Indholdsfortegnelse for June 2025 i Firearms News

“The US Supreme Court refused to question New York’s 2022 gun restrictions, including the state’s limits on concealed-carry licenses and its ban on weapons in buses, parks and crowded venues,” Bloomberg News reports. “The justices without comment turned away an appeal by six New York residents who said the restrictions infringe the Constitution’s Second Amendment and fly in the face of recent Supreme Court rulings bolstering gun rights.” They do, of course, obviously and blatantly. “The disputed law requires applicants for concealed-carry licenses to show they are of ‘good moral character’ and aren’t a danger to themselves or others,” the report adds. “Applicants must provide character references and a list of people who live in the same home, undergo an in-person interview and complete 18 hours of in-person training.” Just…

Darwin Nercesian is a long-time gun rights advocate and shooter of targets far, far away. As the 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. We all look at grey areas of the law differently. For example, some of us see them as convenient, providing just enough room to know where we can bend without breaking, while others have understandably lost faith in government agencies and the judicial system, preferring less grey area so that we are always on sure footing when it comes to legal challenges. I’m not here to criticize either way of thinking, but I will admit to being a member of the latter, wanting to know precisely what the law…

When it comes to small easily concealable “pocket pistols,” the three most common calibers in the days of old were .25 ACP, .32 ACP and .380 ACP. Of these three, the .32 Automatic Colt Pistol is actually the oldest, dating back to 1899. The .25 ACP was introduced in 1905, and the .380 ACP introduced a short time later in 1908. This trio of cartridges was designed by John Moses Browning and they became not only successful but hugely popular around the world. A wide variety of small auto-loading pistols were chambered for them, and these were used by armed citizens for personal protection, by law enforcement, and they even saw military use. Today, the .380 ACP remains very popular, while the .25 ACP seems to have fallen by the…

Firearms News Editor-in-Chief Vincent DeNiro calls them a “bag gun,” referring to a compact piece small enough to be carried discreetly in a modest bag or pack for personal protection. Often pistol caliber, “bag guns” are intended to provide “a bit more” than your normal concealed handgun, which they complement. Their purpose? Specifically they have a higher hit probability than a typical CCW pistol, but without the length, bulk and weight of a rifle. DeNiro, a former deputy sheriff, also likes the intimidation factor of a submachine gun-looking firearm as well. I typically refer to something along these lines as a personal defense weapon (PDW), but no matter what you call it, they can be a valuable addition for personal protection. One new offering along these lines is the Kuna…

“As promised, I have declassified the Biden Administration’s Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism,” Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s newly appointed Director of National Intelligence, announced on X.com. “Read it here,” she wrote, adding a link to the document. The entire document gives interesting insights into ways the government ensures the order of things remains favorable to the ruling regime. As such, areas of vigilance are divided into four “pillars”: Pillar One: Understand and Share Domestic Terrorism-Related Information Pillar Two: Prevent Domestic Terrorism Recruitment and Mobilization to Violence Pillar Three: Disrupt and Deter Domestic Terrorism Activity Pillar Four: Confront Long-Term Contributors to Domestic Terrorism All “pillars” merit analysis and scrutiny, especially noting how they have been approached in the past. THEY DIDN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OWNING GUNS AND…

The British Sten gun was designed from the outset to be simple to produce in austere spaces. At a time when the British were pressed on all sides, Major Reginald V. Shepherd and Harold J. Turpin contrived a weapon that could be thrown together in bicycle shops and automotive garages by the millions. In so doing, Shepherd and Turpin unintentionally created the ultimate American recreational machinegun. It was the Sten’s innate simplicity that made it so amenable to civilian consumption on this side of the pond. The quirky world of American machinegun collecting is unique on Planet Earth. There are surprisingly large numbers of folks who are into it, but the astronomical sums involved leave many potential enthusiasts on the sidelines. All that arose due to two unfortunate pieces of…

Smith & Wesson’s Spec Series has been various fancy iterations of the M&P, and the latest, the Spec Series V (as in Roman numeral 5) is the biggest, the heaviest, and the most likely to grab your attention. Both the 3rd (2022) and 4th (2023) generation Spec Series guns are still available, but with the V, S&W really decided to step it up a notch. All the Spec Series guns are produced by Smith & Wesson’s Performance Center, offer looks and features just not available in other models, and are sold as packages with lots of extras nicely fitting into foam cutouts in locking hard cases. The 3rd gen Spec Series was built on a compact M&P with a polymer frame, extended threaded barrel, and offered in a Bull Shark…

History New Jersey inventor John W. Keene began developing his bolt-action repeating rifle in 1870 acquiring numerous patents by the dawn of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. The Keene was a sturdy, well balanced, smooth, reliable, and accurate rifle capable of handling most military cartridges then in use. Worldwide, few countries fielded repeaters, but most were awakening to the need. The International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, generally referred to today as the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, opened May 10, 1876 at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Fair must have been a truly magical event with the many pavilions covering more than 938,008 square feet over 21.4 acres. Thirty-seven countries displayed their nation’s wealth, resources and manufacturing prowess and was visited by nine to ten…

World War I is often referred to as a “Handgun War” because the typical infantry rifle was ill suited to the unique conditions of the conflict. In the close confines of a trench, or when crawling through barbed wire entanglements, a long, bayoneted rifle was a hindrance and troops soon realized that a pistol or revolver was a necessity. However, most armies lacked sufficient handguns to equip their rapidly expanding forces. The situation in l’armée française was especially desperate. France’s standard issue sidearm, the Revolver d’Ordnance Modéle 1892, could not be produced in sufficient quantities to meet demand. The French ordered revolvers from a number of Basque gun makers in Spain who delivered copies of Smith & Wesson and Colt revolvers chambered for the standard 8mm Cartouche d’Ordnance Mle. 1892…

Once a year, the earth completes a circuit of the sun. Once a century or so, the US Army selects a new sidearm. Back in the 1980s, the sidearm selected was the Beretta Model 92, to be known after as the M9. It was the very model of a modern major transition. From single-action to double-action, from seven rounds to fifteen, and from .45 to 9mm. Ever since then, Beretta has been upgrading, improving and adapting the 92, until we arrive here today with the 92XI SAO Tactical. In addition to serving as the M9 for our military, the Beretta 92 was widely adopted by law enforcement across the country. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was a good time to upgrade from a six-shot revolver to a…

There is an open revolt currently taking place at the Department of Justice (DOJ), as Biden-era deep state holdovers are ramping up their insubordination campaign against Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Trump. This rebellion follows a growing pattern within the DOJ. Just last month, acting U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson argued in United States v. George Peterson that the Second Amendment did not protect suppressors, only to be sent back with his tail between his legs to request a 30-day delay in the court’s ruling so the government may “further consider its position.” Now, it seems another acting U.S. Attorney, Matthew Podolsky, is continuing the subversive charge, aided by the United States Supreme Court’s irresponsible handling of Bondi v. VanDerStok. I broke that decision down in a recent article, Understanding…