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Armed Citizen® Today A stolen vehicle was identified in Orange Park, Fla., around 3 p.m. on Aug. 24, and police responded to apprehend the driver. However, the man and a woman allegedly fled in the stolen vehicle, striking multiple vehicles in the chase, and then suddenly stopped the car and attempted to flee on foot. The woman was immediately arrested, but the man reportedly ran into a nearby house, where a couple was home. The husband responded to the sudden threat by shooting the intruder in the leg. The suspect was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and already had outstanding warrants…

Honest historical research and analysis still matter. The Bruen test, a legal standard the U.S. Supreme Court established in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen (2022) for evaluating whether a firearm regulation complies with the Second Amendment, has put an exclamation mark on this point; but then, the high court’s Second Amendment decisions leading up to Bruen would not have been possible without the historic research done by the NRA and others before the Heller (2008) decision. In a recent example, a paper titled “The American Tradition of Self-Made Arms” was cited by a court in an important ruling on…

Earlier this year, I took a weeklong long-distance precision rifle shooting course at the famous FTW Ranch in Barksdale, Texas. This property is nestled in the state’s mountainous region and situated west of San Antonio. It’s a destination for shooters and hunters alike. The acreage holds scores of steel target arrays set out to distance while also taking advantage of the natural environment. This creates realistic shooting scenarios that cause the shooter or hunter to carefully take the wind and other environmental factors into consideration. I specifically attended the FTW SAAM/Impact Precision Advanced Course, which leans heavily into helping students…

The 2011 market of hybrid-framed, double-stack, 1911-pattern handguns has grown immensely over the past five years, with the design moving from high-end and pricey competition guns to affordable models that are at home in a duty holster or in a nightstand. In this crowded sphere, manufacturers are adding their own innovations to the design in an attempt to stand out from what has become a rather large crowd. European American Armory (EAA) Corp. introduced its first 2011 design with the company’s Witness2311 in 2023. Last year, the company brought out the CMX, a handgun that took the 2011 design a…

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In our latest episode of “I Carry” above, we’re taking a closer look at the details of the new Springfield Armory SA-35 Polished, and we’re packaging it with a high-quality leather holster from Falco Holsters, along with a new EDC knife from Work Sharp. “In today’s kit, as you might notice, we’ve opted for a kind of a barbecue rig,” American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio said. “This is, you know, kind of a fancier setup, but it’s still practical.” Springfield Armory was one of several companies, early on, that jumped on the opportunity to produce a high-quality High Power.…

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) announced on Aug. 27 that it has suffered a cybersecurity incident. “The impacted system operates separately from the ATF enterprise network, and there is no indication that the incident has affected the ATF enterprise network, the ATF eForms system, or any other ATF system,” the press release states. “Upon discovery of the incident, ATF immediately terminated connections to the affected environment and initiated incident‑response and forensic activities. ATF is coordinating closely with the Department of Justice to investigate.” CyberNews reports the announcement came hours after Qilin—a Russia-based hacker group that specializes…