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In 2016 we have to look around and ask ourselves, “Are women shooters the new dominant gun demographic?”. It seemed like for decades guns, and the shooting sports as whole were an sort of “men’s only” domain. There were always a few women shooters sprinkled in at local ranges and of course at the national […]
After every mass shooting come the calls for new laws. Let us consider one of the thousands of existing laws: The Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which took effect in 1996, makes it a felony for those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms […]
Tulsa police have released video that shows a sniper shooting and killing a man who was holding a 2-year-old hostage. Around 11:40 p.m. on Oct 17th, police say 44-year-old Salvador Reyes broke into his estranged wife’s home, grabbed her two-year-old daughter and held the girl hostage. The standoff continued until 3 a.m. when a police […]
A terrible tragedy befell the small community of Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday, when 26-year-old Devin P. Kelley entered the white steepled First Baptist Church wearing all black and carrying a rifle. In an attack that now appears to have been motivated by contempt for his mother-in-law, a regular church attendee, Kelley opened fire on […]
One year after a record-setting year of gun sales in 2016, American gun buyers are continuing the booming market for guns. At current rates, 2017 will likely be the second-best year for gun sales in history, only slightly behind 2016. Using statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Instant Criminal Background Check System […]
According to a statement released by the Air Force, it was a clerical error that prevented Devin P. Kelley’s domestic assault conviction from being entered into the federal database that would have barred his purchase of the firearm he used to end the lives of 26 people at a Baptist church on Sunday. In 2012, […]
The gunman responsible for the killing of 26 churchgoers in the small community of Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday was reportedly an Air Force logistics veteran, who received a bad conduct discharge following a court-martial on charges of physical assault against his spouse and their child. Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, has been identified as the […]
Sen. Rand Paul is recovering from five broken ribs and bruises to his lungs, and it is unclear when he will return to Washington, aides said Sunday, signaling that injuries he sustained Friday are far more severe than initially thought. The second-term Republican senator from Kentucky and 2016 presidential candidate was attacked, allegedly by a […]
SpaceX has long been making headlines for being pioneers in what some have called a privatized revolution in space flight. Although they have yet to put a human being in orbit, SpaceX’s ability to land and reuse rocket stages, as well as the Dragon capsule they employ to ferry supplies to destinations like the International […]
Update: The suspect, identified as Devin P. Kelley, reportedly entered the church in what witnesses have described as black “tactical gear,” including what may have been a bullet-resistant vest, and began firing a semi-automatic rifle at approximately 11:30 a.m. local time. After killing 26 people, ranging in age from 5 to 72 years old, the […]
In order to prevail on a claim for VA disability benefits, a veteran must be able to demonstrate that the claimed condition is connected to their service. Demonstrating this service connection element can be difficult, if not impossible, when it comes to diseases or conditions for which the cause is not always readily apparent. Beginning […]
The State Department recently confiscated the passports of child sex offenders throughout the United States. The offenders were told that they could apply for a new passport, but that their travel documents would come with an indicator to tell other countries that they are on the sex offender registry. The new law is called the […]
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Our roots in shooting sports started off back in 1996 with our founder and CEO, Josh Ungier. His love of airguns took hold of our company from day one and we became the first e-commerce retailer dedicated to airguns, optics, ammo, and accessories. Over the next 25 years, customers turned to us for our unmatched product selection, great advice, education, and continued support of the sport and airgun industry.
