“Concealed Carry Killers” Debunked
How useful are firearms for personal protection? It’s an important question. Self-defense is one of the most important justifications we have for the right to keep and bear arms; we […]
Check Out This Gun: Last-Ditch Type 99
Introduction During my segment at the end of yesterday evening’s episode of Gun Owners Radio, the discussion turned toward the Imperial Japanese Army’s standard long arm during World War II: […]
The Legacy of Ruby Ridge
Everyone knows about the Ruby Ridge incident. Even those of us who weren’t alive in 1992 when it occurred know the story: federal agents entrapped Randy Weaver on administrative firearm […]
Shall-Issue vs. May-Issue
Introduction One of the most important results of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen last summer is that it strikes down what we call “may-issue” concealed carry […]
How To Get Away With Murder
Well, not murder exactly, but manslaughter. As you might have heard by now, New Mexico special prosecutors have filed to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin in the shooting death […]
Behind the Gun Counter: Trade Shows
The NRA held its annual meeting, NRAAM, this past weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana. Although it exists primarily as a summit for the organization itself, NRAAM also hosts its own trade […]
Why Don’t We Have “Smart Guns?”
In the field of computer science, there exists a longstanding rule of thumb known as “Moore’s Law,” which dictates that the number of transistors available on an integrated circuit will […]
Jack of All Weapons or Master of One?
Part of the fun of the firearm hobby is being able to choose your own hardware. People have been making guns for more than half a millennium, so even if […]
Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Reloading
Do you ever wish you could just press a button and instantly receive ammunition? Of course you do. We’re still a long way off from Star Trek replicators, but a […]
Concealed Carry Laws: A Convenient Fantasy
California Governor Gavin Newsom and his associates have been campaigning lately for Senate Bill 2, a bill which would further strengthen the state’s already excessive concealed carry laws. Among the […]