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Police Superintendent David Brown announces the formation of the GIT: Gun Investigations Team. (Photo: Facebook) Desperate to staunch the bloodshed on the streets of the Windy City, the Chicago Police Dept. announced on Monday the formation of a new task force that it hopes will interrupt the “illegal flow of guns into the city.”  Called [...]

In July 2020, notoriously anti-gun researchers circulated a paper that alleged an association between what they deemed “excess” gun purchases early in the pandemic and violence. This year, the same researchers disproved their original findings with the addition of new data.

Dr. John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, got to weigh in on that question and more during a recent interview with C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.

Blaser now offers their class-leading R8 modular straight-pull bolt-action rifle in 6.5 Precision Rifle Cartridge, or PRC.

About a decade ago, give or take, the baseline for what made a great polymer-framed, striker-fired handgun was changed overnight when Walther introduced us to the PPQ. Its ergonomics were all the rage, as was its performance and accuracy – but it was that trigger that knocked the industry on its butt. The light, crisp trigger of the PPQ with its very short and tactile reset had every IDPA shooter in the country taking those make-up shots without adding time to their scores. It is hard to overstate the revolution that was started by that pistol.

I will admit, I was hesitant to see what a Springfield Armory bolt action might produce when it was announced late last year. It’s not that Springfield Armory isn’t capable, it’s that the bolt action market is both finicky and saturated.

An odd part of this job is when we take a look at absolutely new brands. Not because we don’t like to see new things, but because of the responsibility that comes with it. If you send me a piece of junk, I am going to tell you your baby is ugly. And I’m going to tell all of our subscribers your baby is ugly. And that is never fun. But for this week’s introduction to some new toys, I had no hesitation at all.

Alfred Naujocks was the guy who started World War 2 with Operation Canned Goods.

The upside is simple and straightforward, for around $150 (MSRP), you get a mean-looking axe that will last you the rest of your life — one that in a pinch can be used for a multitude of tasks, including keeping horned-up predators away from those under your mantle of protection.