“Few individuals denied firearms purchases are prosecuted and ATF should assess use of warning notices in lieu of prosecutions,” a September report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office states in a response to a request by Congress. Bottom line: 25.6 million National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks were performed by the FBI in

Federal Premium Ammunition sponsored shooter and world champion, Caitlin Connor. Federal Premium Ammunition sponsored shooters and brand ambassadors, Vincent Hancock and Caitlin Connor, each won gold medals and were crowned world champions at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship in Changwon, South Korea, held August 31 to September 15, 2018. The two-time Olympic

Rikk Rambo takes the Savage MSR-10 in .338 Federal on an Alaska brown bear hunt! Watch his video here: Other articles include: The Midwest Deer Slayer: Windham’s .450 Thumper AR-15 by Editor Vincent DeNiro! American Tactical’s Omni .410 – The Bird & Deer AR-15, review by Scot Loveland!  Want to learn how to handle brutal recoil

An American-Made Roller-Locked 9mm One interesting new offering on the roller-locked market is PTR’s 9CT pistol. Classic-looking and true in form and function, the 9CT’s introduction immediately caught my attention. Rather than being imported from a foreign manufacturer or produced from a mix of new and surplus parts, the 9CT is produced new entirely here

Federal Ammunition announced the company has redesigned its complete line of Speed-Shok waterfowl loads. The new lineup includes more than 10 new loads in several shot sizes. Shipments of this new ammunition have been delivered to dealers. Speed kills ducks and geese. Now it kills even cleaner with redesigned Federal Speed-Shok. Its Catalyst primer and

The pocket-sized, single-shot, folding .22LR pistol will be on exhibit at the 2nd Annual NRA Carry Guard Expo held in Richmond, Virigina, September 14 – 16, 2018. Trailblazer Firearms, announced they will be exhibiting at the NRA Carry Guard Expo for the first time and showing the LifeCard, the smallest, folding .22LR single-shot pistol on the

Firearms News September 2018 – Issue 17 Firearms News September 2018 – Issue 17 Patrick Sweeney reviews the FN 509 Tactical pistol and a 9mm suppressor by Silent Legion! Other articles include:   Jim Tarr’s Snubbie Revolvers Review! Leroy Thompsonreviews the Century Arms NAK9 9mm AK pistol! Swedish Weapons of WWII, Part 2 by Paul Scarlata! Movie Guns:

Firearms News August 2018 – Issue 16 – On Sale Now! Firearms News August 2018 – Issue 16   Look for the FosTecH 12-gauge firearm on the cover! This is a semi-auto, short-barred, 12-gauge which requires no federal tax stamp! Be sure to check out this article by Scot Loveland! Other articles include:   Swedish Weapons

AirForce CEO John McCaslin Represents Airgun Hunters at Parks And Wildlife Hearing on August 23. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department passed new rules at their August 23rd meeting that will become effective in late September for the 2018 hunting season. Big bore, pre-charged pneumatic air guns will be a legal means of harvesting big

Raymond Sasia established the Police Nationale Training program to teach the techniques with the revolver he had brought back from the FBI. Notice that the S&W Model 19 with 3-inch barrel and fixed sights is pictured on the academy plaque. For greater durability, the Police Nationale went to Manurhin for the adjustable-sight MR73 (at left)

The Micro RONI Stabilizer with Glock installed is shorter and lighter than any other faux SBR Tarr has ever shot and allows for carbine-like accuracy out of a handgun. I’m not sure where I was when I first saw the original RONI carbine conversion kit from Command Arms Accessories (CAA)—perhaps the SHOT Show’s Media Day

Online retailer service provider, Shopify’s logo Canadian online-store provider Shopify, formally banned the sale of, “Certain Firearms and Certain Firearm Accessories” three days ago on the 13th of August VIA its AUP or Acceptable Use Policy definition page. This all comes in the wake of massive information sharing companies passing sweeping policies to ban opinions

Speer Ammunition announced its new 10mm Auto 200-grain load. The brand offers the same performance for self-defense with the addition of a powerful 10mm Auto load that takes advantage of the cartridge’s capability. Shipments of the ammunition are being delivered to dealers now. While most 10mm Auto offerings produce ballistics similar to those of 40

The Author takes aim with his personal BCM A2 clone wearing a full set of the new Retro Furniture from Brownell’s. With the retro AR-15 craze in full swing, it was just a matter of time before a big name stepped up to the plate and started offering not just retro rifles, but their individual

The Pro For Sho muffs are effective enough to make shooting my evil little draco pleasant. As someone who shoots and writes about shooting for a living, protecting my hearing is a paramount concern for me. I already have a hard enough time hearing my wife across the house, and I don’t want to risk

Strange in appearance, the Unique-Grip forms to the shooter’s hand. Before the recent rise in popularity of retro AR-15 rifles and components, I’ve long since been a fan of the M16A1 pistol grip. Not just because I love the Vietnam retro vibe, but also because the A2’s finger shelf is about as comfortable as a

Source: LATimes.comJustice Kavanaugh sitting in front of the Senate Committee The sky is falling. Following President Trump’s reality-television-inspired teaser, Trump formally announced justice Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court pick – a man late night talk host Jimmy Kimmel referred to as Voldemort (the evil villain of the Harry Potter series of children’s books). Surely

A Columbus Common Pleas Court granted a permanent injunction against the City of Columbus, forbidding it from enforcing its ban against bump stocks. Buckeye Firearms Foundation and Ohioans for Concealed Carry lodged the suits soon after the ordinance was passed by City Council. In a strongly worded final judgement, Cain dismantled the argument put forth

Crimson Trace offers numerous lighting upgrade options to owners of modern sporting rifles (MSRs) and most rail-equipped long guns.  The easy-to-install laser sights and lights can be used on a wide assortment of firearms that are held for self- and home-defense purposes, and for hunting in numerous states. The options can be found in more

Firefield’s Verge M-LOK Series Rail System Ideal for MSR platform rifles and pistols, Firefield’s tactical Verge M-LOK Series rail system is a slim, low-profile handguard, designed to be lightweight and user friendly. The Verge rail system features a skeletonized design, and durable anodized 6061-T6 aluminum construction to ensure your rail can take a beating while

The EMG-01A   ArcFlash Labs, a small startup company founded by David Wirth and Jason Murray, announced last Sunday night that their 3D-printed coil gun was available for purchase. Dubbed, the EMG-01A, the polymer-framed weapon uses a series of electromagnetic coils to magnetically accelerate, and propel a projectile. In a video released two days ago,

All Photos are Screenshots from This Source: https://youtu.be/0Z353BT6I18 With this year’s long weekend preceding July 4th, I found myself traveling down the rabbit hole of suggested videos on YouTube when I found something truly noteworthy. Normally, these videos have so little to do with your initial search, that most folks just close the tab or

The Bridge by John Falter We at Firearms News hope that you have a safe and happy Independence Day! But before you fire up the grill, put on your swim trunks, or unwrap that first pack of firecrackers, please take time to reflect upon what the Founders of this great nation did to secure your freedoms. Many

Our second collector retro issue is here with the iconic Armalite AR-180 on the cover! Patrick Sweeney digs into his gun safe to tell us about his rare Howa AR-180 and the history of the 1960s M16 alternative! Other articles include:   Leroy Thompson tests the first commercially available AK-type rifle available to U.S. shooters

Source: Anne Arundel Police Department Jarrod Ramos, the 38-year-old suspected of killing five employees of the Capital Gazette last week, has been formally charged with a separate charge of first degree murder for each of his victims. Ramos’ alleged motive for the gruesome attack, stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the suspect against the Capital Gazette

Ruger has introduced four new products to kick off the summer: the SR1911 Officer-Style in .45 Auto; Security-9 with Viridian E-Series Red Laser; 10/22 Target Lite with Red and Black Laminate Stock; and Ruger 77/17 in .17 WSM with Green Mountain Laminate Stock. the SR1911 Officer-Style in .45 Auto The new SR1911 Officer-Style pistol, chambered

75 Year Anniversary Celebration RCBS is celebrating 75 years in business this month! RCBS was born in a small 12 by 6 foot room in the back of a laundry mat in Oroville, California in the year 1943. In the early days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, there was a tremendous shortage of bullet-making

“Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced the Start Advancing Firearms Enhancements and Technology (SAFETY) Act,” a Thursday press release from the Democrat (naturally) representative’s media flacks announced. “The bill provides incentives for manufacturers and consumers designed to promote the development and purchase of smart-gun technology such as biometric or fingerprint locks and radio-frequency identification.” The bill

Mossberg 590M Shockwave 12-gauge Firearm Mossberg introduces the 590M Shockwave 12-gauge firearm with 15-inch barrel, pistol grip and the world’s first double-stack, 10-round shotgun magazine. The Mossberg 590M combines the convenience and adaptability of a mag-fed shotgun with a “Non-NFA” pump-action platform. And for greater versatility, optional 5, 10, 15 and 20-round capacity magazines are sold

Photos by Richard King “You can take an AK, throw it in the mud, shake it off and it’ll run as if it was just out of the armory.” We’ve all grown up hearing the testimonials and the clichés: “You can take an AK, throw it in the mud, shake it off and it’ll run