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SIG P365 Bridges the Gap You Often Get in a Carry Gun
Did the gurus at SIG Sauer name this the P365 because it’s an EDC gun for every day of the year?
Bruce Piatt Discusses Second Amendment’s Importance
History has proven that when it comes to abiding by the law, criminals have no regard for any edict you pass.
NRA Women on Target Event Set in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma City Gun Club hosts the biggest Women on Target event every year, attracting nearly 600 people, will be held Sept. 8.
Mark Vaughan, Who Stopped Oklahoma Beheading, Reflects on Life After Incident
A few years ago, an armed citizen ended a rampage at a food plant in Oklahoma by shooting the man who has since been sentenced to death for cutting off the head of a coworker. Mark Vaughan talks about what he’s been up to since.
NRA’s Commitment To Protect America’s Children
The NRA's National School Shield program was established to step up safety on school campuses.
Study Indicates Schools Became Safer Over Last Decade
Bureau of Justice Statistics report shows violence and crime have decreased in primary and secondary schools.
School Board Rejects NRA Grant, so Businesses Step Up
Pennsylvanians let their love for the hunting tradition prevail as they make donations that exceed the total of what the NRA grant would have been.
Florida Teens Stage Walkout to Support Second Amendment
Students at Rockledge High School respond to walkouts in support of rights.
Arizona Rangers Receive NRA Foundation Grant
A $4,592 NRA Foundation grant to the Arizona Rangers will be used to fund shooting range fees, law enforcement targets and training ammunition for members of the law enforcement organization.
Sessions' Tough-on-Crime Approach Works
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is putting words into action, cracking down on crime as part of an effort to reduce criminal activity. It's working.
Full Conceal’s Folding M3D Glock 19
This technique in concealment represents a new paradigm in what we might see more of in the future.
School Shooting Survivor Advocates for Guns on Campus
Patrick Neville was a student at Columbine High School when the mass shooting there occurred; since then, he has become a state legislator who wants to do away with the notion of gun-free zones at schools in Colorado.
Glock G19X, G26 and G34 Reviewed
The simultaneous release of three new Glocks qualifies as punishing. We try to stand the strain.
Colt Python Book Available
Colt’s Python, King of the Seven Serpents is a follow-up to Seven Serpents, the History of Colt’s Snake Guns.
Quattro Canne
This deluxe four-barreled Abbiatico & Salvinelli .410 shotgun is one of the more unusual smoothbores represented in the Robert E. Petersen Gallery.
Julie Golob Discusses Training for Personal Defense
The captain of Team Smith & Wesson offers tips on how to prepare a practice course of fire.
Citibank Handcuffs Retailers on Gun Sales
Credit firm says it won’t do business with companies that don’t arbitrarily incorporate a minimum buying age for guns or that sell “high-capacity” magazines.
Preemption Protects Gun Owners
Anti-gun activists have realized how firearm preemption laws are keeping local authorities from restricting your rights—and they don’t like it.
Smith & Wesson M&P380 Shield EZ Lives up to its Name
The Shield EZ is the latest handgun designed to address concerns about racking the slide and recoil. It is put to the test against a Beretta Model 86, a gun introduced more than 20 years ago that was designed to appeal to new shooters who were intimidated by racking a slide.
Julie Golob Talks About Competition
What does a shooter think about after a match?