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| Striker-fired | Action |
| MOA | Optics |
| Twist rate | Ballistics |
30 gun, ammo and optics terms explained in plain English.
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| NFA tax stamp | $0 |
| Permitless carry | 29 states |
| Suppressors legal | 42 states |
50+ NFA, carry and gun-law terms, from Freedom's Lodge.
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Imagine prepping so smartly that nobody notices—kinda like wrapping a present, but it’s for your emergency gear. That’s the beauty of low-profile prepping: being ready for anything without accidentally advertising your stockpile to every neighbor. Why Keep a Low Profile? Let’s be honest—attention isn’t always glamorous. Especially when supplies are limited and tensions are high,…
Serious question: Could these people pour water out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel? In yet another example of the ways in which public schools have failed the current generation of citizens, we’re now learning that California’s anti-gun politicians (but I repeat myself) are trying to pass a logical fallacy into…
The word is out: If you love having more guns in the hands of criminals (and what anti-gunner doesn’t?), then you need to make some more “gun-free zones.” To be fair, it’s just common sense. When a law-abiding concealed-carrier gets to a destination and sees a sign saying they can’t bring their guns, their most…
Very recently, a small but significant victory in Englishtown, New Jersey signaled that the Second Amendment may be undergoing a renaissance in the Garden State. As you may know, New Jersey does allow concealed-carry in accordance with the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision. However, just as in New York, Massachusetts, and California, the state’s legislature continues…
What the gun community really wanted was to remove silencers from the NFA entirely, but that’s off the table for right now. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” has passed the Senate. We’re disappointed that it did so without the proviso that suppressors would be removed from the National Firearms Act list of items, such as…
It was the worst of times, it was terrible times, it was poo on the sidewalks, it was shuttered downtowns, it was burning cars, it was a “gun-free paradise,” and when we called 911, a social worker answered. With apologies to Charles Dickens, the truth is that both New York City and Englishtown, N.J. are…
Actually, that headline isn’t fair to fishwives. The “fishwife shriek” offers real information, such as where to buy fish. What the anti-gun politicians are doing right now is really more of a class-A toddler tantrum, which has nothing to do with facts and everything to do with their desire to eat paste and watch Cocomelon….
The saddest lesson is that there is no law that will stop a determined criminal from doing what he wants. That’s because a criminal, by definition, breaks or ignores laws. Laws only constrain the law-abiding. The most effective way to deter a criminal is with the threat of arrest or reciprocal, defensive violence, and the…
“Remember, a right delayed is a right denied.” Once again, we’re reminded that the Supreme Court and the nine justices that comprise it are not, in fact, a rubber stamp. It’s not really possible to predict with certainty what they’re going to do, even when there’s a well-established track record involving similar cases. Does it…
There’s an upside to the dumbing-down of Democrats everywhere, and that is that they no longer remember what they’re not supposed to say out loud. It makes one wonder if the reason so many prominent Democrats described 2024 Joe Biden as “sharp as a tack” who “ran rings around them” was that, by comparison to…
The U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) just launched a limited-time giveaway, and if you’re a responsibly armed American, this one’s worth checking out. One lucky winner will take home a firearm of their choice — up to $1,200 in value. You get to pick the model that fits your personal protection goals, and coordinate pickup…
Hurry! Tickets are on sale now to the “Shoulder Thing That Goes Up” Semi-Auto Ban Show! That’s right, everyone’s favorite bobblehead Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) got back together with the old band and they’re on tour again. They’re bringing you the same hit tracks that you’ve been tapping your toes to for decades, such as “I…
