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Top 10 Lever-Action Rifles 2025

Gun Tests has evaluated many lever-action rifles and shotguns in various chamberings over the last few years, and we've often NOT liked some market...

How Tariffs Will Likely Drive Up Your Ammo Prices

Since President Donald Trump's announcement on April 4 about new tariffs — a 10% blanket tariff on all imports, plus targeted reciprocal tariffs —...

Background Checks Top 15.2 Million in 2024

Final figures for FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) verifications for December 2024 and the 2024-year-end totals show that the month of...

NSSF Files to Block Maryland’s Anti-PLCAA Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF, the firearms industry trade association, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Maryland’s Gun Industry Accountability Act, or House Bill...

SAF Files Lawsuit Challenging Colorado’s Excise Tax On Guns, Ammo

The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit in Denver County District Court challenging Colorado’s Proposition KK as an unconstitutional tax on the exercise...

NSSF Condemns Gov. Polis’ Signature of Unconstitutional Law Limiting Second Amendment Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF condemns Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ signature on a new law that unconstitutionally infringes on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding...

Illinois Judge Allows Junk S&W Lawsuit To Proceed

The Second Amendment Foundation says a decision by Lake County, Illinois Judge Jorge L. Ortiz to allow a wrongful-death lawsuit against Smith & Wesson...

5 Best Shotguns for Self-Defense 2025

Over the decades, Gun Tests Magazine has reviewed dozens of self-defense shotguns chambered in 12 gauge, 20 gauge, or other bores. Some have been...

DOJ, ATF Repeal Zero Tolerance Policy for FFL Inspections

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced on April 7, 2025, the repeal of...

Federal Gun Rights Restoration Possible Again After 33 Years

On March 20, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is reviving a provision of federal law that could allow federally prohibited...

Bringing ‘Lawfare’ Against Glock

Perhaps you’ve seen local news stories in your area about so-called “Glock switches,” which are more accurately described as “autosears.” They are added to...