August 2026 adjusted NICS checks rose 2.2% to 1,115,410 - the sixth straight month of growth - while NFA checks tripled after a court deregulated suppressors. Here is what the data means for FFL dealers heading into Q4.
Elisjsha Dicken stopped the Greenwood mall shooter in 15 seconds from 40 yards. CPRC puts armed-citizen stops at 36.6%, not the FBI's 3.9%. Read the original story: FBI Data Put Armed-Citizen Stops at 3.9%. A 12-Year CPRC Review Finds 36.6%, and 58.3% in 2025
William English estimates that Americans own 461 million firearms. A separate calculation using more than a century of federal production records produces nearly identical handgun, rifle, and shotgun ratios.
Photo Of The Day and we go to India to take a closer look at some marketing images of SSS Defence’s M72. Chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO and built around a short-stroke piston architecture, the design distills lessons learned by others and mimics similar systems already in use. In case yo...
President Donald Trump has pardoned Patrick “Tate” Adamiak and George Peterson, freeing two men whose cases became national examples of ATF overreach, disputed firearm classifications, federal gun registration, and excessive punishment for nonviolent conduct.
Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms and VG6 return under new ownership; August NSSF-adjusted NICS checks edge up 2.2%; and NSSF, ATF and DOJ push straw-purchase education in Florida — this week's top stories for FFL dealers.
I have always appreciated gear that solves a real problem without unnecessarily complicating things. In the world of long-range shooting and hunting, there is already enough information for shooters to manage between environmental conditions, ammunition selection, ballistic data, wind calls and r...
Aero Precision, Ballistic Advantage, Stag Arms, and VG6 are leaving private-equity ownership. Their new owners say manufacturing is ramping up, supply chains are being restored, and backorders will be addressed.
Back in May, when NSWC Crane posted the Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) solicitation, I closed my article by asking whether any currently available carbine platform was genuinely built to handle sustained fire at 82,000 PSI, or whether every vendor would need a...
Summer is pretty much out the door now at this point, so are you ready for mourning dove season to start? The first hunt of the season for many outdoorsman the dove opener is an annual tradition for many, but it still manages to sneak up on me every year. Here’s a last-minute checklist to [...