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Pistol Stabilizing Brace: What ATF’s Proposed Rule Change Means for You

The current political administration has the Pistol Stabilizing Brace (PSB) locked in its sights. A new notice of proposed BATF rulemaking that dropped on June 7, 2021, would fundamentally transform gun ownership in America. In its most draconian form this...

M4A1: Trigger Time on the American Grunt’s Ultimate Combat Rifle

It all began as a relatively modest enterprise. Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation was, as the name implies, a large aerospace consortium in the 1950s. The company built military aircraft during and after World War II and ultimately brought us...

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If the NRA Should Fall, Who Will Fight to Protect the Second Amendment?

The American Medical Association was founded in 1847. The AMA’s stated mission is “to promote the art and science of medicine and betterment of public health.” These are honorable goals, to be sure. Is It Time to Explore NRA Alternatives?...

A proposed BATF rule change would fundamentally change how guns are defined.

BATF Rule 2021R-05 Looks to Redefine Certain Gun Terminology

We all knew it was coming. From the moment the mainstream media declared Joe Biden the winner of arguably the most acrimonious Presidential election in modern U.S. history, sensible gun owners have anticipated the first broadside in the newly rekindled...

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MuddTrax: The LiteTrax ‘Mini Tank’ That Can Tackle Any Terrain

Have you ever dreamed of owning your own tank? Of course you have. Anybody cool enough to be clutching this holy tome has in weak moments pondered tearing about the countryside in his or her own personal tracked vehicle. Lord...

The Gwinn Bushmaster Arm Pistol was decades ahead of its time. Combining the best features of the M16 and the AKM into a revolutionary bullpup package smaller than any other 5.56mm weapon before or since, the Arm Pistol was really too much, too soon.

Bushmaster Arm Pistol: Gwinn’s ’80s PDW That Was Nearly Awesome

Our tale begins at the USAF Armament Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in 1968. The war in Vietnam dominated the headlines, while the frenetic race to the moon drove unprecedented advances in technology. Amid this remarkable national milieu the...

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Ghost Guns: The Great Biden Exorcism of the Second Amendment

We all knew it was coming. Joe Biden campaigned on gun control. After precipitating an unprecedented border disaster, gutting law enforcement, plotting to raise taxes amidst a pandemic, and profligate spending our great grandchildren into abject poverty, Uncle Joe has...

Universal Background Checks: Understanding Why They’re a Problem

Well-known firearms author and instructor Rob Pincus recently joined Dan Gross to co-write an op-ed for AmmoLand. Gross is a former president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, one of the country’s most venomously anti-gun organizations. The published...

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Handgun Trigger Safety Act: More Maloney Baloney Based on Failed Tech

Ah, yes, the smart gun conversation. Here we are again thanks to a new bill from Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney entitled the Handgun Trigger Safety Act. But before we cover that bill, let's think about a specific scenario. Think back...

U.S. Air Force pilots get a solid self-defense package in the Cry Havoc GAU-5A.

Cry Havoc GAU-5A: A Hands-On Look at the Air Force’s Backup Weapon

The U.S. Air Force recently equipped all of its combat aircraft with the new Cry Havoc GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapons (ASDWs). Compact, powerful and effective out to 300 meters, these tidy little takedown guns are small enough to ride...