As you page through this edition, you will notice we are almost entirely focused on gun shows. I like that. With the hunting seasons fast approaching it is a good time to start looking for that new, or new-to-you, shooting iron.

Is open carry a good way to assert gun rights and personal protection, or does it do more harm than good while putting gun owners in harm's way?

To carry a pistol properly you need a holster. That’s it. Let’s not debate that part. If you shove the gun in your waistband you are going to shoot off your private parts.

Gun Digest Senior Editor Kevin Michalowski gives tips for introducing kids to the shooting sports. Liberals don't like Kevin. And that's just fine by him.

It's easy to bash Obama. We can accuse him of all kinds of anti-gun things. And most of them are true. But who's really to blame?

What rights do you have? And who can define those rights for you?

Welcome to Chicago. The idea that more restrictions on the ownership of firearms will reduce crime is proven as folly just about everywhere. The only people who don’t believe it are controlling politicians in places like Chicago.

Like it or not, a fresh pair of footwear can seriously affect your shooting.

Fine shotguns amaze me. Not that I could ever afford to own one. I couldn’t. Some people spend on shotguns what I spend for a used car. And I don’t buy many really good used cars.

What troubles Senior Editor Kevin Michalowski is that Chicago politicians don't do anything "unless they can turn a buck from doing it. I can't for the life of me figure out how they are making money restricting guns."