Viewpoints

Measures and Countermeasures

According to the Federal Register, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) has set tentative dates to finalize two proposed rules affecting...

How About the 9422 Levergun?

Re “Rimfire Lever-Action Rifles: Chiappa, Henry, and Rossi,” February 2022 I own several bolt-action and semi-auto 22 LR rifles, plus one lever-action 22, a Winchester...

SHOT Show Returns to Las Vegas

While you slept on January 18, we took a significant step toward returning to normalcy in the firearms industry. The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor...

Let’s Do Our Part

After the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, and the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, Gun...

Beware of Shooting 22 Shorts

Re “Firing Line,” December 2021 The letter about shooting 22 Short ammo in a Marlin 39A takes me back to my first gun, a Remington...

Reader Praise for Recent Items

Re “Home Defense: Four Budget Imported Revolvers Square Off,” October 2021Dear Mr. Woodard, please let me pass along my thoughts on your continued superb...

Remington and S&W Move Operations

On November 08, 2021, Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Remington Firearms will locate its global headquarters and open a new advanced manufacturing...

Details of Revolver Hammers

Re “44 Magnum Pistols: New Taurus vs. Old Smith & Wesson,” September 2021As an engineer, I am always interested in how things work. I...

News of the Day

According to Bloomberg.com, three of Wall Street’s biggest municipal-bond underwriters have seen business grind to a halt in Texas after the state enacted a...

How Are Things in the Gun Biz?

Re “Are 32 Magnums More Mousy Than Mighty for Self Defense?” August 2021Thank you for answering my request with issue No. 8 of this...

Welcome, First-Time Gun Buyers

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry trade association, surveyed firearm retailers recently, and estimates that more than 3.2 million people purchased...

Do We Still Sell Test Guns?

Re Gun SalesIt seems to me that some time ago you folks sold your test guns somehow. Does this still hold true, and if...

Listen to Mexico’s lawsuit against Smith & Wesson

I know you won’t do it, but I want to encourage you anyway. Go listen to the oral arguments attached to the blog entry entitled,...