Innholdsfortegnelse for Volume 71, Issue 8 i Firearms News

(PHOENIX, AZ January 19) Back in November, 2015, when there were still four Democrats contending for the presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton took a potshot at Bernie Sanders, for having received favorable ratings from the National Rifle Association in years past. With that, the candidates entered into an argument over which of them had, or deserved, the worst ranking from the shooting organization. This argument prompted Shannon Watts, the professional PR flack who heads Mike Bloomberg’s astroturf, anti-gun group, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, to declare in a fund raising email; “This year, the myth of gun violence as a political third rail was put to rest in the Democratic presidential debate, where candidates fought over who has the lowest grade from the NRA.” Watts made a similar…

The 1911 and the .45 ACP are forever joined in our imagination, but it’s important to remember the caliber and the gun are far from exclusive to each other. Even the most casual pistol fan knows the .38 Super has been offered in the Colt Government Model since 1929, and the more astute will remember the .38 AMU that briefly was a sensation in the conventional pistol shooting community in the 1950s. The 10mm came along in the 1980s, while only advanced collectors will remember the .30 Luger Government Model sold in European countries that forbade civilians to own a 9mm. Colt has offered the Government Model in 9mm for many years, though with no great enthusiasm on either the buyer or seller side. After all, if you wanted a…

DOUBLE GUNSMITHING Q I want to learn to repair side-by-side shotguns. I have no interest in rifle or handgun work. How can I get the knowledge and experience I need? At this time I am a schoolteacher and I want to be able to do this work after I retire. A I appreciate your desire to specialize in working on side-by-side shotguns. I believe that this is an area of specialization for which there is currently a significant demand that will only grow greater with time. Because there is no gunsmithing school that offers a specific training program in shotgun work, you will have to put together a program of your own. I would suggest that you read and study everything you can find on side-by-side shotguns. This includes books…

Our world is changing and we need to evolve with it, especially when it comes to protecting our family. To this end, many obtained firearms training and concealed carry licenses. Today, more men and women are legally carrying concealed firearms now than at any time in the history of our country. This is a good thing. However, due to the sheer magnitude of some of the more violent recent disturbances, and the possibilities of what the future might hold, some are looking beyond mere handguns. Many lawful firearm owners concerned with the safety of their loved ones have begun contemplating the value of having a long gun for self-protection. Not just something in the safe at home, but a dedicated piece they can store in their vehicle or discreetly carry…

The New York Times seems determined to distance itself ever further from the freedom-loving American mainstream. After five people were killed and six wounded in a shooting in another gun-free zone at the Fort Lauderdale Airport in early January, The Times editorialized Jan. 12: “In a delusional postscript to the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting last week,...Republican legislators in Florida are proposing to allow the public to go freely armed into the unsecured parts of airports—all the better, the sponsors argue, to intercept the next random shooter in self-defense. “Having citizens armed in more and more of the nation’s public places, from schools to barrooms, has been a high priority of the gun lobby,” said the Times, which for some reason never identifies itself as a member of “the victim disarmament…