The NRA Bylaws provide for the election of one-third of the members of the Board of Directors each year. Those terms of office will expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Members in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 24, 2027. Also, any members filling vacancies on the Board that occurred after the last regular election must stand for election in 2027 in the same manner as those whose terms normally expire. Additionally, one Director is elected for a one-year term on the occasion of each Annual Meeting of Members, by a plurality of the votes cast by individual members present in…

It’s no secret Gunsite Academy is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year. On August 3, it’s holding a 50th Anniversary Alumni Shoot to celebrate five decades of training excellence, tradition and community. Enthusiasts are encouraged register for the gathering, which will take place at the famed facility’s 3,200-acre site in Paulden, Ariz. Founded in 1976 by Jeff Cooper, Gunsite Academy has trained generations of responsible armed citizens, law enforcement professionals and military personnel in the principles of marksmanship, gun handling and mindset. The 50th Anniversary Alumni Shoot honors that legacy and looks ahead to the next era of training and…

Since the 1980s, Benelli’s inertia-operated M1 and M2 shotguns have formed the backbone of the company’s semi-automatic shotgun catalog. Over the years, the models have gotten subtle updates that have made their reliability and usability even better. New for 2026, Benelli’s M2 Field models are getting added features for better comfort and control. At the heart of the new M2 Field is the company’s proven Inertia Driven action. At their core, the new M2 is just like the old M2. It uses the company’s Inertia Driven action, that results in a clean, reliable and adjustment-free shotgun. The bolt’s Easy Locking…

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A quarter of a millennium ago this July 4, John Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. He wrote his name flamboyantly with big loops, underlined it, and placed his signature in the center of the parchment, knowing this act made it more likely he would be hanged by the British for treason. Hancock’s brave gesture gave us variations of the cheerful line “put your John Hancock here,” as Americans have always celebrated those willing to stand boldly for our freedom. Now we are 250 years into this experiment of individual liberty and America is still the…

In 2020, Springfield Armory introduced its first centerfire bolt-action rifle design with the aptly named Model 2020 Waypoint. While the initial Waypoint design was intended to be more of a precision platform, Springfield has since come out with several field-ready variants of the Model 2020, including the Boundary. Watch our “Gun of the Week” episode above to see the details of this bolt-action design. “Springfield Armory has come out with a few different iterations of this design, and the Boundary is really designed, in some ways, to be a little bit more of the traditionally sort of designed rifle,” American…

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in United States v. Hemani. The Court decided that the federal statute that prohibits the possession or ownership of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” violates the Second Amendment when applied to regular marijuana users. This ruling could impact individuals who wants to purchase a firearm from a federal firearms licensee. To do so, a person must fill out form 4473 from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and undergo a background check. One of the questions on this ATF form…

On June 4, 2026, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that law enforcement cannot stop and search a person merely because they see a gun—or the outline of one printing from a concealed holster. This case is Steven Hicks v. State of Maryland. This decision marks a post-New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022) evolution in how law enforcement interacts with armed citizens in the Old Line State. The Second Amendment, after all, protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. In Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged that the right to lawfully carry firearms extends…

As they say, the 2026 Annual Members’ Meeting in Houston is a wrap. More than 73,000 freedom-loving Second Amendment supporters—the highest number since the COVID pandemic—joined us for three days of celebrating freedom. If you didn’t attend, you missed the crown jewel—the exhibit hall! Not just another gun show, the exhibit hall featured more than 540 exhibitors over 14 acres of exhibit space, showcasing the latest in guns, gear and gadgets. Building on last year’s Annual Meeting, Voices of the Second Amendment included 34 social-media providers live from the exhibit floor to more than 30 million followers. This year, the…

There are a lot of cool barrel-swap systems in the firearm world, but most are expensive, and sometimes a whole new rifle is required. The SwitchLug by West Texas Ordnance is designed for popular rifles, and it’s a modern system that doesn’t require buying new rifle. Instead, it’s a simple lug change on the action, and it’s about as easy of a barrel change as possible. West Texas Ordnance & The Lore of the LugWest Texas Ordnance, Inc. (WTO) was founded by Marine Clayton Smith and his wife in 2009 after active duty; the SwitchLug system was patented and then…