Review: 1934 National Firearms Act, Original Bill and Hearings
This ebook is the entirety of the National Firearms Act and Hearings, in a digitized 166 pages, from the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, starting on Monday, 16 April, 1934. It's available from...
Gun Background Checks more than Doubled Under Obama
We don't know precisely how many private guns were added the stock in the United States under President George W. Bush compared to those added under President Barack Obama. We won't know the precise...
Smith & Wesson Bolt Action Rifles, a Blast From the Past
For most of its history, Smith & Wesson had been known for producing high quality revolvers. When the polymer pistol craze began, S&W jumped on the bandwagon as well and, while they still make...
Obscure Object of Desire: AA-12 Atchisson Assault Shotgun
In a comment under my recent article about the USAS-12 automatic shotgun, a reader mentioned the Atchisson Assault Shotgun. He wanted to know if TTAG could fill him in on that gun as well....
Obscure Object of Desire: USAS-12 Automatic Shotgun
On January 9, 1989, John Trevor, Jr. submitted a patent application for a new shotgun. The application simply called it a “high volume automatic and semi-automatic firearm.”
To expound on that incredibly descriptive title, Trevor’s...
NRA Museums: How to Care for Your Collectible Firearm
Looking back at 30 years with the National Rifle Association and being responsible for a collection of thousands of historic firearms can give one a different perspective when it comes to taking care of...
A Brief History of the M14
By Logan Metesh at the NRA blog writes :
In the aftermath of World War II, it was widely recognized that the American .30-06 M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle gave U.S. forces a decisive edge in combat....
Bill Introduced to Repeal Gun-Free School Zones Federal Law
Representative Thomas Massie, (R-KY), has re-introduced a bill to repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) of 1990 and its amendments. It was found unconstitutional in 1995 in U.S. v Lopez. Then it was...
What’s So Special About .38 Special?
David Tong writes
The “thirty-eight-special,” was a simple lengthening of the .38 Long Colt round that had proved so inadequate against the Moro warriors of the Philippines during the Spanish-American War. Developed in 1898, it...
Confederate Revolvers: Thomas W. Cofer
Guns made by Portsmouth, Virginia-based Thomas W. Cofer are some of the rarest examples of Confederate revolvers. Based on the Whitney Navy, estimates put total production numbers somewhere between 86 and 140; less than...
Cody Firearms Museum: Winchester Arms Collection
Dating back to the 1860s, Oliver Winchester decided to collect not only his company’s firearms but that of their predecessors (See the Hunt Volitional Rifle and the Jennings Repeater). Fast forward to the 1940s...
Confederate Revolvers: J. H. Dance & Brothers
Revolvers made by Dance are some of the most distinctive guns to come out of the south. While they are copied from the Colt Dragoon, they differ in a very important aspect of appearance....