U.S. District Judge Strikes Down California’s Three-Decades-Long Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) as Unconstitutional, Violating the Second Amendment

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com June 5, 2021 Looks like California’s “assault weapons” ban, or AWB for short, just may have just hit the Consitutional WALL late Friday thanks to two people, plaintiff James Miller, and California Southern District Judge Roger T. Benitez. In Benitez’s decision, he called California’s rather Draconian assault weapons ban, which affects its …

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OSS Suppressors RAD 22 .22LR Rimfire Rifle/Pistol Suppressor Runs ‘Quieter and Much Cleaner’ than Other Rimfire Suppressors!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 31, 2021 The new OSS Suppressors RAD 22 .22 LR rifle/pistol suppressor looks like the it’s the t*ts from what DefenseReview (DR) just saw in their promotional video on it. Basically, the RAD 22 is a lightweight .22LR can (muzzle can, i.e., silencer/sound suppressor) that runs “quieter and much cleaner than …

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Shield Arms S15 Gen 2 Pistol Magazine and +5 Mag Extension for Glock 43X (G43X) and Glock 48 (G48) Compact Combat/Tactical Pistols: Maximize Your Concealed Carry Firepower!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 27, 2021 The Firearm Blog (TFB) just published a nice teaser video (see embedded video below) on the new Shield Arms Gen-2 S15 Pistol Magazine and the +5 (or, Plus-5) Mag Exension for the Glock 43X (G43X) and Glock 48 (G48) combat/tactical pistols, and it’s worth checking out. TFB’s James Reeves …

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US Supreme Court Votes Unanimously (9-0) to Protect Man’s Second and Fourth Amendment Constitutional Rights in Warrantless Search and Gun Confiscation Case, Caniglia V. Strom

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Ross D. Franklin for the Associated Press (AP) and the Pacific Legal Foundation May 18, 2021 This is a biggy. The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently decided UNANIMOUSLY in the first gun case in a decade. The case is Caniglia v. Strom, and it involves a man’s Second and …

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Noisefighters Panobridge Mk1 Dual-Rotation PVS-14 Night Vision Monocular Bridge Provides up to 75 Degrees of Panoramic Field of Vision (FOV)!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com Photo(s) Credit: Noisefighters and TheFirearmBlog May 14, 2021 This one’s interesting. A company called Noisefighters has a pretty nifty dual PVS-14 bridge called the Panobridge Mk1 that gives the wearer up to 75 degrees of panoramic field of vision, or “FOV”. The to going from 40 degrees to 75 degrees is to …

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Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus High-Capacity Sub-Compact 9mm/.40 S&W Combat/Tactical Pstol for Covert Concealed Carry (CCW): Up to 13+1 Rounds!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com May 6, 2021 Speaking (or in this case, writing) of interesting and cool new little concealed carry (CCW) combat/tactical pistols, the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus 9mm/.40 S&W sub-compact pistol looks interesting to us. While we here at DefenseReview (DR) are primarily Glock guys, we DO like other manufacturers’ products, and …

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Springfield Armory XD-M Elite 3.8″ Compact Optical Sight Pistol (OSP): Compact 9mm Combat/Tactical Pistol for Concealed Carry and Covert Ops!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 30, 2021 DefenseReview hasn’t covered Springfield Armory products in quite some time. However, they recently issued a press release on their new XD-M Elite 3.8″ (inch) Compact OSP 9mm combat/tactial pistol for concealed carry (CCW), and it looks pretty good in the photos. The “OSP” stands for “Optical Sight Pistol”, and …

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2A Alert: ATF Document on 80% Parts “Ghost Guns” Gets Leaked, Details Biden Ban Plan

By David Crane April 21, 2021 The Reload has obtained a 107-page Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) document that details the Biden administration’s plant to ban “Ghost Guns” made from 80% parts kits. Here’s an interesting, substantive excerpt from The Reload’s story on it: The document reworks and broadens the definition of what parts constitute a regulated …

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Dead Air Silencers Nomad-Ti 7.62mm Titanium Lower-Pressure Suppressor for Tactical AR-15 Carbines: 9.6 Ounces of Quiet Combat Capability!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com April 14, 2021 Dead Air Silencers has introduced a rather nifty all-titanium 7.62mm lower-pressure rifle/carbine can (muzzle can, i.e., silencer/sound suppressor) called the Nomad-Ti that comes in at a relatively lightweight 9.6 ounces. The Nomad-Ti’s body is made from fully-welded Grade 5 titanium, and is designed for slow, precise semi-auto shooting, not …

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THRIL PMX AR Magazine, RTG Rugged Tactical Grip and CCS Combat Competition Stock for Tactical AR-15 Rifle/Carbine/SBR’s: Better Bang for the Buck, and FERFRANS Says They’re Good to Go!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 28, 2021 While DefenseReview (DR) was talking with our friend Ferdie Sy of FERFRANS the other day, he mentioned that he’s been using THRIL PMX AR Mags (Magazines) and THRIL RTG Rugged Tactical Grips for FERFRANS SOAR and SOAR-P combat/tactical AR (AR-15) carbine and SBR (Short Barrel Rifle) builds, and loves …

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Jeff Gurwitch’s Modern Tactical Shooting (MTS) YouTube Channel Will Get You Shooting Better…and Faster!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 15, 2021 DefenseReview (DR) wrier/contributor and chief new-product tester Jeff Gurwitch has launched his very own YouTube channel called “Modern Tactical Shooting” or “MTS“, which is the same name as his technical and tactical shooting training company. It should be noted that Gurwitch is both a retired U.S. Army Special Forces …

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Smart Shooter SMASH Family of Fire Control Systems (FCS): Smart Weapon Sight Systems for Kinetically Engaging and Neutralizing Enemy Combatants, Vehicles and Drone Aircraft!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com March 8, 2021 An Israeli company called Smart Shooter Ltd. has a very interesting family of smart weapon sights/combat optics, or “fire control systems” (FCS) for engaging moving targets called SMASH that reminds DefenseReiew (DR) a bit of the TrackingPoint family of smart scopes, but SMASH has its own thing going for …

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Walther PDP (Performance-Duty Pistol) and PDP Compact 4″ 9mm Combat/Tactical Pistols: Modular, Versatile and Optics-Ready!

By David Crane david (at) defensereview (dot) com February 28, 2021 DefenseReview’s (DR) been writing about Walther pistols for awhile now. We like the brand, partially because they make high-quality firearms, and partially because they’re the choice of British MI6 Special Agent 007 James Bond from the time of Sean Connery’s Bond, the ORIGINAL Bond. Ironically, we’re not tremendous fans …

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