Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2025 i Firearms News

“As shootings erupt at Ohio county fairs, locals are powerless to ban guns,” Signal (“a network of independent, community-led, nonprofit newsrooms,” meaning left-leaning) bemoaned in mid-August. The piece was written after State Attorney General Dave Yost “published a formal opinion ruling that the boards that operate county fairs can’t ban guns on site.” He was right, of course. Besides the clear “shall not be infringed” proscription of the Second Amendment, Ohio has preemption laws when it comes to guns, meaning the state claims jurisdiction over “gun laws” that political subdivisions (which most fairgrounds are), county, and municipality governments, must abide by. That disallows the unnavigable nightmare of a “patchwork quilt” of conflicting ordinances that would make it impossible for gun owners to travel through the state without running afoul of…

Darwin Nercesian is a long-time gun rights advocate and shooter of targets far, far away. As a News Field Editor at Firearms News, Darwin writes about the Second Amendment, firearms, and related gear. Follow him on Instagram, X, and YouTube @DTOE_Official. Reactions from the left after the assassination of Charlie Kirk have been repugnant, as many sickos have taken to social media to express their satanic perversion by celebrating the tragic death of a father, husband, and conservative thought leader whose life was dedicated to spreading the word of God, raising a family, and engaging in peaceful discourse meant to instill and encourage these values in America’s youth. While many of the typical blue-haireds and beta types are out there spreading hate and exposing aspirations of violence, the disease has…

At the conclusion of WWII, the country of Czechoslovakia had to start over again. Unfortunately, their occupation by the Soviets meant that there was just one way to start over, and that was as part of the Warsaw Pact. The Czechs and Slovaks were expected to contribute their portion of the defense of the new “alliance.” This meant armed forces and the equipment needed. No problem, the Czechs had been making firearms for some time, and they dove right in. The end result, in short order, was the vz. 52, a box-magazine fed carbine that was basically the pre-war idea of a rifle combined with a new cartridge, the 7.62x45. The Czechs and Slovaks quickly found out what it meant to be members of the Warsaw Pact. Cartridges other than…

While there is no way to verify the actual numbers, it’s estimated that ninety percent of potential problem situations are stopped with just the mere presentation of a firearm, without a shot needing to be fired. We don’t live in the John Wick universe—in the real world, when a gun comes out, normal people usually stop causing problems, because they don’t want to get shot. And yet…still, private citizens have to fire shots from their concealed carry pistols thousands of times a year. Private citizens are the real first responders, not whoever shows up after 911 is called. When it comes to lawful shootings involving private citizens the FBI is not as rigorous in collecting data as with shootings involving law enforcement officers, but we still have a good database.…

Dead Air Silencers is one of those companies that does not stop stepping up, making changes, adding improvements. There are a lot of suppressor makers who also step up, but Dead Air has been making their Sandman series better and better for decades now. The X is the culmination of ten years of those efforts, but it probably won’t be the last step. And that is why it is called the “X” in the Sandman series. First things first, the Sandman X is not a lightweight silencer. With the Xeno mount (more on that in a bit) it tips the scales at just under a pound, and that is due to its construction, The Sandman X is comprised of an alloy known as Haynes 282. This is a proprietary alloy…

The Duty Comp is the latest model of TISAS’s very successful PX-9 series, offering everything you need, plus most of what you want, at a surprisingly low price. This optics-ready, striker-fired 9mm now has a compensator, which is the big news. This is the third generation of PX-9 pistols, and TISAS currently offers five different models of PX-9. The PX-9 is not a new design, and TISAS has been building it for various law enforcement and military agencies around the world for a few years. The PX-9 Duty Night Stalker is a full-size 9mm pistol sporting a 4.11-inch barrel. Overall, it is 7.4-inches long and 5.8-inches tall with a magazine inserted. With an empty flush magazine in place, it weighs 27.8 ounces. This is a full-size gun, built for carry…

There are a bunch of reasons you go out and purchase a rimfire firearm. The main one for a lot of people is cost. Specifically, inexpensive practice or inexpensive fun. If, however, you are interested in vermin control, then even a top-end .22 LR might not be what you are looking for. Oh, I’ve spent more than a handful of afternoons tagging steel plates at absurd distances with a .22 LR rifle or handgun, but if I’m going to be whacking vermin, “good enough” usually isn’t. I want the most accuracy I can get, with as flat a trajectory as possible, and as much reach as I can manage. That means stepping up to one of the .17s. So, the Rock River Arms .17 HMR Rock Chuck really caught my…

Following the horrific murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska (23), Butts County Sheriff Gary Long has taken to Facebook, urging Georgia residents to exercise their Second Amendment rights by arming themselves in public. Zarutska was returning home from her job at a local pizzeria when she was stabbed to death on the Lynx Blue Line commuter train in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 22. According to investigators, the suspect, Decarlos Brown (34), appears to have attacked at random, as there seems to be no connection or prior communication between him and Zarutska. “As I sit and watch the horrific crime that was perpetrated on the light rail in Charlotte, North Carolina, a defenseless Iryna Zarutska was brutally attacked and stabbed to death for absolutely no reason at all,” Sheriff Long…

I have long been a fan of cartridges topped with 0.26-inch diameter bullets. Military classics such as the 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka and 6.5x55mm Swede both peak my interest. Plus, I’m fond of the 6.5x38mm Grendel mated to an AR-15 and even the old .260 Remington. So, it was no surprise that when the 6.5mm Creedmoor was introduced in 2007 that I took note. It seemed like an interesting cartridge with great potential if it was mated to a quality rifle. But, is it all it’s cracked up to be and should you consider it over say, the steadfast but mundane .308 Winchester? Let’s begin by taking a look at the origins of this flat shooting cartridge. The 6.5mm Creedmoor actually began with a conversation between Hornady Senior Ballistician Dave Emary and…

A few years back, Ruger caught the attention of shooters when they introduced their compact, and modern-looking LC Carbine chambered in FN’s 5.7x28mm. Ruger single-handedly breathed new life into the seemingly stagnant 5.7x28mm cartridge. Next, Ruger expanded their LC Carbine line in 2024 with a slightly updated model chambered for the classic big-bore .45 ACP. Much more modern in appearance, compared to their more traditional PC carbine, the LC Carbine again turned heads. Now, Ruger is back, shaking things up again with another new offering in their ever expanding LC Carbine line, this time chambered for the hard-hitting 10mm Auto cartridge. Many shooters have been asking Ruger to offer the LC Carbine in 10mm Auto, and they listened. My own interest in the 10mm Auto cartridge was sparked many moons…

This is the second go-round for the Colt Anaconda model. The first iteration came out in 1990 and lasted just over a dozen years. The older model revolvers were big and tough, but not the best that Colt could do. When the time came to re-introduce the Anaconda, Colt used a stronger frame and the new and improved Python action as the basis for the new magnum. And boy did they get it right this time. Okay, the basics. The new Anaconda is a six-shot revolver that you can get in .44 Magnum or .45 Colt. While there are four-, six-, and eight-inch versions available, I opted for the eight-inch version for a couple of reasons, One, I wanted to see what kind of velocity I could get out of…

“[Alberta Premier] Danielle Smith says all levels of government and police within the province, including RCMP, have been instructed not to participate in Mark Carney’s gun confiscation,” the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR) summarizes for an “Alberta Next” Town Hall video posted September 5 to its YouTube channel. Titled “Danielle Smith: Alberta Won’t Allow Gun Confiscation,” the summary adds “she’ll also close the ‘mail delivery services loophole,’ to stop services like Canada Post from helping the feds, as Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe already has.” Because of a substantial Canadian readership, and because firearms laws imposed in “our neighbor to the North” are of interest to U.S. gun owners (not the least reason being that there are those who would mandate infringements enacted there on citizens here) I wrote to…