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Switchblade Rulings Fuel AR-15 Fight
Federal rulings protecting switchblades and body armor under the Second Amendment are reinforcing the legal theory gun-rights groups need to win at the Supreme Court over AR-15-style rifles.
Michigan's Gun Rights On Ballot
Michigan's Nov. 3 elections will decide control of the governor's mansion, both legislative chambers and a U.S. Senate seat — with a state task force's gun and magazine ban recommendations hanging in the balance.
Oregon CHL Demand Explodes
NRA Sues New Mexico Again
Ruger Suspends 19 Gun Lines
Smith & Wesson Buys Savage Arms
DOJ Sues Minnesota Over Gun Permits
Hochul Signs Two Gun Laws
Alabama Safe Storage and Child Access Laws
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Haltom City, TX · Haltom City Rifle and Pistol Club
Volunteer Grounds work
Rhinebeck, NY · Northern Dutchess Rod & Gun Club
Wednesday night defensive pistol practice
Linwood, MI · Linwood Large Range
Trap Shooting - Open to the Public
Schenectady, NY · Woodlawn Sportsmen's Club
Alabama Safe Storage and Child Access Laws
Suppressors in Indiana: Ownership and Hunting
Brandishing and Defensive Display in Missouri: What RSMo 571.030 Actually Says
Carrying in Churches and Places of Worship in Virginia
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.
CAT Outdoors
Cadillac, MI
Pelcher Outdoors
Lansing, IL
OBUR
Polaris, MT
Xcel Shooting Sports, LLC
Kalispell, MT
Great Falls Shooting Sports Complex
Great Falls, MT
Extreme Stress Shooting
Great Falls, MT
Advanced Arms
Pittston Township, PA
Michigan Shooting Centers, LLC
Lake Orion, MI
Gallenson's
Salt Lake City, UT
Florida Gun Exchange / Gunbuyer
Ormond Beach, FL
The History of Firearms
800 years from fire lances to 3D-printed receivers. An interactive timeline through the complete evolution of firearms technology.
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