June 23, 2022: SCOTUS NYSRPA vs BRUEN

Justice Thomas wrote the majority decision immediately referring to decisions in DC v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago to state that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home. New York’s practice and policy of “proper cause” to “demonstrate a special need for self-protection distinguishable …

June 29, 2021: Shield Plus

S&W M&P 9 Shield Plus with LG-489G

I traded in my M2.0 Performance Center Optics Ready 9mm Shield (SKU11786) for the new Plus Performance Center Optics Ready 9mm Shield (SKU 13251 MSRP $896) earlier this month. This is the fifth Shield I have owned since 2016. The one I traded, I had only had for four months. If the announcement of the …

April 29, 2021: Global

I was showing a new watch to my father-in-law the other day and he asked what brand it was. Orient. Where was it made? Japan. I added: my cars and watches are made in Japan, my guns are made in America. He added: and your ammo. don’t forget the ammo. Yes that’s American too. While …

December 31, 2020: Red Dot Shield

The Smith & Wession M&P Shield 9 M2.0 Performance Center 4″ barrel with Red Dot sight. That’s the long description for SKU 11786. The Red Dot is a Crimson Trace 1500 and the slide is cut to accept this sight. The sights co-witness with the red dot so high profile sights are not required. When …