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SIG's P320: Owning An Issue

by Jim Shepherd

7:00am Friday, August 11, 2017

With a firestorm of controversy swirling around videos which have demonstrated that in a particular circumstance (a drop at the angle of -30 degrees) the SIG P320 pistol is capable of firing, a single question seems to be at the forefront of everyone's minds: is the SIG SAUER P320 pistol safe? "The P320," Tom Taylor, SIG SAUER's CMO & EVP of sales, declares flatly, "is the safest striker...

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Sig Sauer announces "Voluntary Upgrade" to address P320 drop-tests

by Chad D. Baus

7:00am Thursday, August 10, 2017

What seemingly began as Internet rumors about Sig Sauer's striker-fired semi-automatic pistol, the P320, has now developed into an issue the company officials decided they must address. Speculation about the safety of the P320 began circulating on the Internet, with some commenters citing language in the owner's manual warning about the potential for the pistol to fire if dropped. Others judged...

Run, Hide, Perish – Survival Do’s and Don’ts from Across the Pond

7:00am Wednesday, August 09, 2017

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advises persons at risk of harm from an active shooter to “Run, Hide, Fight” (in that order), recommending “fight” – incapacitating or “attempt[ing] to take the active shooter down” – if all else fails. In the United Kingdom, police and counter-terrorism authorities like the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the London Metropolitan Police...

Shootin' Southern Style

by Larry S. Moore

7:00am Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Perhaps it is a sign of aging but it seems I like old things - old dogs, old cars and in this case old shotguns. Nostalgia for the way things used to be just sneaks up like another birthday. I really appreciate the classic side by side shotguns made in the late 1890s through to just before World War II. There is something about this time in shotgun making that produced guns with a graceful lines...

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The Time for National Reciprocity is NOW

by Dean Rieck

7:00am Monday, August 07, 2017

Concealed carry works. It's been proven over many decades. And the time for National Reciprocity is now. Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 3, 2017, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R.38) calls for reciprocity in all 50 states. Here's the summary from Congress.gov : This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a...

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So...when is it ok to be against private property rights?

by Ken Hanson

7:00am Friday, August 04, 2017

Editor's Note: This article, originally published on our website August 29, 2005, is being published in response to the Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial " Ohio House puts gun rights over property rights ," which falsely claims that "HB 233 would effectively yank the right of private property owners to prohibit those with concealed-handgun licenses from carrying concealed weapons onto their...

NRA Statement on Trump Administration's Aggressive Enforcement of Federal Firearm Laws

7:00am Thursday, August 03, 2017

Fairfax, Va.— Three months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to crack down on illegal firearm possession, prosecutions of these crimes have risen by 23 percent. Violent criminals are now facing consequences for their illegal actions. At the same time, the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners are being respected under the Trump administration. “The National Rifle...

More Concealed Carriers Than Ever!

by Jim Shepherd

7:00am Wednesday, August 02, 2017

When the Crime Prevention Research Center released it's "Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across the United States: 2017" report last [month], it kicked off a lot of interest on both sides of the county's "gun debate." The gist of the report's pretty simple: millions of people are taking advantage of the right to legally carry concealed firearms. So many, in fact, that in eleven of the 50 states...