John Parker Breaking down the Olympic medals won in shooting events by Team USA at the Paris 2024 Games. The Paris 2024 Olympics wrapped up on Sunday, August 11, with the closing ceremony, but for Team USA’s athletes competing in shooting events, as far as competition was concerned, the Games …

For America’s gun owners, including the 22.3 million new first-time gun owners since 2020, the latest shocking news about former U.S. Representative and former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) being placed on the U.S. Government’s Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) Quiet Skies “list” should be gravely concerning. The knowledge that …

Gunpowder and the first firearms were invented in China in the 9th Century, where experimenting monks created a mixture that exploded when exposed to an open flame. After invasion by the Mongols, the design was carried throughout the rest of the world where it was widely adapted by various civilizations. Since then, …

America has more civilian-owned guns per capita than any other country in the world. However, only 0.0084% of the country’s estimated 500,000,000 firearms are used to end a human life. “Gun violence” is a broadly defined term that encompasses the relationship between firearms and death, crime, or injuries. Unfortunately, this …

To truly see the value of any NRA program, it’s best to attend in person. This seems particularly true for Women on Target (WoT), an NRA program that introduces women to the safe handling of firearms and the basic principles of marksmanship. “It’s such an important program,” said Joy Hicks, …

Federal Ammunition is launching Fusion Tipped, a new product line that is initially offered in eight different cartridge choices. The bullets in these new cartridges offer the same terminal performance as the bonded soft point in the original Fusion line, but with a polymer tip that increases ballistic coefficient, flattens trajectories …

Leupold Optics has teamed up with Gunwerks to develop the new Accountant Rifle, a limited-edition, compact, tactical bolt-action rifle with parts that either fully collapse or disassemble in order to fit inside a standard-size business briefcase. This one-of-a-kind rifle itself is built around a Remington 700 pattern short-action and is chambered in .308 …

For six months in a row, monthly sales estimates from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)—based on the volume of National Instant Criminal Background Systems (NICS) checks performed by the FBI prior to a firearm purchase—have been down when compared to the same periods in 2023. The trend defies what has become something …

By Larry Keane Vincent Hancock did it again. The 35-year-old won the Men’s Skeet Olympic gold medal, breaking a wildly-impressive 58 out of 60 clay targets and edging out his fellow teammate, competitor and student, Connor Prince, by just one shot. Hancock became a four-time Olympic gold champion in his …

On August 8, the State Fair of Texas announced that it is changing its weapons policy to prohibit attendees from exercising their Right-to-Carry at the event. A press release noted, As a private not-for-profit organization, the State Fair of Texas prohibits fairgoers from carrying all firearms, knives that are prohibited according to …