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It has been almost a year since Smith and Wesson introduced the M&P 2.0 upgrades, and the market agrees with me it was a fantastic set of improvements. Smith and Wesson actually listened to consumers over the decade since the original M&P series, fixing every major complaint with the 2.0. I haven’t heard one bad [...]

Every now and again, someone in my immediate proximity finds out I write about guns. About half a second after that discovery, a question or two surfaces.

It’s a banner day for pump shotguns.

We have waited a long time for this. Today, I am happy to report about the greatest leap forward in pump shotguns I have seen in my lifetime. This miracle of engineering is named the Remington 870 DM (Detachable Magazine). This has been a long time coming, and I am beyond excited to see it come from Big Green.

The New York Police Department is finally forcing some 150 officers to trade in their .38-caliber revolvers for more modern handguns.

It’s obvious but worth noting again: Movies like these are meant for entertainment and we’re better off not to let Hollywood influence our firearms choices and tactics.

Gabby Giffords’ gun control organization is angling to pull the plug on websites that sell do-it-yourself  (DIY) gun kits, commonly known as “ghost guns.” 

My father was a big advocate of old cowboy guns. Hailing from Europe by birth and upbringing, his fascination with the old West and the cowboys who won it bordered on overzealous. Any gun good enough to be preferred by the old-time cowboys was good enough for him.

He had a point.

“That’s not right. Military weapons should not be in the hands of civilians,” said Faith Hill. “It’s everyone’s responsibility, including the government and the National Rifle Association, to tell the truth. We all want a safe country.”

Earlier this week, I got one of the new SIG LIMA320 frame modules in. And it is everything I thought it would be.