The First Truly American Firearm: The Kentucky Rifle

Kentucky Rifle

Rock Island Auctions‘ Seth Isaacson writes: In the Pennsylvania countryside in the early 18th century, a uniquely American firearm was born that helped thirteen separate colonies defeat the greatest empire on Earth, form one nation, and span a continent. It is fitting that this new weapon was a conglomerate of ideas and built initially by … Read more

Vedder Holsters Daily Digest: Racist Roots, Protecting the Thugs and Turnabout is Fair Play

Anyone else surprised thehill.com ran this op-ed? . . . The racist origin of gun control laws Kansas Senator Samuel Pomeroy extolled the three “indispensable” “safeguards of liberty under our form of government,” the sanctity of the home, the right to vote, and “the right to bear arms.” So “if the cabin door of the freedman … Read more