Machined out of 6061 aluminum, the Tactical Pen from Smith & Wesson is ready to go anywhere. The addition of a stylus ball on the pen’s cap makes it the perfect tool for users of touch-screen devices, and included is a pocket clip laser engraved with the company’s logo. Replaceable black ink cartridges include a ball-point tip for smooth gliding on paper. Overall length is 5.7", and the unit weighs 1.4 ozs. Price: $40.
Contact: Smith & Wesson; (800) 331-0852; smith-wesson.com.
Our official coverage of new products for the current year is set for next month, but we included two substantial new developments in this issue that have the potential to make significant ripples in the firearm business even before then.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law requiring public and open enrollment public charter schools to provide age-appropriate firearm safety instruction beginning during the 2025-2026 school year.
Alexandria Pro-Fab, a contract machine shop based in Minnesota, announced that it has purchased the assets of Adams Arms, along with all of the company’s intellectual property, and it plans to relaunch the company in the second quarter of 2025.
The Herstal, Belgium, firm of Anciens Etablissements Pieper was apparently expecting big things when, in 1908, it named its new semi-automatic pocket pistol “Bayard.”
Read today's "The Armed Citizen" entry for real stories of law-abiding citizens, past and present, who used their firearms to save lives.
This latest update to Benelli’s pump-action shotgun gives users a few upgrades over previous generations, making the new NOVA 3 the most exciting pump-gun yet to come from the Italian maker.
