We then cover the colonial period, the Revolution, and post-Civil War developments, including restrictions on enslaved Black people, the Black Codes, the 14th Amendment, and cases such as Dred Scott, Cruikshank, and Miller. We end with major modern laws and decisions, including the NFA, the Gun C...
Today’s handgun buyers are spoiled for choice – to a degree that the number of options becomes almost bewildering. As a result, consumers often rely on any number of heuristics that help simplify their purchase decisions. Witness today the number of novice shooters who approach buying their f...
This post explains how to achieve a 50/200 yard zero, its benefits for AR-15 and .308 rifles, and offers step-by-step instructions.
An 18-year-old Springfield man, Marcello Scott, is locked behind bars in the Sangamon County Jail after a seven-month-pregnant teenager used a kitchen knife to defend her unborn child during a violent home invasion. The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the expectant mother acted co...
The Supreme Court’s decision in Wolford v. Lopez does more than defeat Hawaii’s private-property carry restriction. It also limits how lower courts can dodge Bruen and narrow the Second Amendment before history and tradition are even considered.
The American gun industry continues to move out of New England and into the southern U.S., with Ruger quietly moving its headquarters out of Connecticut earlier this year.
How our former shooting editor made history in benchrest competition The post ‘I Finally Shot a Good Group.’ The Story of Jim Carmichel’s Benchrest World Record appeared first on Outdoor Life.
In February of 2026, a man from Texas was arrested in Florida for selling FRTs. This news story somehow flew past me. It’s seemingly the first time a person has been prosecuted under Florida’s bump stock ban. Yep, FRTs are bump stocks in Florida.  One of the parting gifts from Florida’...
Private Dwayne Hicks sat in an expansive classroom alongside the rest of his platoon of newly minted boots. Each Marine had a well-used Pulse Rifle sitting on the table in front of them. The weapons were clean enough to be used as surgical implements and smelled vaguely of CLP. Gunnery Sergeant M...
RICHMOND, VA — The number of Virginia prosecutors who say they will not enforce the state’s new gun ban has climbed to 13, and more are expected before the law takes effect July 1. Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed SB749/HB217 into law in mid-May. The measure, carried by Sen. Saddam Salim an...