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FHRC .22 Precision Rimfire (Shawn Bishop)

Marietta, OH · Fort Harmar Rifle Club

Match

USCCA Basic CCW class (Clubhouse)

Scarborough, ME · Clubhouse

Class

Initial-Renewal CCW Course November 2026

Coarsegold, CA · Sun Mountain Gun Club

Match

NOV 7Midrange & Across the Course PracticeBountiful, UT NOV 7River Valley Gun ShowFort Smith, AR NOV 7Bakersfield Renegades 11U Sporting Clays ShootBakersfield, CA NOV 7Virginia Gun Collectors Association Gun ShowDale City, VA NOV 7505 Production’s Lovington Gun and Knife ShowLovington, NM NOV 7Basic Handgun – SaturdayFrederick, MD

The AR (ANY RIFLE) Tactical Match

Phoenix, AZ · Ben Avery Shooting Facility

Match

07 // LEGAL

#07

105 articlesBrowse All Laws →

Gun Laws

Kansas Magazine and Assault-Weapon Rules: What the Law Actually Says

Minors and Guns in Mississippi: Ages and Supervision

Carrying a Handgun While Hunting in Arkansas: What the Law Actually Says

Guns in School Zones and School Parking Lots in Minnesota

§Buying a Gun in Oklahoma: Background Checks, Permits and Waiting Periods5m §Can You Carry Without a Permit in Louisiana?6m §Kentucky Self-Defense Law: Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground6m §Buying and Selling Guns Privately in South Carolina6m §Alabama Safe Storage and Child Access Laws7m §Suppressors in Indiana: Ownership and Hunting5m §Brandishing and Defensive Display in Missouri: What RSMo 571.030 Actually Says6m §Carrying in Churches and Places of Worship in Virginia5m §Guns at Work: Tennessee's Parking Lot Rules6m §Carrying in Michigan State Parks and Public Lands6m

08 // SCOTUS

#08

All Coverage →

SCOTUS Watch

New Jersey Asks SCOTUS For Do-Over

4 minOct 4

09 // GUIDES

#09

51 guidesAll Guides →

Field Guides

Guide12 min

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.

Mar 30BGC Editorial

Guide14 min

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.

Mar 30BGC Editorial

Guide10 min

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.

Mar 30BGC Editorial

Getting Started with Long-Range Shooting

How to Choose a Rifle Scope: Optics Buying Guide

Reloading vs. Buying Ammo: Complete Cost Breakdown

Magazine Capacity Laws by State: What You Need to Know Before You Travel