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| 2026 at a glance | |
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| NFA tax stamp | $0 |
| Permitless carry | 29 states |
| Suppressors legal | 42 states |
50+ NFA, carry and gun-law terms in plain English, updated for 2026.
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| Striker-fired | Action |
| MOA | Optics |
| Twist rate | Ballistics |
30 gun, ammo and optics terms, from Guns & Gadgets Daily.
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What are the best pistol sights for old eyes? The Personal Defense Network‘s Rob Pincus stresses that you need to have good sights you can use reliably in a defensive situation. That means those sights need to be able to help you put the bullet where you need it to go very efficiently in the…
“Microstamping” is one of the gun-grabbers’ biggest “gimmes.” Over the years, American anti-gunners have spent a great deal of time, money, and political capital trying to get laws passed that mandate “microstamping.” It’s a technology that, even in theory, is unlikely to ever solve any crimes and will only serve as a terrible burden on…
Spring forward? Spring back? Forget the alarm clock, it’s time for a self-defense guns and gear giveaway! March 2021 is roaring in like a lion this year with Freedom’s Lodge’s hottest giveaway yet. From now through March 31, we’re offering a self-defender’s dream prize package: the Self-Defense Spring $7K Guns & Gear Giveaway! What do…
Michelle Viscusi has haters…but she can’t hear them. Ever met Michelle Viscusi? Well, this pro shooter has been tearing up the competitive shooting scene with her dogged determination, her devastating accuracy, and eyeliner sharp enough to cut a man. Anyone with the obvious gifts Viscusi has is going to have to deal with some noise:…
David Hogg may hate guns, but he loves the taste of pillows! David “Attention” Hogg would like your pity, and your money. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there really haven’t been any mass shootings for him to capitalize on. So what does a good anti-gunner do when he can’t get the bloody headlines…
Before they ban all the guns, they must redefine what a gun is. A couple of years back, the anti-gunners were all sheeting themselves about “ghost guns.” At some point, someone must have sat them down and (with the help of some crayons and a number of flow charts) explained that there’s no such thing…
“Evil exists, and you may be visited by this evil.” That quote is courtesy of the Personal Defense Network‘s Rob Pincus, and that concept is at the center of all armed self-defense. In order to defend yourself against a criminal attack, it’s important to understand the criminal mindset. That’s tough, because although certain types of…
Legion Targets says: Practice shooting in style, pandemic or no! As you’ve no doubt noticed, there’s a pandemic happening, and the only thing harder to find than ammo these days is a range that’s open. But any legally permitted area with a proper backstop can be a firing range, especially if you have a Legion…
Let’s see what kind of Second Amendment “discourse” Twitter does think is okay, shall we? Over the last few days, hundreds of thousands of gun owners and gun manufacturers have discovered that Big Tech has kicked them and their inconvenient opinions off the Web. We here at Freedom’s Lodge, along with Guns & Gadgets Daily,…
Let’s face it: It doesn’t matter how terrific your 1911 handgun, nor how fancy your defensive ammo, if your magazine won’t feed. Trusting your life to a substandard magazine is like trying to drive the Indy 500 on four spare tires. That’s why we, together with world-class custom guns and gear designer Ed Brown Products, is…
If the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear this case, we could have another Heller on our hands… Today, we here at Freedom’s Lodge have learned from the NRA that they, together with the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA), have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a critical Second Amendment case….
