Staying informed about concealed carry laws is more important than ever. Regulations change often, sometimes quietly, and it can be difficult for gun owners to keep up. To make that easier, Concealed Nation has launched a brand-new suite of interactive concealed carry maps, giving you fast, accurate, and state-by-state breakdowns of the most important firearm laws in the country. These ...

A Chicago concealed carry holder defended herself during a failed carjacking attempt by shooting a teen rapper, Kamari Bonslater, who was already out on pretrial release. Prosecutors now say the rapper and accomplices opened fire during the botched robbery before he was shot multiple times and arrested. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE CHICAGO, IL (3-minute read) — A 17-year-old from the ...

I had a friend who served in combat in Europe from D-Day through to the end of the war. Like most all of those old heroes, he is gone now. However, the stories he could tell… Mr. P was a farmer, a man of the earth. He invested his entire adult life raising his family, loving his neighbors, and glorifying ...

There are many different sales, deals, specials and offers for Black Friday. Obviously, we can’t get them all—but we tried! Here’s a collection of various rebates, sales and other discounts to help stretch your dollar: Academy Sports’ Black Friday sale features $50 off on select Ruger 10/22s,  Springfield Armory XD Mod 3s in 9 mm NATO and Ruger LCPs in ...

Robinson Armament may not be well known outside of the tactical-rifle cognoscenti, but the North Salt Lake City, UT, firm is hardly a newcomer to arms making. Founded in 1994 and still helmed by Alex Robinson—who studied, collected and built firearms starting in his teens—the company first imported Russian VEPR rifles, then made its first firearm, the M96 Expeditionary Rifle, ...

Nosler Ammunition, one of North America’s most storied ammunition brands, is expanding its ammunition, bullet and handloading-component offerings for 2026. On the pistol and defensive-ammunition front, Nosler is expanding its ASP handgun-cartridge product line by offering three new Nosler ASP straight-wall revolver cartridges consisting of a 125-grain JHP .357 Magnum, 125-grain JHP .38 Special and 240-grain JHP .44 Magnum round. ...

While concealed carrying a compact handgun is a sound approach to your self-defense needs, there may unfortunately be some scenarios where one could still feel ill-prepared. That’s where the term truck gun (or vehicle gun) enters the chat. A truck gun is exactly what it sounds like: a gun kept in your vehicle. More specifically, a truck gun is traditionally ...

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the gun lovers in your life? We’ve got you covered with 50 products running the gamut of practical, fun, cool and amazing, and at prices from $3 to $500 so you can take care of everyone from your spouse to that neighbor who hasn’t returned your hedge trimmer. Enjoy, and we hope this ...

Many shooters view the .223 and 5.56 as identical or at least interchangeable rounds. Well, listed case dimensions are the same, and each will chamber in barrels bored for the other. But that’s not the full story. Do you own an AR like this SAINT? Do you know what ammo to load in it? Hornady engineers tell me the .223 Remington ...

Gideon Optics has one of the most diverse lineups in the optics industry, and it seems as if the company keeps launching new models every quarter. If there’s two things I’ve noticed as a writer covering the outdoors and shooting world, it’s that pistol-mounted reflex optics have converged on what I’ve been calling the “Big Four” optics-mounting footprints. These are ...