Smith & Wesson's $160 million purchase of Savage Arms puts two major long-gun lines under one roof. A practical growth playbook for independent FFL dealers: audit your supplier concentration, lock terms while two reps still compete, and make sure local buyers can actually find you.
A Tucson gun shop owner shot in a break-in four years ago now parks his truck across his storefront nightly after two nearby ram-raids. Read the original story: Shot by Burglars Four Years Ago, Tucson Gun Shop Owner Now Parks His Pickup Across His Storefront Every Night After Thieves Ram Two Near...
Custom & Collectible Firearms isn’t in the business of making their own firearms—they take other manufacturers’ designs and embellish and otherwise improve them. In this case, they’ve gotten their hands on a Colt Python and given it a makeover.
New Mexico faces another federal lawsuit after continuing to enforce its seven-day gun waiting period despite a Tenth Circuit ruling against the law. The NRA, SAF, NSSF, firearm dealers, and an individual gun buyer are seeking additional relief.
Four years, thousands of pistols built and a tolerance strategy measured in microns. That is how Jacob Grey describes the development behind the Nox Gentleman Series, the latest version of its American-made double-stack 1911, and the company is at pains to point out that this is not a new colourway.
Twenty Democratic senators are demanding answers from the Department of Justice over its decision to stop enforcing the federal prohibition on licensed dealers selling handguns to adults ages 18 to 20. The post Anti-Gun Senators Launch Attack Against DOJ’s Young Adult Handgun Sales Opinion ...
ATF stopped enforcing NFA registration for suppressors, SBRs and SBSs on October 9, but state law never moved. New Mexico's waiting-period fight and Montana's felony statute show what that costs dealers at the counter.
As of October 20, 2026 Both of the open questions hanging over suppressor buyers this fall are now closed. The Justice Department will not appeal, and ATF has published its guidance. On October 1, Solicitor General D. John Sauer notified Congress in writing that the Department had determined not ...
Q3 2026 retail data shows firearm units down 7.8% while revenue held nearly flat - a mix shift toward lever-actions, premium handguns and suppressors that changes what dealers should stock and how customers find them.
Mississippi's Attorney General says a Form 4 is no longer required to own a suppressor in the state. Here's what changed, what didn't, and the carry rule to watch.