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First Gear | The “Open” Pistol Build Continues

New “bang-switch” for our Open Glock, and why you’ll want one elsewhere too. Maybe …

New Law to Allow Florida Paramedics, Doctors to Carry Guns in High-Risk Police Operations

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law H.B.-487 allowing paramedics and doctors to carry firearms under the same protections as police when helping with high-risk law-enforcement operations.

Open Carry: To Show or Not to Show

Even if going about town with a visible firearm is legal, keep some things in mind when deciding whether to carry openly.

Hawaii Fights Pro-Gun Court Ruling

The state is filing a request to overturn the decision that a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit made.

9th Circuit Affirms Right to Carry in Public

The federal appeals court knocks down Hawaii’s licensing rule.

First Gear | The “Open” Pistol Build, Part 6

A guide rod and hotrod optics bring us home on our Open Glock build.

First Gear | The “Open” Pistol Build, Part 5

The other end of the ignition system in our Open Glock—the striker itself—gets an upgrade.

First Gear | Open Gun Fun

We’ve got optic sights on the brain. Will an Open pistol be the cure?

The Walls Keep Tumbling Down

Right-to-Carry continues to sweep the nation with legislative victories expanding permitless, open and campus carry.

Carry Unbound

The movement to drop permit restrictions on concealed carry is gaining momentum. See why more and more legislators don’t want your right to self-defense to hinge on a piece of paper.

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