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Trump Expands Federal Hunting Access
President Trump's new executive order pushes federal agencies to presume hunting access on public lands, protect traditional lead ammunition, and nudge states toward expanded Sunday hunting — though most provisions depend on agencies meeting deadlines over the next year.
DOJ Abandons Under-21 Handgun Ban
The DOJ told the Fifth Circuit it won't enforce the federal under-21 handgun purchase ban against anyone, but the fight over how permanent that protection is has only just begun.
Judge Derails Railroad's Gun Law Challenge
Territory Court Guts Gun Rights
DOJ Sues Minnesota Over Gun Permits
SAF Challenges Lifetime Felon Gun Ban
GOA Sues Jacksonville Over Gun Bans
Judge Lets Maryland Glock Ban Stand
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.
Airgun Wednesdays
Concord, NV · USI Multi Purpose Range
Basics and Re-Familiarization Night
Port Angeles, WA · Peninsula Rifle and Pistol Club
Skeet Practice
Eaton, CO · Weld County Fish and Wildlife High Plains Shooting Range
GIRLS NIGHT OUT - Rancho Magnum Range
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.
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…
Utah 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
Utah's 2026 season is coming in with more deer permits on the table, a raft of new laws out of the legislative session, and a harvest reporting system that now has real teeth.
Wyoming 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
Wyoming's 2026 hunting season brings two meaningful legislative changes — one reshaping how nonresident access is capped on the state's most coveted species, and another reworking how landowners can stack licenses. If you hunt Wyoming or plan to, both matter.
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
Extreme Stress Shooting
Great Falls, MT
Xcel Shooting Sports, LLC
Kalispell, MT
Great Falls Shooting Sports Complex
Great Falls, MT
OBUR
Polaris, MT
The Sportsman's Den
Quincy, MA
Florida Gun Exchange / Gunbuyer
Ormond Beach, FL
Boondocks Firearms Training Academy
Raymond, MS
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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