Trump Administration Cuts Red Tape Blocking American Suppressor Exports

The Trump administration is moving certain firearm suppressors from the State Department’s military-oriented export system to the Commerce Department, reducing regulatory barriers for American manufacturers and hunters traveling overseas.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

American Suppressor Association Applauds Major Step For Suppressor Exports

Washington D.C. – On July 23rd, the Trump Administration posted two coordinated interim final rules, transferring “sound suppressors for non-automatic and semi-automatic firearms” from State Department jurisdiction to the Commerce Department. The new rules, which will take effect on Novembe...

By Eric G

Five Things to Watch as Viramontes and Grant Head to the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear consolidated challenges to AR-15 bans in Cook County and Connecticut. From the Trump Justice Department’s position to the battle over Heller’s common-use test, these are the major issues gun owners should watch as Viramontes and Grant move toward oral argu...

By Mark W Smith

Review: Floyd Custom Shop Hellcat Pro

The first brass casings struck the concrete with a loud pinging sound, and I couldn’t help but smile. Nothing beats a real side-by-side comparison. Spec sheets and press releases can only tell you so much. The real answers come when you put rounds downrange. On this day, I had two pistols on de...

By Matthew McClellan

POTD: The S&W Model 422 – Smith’s Run at the Plinker Crown

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have Smith & Wesson trying to crash a party Ruger had been hosting for years. This is the Model 422, S&W’s budget .22 plinker, and these two are first-year guns from 1987. By the mid-1980s the affordable rimfire pistol market belong...

By Sam.S

Handguns for Bear Defense: Will Any of Them Stop the Threat?

Ed. Note — In today’s article, the author examines the use of handguns for bear defense. As with any defensive article, examine all of the relevant data and laws before deciding on the best handgun for bear country — if any at all. Cynthia saw the bear as it rose, 10 feet away. She yelled R...

By Wayne van Zwoll
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