Gun Reviews

12/18/09 Gun Rights: Gun prohibitionists are using the murder of a Seattle police officer, and a couple of other slayings, to launch a new effort to ban the sale of semiautomatic firearms in Washington State, and require current owners to register their firearms.

Fort Hood officials announced Thursday a new command policy regarding registration requirements for privately-owned firearms was signed into effect Tuesday by Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, III Corps and Fort Hood commander.

The Model 1894 incorporated a newly designed action in a light, thin-walled frame (receiver) that was quite revolutionary.

In this featured auction by SoldUSA.com, you'll find extremely rare military and firearm collectibles, including a WW1 German Ace 1st Class Iron Cross and Pilots Badge, Colt Third Model Shoulder Stock Provision Dragoon (1858), Winchester “A Classic Combination” Advertising Poster, plus over 200 guns and related merchandise.

Gun rights groups are divided in Iowa on proposals to lift restrictions on concealed carry. Iowa Gun Owners is pushing for Vermont-style legislation, in which no permit would be required to carry.

Police say they received a call from a homeowner around 7 p.m. Friday. He told police someone tried to break into his house and he shot at them.

A would-be robber is shot to death by a tire store owner in north Houston, and officers are searching for three suspects who got away.

One man, Edward Hamilton, 24, of Brooklyn, produced a handgun and the store owner retrieved his own gun from behind a display case, according to police.

Having held out for years, Dan Shideler gives the SKS a chance.

Fifteen tips for gun maintenance, and much more, is inside the Jan. 4, 2009 issue of Gun Digest the Magazine.

Gun review: These two pistols - the Kahr Arms 380 and Guncrafter Glock Conversion in 50 GI - reach both ends of the spectrum.

Morelli puts the new .338 Xtreme tactical rifle to the test; it's a shooter loaded with smart features.

A spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says a man who attempted to rob a Marrero couple at gunpoint died after 1 of the robbery victims shot him.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Beretta U.S.A. and the firearms industry another victory by rejecting the Brady Center's appeal of Adames v. Beretta U.S.A. Corporation challenging the constitutionality of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).

According to the National Rifle Association (NRA), several anti-hunting groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Sierra Club, have filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission to ban most hunting in the Mojave National Preserve, including rabbit and varmint hunting.

The Kent man who took the city of Seattle and its mayor to court over the city's gun ban has upped the ante. Robert C. Warden filed a motion for a preliminary injunction ordering the defendants to stop enforcing the ban until a final decision is made in his civil suit.