As of today, Michigan’s new spate of gun laws take affect and gun owners can now be fined and even incarcerated should their guns find their way into the wrong hands because they were not properly stored according to the requirements of the law. The state passed the...

In an expected move, national gun advocacy groups have taken action to challenge Illinois’ restrictive ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines at the U.S. Supreme Court level. The Colorado-based National Association for Gun Rights and the Nevada-based...

A new legislative proposal in Colorado, SB24-066, is stirring controversy with its intention to introduce Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) specifically for firearm sales. These four-digit identifiers, common in the retail sector to classify the nature of transactions,...

In answer to many of the questions that remained from yesterday’s active shooting at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, police have identified the shooter and the child that was with her. What was originally shared was that a female shooter with a young child...

As pro-gun lawmakers in South Carolina press on with their efforts to make the Palmetto State the 28th in the nation to allow lawful citizens to carry firearms for self-defense without a permit, the proposal’s future is still uncertain. House Bill 3594, formally...

A recent post by Navi of Boomhandia (a well-known name in the 3D-printed gun community) about the politics and culture of 3D-printed guns really impressed me, and I think it bears sharing and discussing further here. It came after a dustup where some said that LGBT...

CHICAGO, IL – In the early hours of a Friday morning, a domestic dispute in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood escalated, leading to the fatal shooting of a 39-year-old man by a 34-year-old woman. According to Chicago Sun-Times , during the argument, the woman, who is...

CHICAGO, IL – A recent dispute over a towing job escalated into gunfire, highlighting the dangers tow truck drivers can face and the critical role of concealed carry in self-defense. David Soto, 33, confronted two other tow truck drivers in a heated argument over a...

A Richland County, South Carolina, woman, defending herself and her two small children, stopped an intruder over the weekend shooting him dead after he busted through the door to her apartment and came at her. The woman told police she heard banging at the door of her...

Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, one of the largest and most watched on television church services, was the scene Sunday of an active shooting. Authorities say just before 2 p.m., as the church was between services and about to begin a Spanish-language...

CINCINNATI, OH – In a commendable act of bravery, a 15-year-old student from Ohio is being celebrated for his crucial role in preventing a potential tragedy at Mariemont High School, near Cincinnati. The young hero, identified only by his father, Zach Swallen, as...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia police are currently investigating a double shooting incident that occurred outside an auto shop in Southwest Philadelphia, leaving a 12-year-old boy and a 43-year-old man injured. The event took place just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday....

FRESNO, CA – A tense situation unfolded on Wednesday morning, leading to the arrest of three suspects involved in brandishing a handgun. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. when authorities received reports of the suspects’ threatening behavior. According to...

In a recent legislative development, the Virginia Senate has passed Senate Bill 225, raising concerns among pro-gun advocates about government intrusion into private homes and personal firearm storage decisions. The bill mandates that school boards annually notify...

Using a firearm for self-defense shooting is way more common than people think, and this sheriff encourages training so you can protect yourself. In April 2022, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson, during a press conference, said, “If somebody’s breaking into your...

As California legislators, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, continue to try to dance around the Supreme Court’s Bruen ruling and insist on stifling Second Amendment freedoms in the Golden State, lawsuits continue to fly. Most recently, the Citizens Committee for the Right to...

With the case challenging New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s carry ban soon to be heard, many pro-gun organizations are filing briefs. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), an organization dedicated to winning the battle for the Second Amendment in courtrooms...

If you haven’t been on Nick Freitas’s Instagram page where the rising political and social media star (he has more than 1.1 million followers) regularly posts, you’re missing out on both his mild-mannered humor as well as his anti-gun argument destroying logic that he...

The Late Dr. William Aprill, a psychologist and noted self-defense trainer, taught that violent criminal actors make split-second decisions when evaluating potential victims, and he called this a “go versus no-go decision.” Essentially, the criminal assesses an...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona is not prosecuting straw-purchase arrests with speed and vigor, which can allow weapons purchased illegally in the United States to “walk” across the border into Mexico, according to a retired ATF deputy assistant director who...

ALEXANDRIA, AL – In a tense encounter that underscores the significance of home defense, a break-in attempt by an ex-husband at an Alexandria residence was abruptly halted when he was shot multiple times by an occupant. The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office reported...

How dumb does a person have to be to mount a scope backwards? That takes an extra special sort of individual. Sort of like a trio of would-be armed robbers in Marysville, Wash. Police officers chased the not-so-bright crew after cops say they attempted to pull an...

Anti-gun state senators in Massachusetts recently passed a sweeping gun-control bill that reads like a wish list for gun-ban advocates. The measure, S 2572, was approved by the Senate on Feb. 1 and covers a lot of bases, all of them bad for lawful gun owners in the...

Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan mother of a child who carried out a mass school shooting killing four students in 2021, just became the first parent in the U.S. to be held responsible for their child’s criminal actions. She was found guilty today of involuntary...

The Old Dominion, famously the site of many historic battles for America’s freedom, including pivotal campaigns during the American Revolutionary War, the Civil War and even the War of 1812 is again shaping up to be an epic battleground over the fight for gun rights....

A rifle-toting burglar stormed a Midland, Texas, home over the weekend in an effort to rob its occupants, but discovered too late it was going to take more than the sight of a firearm to scare the homeowner into giving over the goods. Police responded to a call for a...

CHICAGO, IL – In a recent incident on Chicago’s South Side, law enforcement responded to a situation where a 30-year-old man sustained a leg injury from a gunshot after forcibly entering an apartment. This event unfolded in the 7100 block of South Jeffery, where the...

Ponchatoula, LA – A vigilant group of residents took matters into their own hands to stop a burglary spree in their neighborhood on Saturday, Jan 27, 2024. The incident, which led to the arrest of two individuals and the pursuit of a third, unfolded in a dramatic...

Pro-freedom lawmakers in the Florida legislature are pushing forward three measures that would recognize rights that have previously been restricted, and all three bills were recently approved by overwhelming margins in their respective Florida House subcommittees....

The Second Amendment Foundation is among several groups and individuals involved in a consolidated appeal of a lower court ruling in the challenge of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order last September which suspended Second Amendment rights in...

In this article, I want to share some information and analysis from Four Boxes Diner, and then add on an important observation of my own. Sadly, Americans are not only spending money and debt we can’t afford, but we risk (and lose) American lives so that countries in...

GEORGIA, VT – In a late-night defensive action, a homeowner used a muzzleloader rifle to critically wound an intruder during an attempted break-in. The incident took place just after 11:30 p.m., when the homeowner encountered three armed individuals attempting to...

The South Carolina Senate recently passed a significant piece of legislation that could greatly alter the landscape of gun rights within the state. The bill, nicknamed  the South Carolina Permitless Carry bill , seeks to allow individuals to carry concealed handguns...

We recently posed the question, “Constitutional Carry: Can We Reach 30 States In 2024?” Now, South Carolina lawmakers seem poised to possibly move “permitless” carry one step closer to that mark. House Bill 3594, which has a total of 70 House sponsors passed in a...

When the US Supreme Court handed down the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, it was met with no shortage of resistance among those who favored segregation of America’s schools and other public accommodations.  It took a couple of years before judges across...

In yet another victory for California’s beleaguered gun owners, a federal court has struck down the state law requiring in-person background checks for each purchase of standard ammunition. In the case Rhode v. Bonta, Judge Robert Benitez of the U.S. District Court...

SANDY SPRINGS, GA. – A home invasion in Sandy Springs culminated in the intruder being shot and killed by the homeowner. The intruder made threats to the homeowner after being advised to vacate the premises, resulting in the homeowner shooting in self-defense....

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Two men attempted to rob a pizza restaurant in Philadelphia in early November, but were foiled by an employee carrying a concealed firearm. The worker fired on the armed robbers, killing one. The pizza industry is something of a target for armed...

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the challenge by Michael Cargill in Garland v. Cargill . Cargill challenges that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) overstepped...

Gun owners in Virginia have a chance to be heard and the Virginia Citizen’s Defense League (VCDL) urges it’s members and all firearms owners to contact their state delegate about a series of gun bills going up for a subcommittee vote later TODAY. They sent the message...

Chicago has led America in total number of homicides for something like a dozen years in a row. Last year 646 people died of homicides in Murder City, USA. So leave it to a tone-deaf mayor to weigh in on Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “Let’s Go Brandon”...

The Indiana State Police (ISP) have released Blake Henry, 24, from custody and declared in a press release that no charges will be filed against the southern Indiana man who shot and killed 29-year-old Jacob Mitchell over the weekend. ISP ruled the incident to be a...

MACON COUNTY, IL – In a remarkable display of responsible firearm use and community vigilance, two armed homeowners in Illinois played a pivotal role in apprehending suspects involved in a car theft and subsequent police chase. The drama began at Casey’s General Store...

Last year there was a flurry of coverage about the Massachusetts Bruen response bill that was introduced via the State House and passed. Representative Michael Day hosted a dishonest, several months long, dog and pony show called the “Gun Law Listening Tour.” Day...

The CCL holder involved in this morning’s shooting is the fifth person in the Chicago area to defend themselves in the past week. Here are the five incidents that I know of. 1/22/2024    Teen shot by a customer during an attempted restaurant robbery 1/26/2024   In...

FN just dropped two new pistols and they’re full, duty-sized guns. Compacts are great for concealed carry, but if you don’t need a compact firearm, perhaps for home defense or to keep in your vehicle when traveling, or you don’t mind toting a larger gun on your side,...

It has to be one of the most clearly biased rulings by a court in recent history. Reuters last week reported the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based out of Boston, overturned a lower court’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Mexico against U.S. firearms...

CHICAGO, IL – Two armed robbers were chased out of Chicago-area liquor store by an armed clerk in early November, opening fire on them as they tried to shake down the store. The incident was part of a string of liquor store robberies in the Chicago area over the past...

NEW YORK, NY – A good samaritan who fired a shot at a mugger in the NYC subway remains out on bail after he was arrested for discharging his firearm. While the shooting is being condemned by some New Yorkers, the shooter almost certainly kept the mugger’s victim from...

While gun owners in many states face a legislature hostile to their rights, pro-freedom lawmakers in South Dakota are pushing to protect gun owners’ rights in the Mount Rushmore State. In the past week, lawmakers have passed two pro-gun bills—House Bill 1035 and...

As if Maryland didn’t already suck enough as a place to live if you’re a gun owner, it looks like Delegate Terri Hill (you guessed it, a Democrat, from of all places, crime-riddled Howard County) wants to make it even worse for her constituents who only want to...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – A carjacking attempt was thwarted early on January 26 when the intended victim, exercising his right to armed self-defense, shot the assailant multiple times. This incident unfolded in New Orleans East, around 2 a.m. in the 7300 block of Chef Menteur...

CHICAGO, IL – A dramatic shootout in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, which escalated over a stolen car, has raised serious concerns about the dangers of individuals taking law enforcement matters into their own hands. The incident, which unfolded in a grocery store...

A couple of weeks ago, about 20 anti-freedom state attorneys general led by Letitia James from New York petitioned Joe Biden’s administration to stop the sales of surplus 5.56mm ammo from the Lake City Army Ammunition plant.  Each of those statist AG’s tried to score...

KelTec always has something creative up its sleeve. As much as people often want to hate on the Florida-based company, you can’t say they make boring guns. As a fellow Florida man, I can’t help but think it’s something in our drinking water that makes their weapons so...

In a move that’s stirring controversy, Maryland legislators have introduced a bill that could drastically change the landscape for gun owners in the state. House Bill 430 (see below), spearheaded by Delegate Terri Hill and co-sponsored by several other delegates,...

Cornhusker State lawmakers are seeking to expand self-defense rights by introducing a Stand-Your-Ground measure last week. The measure, Legislative Bill 1269, was introduced on Jan. 17 by Republican state Sen. Brian Hardin with 14 co-sponsors for the measure. While...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – In a harrowing road rage incident in Philadelphia’s Juniata Park neighborhood, a concealed carry permit holder was forced to use his firearm in self-defense. The altercation, which occurred around 2:34 p.m. on the 3600 block of North G Street,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration has taken executive action to advance more stringent gun control, with a focus on promoting secure firearm storage. Announced on January 25, 2024, these three measures are seen by critics as another step in the...

CCI is well known for its high-quality rimfire ammunition. Whenever you need a rimfire for something beyond plinking, you likely turn toward CCI. This year at SHOT Show, CCI unveiled their latest .22 LR load, the Uppercut. The Uppercut is aimed to be a .22 LR...

A Mississippi mom harnessed the power of prior planning, prayer and her pistol to protect her three small children and herself from a determined attacker earlier this week. It happened in Carroll County, Mississippi, on Monday. Cops say Steve Lamar Goss, Jr., a felon...

Newsweek breathlessly reports on a Christian School in Iowa that’s training up some of its teachers to pack heat in their schools. The purpose, of course, is to provide an active response to a murderous lunatic, terrorist or criminal until law enforcement can arrive....

Anti-gun Pennsylvania lawmakers last week approved five restrictive gun control measures in the House Judiciary Committee, setting the stage for all five to be considered by the full House of Representatives. On Jan. 17, the committee approved House Bill 335, HB 336,...

MOUNTAIN HOME, AR – In a recent home invasion incident in Mountain Home, Arkansas, a homeowner successfully defended their property using a .22 caliber rifle. The 29-year-old suspect was shot in the shoulder during the break-in. The altercation began when the suspect,...

Taurus dropped the .357 Magnum optics ready T.O.R.O. last year, and at this year’s SHOT Show they’ve followed up with a .327 Magnum version, the 327 Defender T.O.R.O.. The 327 T.O.R.O. is a stainless steel revolver with a black matte finish. It comes with a 2- or...

Talk about a close call. Police were dispatched for a welfare check that ended up in a gunfight. Any time there is a chance of a confrontation or you’re in a risky situation, leave yourself a reactionary gap. The perpetrator cornered the officer in this incident, and...

Annually, Dr. John Lott at the Crime Research Prevention Center gives a report on updated statistics concerning so-called “mass shootings.” The data set that Lott used are statistics from 1998 to 2023. The FBI aggregates this information and annually releases it as...

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Missouri House is deliberating a bill that could significantly change the landscape of school safety by broadening who can carry concealed firearms on school grounds. Under current Missouri law, designated teachers and administrators can...

It’s a new year, so we got a new Henry. Last year, Henry introduced us to something fairly radical in the form of the Henry Homesteader. The Homesteader is a 9mm carbine. This year, they’ve swung hard and hit us with something new and grand in the form of the H023....

WICHITA FALLS, TX – A reported attempted robbery at Country Park Apartments has resulted in a fatal shooting, leaving one suspect dead and igniting a conversation on the perils of self-defense in high-stakes encounters. According to the News Channel 6 Now , the...

Harrington & Richardson previewed their new wood AR stocks at SHOT Show 2024. They teased these on social media awhile back but they’re ready to roll now. The wood stock stock sets are made by American-Icon, a veteran owned company that uses all US sourced materials....

Back in the 1990s when I worked for NRA’s Publications Department, it was my job as a young editor to go through hundreds of envelopes we received each month in the mail and review the newspaper clippings inside about encounters where citizens used firearms to defend...

KelTec announced the KSG410 a little bit back but they had them at Industry Day at the Range for SHOT 2024 for industry folks to shoot. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s basically a dual magazine tube KSG shotgun shrunk down to take .410 shells. The smaller...

CARROLL COUNTY, MS – In an extraordinary display of courage and quick thinking, a mother in Carroll County, Mississippi, successfully defended her three children from a knife-wielding intruder by using a firearm. The incident unfolded on Monday when the family’s home...

Chicago, IL – A 17-year-old boy got a dose of reality when a licensed concealed carry holder shot at him during a robbery at a Northwest Side burrito restaurant, according to the Chicago Police Department. The incident occurred around 9:35 p.m. on Monday at Taco...

Initial public statements from the Biden administration regime touted their full and complete support of Israel in the aftermath of the barbaric Hamas attacks on October 7th.  The unelected people in the Biden “leadership” team might say they are supporting Israel,...

Global Ordnance will unveil the Monolith bufferless AR-style rifle series at the 2024 SHOT Show in Las Vegas this week. Here are some details from their press release: This unique technical design of the Global Ordnance Monolith combines cutting-edge features for an...

A New Mexico grand jury has indicted actor Alec Baldwin on fourth-degree involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” This tragic incident led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the injury of...

SMYRNA, GA. – Jan 22, 2024 GLOCK, Inc., announces the expansion of the 5th Generation with the G29 Gen5 chambered in 10mm and the G30 Gen5 chambered in .45 AUTO. The G29 Gen5 and G30 Gen5 pistols have undergone over twenty design changes, setting them apart from their...

A federal court has thrown out Pennsylvania’s law banning young adults ages 18 to 20 years old from carrying firearms during a declared emergency. On Jan. 18, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, based in Philadelphia, by a...

I really like the Avidity Arms PD10, reviewed HERE, but I must admit that in today’s CCW pistol market many of us have come to expect a higher round count. This is part of why Federal and Avidity Arms have just announced the PD10 chambered in 30 Super Carry, resulting...

As we all know, there’s a big damned mess on the U.S. border right now. The State of Texas is trying its hardest to keep people from unlawfully crossing the Rio Grande, but to do so, they’re fighting the federal government. In other places, including Arizona, record...

A recent report by the Center for Gun Violence Solutions, which is part of Johns Hopkins (Michael) Bloomberg School of Public Health, conflates private gun ownership with armed insurrection in order to advocate for expanded gun control. The 32-page study, which is...

Alec Baldwin’s set on the Western movie “Rust,” was reportedly plagued with all manner of mishaps and safety violations including multiple negligent discharges. Ultimately, prosecutors say those culminated in Baldwin, a big supporter of gun control for the little...

Brooksville, FL – In an assertive display of self-defense, a Brooksville woman turned the tables on an attacker by using a firearm. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office reported an early morning disturbance at a Young Street residence, leading to a shooting that left...

The Alaska Senate is deliberating on the Safe Schools Act, a measure that would obligate school districts to authorize specific individuals to carry concealed handguns on school grounds under certain conditions. The bill outlines meticulous criteria for eligible...

For most folks, the threat of felony criminal perjury charges tends to encourage honesty, even from those who dismiss or ignore their fiduciary responsibility to act honorably and truthfully to an organization’s members. Hence, why as the New York corruption trial...

A recent video from The Guardian features interviews with several civil defense activists in Taiwan who want to better prepare their people for an invasion. But, Taiwan’s government officials clearly need to get over their fear of armed civilians for this to do the...

GENESEO, ILL. (01/18/24) – Based on the Springfield Armory® Professional 1911 chosen by the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, the TRP™ family of pistols was created to deliver a premium, hard-use 1911 platform. And now, the line has been refreshed to offer six new .45 ACP...

In the case of United States v. Ayala , a federal judge in the Middle District of Florida made a significant ruling regarding the constitutionality of the ban on carrying firearms in post offices. The decision, delivered by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, declared the...

While legislators in many states are waging an all-out assault on their citizens’ right to keep and bear arms, Kansas lawmakers are working to bolster those rights. House Concurrent Resolution 5020, currently under consideration in a state House committee, would amend...

Meet Tyler Hamlin. He graduated from the University of Illinois (my alma mater) with a Gender Studies degree. Where has that degree taken him? Well, the homeless (first clue) and unemployed (clue #2) Tyler Hamlin, 31, was confronted by a CCW homeowner while...

If you live in New Mexico, or even if you like to visit New Mexico, I encourage everyone who can to show up at an important gun rights rally on February 3. Residents of the state find themselves in a similar situation to the one Virginia faced in 2020, and it’s a...

Aimpoint just announced a new red dot that’s to be released at the SHOT Show next week. The Acro S-2 is designed for use on shotguns with a vent rib. It’s geared toward bird and small game hunters and sporting clays shooters. Being that it attaches right to the vent...

When the top law enforcement officers from half of the United States band together to make their voices known on an important topic, it’s kind of a big deal. Recently, attorneys general from 25 states filed an amicus brief against California’s unconstitutional law...

NEWINGTON, N.H. – SIG SAUER is pleased to announce the official 2024 SHOOT SIG competition season and match schedule. SHOOT SIG is a shooting experience aimed at getting you from the house to the range in a fun, approachable atmosphere.  SHOOT SIG is a membership...

If you read everything in the news of late and even talk to some gun rights supporters, you know NRA has been having a host of fits on a number of legal and organizational fronts and have quite a few forces aligned against them even from within the gun community. New...

PEORIA, IL – A fatal shooting occurred in South Peoria on Monday, January 15, 2024, following what police believe was a robbery setup disguised as a Facebook Marketplace vehicle transaction. The incident took place around 5:04 pm in the 2100 block of West Lincoln...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – In Philadelphia’s Oxford Circle neighborhood, a 48-year-old man was shot during a gun battle with an attempted robbery suspect. The incident, which occurred around 7 p.m. last Thursday on the 6100 block of Shisler Street, was captured on...

OAKLAND, CA – An attempted robbery at the MSM Jewelry store in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood turned into a shootout when a store clerk, armed with his own weapon, opened fire on the intruders. The intense exchange was captured on video. The incident occurred near...