Today, Oct. 28, is the registry deadline for Massachusetts gun owners, six days before voters decide Question 9 on the 2024 gun law. Read the original story: Massachusetts Gun Owners Must Register Their Firearms Today, Six Days Before Voters Decide Whether to Keep the Registry Law
New York law gives licensing officials six months to act on firearm applications. But New Yorkers are reportedly waiting 12 to 18 months for pistol permits, and a federal lawsuit is challenging the NYPD's delays.
Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs. Violence directed to...
The classic Dot Torture drill gets a shotgun makeover. This original 25-round buckshot training drill challenges shotgun owners to test their accuracy, target transitions, ready positions, and reloads using ten targets and one box of ammunition.
Two of the oldest names in American gunmaking now answer to the same company. Smith & Wesson Brands closed on its acquisition of Savage Arms on October 21, buying the Westfield, Massachusetts rifle and shotgun maker from an affiliate of Houston investment firm JDH Capital in a stock-and-cash ...
Firearm-branded spirits are nothing new, but Ruger’s first run at it comes with an unusually tight production number. Ruger has partnered with veteran-owned Hooten Young on a limited collection of bourbon and cigars, led by Ruger First-Fire Bourbon. Only 1,776 bottles were made, a nod to the ye...
Kerrville police say a 39-year-old brandished a knife at a resident's door over an alleged debt. The 47-year-old resident shot him. Read the original story: Man Confronting Kerrville Resident Over Alleged Debt Pulls Knife, Gets Shot Multiple Times at Front Door
Editor’s Note: Practice these weak-handed drawing techniques only with triple-checked unloaded guns, or better yet, with identical-size unshootable dummy guns. A while back, I did an article for The Armory Life on left-handed manipulation of a 1911 pistol, particularly one that d...
ATF no longer requires NFA registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs. GOA says Pennsylvania's Section 908 leaves owners exposed. Read the original story: Federal NFA Paperwork Ended October 9, but GOA Says Pennsylvania’s Section 908 Still Leaves Suppressor and SBR Owners Facing Misdemea...
Iowa appeals court: a profane food pantry tirade was illegal activity that restored the duty to retreat under stand-your-ground law. Read the original story: Iowa Court of Appeals: Profane Tirade at a Salvation Army Food Pantry Was Disorderly Conduct That Stripped Stand-Your-Ground Protection Bef...