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Carry Options: Day-by-Day...

American Handgunner Editor Tom McHale shares his go-to guns for concealed carry, including the holsters and optics he pairs them with.
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Can’t Make It Up

When’s the last time you heard of a sheriff getting an award for not enforcing the law?
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A Gripping Experience: Part 1

It is the grip that makes the handgun what it is, a “h-a-n-d gun,” and it must be functional, practical and comfortable. More about that in a minute.
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If Handguns Could Talk

This started as a subject line in a Facebook post, accompanied by a photo from somewhere in my past showing a couple of Smith & Wesson Model 19 revolvers....
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Dead Of Winter

When the weather forecast hinted at snow in my region by the end of the week, it didn’t take long for me to do two things: dig out a couple of revolvers...
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Safe Storage

By my calendar, it’s mid-winter and across the central U.S., and definitely across the northern tier states from Washington to Maine, a lot of gun owners...
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You’re Not...

Finally, after a half-century in journalism — much of it covering gun rights, gun politics and “all things firearms”
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Report: Biden to...

Quoting unidentified sources, Politico is reporting President Joe Biden will announce a “package of executive actions” designed to curb gun-related...
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When Smart Guys...

Every gun owner in Massachusetts should know Jim Wallace, executive director at the Gun Owners Action League (GOAL).
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9th Circuit...

‘the Second Amendment does not protect the open carry of firearms’ means for them.
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Congressional...

One wouldn’t expect a piece of legislation with a simple number of H.R. 8 to cause so much trouble, but with a title such as the “Bipartisan Background...
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Tangling With...

If you ask a shooter what’s most important about shooting; what does it take to actually hit the target, they’ll likely say, “Sight picture and...
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Another Victory...

More than 40 states have “preemption” laws that place all authority for regulating firearms in the hands of the state legislature.
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One Lucky Grandma

Seems that nearly everybody was hailing a 12-year-old about two weeks ago for fatally shooting a 19-year-old who allegedly forced his way into the...
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Hodgdon’s...

It arrives on my desk every January, a magazine with so much information inside it immediately occupies a prime spot in a rack above my cluttered loading bench,
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H.R. 127 Shows...

Recently, when the story broke regarding Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s H.R. 127 — a gun control measure so outrageous it was called “insanity on...
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National CCW...

Okay, we’ll admit it right up front; one day this correspondent is going to retire — but that doesn’t mean I won’t be packing.
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Lawsuit Over Arm...

When the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a federal lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) a couple of weeks ago,
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Firearms and...

When a friend asked Insider to build a concealable holster for his SIG SAUER compact model, he stated carrying. Sign of the times?
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Does National...

Considering what happened earlier this month, is there any hope the 117th Congress — with Democrats now firmly in control of both the Senate and House,...
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No SHOT Show,...

Industry journalists, including yours truly, enjoy the show not only because we get to handle and even try out new firearms and gear, but we can also plan a...
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When Turnabout...

Remember last August, when New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the National Rifle Association and called for the organization to be dissolved and...
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Dumpster Fire 2020
Saying Goodbye...

Now that 2020 is in the rearview mirror, hopefully the next 12 months will be a little less dramatic. However, Insider isn’t hoping for too much, and...
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A Time for...

If my timing is right, you will be reading this on Christmas morning and I’ll be celebrating my birthday (with hopes of several more still over the...
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Keep Your Eye on...

My longtime pal Paul Huebl, whose harrowing story was detailed by American Handgunner’s Massad Ayoob back in the July/August 1990 installment of “The...
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Cal. CCW Case...

On Jan. 11, 2021 — an arraignment is scheduled in a Santa Clara County courtroom in a case that may clearly illustrate what gun rights activists
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More Handguns,...

When the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) recently released its updated Firearm Production Report, it revealed firearms manufacturers produced a...
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New Jersey...

For years, law-abiding gun owners in New Jersey have been treated ruefully by state lawmakers and the officials responsible for issuing permits to carry,
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New York Times...

Something remarkable happened recently in the pages of the New York Times — the newspaper actually put forth a balanced, in-depth report on why so many...
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A Legal Test for...

The concept of state preemption — that is, a statute reserving all authority for setting gun laws in the hands of the legislature —
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More than 19.48...

estimating there are “about 19.5 million” people licensed in the United States to carry concealed.
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Last Call to Vote

By now, voters in every state should have received a pamphlet like this one with details about candidates and issues inside.
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FBI Crime Data...

For the fourth year in a row, the number of firearm-related homicides declined in the United States in 2019, while the number of self-defense shootings...
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Concealed Carry...

The number is staggering, especially to anyone easily alarmed at the thought of private citizens legally walking the streets while armed.
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Homicide by The...

Last month in Chicago, there were “at least” 63 murders, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Another Month,...

The FBI recently reported a new record for the number of National Instant Check System (NICS) background checks initiated for the month of August
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NSSF Estimates 5...

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — the trade association for the firearms industry — recently estimated there are 5 million new gun owners...
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Ammo Shortages...

There’s growing concern among gun owners all over the map about another ammunition shortage — a bad thing considering hunting seasons are just around...
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Politics Be...

According to the velocity printed on the box, a 40-grain, solid lead .22-caliber roundnose Federal Gold Medal Target bullet leaves the muzzle at 1,080 fps...
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What do NRA...

It’s been about two weeks since the Second Amendment community was rocked with the announcement that the National Rifle Association had been hit with two...
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When the Press...

Sometimes saying “Well, duh” just doesn’t seem to register with “The Establishment,” but recently, Insider Online ran across some criminal cases...
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Fight Back...

Second Amendment activists have long advocated spending money with companies that support — or at least, don’t try to erode —
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How to Become a...

What is a “Second Amendment First Responder?” According to Caroline, who spoke with Insider Online via telephone, “It’s a premier volunteer program...
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Blaming...

In the aftermath of massive inner-city violence over the Fourth of July holiday weekend that left 87 people shot and 17 dead in Chicago, Mayor Lori...
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