You can find them in every gun store in even the most restrictive states in the nation, and with good reason; bolt-action rifles are among the most ubiquitous rifles in the United States, and have been in deer camps and military arsenals in the United States since the Palmer carbine was used in the U.S. Civil War. Now two separate gun control groups are attempting to restrict access to them.

The Prussian M1841 Dreyse needle-gun, first produced …read more