Each September, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) publishes crime data gleaned from police departments around the country from the previous year. This year’s publication was, perhaps, more anticipated than usual, as all indications were that some areas of the U.S. saw a huge spike in murders in 2020. Over …

Technology and demand are driving a light-rifle trend that shows no signs of slowing down. Purpose-built, flyweight guns are a dream to carry and shoot, but the additional machining, exotic materials and manufacturing methods that can bring something like an AR rifle down to 4.5 pounds make it expensive. Fortunately, …

Hoyt introduced its first carbon marvel, the Carbon Matrix, in 2010, and it was a clear win for this legendary compound bow maker. For this reason, more carbon models followed. Some Hoyt Nation favorites included the Carbon Element and Carbon Defiant. In recent years, however, a new carbon line has emerged. …

Digital Arms has entered into a long-term agreement with Barrett Firearms Manufacturing to develop and market Barrett-branded, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Purchasing the NFTs, through a license deal brokered by Brand Capital Marketing, allows enthusiasts to use them in games and other digital platforms. “Barrett is one of the most aspirational firearm brands …

The support for banning handguns is the lowest it has been since 1959 according to Gallup…and it’s way down for stricter gun control! Last year there were over 8 million American first-time gun buyers. Erich Pratt of Gun Owners of America says gun sellers know why. “They [new gun buyers] share this with the …

I was truly emotional reading through the thousands of comments that GOA’s activists like yourself wrote to encourage Kyle Rittenhouse. The GOA family is truly amazing, and we are so thankful for each and every one of you. But let me back up for a second. Speaking of family, I hope that you had a fantastic Thanksgiving Day …

Traditionally, the Wisconsin gun deer season launches the weekend before Thanksgiving and runs through the Sunday following the national holiday. This year’s opening weekend found me on family property in north-central Wisconsin with my back to a huge oak tree and a lever-action rifle sitting across my lap. My blaze-orange …

On a Thursday morning in September, after the conclusion of the 2021 Grand American, new Amateur Trapshooting Association President Darryl Hayes is unpacking his agenda for the organization’s future. We’re talking on the phone while he’s driving from Michigan to the Dixie Grand ATA match in North Carolina. “Trapshooting means …

The practice of hunting in England at the time the American colonies were settled was legally restricted to the gentry. Virtually all of the land was owned in large parcels by the wealthy, who preserved them from generation to generation by bequeathing their entire estates intact to the oldest son through the …

When Bond Arms was founded in 1995 by Greg Bond, a longtime tool and die maker, the double-barrel derringers had for the most part devolved into pistols of ill repute. ‘Saturday Night Special’-grade clones of the single-action, over-under Remington Model 95 derringer were being cranked out at bargain basement prices by less reputable companies. …