The Truth About Derringers
By BLoving A few years ago, I spotted a customer leaning over the glass case displaying the pocket-sized .380s of various makes. Asking her what sort she was shopping for, she indicated a Taurus PT…
Concealed Carry
Gun Review: GLOCK 43X 9mm Pistol
When the GLOCK 43X was released at SHOT Show in January of 2019, many of the first reactions were, well, lukewarm. The SIG P365 had already energized the concealed carry market and now GLOCK was…
Is It Really Worth It To Upgrade the Barrel on Your Carry Pistol?
A little while back I was talking to a reader who happened to work at a gun store I pass through on occasion. We got on the topic of carry guns and he asked why…
Black Texans Getting Carry Permits More Than Doubled in the Last Seven Years
Texas is coming up on two years since permitless carry passed in the Texas Legislature, which has allowed Texans to carry handguns without a license since September 2021. Although they don’t need a permit to carry a…
District Court Judge Blocks Enforcement of Hawaii’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Carry Restriction Law
By C.D. Michel The Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen set off a fierce backlash in the anti-gun owner states. Several states passed (or plan to pass) Bruen response…
No Charges for a Raleigh Woman Who Defended Herself Against a Road Rage Attacker [VIDEO]
The Wake County District Attorney’s office has announced no charges would be forthcoming for a woman who shot and killed a man in self-defense in the parking lot of a Raleigh, North Carolina, Food Lion…
Bond Arms Releases 3 New Rough Series Derringers
The double barrel derringer design may be 157 years old now but it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere any time soon. In fact Bond Arms just released three new models in their Rough Series….
This Is What (Still) Happens In A ‘May-Issue’ Permitting State
You may remember that last year, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in New York State Rifle & Pisol Association v. Bruen. It made all the papers at the time. The Court invalidated…
The Empire Strikes Back: New York City Issuing Fewer Carry Permits Than Before Bruen
From the NRA-ILA The United States Supreme Court ruling striking down New York State’s concealed carry permit rules as unconstitutional was big news in June of 2022, but indications are that officials in the Big…
Gear Review: IncogX IWB Hoster from Safariland and Haley Strategic Partners
Travis Haley is a total friggin’ nerd and Safariland can’t make a holster. Wait…that isn’t quite right. Safariland can make A holster, they just couldn’t make THIS holster. The company is practically synonymous with a wide…