7 Covert Guns That Only Fired Once Before Becoming Useless
Seven bizarre covert firearms reveal how spies traded firepower and durability for concealment, simplicity, and one crucial shot.
Daniel Whitaker
Why Accidental Discharge Numbers Are Quietly Rising Even as Gun Sales Slow
Gun sales are no longer surging like they did in 2020 and 2021, but unintentional shootings remain stubbornly high and, in key measures, are climbing. The real story is less about how many guns are being sold now and more about how millions are being stored, handled, and newly introduced into everyday life.
What Really Happens During a Background Check, From Click to Approval
A firearm background check feels instant at the counter, but several systems, legal standards, and human decisions are working behind the scenes. Here’s what actually happens from the moment your information is entered to the point a dealer gets a proceed, delay, or deny.
10 Military Guns Killed by a Single Bad Test Result
Ten military weapons show how one failed requirement, accuracy test, weight limit, or reliability result can end a promising gun.
Inside the Lab Trying to Build a Bullet That Can Change Direction Mid-Flight
Engineers and defense researchers have spent years chasing the idea of a bullet that can steer itself after it leaves the barrel. The science is real, the engineering is brutal, and the result says a lot about the future of precision weapons.
6 Air Guns Banned in Countries Where Real Firearms Are Legal
Air guns may look harmless, but power, design and appearance can turn them into tightly controlled weapons across several countries.
7 Precision Rifles That Started as Someone’s Garage Project
Seven precision rifles prove that ambitious designs can grow from small workshops into respected military and competition leg
9 Things About the Weatherby Vanguard That Made It a Budget Rifle Hunters Actually Trust
The Weatherby Vanguard earned hunters’ trust by combining proven engineering, practical features, and serious accuracy at a sensible price.
9 Things About the STI 2011 That Made It the Pistol Built Purely to Win
The STI 2011 fused 1911 precision, double-stack capacity, modular design, and competition speed into one winning platform.
Gun rights groups urge Supreme Court to block Maryland firearm restrictions, sensitive-place rules
Gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step into a major fight over Maryland’s firearm restrictions in so-called sensitive places. The case could help define how far states can go in limiting where permitted gun owners may carry after Bruen.
Massachusetts judge rejects bid to dismiss challenge to nonresident gun licensing rules
A federal judge in Massachusetts has allowed a closely watched challenge to the state’s nonresident gun licensing system to move forward. The ruling keeps key constitutional claims alive while trimming others, setting up a bigger fight over delays, renewals, and unequal treatment.
AR-15 fight reaches supreme court as house republicans seek protections
The Supreme Court is preparing to weigh one of the biggest Second Amendment cases in years as challenges to AR-15 bans from Connecticut and the Chicago area move forward. At the same time, House Republicans are using the moment to argue that the nation’s most popular rifle deserves stronger legal protection.