Author: Jack Bogart

Beretta has just announced the official release of the newest family member of the rapidly growing 80X line. The new 80X Cheetah Tactical Special Edition is a dual-tone update to its compact .380 ACP SA/DA pistol that is intended as a dressed-up, yet more competition/tactical-friendly variation of the already popular modern 80X. The model pairs a black slide, barrel, grips, and magazine base pad with a bronze anodized aluminum frame, black G10 grip panels, a fiber-optic front sight, a blacked-out serrated rear sight, and a two-slot Picatinny rail. The barrel is threaded ½”-28 and comes with a single-port compensator mounted…

The wishy-washy nature of the Trump Administration’s handling of Second Amendment issues remains on full display as the saga of the Biden-era frame & receiver final rule continues to unfold. As we reported less than a week ago, the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) recently decided to keep in place the arguably unconstitutional “Frame & Receiver” final rule put in place by the Biden Administration. At issue is the final rule, sometimes referred to as the “ghost gun” rule, that redefined important legal terms dealing with guns, including “firearm,” “receiver,” and “frame,” making the longstanding American tradition of building…

When Democrat Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear recently vetoed two pro-gun measures, lawful gun owners in the Bluegrass State were hopeful that pro-gun lawmakers in the state legislature could garner enough votes for an override. Gov. Beshear vetoed House Bill 78, which would provide critical liability protections for firearm industry members against third-party misuse of the products they manufacture and sell, and House Bill 312, which would create a provisional concealed carry permit for lawful young adults ages 18, 19, and 20. On April 14, the state legislature convened for a veto override session and successfully overrode both measures. The override vote totals for HB 78…

Arguments by the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice for continuing the registration portion of the National Firearms Act (NFA) now that the tax has been eliminated have drawn the ire of a major gun-rights group. Congress killed the $200 tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and any other weapons (AOWs) when it passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill last summer. Gun-rights groups immediately filed a handful of lawsuits challenging the remainder of the NFA, and the DOJ is unexpectedly fighting those lawsuits, despite the administration’s promise to battle anti-Second Amendment laws. In one of the…

When things go wrong at 2 a.m., hearing protection is likely the last thing on your mind. You’re not reaching for earmuffs. You’re reaching for your firearm. That’s exactly why a suppressor on your home defense pistol or carbine makes more practical sense than most people realize. And in 2026, with the $200 NFA tax stamp eliminated, there has never been a better time to take the idea seriously. Why 9mm Makes Sense The 9mm cartridge is the most common handgun round in the world, and it’s also one of the most suppressor-friendly. Why? Because 147-grain subsonic loads are widely…

I have been running the standard Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 as my deep-concealment carry gun for a good stretch now. Out of the last couple of years, it has hands down been my new favorite concealed carry piece in my current rotation. It disappears under a t-shirt better than just about anything else in my collection. When Gideon Optics released the Pebble reflex sight built around this exact pistol, I decided it was time to see if a dot could make the little .380 more than a last-ditch contact distance weapon. The S&W Bodyguard 2.0 The Bodyguard 2.0 itself needs…

Desperate times call for desperate measures. And if you’re Democrat Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, these are desperate times, indeed. Hot on the heels of polling data showing that she is so far in the hole that she’ll likely never climb out, Gov. Spanberger can almost see her party’s chance at redrawing Congressional district lines to heavily favor Democrats going down the tubes. Consequently, rather than sign the unpopular measure, SB 749/HB 217, passed by the State Assembly banning many common semi-automatic rifles, Gov. Spanberger has instead made minor amendments to that bill and several others, which will push her deadline…

An anti-gun organization’s shenanigans of enriching itself by refusing to file necessary reports on joint fundraising solicitations have the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) crying foul. On April 13, the NSSF filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Giffords PAC, the political fundraising arm of the gun control group Giffords. In the complaint, NSSF alleges Giffords PAC and its allies are skirting the FEC’s joint fundraising rules when they solicit funds for both Giffords PAC and their preferred candidates for elected office.  According to an NSSF news release, Giffords PAC has been using these joint fundraising solicitations to…

Olight is one company that many of us didn’t think would stick around for very long. In addition to their recently released and highly successful Osight series, Olight has announced a limited-edition finish variant of their popular ArkPro Ultra, plus two new Baton series models. The new limited variant emphasizes some new looks over new performance numbers, adding laser-engraved linear texture and a premium hard-anodized black finish. It becomes available on April 20 and builds directly on the existing ArkPro platform. New ArkPro Ultra Skin The product catalog describes the ArkPro series as redefining everyday carry through multi-light versatility and…

Images by the author Bond Arms, of Granbury, Texas, made its reputation selling derivatives of the derringer. Before you call me on it, now might be a good time to state that I know I mispelled “derringer”, but that’s the common way to spell it nowadays. The man who invented it, Henry Deringer, Jr., perfected his one-shot pistol in the 1850s. I guess its most notorious use was when Booth used one to assassinate Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Later, a second barrel was added to some models. There, got that out of the way – moving on… The company prides…