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1 week 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.
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1 week ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
Since President Donald Trump’s announcement on April 4 about new tariffs — a 10% blanket tariff on all imports, plus targeted reciprocal tariffs — ammunition retailers have been talking about how the U.S. ammunition industry could be affected, and downstream, how consumers would feel the pinch.
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1 week ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
Final figures for FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) verifications for December 2024 and the 2024-year-end totals show that the month of December topped 1.6 million background checks for the sale of a firearm at retail. That brought the 2024 annual total to more than 15.2 million background checks for the sale of firearms at retail.
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1 week ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF, the firearms industry trade association, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block Maryland’s Gun Industry Accountability Act, or House Bill 947, that attempts to circumvent the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).
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2 weeks ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed a lawsuit in Denver County District Court challenging Colorado’s Proposition KK as an unconstitutional tax on the exercise of a fundamental constitutional right. The case is called Langston v. Humphreys. SAF and its partners contend that the state’s 6.5% excise tax on the retail sale of any firearm, firearm precursor part, or ammunition is unconstitutional in that it singles out the exercise of a constitutional right for special taxation.
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2 weeks ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF condemns Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ signature on a new law that unconstitutionally infringes on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in his state to keep and bear arms. Gov.
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2 weeks ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
The Second Amendment Foundation says a decision by Lake County, Illinois Judge Jorge L. Ortiz to allow a wrongful-death lawsuit against Smith & Wesson to proceed “outrageous.”Seven people were killed and dozens more were injured when Robert Crimo III opened fire at a July 4, 2022 parade in Highland Park. He has pleaded guilty in the case and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.
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2 weeks ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
Over the decades, Gun Tests Magazine has reviewed dozens of self-defense shotguns chambered in 12 gauge, 20 gauge, or other bores. Some have been configured with extended magazines and some with standard capacities, but all have been capable of stopping an assault on your home or person with plenty of power. Our experienced testers believe you’ll find just the right choice for your specific job from the list of pump-action and semi-auto shotguns below.
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2 weeks ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced on April 7, 2025, the repeal of the Zero Tolerance Policy related to FFL inspections, the review of the stabilizing braces rule, and review of the rule regarding “engaging in the business” of firearms dealing. The Zero Tolerance Policy, formally called the Enhanced Regulatory Enforcement Policy and repealed today, was announced in 2021.
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3 weeks ago | 
gun-tests.com | Todd Woodard
On March 20, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is reviving a provision of federal law that could allow federally prohibited persons to petition for restoration of their Second Amendment rights. The change would allow federal restoration of gun rights for the first time since 1992. According to NRA-ILA, federal law imposes a ban on firearm possession and receipt for 13 categories of individuals based on certain underlying convictions or events.
