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Sharing Downrange with CO

Downrange to Denver? Sure Hello, I’m a happy subscriber and would like permission to send the September and October “Downrange” columns to the Broomfield and...

Armed Citizens Stop Attacks

John Lott, Jr. has done an interesting study of how often armed citizens like ourselves intervene to stop mass shooters. Bottom line: The rate...

Assessing Pistol Recoil Energy

Re “Firing Line,” July 2022 Todd: Finally cycled through my gun subscriptions and read the July 2022 Issue. Surprised to see my tirade about recoil....
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New Shooter’s Guide: You Have Your Concealed Carry Permit – Should You Carry?

Well, you did it. You got your License to Carry, CCW, CHL or whatever they call it in your state. Perhaps you did that...

Curious About the 5.7×28

Re “22-Caliber Hi-Capacity Pistols: Ruger, KelTec, and Armscor,” October 2020 I bought the original 5.7x28 pistol when it came out quite a few years ago...

Lots of Gun Law Changes

If you’ve been looking at recent gun-law news, you might be shocked at the pace at which things are happening. I’ve been surprised at...

Solving a Big Shotgun Failure

Re “Self-Loading Shotguns: We Test 3 Affordable Turkish Brands,” March 2021 I have a follow-up to your review of the Toros Copolla T4. I bought this...

Fruits of Bruen

A couple of issues ago (August 2022), I wrote in this space about the earth-shaking effect that the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision would have...

The Commonly Owned AR-15

As I write this in late July 2022, the House of Representatives is poised to pass another ban on semi-auto rifles similar to the...

Downgrading Gun Chamberings

Re “Testing the 30 Super Carry Vs. 380 ACP and 9mm Pistols,” July 2022 Hi Todd, I’ve been a subscriber to Gun Tests for several...

More on the Smith EZ Pistols

Re “Testing the 30 Super Carry Vs. 380 ACP and 9mm Pistols,” July 2022 Hi Todd, I read your review of the various versions of...

A Landmark Decision in Bruen

Belated Happy Birthday Cheers and Exaltations to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who celebrated his 74th birthday on June 23, 2022, by writing the...

I Knew Joe Biden Was Lying

President Joe Biden announced on December 1, 2024 that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden for various crimes. If you’ll recall, Hunter was...