Virginia Assault Firearms Ban Blocked Statewide Until Dec. 31
A Virginia judge blocked the Commonwealth’s assault-firearms ban statewide until Dec. 31, refused to limit the injunction to one county, and denied the state’s request to stay the ruling.
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Medford Homeowner Shoots Intruder Who Broke In While Family Was Home
MEDFORD, ORE. — A homeowner opened fire on a man trying to break into his house Sunday night while his family was still inside, and the suspect ended up in custody with a gunshot wound. As reported by KOBI5 (NBC5), the Medford Police Department responded to a reported burglary in progress on th...
SIG Sauer Adds Bronze Cerakote to the Cross Rifle Platform
The new SIG Sauer Cross Bronze gives the platform its most visually distinctive treatment yet. Chambered in .308 Win, the Bronze Cerakote-finished Cross pairs the same field-tested engineering with a finish that's hard to miss on the rack and harder to ignore at the range.
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver — The Big-Tailed Beast
In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...
Supreme Court Rejects Gun Ban for Marijuana User in Major 2A Win
The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Hemani rejects automatic status-based disarmament under § 922(g)(3), telling the federal government that marijuana use alone does not erase the Second Amendment.
War Stories: Bill the Tommygunner
Bill was a happy, jovial man. He was a patient of mine for many years. He always came to the clinic in the company of his sweet wife, who clearly adored him. Bill looked like a professional grandfather. He was also my friend. Bill was a gifted woodworker. He loved football, golf, and dancing with...
S13E22: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Whose Fight Is It?
We review a monthly set of justified save cases to discuss decision-making in defensive gun use incidents, including questions about who was the initial aggressor and when a threat had ended.
Battle of Britain: Myth vs. Reality
The idealized concept immediately took root and blossomed: the Royal Air Force saved Britain from invasion in 1940. The conventional wisdom holds that Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s legendary “few” handed Nazi Germany its first defeat in World War II and paved the road to eventual victo...
Fudd Friday: The .250-3000 Walked So The .243 Could Fly
Before World War II, and especially before World War I, the rifles of the whitetail-hunting world looked a lot different from today. Lever-actions ruled supreme, and they were often chambered for rounds that have fallen from favor. These include .33 Winchester, .303 Savage and even .44-40. But to...
LaPierre Appeal Fails: NRA Members Win Back Millions, But Trust Still Must Be Rebuilt
Wayne LaPierre lost his New York appeal, leaving intact a multimillion-dollar repayment order to the NRA and a 10-year ban from NRA leadership.