If you didn’t already realize it, if you don’t continue to shoot over time, you will slowly lose your shooting skills. With ammunition so expensive and hard to come by, making every shot count now has a whole new meaning. How do you maintain your skill sets without burning through…

Legislators in Arkansas passed a "Stand Your Ground" law in recent weeks by an overwhelming margin, and Governor Asa Hutchinson has now signed the measure into law. "Stand Your Ground" policy removes a duty to retreat before a would-be victim can use deadly force to defend against the imminent threat…

North American Arms makes some pretty small revolvers.  Suitable for deep cover.  Or, in the case of a woman in Boone County, Missouri, deep-deep cover.  Amy Wilhite, 39, apparently lacked a holster for her NAA .22 revolver, so she improvised.  She reportedly used the holster that mother nature provided. Even…

Mark Twain once famously noted that the only certainties in life are death and taxes.  We're all going to die someday, some of us a little sooner than others. Which is why it is important to prepare ahead of that eventuality by helping your loved ones identify and value your…

Photo credit: KWWL.com By Mike KeleherI just read a marvelous story on Ammoland.com written by Dean Weingarten about a “gunfight” which took place in a mobile home park in Hiawatha, IA last May, at tobacco spitting distance, between two opposing groups which strongly reminds me of the shoot out at…

Just this morning, by a vote of 227-203, the US House passed a bill to ban the private transfer of firearms. Of course, the gun grabbers are popping the champagne corks and celebrating mightily.  However, the bill will still need approval in the Senate, where it will need 60 votes…

Who lost their guns?  That's the question Phoenix Police are asking after a homeowner in the west valley area found quite a surprise in his backyard. The resident unearthed a duffel bag full of mildly rusty guns. Amazingly, instead of calling dibs on the find, the homeowner called police. The…

[Editor: With the retirement of our “From the Hip” column by Dominic Visione, we have another member who has stepped up to share commentary. He wishes to remain anonymous, but you may have seen him around.] In the 'Land of the Blind' the one-eyed man is king!by Desiderius Erasmus, a…

[caption id="attachment_29962" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Image by Oleg Volk. Used with permission.[/caption] by Nick KlementzosAmerica had eight point four million first-time gun owners in 2020. Seeing that, it surely seems like America has a massive swell of people joining the ranks of those wanting to protect themselves and their loved ones.…

While ammunition exploding in the heat of a fire generally poses little to no risk to bystanders or firefighters, loaded firearms do.  Case in point...a firearm that cooked off during recent house fire ground in Willard, Wisconsin, critically injured a firefighter. Guns almost always discharge after the user pulls the…