Young Adults Can Now Receive Carry Permits in Minnesota
The United States Supreme Court has allowed 18- to 20-year-old young adults to apply for and receive a Minnesota Permit to Carry after refusing...
Do You Want to Move Back to America?
Hey Shooters, this is Todd Woodard, editor of Gun Tests magazine.
Many of us don't like politicians, because pols say one thing and do another....
Background Checks Top 15.2 Million in 2024
Final figures for FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) verifications for December 2024 and the 2024-year-end totals show that the month of...
CMP Talladega: The Best Shooting Range in the Country?
Some shooters call the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park in Talladega, Alabama, the best shooting range in the country. Whether it’s the best or not...
FBI Director Kash Patel Doubles Up, also Named New ATF Acting Director
Kash Patel, who President Donald Trump recently swore in as the Senate-confirmed Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), has also been appointed...
Trump Executive Order: Protecting Second Amendment Rights
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order February 7, 2025 protecting Second Amendment Rights. Here's the text of the Order:
PROTECTING SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
EXECUTIVE ORDER
February...
9th Circuit Brief Challenges Gun-Free School Zones
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco supporting the defendant in...
Welcome Back, President Trump
Okay, November 5, 2024, was a great day for gunowners, who can now hope to be ignored for four years by the incoming Trump...
Did Montana Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy Accidentally Shoot Himself? NSSF Says No
As the election window wound down, there were several media reports repeating an unsubstantiated allegation that Montana U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy mishandled a firearm,...
NY Judge Hands Former NRA Head Wayne LaPierre 10-Year Ban
On July 29, a New York judge ruled that former NRA honcho Wayne LaPierre could not hold a paid position with the gun-rights group...
Guardian Gun Rights E-Letter, May 18, 2024
In this issue of the Gun Tests Guardian: Senator tries to prevent gun-specific merchant codes; ATF vastly improves tax stamp wait times; disturbing poll results...
Gun Tests Grade A: New Videos on Accepting Firearms Safety
NSSF CEO Steve Sanetti said the videos portray three different gun owners and their stories of ownership, along with the steps they took to make sure they will handle and store their firearms safely when not in use. The portrayals of "Whitney," "David" and "Mateo" embody NSSF's safety slogan: "Own It? Respect It. Secure It."
Shotgunner Rhode Bests Cali Ammo Scheme
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California’s law requiring a background check for each ammunition purchase violates the Second...