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DOJ Sues Minnesota Over Gun Permits
The DOJ filed suit against Minnesota and its two largest cities, arguing the state's gun purchase permit and up-to-60-day waiting period violate the Second Amendment — a case that could reshape permit-to-purchase laws nationwide.
SAF Challenges Lifetime Felon Gun Ban
SAF and the NRA are pushing the Supreme Court to hear a case challenging lifetime federal gun bans for nonviolent felons, arguing the Tenth Circuit misread Heller's "presumptively lawful" language as a free pass.
GOA Sues Jacksonville Over Gun Bans
Judge Lets Maryland Glock Ban Stand
Newsom Signs Gun Control Package
NSSF Sues Connecticut Over Trigger Ban
SAF Fights Maryland Glock Ban
GLOCK Sues Connecticut Over Ban
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.
Handgun Qualification License (HQL) – Friday
Frederick, MD · Precision Point Shooting & Training Center
Holster Draw Cert
Frederick, MD · Precision Point Shooting & Training Center
Board Meeting
Hurricane, UT · Red Cliffs Rifle
Roosevelt Dad's Club
Land O' Lakes, FL · Tampa Bay Sporting Clays
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.
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.
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.
Colorado 2026 Hunting Regulations: What Changed
Colorado's 2026 hunting seasons came with a handful of changes worth knowing before you put in your applications — bison hunting is now a legal thing under specific conditions, CWD testing rules shifted depending on whether you're chasing elk or deer, and the Gunnison Basin just closed the door on…
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
Florida Gun Exchange / Gunbuyer
Ormond Beach, FL
Crossroads General Store
Walker, WV
Hyatt Coin & Gun Shop Inc
Charlotte, NC
Elmos
Brownsville, PA
Firearms, LLC
Groton, CT
The History of Firearms
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