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Florida Won't Defend Bump-Stock Law
Florida AG James Uthmeier declared the state's 2018 bump-stock ban unconstitutional under Bruen and said his office won't defend convictions under it — but the law remains on the books until lawmakers or courts act.
County's Own Words Backfire
Cook County wants its Supreme Court AR-15 ban case dismissed before December arguments, but its own merits brief grouped AK-style rifles and AR-15s together — undercutting its new standing argument.
Ohio Suppressor Bill Reaches Governor
Ames Scraps Bus Carry Ban
Winchester 1873 Wins Idaho Vote
Florida Clears SBRs Statewide
Gun Sales Jump Before Election
Sixth Circuit Upholds Mental-Health Gun Ban
Do You Have to Tell Police You're Armed in South Dakota?
Basic Handgun
Frederick, MD · Precision Point Shooting & Training Center
Club Work Day (Members Only Event)
Mascoutah, IL · Mascoutah Sportsmen's Club
R&R’s Flatwoods Gun & Knife Show
Flatwoods, WV · Days Inn Conference Center
2026 Minnesota Permit to Carry Classes 9am - 3:30pm
Waverly, MN · Waverly Gun Club
Do You Have to Tell Police You're Armed in South Dakota?
Does Nebraska Have a Red Flag Law?
Buying and Carrying Ammunition in West Virginia
Can Iowa Cities Pass Their Own Gun Laws?
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
Macpherson Firearms LLC
Brentwood, NH
Blue Cord Firearms LLC
Southbury, CT
Hyatt Coin & Gun Shop Inc
Charlotte, NC
EBENSBURG FISHING AND HUNTING
Ebensburg, PA
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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