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In what could have been a tragic reenactment of the massacre that took place at an Orlando nightclub in 2016, a security guard in Huntsville, Al., shot and subdued a would-be killer before he could injure anyone at a local nightclub.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Rep. Mike Thompson, and former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit the private sale of firearms. With the exception of law enforcement and the transfer of guns between friends and family, all gun sales would require a background check to be conducted on the prospective buyer.

“I am shopping for my first handgun and I’m a complete newbie to shooting. What should I buy?”

The SIG Sauer MPX Copperhead looks like a ton of high-speed grins in a package that would fit in a small sling or briefcase.

Packing a 3-gallon capacity gas tank, the Throwflame XL-18 is capable of spewing flames at over 100 feet! This is definitely not a toy.

Don’t let appearances fool you, this is not a shotgun. It is something completely different. The 12 gauge Remington V3 Tac-13 is a 26.5-inch long semi-automatic firearm with a Raptor grip. Built on an aluminum receiver, it weighs under 6 pounds and holds up to five 2 3/4 inch shells in the tube magazine with one more in the chamber.

There is a popular saying that many gun enthusiasts know, “Buy once; cry once.” Basically, this means that it is generally worth the extra pain and expense to buy a high quality, expensive product instead of many budget options. Vortex’s new optic, the Diamondback Tactical 6-24×50 destroys this mantra with its quality construction, many features and high optical clarity all while maintaining an itty-bitty price tag.

Proof Research builds weapons for the government using space-age tech. They also design state-of-the-art products—such as barrels—for consumers.

President McKinley was assassinated by a lunatic with a gun so small that no adult could hold it properly. But the president’s death changed American history and ushered Theodore Roosevelt to the Oval Office.