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NICS Checks Break 1 Million Mark Again in August 2024

The number of firearms background checks conducted in August 2024 bested August 2023's total by 8.3 percent — and also broke the 1-million mark...

Go Get ’em, SIG!

An item came across our desk recently that made us smile. SIG Sauer celebrated pistol braces being legal to sell again, and that warrants...

Ruger SR22 Pistol Product Safety Bulletin

Ruger has uncovered additional information and is expanding the range of potentially affected SR22 pistols. In rare instances, if the left and right frame inserts...

Guardian Gun Rights E-Letter, May 18, 2024

  In this issue of the Gun Tests Guardian: Senator tries to prevent gun-specific merchant codes; ATF vastly improves tax stamp wait times; disturbing poll results...

Hodgdon Powder Company Acquires RCBS Reloading

Hodgdon Powder Company has purchased RCBS Reloading from Revelyst, a segment of Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO). This acquisition was effective May 2, 2024. “This acquisition...

Perazzi Acquired by Czechoslovak Group (CSG)

Czech CSG Group, the global industrial-technology company owned by Czech entrepreneur Michal Strnad, has purchased a majority stake in the Italian, family-owned Armi Perazzi...

Safety Notice: Some Taurus GX4 Pistols May Discharge When Dropped

Some Taurus GX4 pistols assembled and sold only in the United States may, under certain circumstances, discharge when dropped, the company has announced. The company...

Windham Weaponry Closes Operations

Windham Weaponry, the Maine-based AR manufacturer, is closing its doors. An announcement on the company website reads: It is with deep regret that we announce...

SAAMI Accepts 28-Gauge 3″, 21 Sharp Cartridges

SHELTON, Conn — The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute®, Inc., (SAAMI®) has announced the acceptance of a new shotshell and rimfire cartridge for...

Henry 45-70 Lever-Action Rifle Safety Recall

Henry Repeating Arms recently discovered a safety issue affecting certain lever-action 45-70 Gov’t rifles manufactured during the period from December 14, 2022, through January...

SAAMI Accepts 30 Super Carry As New Standardized Cartridge

NEWTOWN, Conn. – The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute,® Inc., (SAAMI®) has announced the acceptance of a new pistol cartridge for SAAMI standardization. 30 Super...

SHOT 2022: Holosun AEMS Takes Aim at Red Dot Market

The Holosun AEMS combines a large field of view in a compact, lightweight package. AEMS has double the glass surface area and is 11% shorter...

I Knew Joe Biden Was Lying

President Joe Biden announced on December 1, 2024 that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden for various crimes. If you’ll recall, Hunter was...