Todd Woodard

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CDC ‘Gun Violence’ Staff Cut, SAF Applauds

1 week ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

Wide-ranging layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have cut staff responsible for developing “gun violence” propaganda, and the Second Amendment Foundation says that’s good news. Second Amendment Foundation founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb said, “With these reductions, the government is no longer treating gun ownership as a communicable disease.”HHS Secretary Secretary Robert F.
DOJ Forms Protective 2A Task Force

1 week ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

The Department of Justice recently created a Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force to protect American citizens’ constitutional right to possess firearms. “For too long, the Second Amendment, which establishes the fundamental individual right of Americans to keep and bear arms, has been treated as a second-class right. No more,” a DOJ statement said.
Non-Residents Can Legally Apply For California Carry Permits

2 weeks ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

Thanks to a preliminary injunction in the Second Amendment Foundation’s (SAF) case CRPA v. LASD, non-resident SAF members can now apply for a California carry permit. The injunction requires that California accept permit applications from any United States resident outside the state who is a member of SAF or its partner organizations and not prohibited from possessing firearms.
Gunowners' Rights Groups Condemn Colorado Gun Ban

2 weeks ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

Gunowners’ rights organizations promised a fight after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law that infringes on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in his state. The law takes full effect in August 1, 2026. Gov. Polis signed SB25-003 into law, and it bans the sale of the AR- and AK-style rifles unless Coloradans obtain approval from their county sheriff. The permit-to-purchase affects semiautomatic firearms capable of accepting detachable magazines.
Young Adults Can Now Receive Carry Permits in Minnesota

2 weeks ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

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 to take up Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s appeal on April 21, 2025, ending litigation in the Worth v. Jacobson case. It’s a resounding victory for the Second Amendment rights of young adults in Minnesota.
Cowboy-Style Rimfires from Ruger, Heritage, Diamondback

2 weeks ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

Home Recreational Cowboy-Style Rimfires from Ruger, Heritage, Diamondback Current Issue Gun Tests has been independently reviewing firearms since 1989. This website contains many older reviews. Unless otherwise noted, these reviews carry the guns’ prices at the time of the original review.
12 Gauges: Mossberg 940 Pro, Radikal SAX2, Stoeger M3000

3 weeks ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

Home Gun Tests+ 12 Gauges: Mossberg 940 Pro, Radikal SAX2, Stoeger M3000 Current Issue Gun Tests has been independently reviewing firearms since 1989. This website contains many older reviews. Unless otherwise noted, these reviews carry the guns’ prices at the time of the original review.
Statistics on Quality Standards?

3 weeks ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

I love your publication; it always impresses me with the thoroughness of your tests. However, when you test a gun, you always downgrade it if you have malfunctions (failure to feed, failure to eject, etc.) I have owned many S&W M&P pistols in 9mm and 45 ACP. I have found them to be reliable and easy to take down. However, when I bought my first 9mm Shield, it always failed to eject a round in every magazine I loaded. Different ammunition made no difference.
Listen to Mexico's lawsuit against Smith & Wesson

3 weeks ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

I know you won’t do it, but I want to encourage you anyway. Go listen to the oral arguments attached to the blog entry entitled, “Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Mexico’s Lawsuit against Smith & Wesson.” That blog entry is a much longer version of this editorial, and there’s an MP3 audio file and a PDF attached to it. I recommend listening to the MP3 file while scrolling the PDF document to understand the terms and complex case law mentioned in the oral arguments.
Top 10 Lever-Action Rifles 2025

1 month ago | gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard

Gun Tests has evaluated many lever-action rifles and shotguns in various chamberings over the last few years, and we’ve often NOT liked some market favorites because we’re able to shoot several side by side, which shows the deficiencies and strengths of each firearm. With that in mind, we’ve compiled our Top Ten Lever-Action Rifles list below. We haven’t tested every rifle on the market, of course, so we’ll be interested to see which one is your favorite in the comments below.