Last year, I wrote a post about how Asian-Americans were buying guns. Their concern was anti-Asian hate crimes that seemed to be dominating social media. The mainstream media reported them as well but often dropped the story fairly quickly. Yet people knew about these crimes and bought guns. It was prudent, to say the least. A year later, we don’t hear nearly as much about these hate crimes, but it seems people of Asian descent are still arming themselves due to concerns over racism. I’d like to say I don’t question the police’s willingness to deal with racially-motivated attacks, but after Uvalde,…
Author: Samuel Griffin
Dry fire can be pretty dull, am I right? It’s tough to make pulling the trigger, cycling the action, and going click again exciting. Yet, experts agree it’s critical to your success as a shooter. Let’s face it, dry fire is kinda boring… Dry fire allows you to practice some fundamental skills and weapon handling without sending lead downrange. This can be the most cost-efficient way to improve your skills. If you are obsessed with getting the most out of your dry fire, you may be familiar with a company called Mantis. Mantis is the dry fire company. They started by producing a sensor and app…
Keith Fitch talks about the niche features of some weapons and how, despite being cool, aren’t necessarily practical…
Veterans say it is long overdue. Rear view of the four prototypes for the Army Tactical Brassiere that are being tested at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center in Natick, Mass. (David Kamm/U.S. Army) When Sarah Hoyt arrived at Fort Jackson, S.C., for basic training in 2002, the Army confiscated all of her personal belongings. That included sports bras she had packed for the 10 weeks of strenuous physical activity that stretched ahead of her, she said. If she wanted new ones, she had to visit a reception station, which sold just one brand and one style,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to Open The Books, an oversight group that tracks “The Militarization of the U.S. Executive Agencies,” the IRS has spent approximately $4.5 million on guns and ammunition, but also $90,000 on night vision binoculars and close to $1 million on quick reaction capability equipment (communication devices) between the fiscal years of 2006 and 2019. With the addition of 87,000 new agents, these expenditures are set to grow dramatically. Representatives Brian Mast (R-FL-18) and Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) offer give their opinions in the Floridian calling the idea that the IRS needs this equipment as “laughable.” “After all, since when do visits from…
Austin R. reviews and breaks down the new SIG CROSS PRS in 6,5 Creedmoor, going over specifications, and how well it shoots.
An FBI forensic’s report isn’t ruling anything out over the shooting of Halyna Hutchins last year. Alec Baldwin may still face charges.
Jacob Sullum reports on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s decision to uphold the federal bump stock ban.
Christian Orr talks about tales of men who went thousands of rounds without cleaning their glock, and why it’s important.
Jacob Sullum discusses the legality of the bump stock ban in 2019 that made multiple law-abiding owners felons overnight.