: I had something else in mind for this week’s column. But then I went scrolling through the posts on Outside Magazine’s Facebook page and my eye was captured by something enviable (a...
My Lost (and Found) Remington 700 .260
I've been hunting whitetail dear since I was a tyke. Over the years I’ve tried different rifles and calibers, but I always come back to the Remington Model 700 .260 that my father gave...
You Know, A 1911 Goes Great in a Kydex Holster
Certain things are a tradition for good reason. Turkey dinners at Thanksgiving, because it's right around hunting season. Thanksgiving day football games, so you have something to yell at besides your relatives.
Some things...
Andrew ‘Old Hickory’ Jackson: American Badass
If there was ever a badass among our founding fathers it would be Andrew Jackson. Why? Keep reading. Jackson was a man’s man - something not exactly promoted or prominent in today’s climate. He...
Chicago Tribune Blames the NRA and President Trump for Waffle House Murders
President Trump and the NRA live rent-free in the heads of many who oppose them. And Trump and the NRA sell newspapers. So it shouldn't surprise anyone that the Chicago Tribune, in an editorial,...