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Suppressor Demand Crushes Supply
NFA purchases more than doubled in September after ATF suspended enforcement of major suppressor and SBR registration rules, and manufacturers can't keep up with the surge.
Pennsylvania Sued Over Carry Ban
FPC and the NRA sued Pennsylvania over its ban on carry licenses for 18-to-20-year-olds, arguing the state is defying a Third Circuit ruling it already lost on nearly identical grounds.
DOJ Resists Expanding NFA Injunction
Judge Keeps Florida's Gun Waiting Period
Florida Waiting Period Declared Unconstitutional
Lawsuit Targets NFA Itself
Powers Wins Seventh National Title
Switchblade Rulings Fuel AR-15 Fight
Can You Carry Without a Permit in Louisiana?
NRA Precision Pistol (25 yards)
Wichita, KS · Range 54
Board meeting
West Jordan, UT · Dat US Archery Club
Regular Monthly Meeting
Hallstead, PA · Hallstead Great Bend Rod and Gun Association
Scout leadership meeting
Luxemburg, WI · Luxemburg Sportsman's Club
Can You Carry Without a Permit in Louisiana?
Kentucky Self-Defense Law: Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground
Buying and Selling Guns Privately in South Carolina
Alabama Safe Storage and Child Access 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
Xtek Firearms
North Ogden, UT
Gallenson's
Salt Lake City, UT
Echo 5 Arms
Brazoria, TX
Advanced Arms
Pittston Township, 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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The BGC National Network
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