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DOJ says lawful self-defense carry is permitted in public national park buildings, but NPS guidance still describes a ban. Here’s what changed.

The CDC now cites 500,000 to 2.5 million defensive gun uses a year after gun-control activists pushed to remove the estimates in 2022.

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By the end of the Soldier of Fortune convention, it was evident the invasion of ruthless mercenaries and swaggering gun enthusiasts _ which many locals had...

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TRAINING MODALITY — TRUST One of the most important changes I’m beginning to recognize in performance is that trust creates capacity. When I don’t trust my training, my conscious mind tries to supervise everything: Th…

View in Browser October 6, 2026 INDUSTRY NEWS The Glock 46: A Glock you can't have GunDigest The Glock 46 was designed to fill a contract with the German state of Saxony-Anhalt for its 6,000-plus officers. Rumors ab…

Held in Corinth, Greece, the 2026 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot V featured 30 stages over five days, welcoming almost 1,000 competitors from 50 countries and making it the biggest shotgun match in IPSC history! Four Divisions…

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Spc. Aaron Eddins won the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s 2023 Area 5 Championships in Brooklyn, Michigan June 1-4.

Two U.S. Army Soldiers will compete at the 2025 International Practical Shooting Confederation World Shoot Handgun Championships in South Africa September 22-27.

MESA, Ariz. – Personnel from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), briefed the AZ-931 Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), on opportunities within their resp…

Staff Sgt. Jacob Hetherington will compete at the 2025 International Practical Shooting Confederation World Shoot Handgun Championships in South Africa September 22-27. Hetherington is an instructor/competitive shooter w…

Eagle Pass, Texas- The inaugural Dissident Arms Shotgun Championships took place March 1-2, 2025. Besides being the inaugural match, this particular match also served as a Shotgun World Shoot Qualifier. The match proved …

Sgt. Jon Wiedell, an instructor/shooter assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s (USAMU) Action Shooting Team, shoots his shotgun at the 2025 Dissident Arms Shotgun Championships, at Eagle Pass, Texas, March 2, 2025…

Sgt. Houston Russell, an instructor/shooter assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s (USAMU) Action Shooting Team, shoots his shotgun during the 2025 Dissident Arms Shotgun Championships, at Eagle Pass, Texas, March…

Sgt. Jon Wiedell won the title of Duskin 3-Gun Champion for the third consecutive year at the 10th annual, six-stage Duskin 3-Gun match at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on June 6-7. Wiedell is a marksmanship instructor wit…

Sgt. Jon Wiedell, an instructor/shooter assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s (USAMU) Action Shooting Team, shoots his shotgun at the 2025 Dissident Arms Shotgun Championships, at Eagle Pass, Texas, March 2, 2025…

FROSTPROOF, Fla. — Action shooting is not something Soldiers learn in Army Basic Training or in military occupational specialty training. However, being a member of the Army Marksmanship Unit’s Action Shooting Team is an…

Sgt. 1st Class Kahl Harmon competes during a stage at Magnolia Madness, a Precision Rifle Series competition in Carthage, Mississippi March 21-22, 2026. Harmon, a competitive shooter and marksmanship instructor with the …

Sgt. Aaron Eddins, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Action Shooting Team, competes at the 65th Interservice Rifle Championships in Quantico, Virginia June 8-10. The USA…

Staff Sgt. Jacob Hetherington won the Carry Optics Division of the 2026 U.S. Practical Shooting Association's Area 7 Championships in Epping, New Hampshire July 17-19. Hetheirngton is a marksmanship instructor/competitiv…

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tanner Wright, an instructor with the Weapons Training Battalion at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and a member of the Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp …

Morning light swept across the Bianchi Cup range in Hallsville, Missouri, signaling the start of another high‑stakes test of accuracy and composure. The Bianchi Cup is no ordinary match. It is the crucible of action pist…

Civilian competitor, Lena Miculek with Sig-Sauer, reloads her shotgun on the move at the 2018 Fort Benning Multi-Gun Challenge on November 17. The annual, three-day, action shooting style match, which is co-hosted by the…

Sgt. 1st Class Adam Sokolowski, a Somerville, New Jersey native with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s Service Pistol Team, stands at the ready in the rain during The Falling Plate Event at the 2018 Bianchi Cup in Columb…

Princeton, Louisiana resident, Jerry Miculek with the Team Smith & Wesson, kicks off his stage with intensity during the 2018 Fort Benning Multi-Gun Challenge on November 18. The annual, three-day, action shooting style …

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – U.S. Marines from across the Corps competed in the annual U.S. Marine Corps Marksmanship Championship Competition on MCB Quantico, April 10-18.

Weapons Training Battalion-Quantico invites you to attend the annual Marine Corps Championships, hosted by the Marine Corps Shooting Team from April 10-18, 2025, in Quantico, Virginia.

Staff Sgt. Walter Johnson, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Pistol Team, competes at the NRA Crawfish Cup. The annual action pistol competition includes four even…

FORT BENNING, Ga. – A U.S. Army Soldier has made shooting sports history on the world stage, not just once, but now, two years in a row. Sgt. 1st Class Adam Sokolowski with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) claimed…

Staff Sgt. Anthony Heinauer competed in the Practical Event at the 2026 Bianchi Cup in Hallsville, MO May 21-23. The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldier claimed his fifth Production Optics Division title at the historic …

Doug Koenig, a legend in the sport of action pistol, secured his 21st Bianchi Cup championship with a flawless 1920‑182X. With the highest possible score being 1920‑192X, Koenig finished just 10 X‑ring hits shy of absolu…

U.S. Army Sgt. Katelin Bahten fires her pistol during the Bianchi Cup in Columbia, Missouri May 25. Bahten, a Harris County, Georgia resident and member with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s Service Pistol Team, placed …

2017 Bianchi Cup Ladies Open Division Champion Cherie Blake from Australia fires her pistol in the rain during The Moving Target Event at the 2018 Bianchi Cup in Columbia, Missouri May 25. After the three-day, four-event…

Roman Hauber, a competitive shooter from Germany, stands at the ready position during The Barricade Event at the 2018 World Action Pistol Championships in Columbia, Missouri May 19. After the three-day, four-event action…

When he was a boy, Adam Sokolowski looked forward to his annual trips to Camp Perry, Ohio where he’d compete in pistol matches and interact with Soldiers. Back then, it was just something fun for a father and son to do t…

Sgt. Jon Wiedell won the title of Duskin 3-Gun Champion for the third consecutive year at the 10th annual, six-stage Duskin 3-Gun match at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on June 6-7. Wiedell is a marksmanship instructor wit…

A U.S. Army specialist claimed the champion title at the 2023 Magpul Texas 3-Gun Championships over 233 other national competitors in Burnet, Texas April 21-23. Spc. Jon Wiedell, a marksmanship instructor/competitive sho…

15-year-old Mia Farinelli, from Alexandria, Virginia, fires her pistol during the 2018 Fort Benning Multi-Gun Challenge on November 17. The annual three-day, action shooting style match, which is co-hosted by the Fort Be…

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Over 200 of the best multi-gun shooting sports marksmen in the Nation descended upon Fort Benning this past weekend to compete in the 2018 Fort Benning Multi-gun Challenge, held Nov. 16-18. The event …

Top 3-gun competitors--Daniel Horner, Lena Miculek, and Jerry Miculek--take a moment for a photograph between stages during the 2018 Fort Benning Multi-Gun Challenge on November 17. The annual, three-day, action shooting…

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Over 200 of the best multi-gun shooting sports marksmen in the Nation descended upon Fort Benning this past weekend to compete in the 2018 Fort Benning Multi-gun Challenge, held Nov. 16-18. During the…

Sgt. Aaron Eddins, a competitive shooter and marksmanship instructor with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Team, navigates a stage at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Aim for the Coast Championships in Holt, Florida M…

When U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dan Antonio Deladingco, 9th Mission Support Group (MSG) executive assistant, first stepped onto a firing range nearly 16 years ago, he never imagined it would lead him to represent the Unit…

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Samuel Lorino, a member of the Marine Corps Action Shooting Team, sprints to his first targets at Fredericksburg Rod & Gun Club, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 3, 2021. The Marine Corps Shooting Te…

Staff Sgt. Joel Turner, an Anderson, S.C. native and competitive shooting Soldier with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, fires his rifle during the 2017 U.S. Practical Shooting Association Multi-Gun Nationals in Las Vegas…

Staff Sgt. John Browning, a Jackson, Georgia native and competitive shooting Soldier with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, fires his rifle during the 2017 U.S. Practical Shooting Association Multi-Gun Nationals in Las Ve…

Combat marksmanship is an essential skill for all Soldiers, regardless of their Military Occupational Specialty or position, but finding the time or a place to practice can be a challenge.

The 2026 Federal U.S. Practical Shooting Association Multigun Nationals, held July 17–19 at the Forest Lake Sportsmen’s Club, brought together one of the strongest championship fields in recent memory. The match delivere…

Spc. Aaron Eddins won the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s 2023 Area 5 Championships in Brooklyn, Michigan June 1-4. The Wilkesboro, North Carolina native, navigated the 15-stage pistol competition, claiming the win…

Spc. Jon Wiedell, a Soldier with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, won the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s 2023 Multigun Nationals in Forest Lake, Minnesota July 21-23.

Spc. Aaron Eddins was named the Dragon’s Cup 3.0 Open Division Champion at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association Pistol Match in Odessa, Texas April 20-23.

FORT BENNING, Ga. – A member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Action Shooting Team was named high overall champion of the 2022 Palmetto State Armory United States Practical Shooting Association Multigun Nationals on Ap…

Staff Sgt. Tyler Payne, a Princeton, Minnesota native and competitive shooting Soldier with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, fires his shotgun during the 2017 U.S. Practical Shooting Association Multi-Gun Nationals in La…

A worker's death at a Russian anti-plague institute has sparked international concern, with nearly 200 contacts reportedly monitored. Your best defense is always preparedness.

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By Gary Anderson, DCM Emeritus Three-Position Air Rifle (3PAR) has grown to become the most popular junior rifle program in the USA. Its massive participation base includes more than 2,000 high school JROTC programs, hun…

Spc. Jon Wiedell, a Soldier with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, won the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s 2023 Multigun Nationals in Forest Lake, Minnesota July 21-23.