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With days to go until the September 20 snap election called by Justin Trudeau, the Liberal Party leader and current Prime Minister, face the possibility of losing seats. As of early September, the Conservative Party had overtaken Trudeau’s Liberals as the favored party in polling. For Trudeau himself, opinion polls indicate he has dropped in popularity “with nearly …

A competitor at the 2020 ADSS shoots during one of the vehicle-scenario stages. The Second Amendment is for everybody, but not everyone has the same physical ability to access the shooting sports. Enter adaptive shooting, a wide variety of programs designed to make shooting more accessible. Perhaps one of the …

Dead Air Armament is adding the Primal, a new .46-caliber magnum rated suppressor to their lineup of firearms sound suppressors. The Primal is a multi-purpose .46-caliber “rifle-centric” suppressor that is optimized for larger cartridges such as the .458 SOCOM, .45-70 Gov’t. and .450 Bushmaster, yet still be versatile enough to be …

Got a gun with that has seen better days? Perhaps Grandpa’s favorite gun was obviously “well loved?” Talented gunsmiths and other artisans are out there who can give your favorite firearm a much-needed face-lift. For me, the candidate was a Colt Detective Special that had definitely seen better days. I …

Since 1961, the O.F. (Oscar Frederick) Mossberg company has sold more than 11 million of its Model 500 pump-action shotguns, making it the most popular shotgun of all time, if not one of the most sold guns in any category, period. That’s not too shabby for a family-owned and operated gun company—the longest running …

Every gunmaker faces the same problem. After all the work of developing a new gun, they have to come up with a name for it. The flashy new whatever-it-is has to have a designation that both identifies the arm as well as develops a certain commercial appeal for it. Ruger …

A once-reputable magazine used gunshot victims as a lever in the debate over medical treatment, using the claims of an untruthful doctor who would, apparently, say anything to advance his public health agenda. “Gunshot victims left waiting as horse dewormer overdoses overwhelm Oklahoma hospitals, doctor says” was the headline run by Rolling Stone on …

The White House’s announcement last week that President Joe Biden was withdrawing the nomination of David Chipman for Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was a victory for the firearm industry and gun owners in general. However, it’s not the end of the Biden gun …

NEWTOWN, Conn.—NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, is pleased to announce that American Outdoor Brands companies Caldwell, Crimson Trace, Lockdown and Wheeler are sponsoring a +ONE® Gearbox giveaway to continue encouraging peer-to-peer mentorship in shooting sports and hunting through the +ONE Movement. NSSF’s +ONE Movement encourages the mentoring of newcomers by …

Founded in 1852, Smith & Wesson has been making revolvers for almost as long as revolvers have been around. Best known for supplying Detective Inspector “Dirty” Harry Callahan with his iconic Model 29 .44 Mag., Smith & Wesson revolvers have been at the forefront of numerous firearms innovations, such as …