Viewpoints

Are the ranges closed near you? Dry fire training is a great way get some trigger time in at home. Champion shooter Doug Koenig...

Re “Snubbies from Smith & Wesson and Colt’s Compete at the Range,” November 2024 I read the article and agree with your assessment of the S&W 442 UC Lipsey’s Special. Last month, I received the six-shot 32 H&R Magnum version of the same gun from Lipsey’s (S&W 432) and was unimpressed with the trigger pull. […]

Okay, November 5, 2024, was a great day for gunowners, who can now hope to be ignored for four years by the incoming Trump Administration, which is set to be sworn in on January 20, 2025. What, you ask, is so great about being ignored? Well, like when Donald J. Trump vanquished the absurdly anti-gun […]

2024 HANDGUNS Issue Date Beretta Model 84BP 380 ACP May 2024 Cimarron Firearms Co. Model No. 3 1st Model American CA8661 45 Long Colt June 2024 Colt Government Model O1911C-SS...

The ATF is not easing up on its efforts to diminish the Second Amendment, and one way the agency is doing that is by...

Re “Lever-Action 44 Magnums from Ruger and Smith & Wesson,” July 2024 The S&W might have an advantage for Illinois deer hunters because it would be easy to convert to single shot as required by state law. After the hunt, easy to convert back. — Walter  Re “Firing Line,”  July 2024 A reader requested your feedback […]

I am uneasy after hearing oral arguments in the Supreme Court case, Garland v. VanDerStok, and reviewing a transcript from the October 8, 2024 session....

As the election window wound down, there were several media reports repeating an unsubstantiated allegation that Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy mishandled a firearm,...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et al., Mexico’s frivolous $10 billion lawsuit against American...

The legal wheels are grinding in Harrel v. Raoul, a case challenging Illinois’ ban on commonly owned semi-automatic firearms. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC)...

On October 10, 2024, the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in Buffalo permanently stopped the state’s law banning...

Re Online 40 S&W  Ammunition Test Dear Sirs: I’ve enjoyed your incomparable reporting for a while and often suggest to friends to subscribe. I used the...