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Trucker's Carry Case Reaches SCOTUS
Truck driver Jeffrey Johnson is asking the Supreme Court to decide whether Minnesota can refuse to recognize his valid Florida and Georgia carry permits, in a case that could reshape concealed carry reciprocity nationwide.
Wisconsin Bear Season Opens Sept. 9
Wisconsin's 2026 bear season opens Sept. 9 with zone-specific rules on dogs and bait running through Oct. 13. Only 15,245 of 34,000-plus applicants drew tags this year.
Judge Strikes Down Ghost Gun Rule
Washington Recruits Trainers For Gun-Buy Permits
Pennsylvania Bill Cuts NFA Tie
Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Returns
NFA Items in 2026: What Actually Changed, and Who It Applies To
New York Blocks ATF Online Sales Reform
NFA Items in 2026: What Actually Changed, and Who It Applies To
Two changes eleven months apart did more to the National Firearms Act than anything since 1934. The $200 tax on suppressors, SBRs and SBSs went to zero on January 1. On August 5 a federal judge struck the registration scheme itself. But that injunction covers a specific list of people, and living in a plaintiff state does not put you on it.
New Mexico 2-DAY CONCEALED CARRY CLASS - DAY 1
Sandia Park, NM · SANDIA PARK NM
Holster Draw Cert
Frederick, MD · Precision Point Shooting & Training Center
6 Armored Eagle Precision Rifle Course
Laurens, SC · The Sawmill Tactical Training Complex
A Girl & A Gun, Combatives Camp, Austin, TX
Apple Valley, CA · Aegis Authority LP
NFA Items in 2026: What Actually Changed, and Who It Applies To
Two changes eleven months apart did more to the National Firearms Act than anything since 1934. The $200 tax on suppressors, SBRs and SBSs went to zero on January 1. On August 5 a federal judge struck the registration scheme itself. But that injunction covers a specific list of people, and living in a plaintiff state does not put you on it.
Alaska 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
Alaska hunters are dealing with a two-track shakeup in 2026 — a major federal proposal to roll back years of restrictions on national preserve hunting, and a state-level bill that would make it harder to qualify as a resident for licensing purposes.
New Mexico 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
New Mexico's 2026-2027 hunting season comes with a handful of real, practical changes — fee increases that hit nonresidents hard, a new combined rulebook, stricter muzzleloader optics rules, and a structural overhaul of the Wildlife Commission that sets the stage for how regulations get made for…
Arizona 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
Arizona came into 2026 with a handful of real regulatory changes on the books — amended Article 4 wildlife rules now in effect, a legislative push to lock in the right to hunt at the statutory level, and a proposed landowner deer permit system that could reshape how private-land deer hunting works…
Home Defense Firearms: Shotgun vs Pistol vs AR-15
Somebody breaks your front door at 2 a.m. You've got maybe seconds to get to your firearm, get your family clear, and be ready. The gun sitting in your nightstand better be one you can actually run -- not the one that looked cool at the gun store six months ago.
Concealed Carry Holster Types Explained
You bought the gun. You took the class. Now you're standing in a gun store or scrolling through Amazon at midnight, staring at roughly four hundred holster options and wondering how any of this is supposed to make sense. It doesn't — until someone explains what the trade-offs actually are.
Beginner's Guide to Shotgun Sports: Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays
You show up at a clay range for the first time and someone hands you a shotgun, points at an orange disc screaming across the sky, and says "just follow it." You shoot. You miss. You shoot again. And somewhere around the third or fourth broken clay, something clicks -- and you get it.
Walther P99
Complete reference on the Walther P99 — specs, variants, trigger systems, history, notable users, and an honest shooter's assessment of this German duty pistol.
CZ 82
Complete reference on the CZ 82 (Vz. 82): specs, history, variants, performance, and honest assessment of the Czech military surplus 9x18 Makarov pistol.
SIG Sauer SP2022
Complete reference on the SIG Sauer SP2022 — specs, variants, history, French police contract, and honest shooter's assessment of SIG's polymer workhorse.
History of Firearms
A comprehensive overview tracing 800 years of firearms history — from Chinese fire lances to 3D-printed receivers — across seven major eras of innovation.
Pelcher Outdoors
Lansing, IL
Extreme Stress Shooting
Great Falls, MT
OBUR
Polaris, MT
Xcel Shooting Sports, LLC
Kalispell, MT
Great Falls Shooting Sports Complex
Great Falls, MT
Cleveland Shooting Sports
Cleveland, TN
Dunham's Sports
Saginaw, MI
Heritage Gold & Diamond Exchange
Deltona, FL
Rural King
Connellsville, PA
Brothers Arms
Savannah, MO
The History of Firearms
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