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Hochul Signs Two Gun Laws
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two more gun control measures this week, expanding New York's mandatory storage law and its ammunition background check system — moves critics call political theater that burdens lawful owners while ignoring the state's revolving-door criminal justice problem.
Judge Strikes New York Armor Ban
A federal judge ruled New York's body armor ban unconstitutional, finding Kevlar vests qualify as 'arms' under the Second Amendment — but a 14-day stay means the ban stays in effect while the state appeals.
Montana Plans Suppressor Deregulation Bill
NRA Sues New Mexico Again
Ramaswamy Courts Ohio Gun Owners
NRA Targets Talarico Over Gun Ban
Florida Drops ATF Approval Rule
FPC Challenges D.C.'s Legal Catch-22
Carrying in Churches and Places of Worship in Virginia
Carrying in Churches and Places of Worship in Virginia
Guns at Work: Tennessee's Parking Lot Rules
Carrying in Michigan State Parks and Public Lands
Visiting North Carolina With a Gun: Rules for Nonresidents
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
Xtek Firearms
North Ogden, UT
Michigan Shooting Centers, LLC
Lake Orion, MI
Advanced Arms
Pittston Township, PA
Idaho Arms and Ammo LLC
Meridian, ID
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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