NRA Gun Gear of the Week: Alien Gear Cloak MOD Paddle Holster

If ever there were a company comfortable breaking with convention, it’s Savage Arms of Westfield, Mass. Essentially, if a new niche is identified, a quality product satisfying that need will be created.

April 2024 marked the 57th month in a row that more than 1 million firearms purchased in the United States resulted in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) processing a National Instant Criminal Background System (NICS) check.

Started as a partnership between two young men in 1949, the firm now simply known as Ruger has achieved amazing success in the American firearm market. Today, three-quarters of a century later and counting, it shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.

Springfield Armory's latest addition to its AR-15 family is the SA-16A2, a faithful recreation of the original M16A2 that served as the U.S. Army's principal service rifle for decades.

Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.