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Intel · Priority
Three AGs Fight USPS Gun Shipping
The attorneys general of New York, New Jersey, and Delaware want to intervene in a Pennsylvania case challenging the federal ban on shipping firearms through the USPS — a ban the DOJ just stopped defending. The 1927 law left gun owners with zero legal shipping options. Three state AGs want to keep it that way.
3 minSteve DuskettMar 20
NJ Permit Transparency Bill Reintroduced
New Jersey's permit-to-carry transparency dashboard stopped updating when a new governor took office in January. Assembly Bill 222, reintroduced in the legislature, would codify reporting requirements into law rather than leaving them subject to executive discretion. NRA-ILA is urging residents to push the bill forward.
2 minMar 19
LA Court Lost 147,000 Felony Records
2 minMar 18
Warren Bill Targets Military Ammo Sales
2 minMar 17
DC Magazine Ban Ruling Survives—For Now
3 minMar 16
Illinois Bill Serializes Every Round
2 minMar 13
Free Speech on Campus: Still Murky
3 minMar 11
Birthright Citizenship Clause Reexamined
3 minMar 10
///Gun Sales Up 3.5% in February2m///LCP Max Hits California Roster2m///Veterans' Gun Rights Restored3m///Machine Gun Bill Dies in West Virginia3m///Carrying Legal: When Rights Become Suspicion3m///Constitutional Carry Bill Goes Federal2m///Permitless Carry: National Bill Introduced2m///Marijuana Users: Second Amendment Rights3m///Second Amendment: Government's Best Argument3m
Handbook · Legal
Idaho Prohibited Persons: Who Can't Legally Own a Firearm
Who cannot legally own firearms in Idaho under state and federal law. Covers felony convictions, domestic violence misdemeanors, mental health adjudications, and the restoration process.
11 min readThe BGC Team
MAR
31
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Fennville, MI · Fennville Rod and Gun Club
MAR
31
Silver Shooters Breakfast Club
San Marcos, CA · North County Firearms
MAR
31
Steel Challenge
Parma, ID · Parma Rod and Gun Club
MAR
31
MPR – RSO Only – Airgun/.22 Only
Concord, CA · USI Multi Purpose Range
Guide12 min
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.
Mar 30BGC Editorial
Guide14 min
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 ...
Mar 30BGC Editorial
Guide10 min
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.
Mar 30BGC Editorial
Idaho Prohibited Persons: Who Can't Legally Own a Firearm
Who cannot legally own firearms in Idaho under state and federal law. Covers felony convictions, domestic violence misdemeanors, mental health adjudications, and the restoration process.
Idaho Magazine Capacity Laws: No Limits, No Local Bans
Idaho has zero magazine capacity restrictions at any level of government. State preemption law prevents cities and counties from creating local limits.
Idaho Assault Weapon Laws: The Complete 2026 Guide
Idaho has no assault weapon ban or restrictions. State preemption prevents local bans. Federal NFA rules still apply to select-fire weapons and short-barreled rifles.
Idaho Constitutional Carry: The Complete Legal Guide
Idaho allows permitless concealed carry for eligible adults 18+. Learn the requirements, restrictions, and key laws governing constitutional carry throughout the state.
§Idaho School Zone Gun Laws: What You Can and Can't Do11m§Idaho Government Building Gun Laws: What You Can Carry and Where11m§Idaho NFA Items and Regulations: The Complete Guide10m§Idaho Age Requirements for Firearms: The Complete Legal Reference17m§Idaho Firearm Purchase Laws (2026): Background Checks, Private Sales, and What You Actually Need to Know13m§Idaho Red Flag Laws: What You Need to Know13m§Where You Can Carry in Idaho: Permitted Places, Prohibited Zones, and the Rules in Between10m§Idaho Enhanced Concealed Carry Permit: The Complete Guide12m§Idaho Suppressor Laws: The Complete Legal Guide9m§Virginia Firearms Laws: What's Changing in 202614m
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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.
///Brown Bess: The Land Pattern Musket That Built an Empire19m///Minié Ball14m///Walter de Milemete: The Clerk Who Drew the Gun That Changed Everything10m///Roger Bacon: The Friar Who Gave Europe Its First Gunpowder Recipe16m///Treaty of Versailles Arms Restrictions (1919)12m///Flintlock Mechanism14m
GF
Great Falls Shooting Sports Complex
Great Falls, MT
ES
Extreme Stress Shooting
Great Falls, MT
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OBUR
Polaris, MT
XS
Xcel Shooting Sports, LLC
Kalispell, MT
FG
Florida Gun & Gold
Fort Lauderdale, FL
RK
Rural King
Kendallville, IN
SA
Summit Armory
Akron, OH
TD
TRA Defense Training & Consulting
Bolingbrook, IL
SS
Shooting Sports
Little Falls, MN
BH
Battle Hawk Armory
Grimes, IA
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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 Bench
Reloading calculator & ammo prices
Typesense-powered faceted search for marketMar 31
Handbook Article OverhaulMar 30
Static sitemap generation for 3.8M URLsMar 30
Article Image FixesMar 30
Production deployment safety bibleMar 30
The BGC National Network
What started in Idaho now serves shooters nationwide. Select your state to explore.
The BGC National Network
What started in Idaho now serves shooters nationwide. Select your state to explore.
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