The House Ways & Means Committee has sent the original Hearing Protection Act (HPA) language to the Senate, effectively deregulating suppressors from the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA). If approved, this would be the most monumental Second Amendment victory in my lifetime, one that I have personally been disillusioned enough to believe would never … Read more
Palmetto State Armory’s Sabre 15 11.5” carbine isn’t just another budget blaster—it’s a rugged, lightweight rifle that took 2,000 rounds of hard use without a single hiccup. In this recent range day breakdown, the crew put the Sabre through its paces, running mag after mag through it in realistic training conditions. The result? No malfunctions, … Read more
By Lee Williams By all accounts, Yunis Isaac Mejia was a good guy – certainly not the type of man who should be spending his next two birthdays behind the wire in a federal prison. Mejia, a former police dispatcher, had never been arrested in his life until he unknowingly invited an FBI informant to … Read more
Could it be that the short barrel rifle has had its day? Here’s the thing. The current proliferation of AK and AR pistols, especially when equipped with a forearm brace, more or less satisfy all the same reasons that most people wanta a short-barreled rifle for. And without all the pesky NFA hoops to jump … Read more
Just shy of a year ago, Franklin Armory hit us with a press release for a gun that sure as heck looked like an SBR (a short barreled rifle, regulated strictly under the NFA, or National Firearms Act) but apparently wasn’t. In fact, they said it didn’t even classify as a rifle. Or a shotgun. I … Read more
There’s been much sturm und drang in the online gun community over the last couple of days following the ATF’s prosecution of an Ohio man who equipped an AR pistol with a Maxim Defense collapsible cheek rest. The prevalent take is that the ATF has unilaterally changed their interpretation of the law, altered their earlier … Read more
Elected officials really only know two things: the date of their next election and the phone numbers of their largest contributors. Beyond that, it’s all film-flam, anodyne camera-ready soundbites and kissing babies. If you think they’re actually conversant — let alone informed — on the topics they’re expected to discuss and vote on, I have … Read more
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