Some folks may remember a story I shared from years back when an armed gunman entered the middle school only a few miles from our home and took five girls hostage in the locker room next to the…

Like Daniel B. Wesson and Horace Smith roughly 90 years before, Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger collaborated to manufacture an innovative pistol. Ruger designed it, while Sturm…

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a three-part series analyzing what muggers look for when targeting victims and what you can do to avoid becoming one. Read Part 1. When we left Lee Michaels, he was…

On April 11, the White House released a statement announcing a Justice Department rule “cracking down on ghost guns.” Every responsibly armed American wants to see less crime on the streets of this…

If you’re looking for a quick way to make the news, defending your home while naked is one way to go about it.* U.S. Concealed Carry Association’s director of content Kevin Michalowski and criminal…

On April 11, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Steve Dettelbach as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Dettelbach is Biden’s second nomination during his…

Used Parts: Illinois Man Fights Off Armed Attack A Chicago man was sitting on his front step at around 11 one night when he heard a loud noise. On investigating, he saw two men beneath a vehicle. The…

Wild Card: Illinois Armed Citizen Defends Against Murderer A Chicago card game turned violent when one of the players objected to another player spitting while playing. When the spitting player took…

They say two minds are better than one. That seems to be the case for Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. They revolutionized the gun industry in the mid-19th century with the introduction of their…

Like many mythical figures of the Old West, it’s challenging to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the life of the African American heroine Mary Fields (better known as “Stagecoach Mary”).…

San José, California, Mayor Sam Liccardo (D) first suggested gun liability insurance in August 2019 following a shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. He reintroduced the legislation in May 2020 in…

The concepts of “disinformation” and “misinformation” have been at the forefront of public discourse in recent years. We are in the midst of active information campaigns being waged by lobbying groups, governments and media actors to shape public perceptions and narratives. It will ultimately influence the electoral and legislative landscape.