Author: Gunner Quinn
At the heart of the NRA’s mission is a simple goal: to serve our members, strengthen our communities, and advance education, safety, and shooting sports across the country. The newly released NRA 2025 program impact report highlights program accomplishments that brought the NRA mission to life over the past year—through the dedication of volunteers, instructors, clubs, partners, and members nationwide. Educating the Next GenerationIn 2025, NRA education and training programs reached hundreds of thousands of Americans, emphasizing safe, responsible firearm handling at every level. More than 102,000 students completed NRA training courses, supported by 13,000 certified instructors and Range Safety…
Back in the day, we had a regular customer whom we absolutely knew would absolutely buy a specific sort of firearm. Over the years, we got in everything from a SPAS-12 shotgun to a Crossfire pump-action shotgun/rifle combo to a classic ASP conversion on a Smith & Wesson Model 39. Whenever one of these unusual firearms crossed our books, we’d contact this dude because he was all in on weirdo guns. I had his contact info in my Rolodex (remember those?) as “The Weird-Gun Guy.” His personal tastes just ran to the esoteric. It’s not like there was any sort…
Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic images, including offensive language.An egregious act of wildlife vandalism has occurred in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. The victims of said vandalism? Paddlefish.Two separate fish were caught (live) with obscene language carved into the sides of their bodies, and one of the fish’s prominent paddle-shaped rostrum was carved into a sawtooth pattern.On April 13, guide and angler Austin McClure posted a message on Facebook featuring graphic photos of carved-up paddlefish and a call to action with a reward for anyone who can provide details on the culprit of such heinous behavior. The fish with…
The term “personal defense weapon” (PDW) means the same thing in both civilian and military circles. It is a firearm that is compact and easy to carry, yet has more capability than a standard handgun. In civilian circles, the PDW moniker is often applied to “large-format pistols,” as many are legally classified as handguns while offering owners the opportunity to upgrade the platform to an NFA-regulated short-barreled rifle with the appropriate paperwork and the addition of a stock. Taurus now is joining the growing PDW/large-format pistol market with the RPC. The Taurus RPC is a large-format, roller-delayed blowback semi-automatic…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light, Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which is brought to you by first Light. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s topic is the relentless march of time and what it means to us as deer hunters. Look, this is a topic that’s been on my…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the news show. On today’s show, we’re covering the ins and outs of buck Fest, which is the National Big Buck Hunter Championship. We’re gonna talk about how South Dakota is going all in on suppressors at sea, like the place where you buy stuff is the devil Incarnate. Pennsylvania tweaks their catfish regulations in an interesting way. Spencer Newhart reports on bigfoots as though there’s anything to say other than that’s dumb. But first and more, But first, Randall on Buckfest. 00:00:41 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, last fall, as radio Live listeners might know,…
(Continued from Part 2.) Give Up the Fantasy A daughter may need to move, bend, compromise, and pivot. Those are all signs of maturity and embracing reality. A successful farmer looks at changing conditions across soil health, larger economic forces, and continues to refine their decisions onwhat crops are planted, and when. Young women and their families need to give up on fantasies and embrace reality. Fantasies are very dangerous delusions that often leading to negative long term consequences. When preppers think their food supply is adequate, but it would not feed a 19th Century waif for a fortnight, it…
On April 14, 1849, Hungary declared itself independent of Austria, with Lajos (Louis) Kossuth as its leader. — On this day in 1865, just after the effective end of the American Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a production at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and died the next morning. — April 14, 1881: The famed Four Dead in Five Seconds gunfight in El Paso, Texas. — Today’s feature article is a guest post from a long-time SurvivalBlog reader. Because it is partly self-promotional, it is not part of the writing contest…
Armed Citizen® Today A man attempted to rob another man in Rocky Mount, N.C., early in the morning on April 7, but the intended victim was able to draw his firearm and fend off the attacker. Police stopped a vehicle spotted leaving the area after the attack and arrested two men—one of whom was suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound—in the vehicle. The two are facing one felony charge each of conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon and one felony count each of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon. (cbs17.com, Raleigh, N.C., 4/8/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives…
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