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Fifth Circuit Kills Interstate Handgun Ban
The Fifth Circuit ruled 2-1 that the federal ban on buying handguns directly across state lines violates the Second Amendment, creating a circuit split that could land at the Supreme Court.
Poll: Gun Ban Support Crumbling
A new Marquette Law poll finds support for AR-15 bans is propped up almost entirely by voters 60 and older, while every younger age group either opposes bans or sits within the margin of error.
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.
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.
Montana 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
Montana's 2026 hunting season looks meaningfully different from last year — the 2025 Legislature passed several new laws, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission set new regulations in December 2025, and the way you buy your license has changed from the ground up.
New Mexico 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
New Mexico's 2026-2027 hunting season comes with a handful of real, practical changes — fee increases that hit nonresidents hard, a new combined rulebook, stricter muzzleloader optics rules, and a structural overhaul of the Wildlife Commission that sets the stage for how regulations get made for…
Idaho 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
Idaho's 2026 hunting season is carrying more regulatory weight than most. Two significant shifts hit at once: nonresident deer and elk tags moved from over-the-counter sales to a draw system, and the Fish and Game Commission adopted new rules restricting thermal imaging, night vision, and cellular…
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.
Pelcher Outdoors
Lansing, IL
OBUR
Polaris, MT
Great Falls Shooting Sports Complex
Great Falls, MT
Xcel Shooting Sports, LLC
Kalispell, MT
Extreme Stress Shooting
Great Falls, MT
Firearms, LLC
Groton, CT
Wagner's Gun Tech
Titusville, PA
Nordstrom Guns
Boulder City, NV
Cleveland Shooting Sports
Cleveland, TN
Dunham's Sports
Saginaw, MI
The History of Firearms
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