Bodycam Shows Colorado Deputy Stop Charging Black Bear With Handgun

An Eagle County deputy’s bodycam captured a charging black bear and the rapid handgun response that stopped it. The encounter illustrates the value of firearm proficiency, decisive action, and taking dangerous wildlife seriously.

By Dean Weingarten •

2027 NRA Youth Education Summit Applications Now Open

Applications are now open for the 2027 NRA Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.), an all-expenses-paid, six-day leadership and scholarship program that brings exceptional high school students from across the country to Washington, D.C., each summer.

Gun Rights Groups Ask Supreme Court to End Lifetime Gun Bans for Nonviolent Felons

Joseph Johnson’s 2015 marijuana-cultivation conviction left him barred from possessing firearms or ammunition. NRA, FPC and SAF are asking the Supreme Court to hear his challenge, arguing that Founding-era history does not support permanently disarming peaceable Americans.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

SHOP Show – 6 Oct, Raeford DZ…Be There!

Join SSD and over 100 vendors for SHOP Show 2026 a one-day dive into the newest and coolest kit available. Proceeds benefit the Unit Scholarship Fund.

By Eric G •

New Jersey’s Safe-Storage Proposed Workaround Should Be Dead-on-Arrival

After the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s semi-automatic rifle and magazine bans, Trenton lawmakers turned back to a sweeping firearm-storage mandate. Professor Mark W. Smith explains why the proposal runs directly into the Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.

By Mark W Smith •

CMP To Being Selling Surplus M14 Rifles

It’s finally happening, boys. The CMP has just announced that it will begin selling surplus M14 rifles . This has been a hoped-for but unlikely step for many years; however, it seems like it is coming later this year.

By Daniel Y •

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 •
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