June 23, 2022: SCOTUS NYSRPA vs BRUEN

Justice Thomas wrote the majority decision immediately referring to decisions in DC v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago to state that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home. New York’s practice and policy of “proper cause” to “demonstrate a special need for self-protection distinguishable …

June 29, 2021: Shield Plus

S&W M&P 9 Shield Plus with LG-489G

I traded in my M2.0 Performance Center Optics Ready 9mm Shield (SKU11786) for the new Plus Performance Center Optics Ready 9mm Shield (SKU 13251 MSRP $896) earlier this month. This is the fifth Shield I have owned since 2016. The one I traded, I had only had for four months. If the announcement of the …

April 29, 2021: Global

I was showing a new watch to my father-in-law the other day and he asked what brand it was. Orient. Where was it made? Japan. I added: my cars and watches are made in Japan, my guns are made in America. He added: and your ammo. don’t forget the ammo. Yes that’s American too. While …

April 30, 2020: USA Concealed Carry

Another roundup of semi-automatic pistols made in the USA. Criteria: Concealed Carry, MSRP less than $499, chambered for 9mm. Data as of April 2020. Manufacturer Model Barrel Capacity MSRP Diamondback DB9 Gen 4 3.1″ 6 + 1 $279 Kahr Arms CM9 3″ 6 + 1 $460 Kel Tec PF9 3.1″ 7 + 1 $357 Mossberg …

March 31, 2020: PSA Safety Tip

You have probably seen or heard on the news that firearm sales have escalated along with the spread of the Coronavirus. Some of these people that are buying firarms now are doing so out of fear of a coming period of civil unrest. While they may be spending hundreds of dollars on a firearm, many …