Armed Citizen® Today On June 15, a woman in Winfield, Tenn., reportedly trespassed onto a property, assaulted a woman there and then began forcing her way into the home. An armed citizen there shot her. Police airlifted her to the hospital, but the next day, she was released from the hospital and taken into custody. She faces charges of especially aggravating burglary, prohibited weapons, aggravated assault, vandalism and interference with emergency communications. (wate.com; Knoxville, Tenn.; 6/16/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – February 1987 A man breaking into a Fernandina Beach, Fla., home was met by gunfire from an elderly…

This year, we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of our country, not only as a world bastion of freedom, but as a nation of riflemen. But unlike the flintlock, percussion rifle and many other firearm actions we inherited and then improved upon, the lever-action is a distinctly American innovation. The motivating force behind its creation was the need for more firepower, or more specifically, the need for more reliable firepower, superseding earlier multiple-barrel and swivel-breech attempts. An inkling of what was to come began in 1848, when New York innovator Walter Hunt (who also created the fountain pen and the…

Shortly before the Declaration of Independence was signed, a small but pivotal battle took place near the port city of Wilmington, N.C. The February 27, 1776, Battle of Moores Creek Bridge was the first Revolutionary War battle to be fought in the Old North State. I don’t know if the popular warning against bringing a knife to a gunfight existed then, but even before the smoke had cleared that day, the Scottish Highlanders fighting for the British certainly could have vouched for the cliché’s veracity. In late 1775, several thousand Loyalists under Brig. Gen. (of militia) Donald MacDonald assembled at…

When the bottle rockets go up, remember that the Star-Spangled Banner began as notes—“the land of the free and home of the brave”—on the back of a letter in Francis Scott Key’s hands as he stood on the deck of the British ship the Minden and beheld the temerity of an armed nation of free people standing up to a then more powerful aggressor all during an overnight bombardment of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry in 1814. So, light up the sky on this 250th Fourth of July as bright and fiery as what Key witnessed knowing that the colorful explosions are…

“I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” – John Adams, in a letter to his wife Abigail, 1776 Read the full article here

Armed Citizen® Today In Tulsa, Okla., on June 18, two people reportedly attempted to rob a man outside a convenience store. One of them was armed with a knife and one with a gun, but their intended victim was also armed. He was able to draw and fire one shot, striking one of the alleged assailants in the head. That suspect ran across the street before collapsing; he was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The other suspect fled and was still being sought at the time of reporting. (newson6.com; Tulsa, Okla.; 6/18/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives –…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to This Country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast that airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share, Cup Scouts and Chicken farmers. This week, I’m telling you a couple of stories from the archives…

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Most people have special guns they hold close to their hearts. Some are from people they admired, others from people they personally knew. Others may have been family members. Either way, the guns hold a special meaning The post Sixgun Memories and Meanings appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

Mouse Farts Yes, I recognize and readily acknowledge it’s just a figure of speech, but since we’re hitting the silencer myths head-on with reckless abandon, I went “there” and dug into the science. Unfortunately, there is no published and peer-reviewed study on the decibel level of mouse and bunny farts. I did find one where the composition of said gases was examined in detail. Yes, really. Your tax dollars at work. Anyway, we’ll have to use the powers of computational forecasting. The best estimates science has to offer are as follows: Mouse gas passing: 0 to 10 dB. That’s right…