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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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The Scout was built to Gunsite founder Jeff Cooper’s exacting specs…and yours. The Scout rifle by Steyr is everything that a modern rifle should be, but it’s definitely a splurge…unless, of course, you live within driving distance of Steyr Arms US’ corporate headquarters in Bessemer, Alabama. If you do, then you really should know that…
Shooting’s more fun when you’ve got a good grip on your gun. AR-15s and AR-10s are some of the most ergonomic rifles in the world, but since when have we Americans settled for “almost the best”? As an all-American country created and staffed entirely by folks who are gun enthusiasts and veterans, ERGO Grips gets…
There’s nothing that brings a flood of adrenaline and fear like being shaken awake in the middle of the night–Honey, I heard something downstairs–but for Holosun optics, it’s the moment for which they were created. They call it Shake Awake technology, and it means that you’ll never have to worry about discovering that your red-dot,…
Oh look, anti-gunners don’t like small, local businesses either. Shocker! Gun banners have learned that most Americans don’t like the idea of making it illegal to purchase firearms, which clearly gives them a bad case of indigestion. It’s a tough onion to swallow for them. Rather than pop a Tums, they instead try to find…
The 1911 is a fantastic firearm, no question, but it can be hard to conceal… The 1911 design has undergone very few significant changes since it was first brought to market over a century ago, and for very much the same reason that sharks haven’t evolved since the Devonian era: They were made perfectly the…
If it’s good enough for the IDF, it’s good enough for me. The story of the Siege of Masada has echoed through the generations for the last two millennia as an example of self-sacrificing bravery…so only Israeli Weapons Industries (IWI) could be the group to bring us a pistol bearing that name: the MASADA 9mm….
Remember these the next time a gun-banner says, “If it only saves one life…” Speaking that phrase–“if it only saves one life, won’t it be worth it?”–is quite possibly the best way to give me a pulsing forehead vein, because the fact of the matter is that bad gun laws kill good people. They don’t…
When at first you don’t succeed, fabricate some bullpucky and see who buys it! Right now, the Board of Health in King County, Washington is conducting a so-called “gun violence prevention summit” that doesn’t include a single representative from the firearms community. There is no input from firearms retailers, gun range operators or firearms instructors;…
This is your friendly reminder that the subject of one of these stories has been entered into a database as a “gun violence victim.” If you’re reading this, then you’re probably already savvy to the fact that being an armed citizen makes you safer than those who don’t exercise their gun rights. The problem is…
When SIG SAUER introduced their P365 pistol in January 2018, it raised the bar for concealed-carry striker-fired pistols everywhere, hitting the gun-sales charts at #1 with a bullet (so to speak). But SIG refuses to rest on their laurels, and has just released a brand-new version of the P365: the P365 XL. This big brother…
I promise I won’t shine it in my buddies’ eyes for a laugh. (Again.) The folks at Viridian Weapon Technologies recently introduced a new line of long-range illuminators that have put my poor suffering wallet on notice that I’m about to abuse it–as well as the patience of my friends–again. You’ll notice that I haven’t…
Why is it the “feminist allies” who are always the biggest creeps? The next presidential election is slouching towards Bethlehem, and so far the rough beast at the head of the pack is good ol’ “Sideshow Joe” Biden. Not all Democrats are gun-grabbers, but all of the current candidates are…and Biden is not only the…
