AmmoLand Shooting Sports News

4 days ago | ammoland.com | John Crump

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, led by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon, has filed an Amicus brief in support of Second Amendment rights in Barnett v. Raoul. An Amicus brief is also known as a “friend of the court” filing. Interested individuals or organizations that are not named in a case can file these briefs to try to influence that court’s decision by supplying relevant information and case law.

1 week ago | ammoland.com | Dean Weingarten

OpinionPresident Trump is energetically pushing to pass his One Big Beautiful Bill. On June 3, 2025, the White House published 50 Wins in the One Big Beautiful Bill. The One Big Beautiful Bill does not do everything that needs to be done. It does not cut spending as much as needed, because the Republican majorities in the House and Senate are extremely thin. However, the One Big Beautiful Bill has many excellent policy changes.

1 week ago | ammoland.com | Dean Weingarten

U.S.A. — The brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations of the world are essentially the same animal, although known by different names. The European brown bear, the Hokkaido brown bear in Japan, the brown bear in Russia, the grizzly bear and kodiak bears in Alaska, and the grizzly bears in Canada and the lower 48 states are genetically the same bear with minor variations. Brown bears are complex mammals that can learn and adapt. Brown bears quickly learn whether humans are dangerous or not.

1 week ago | ammoland.com | Tom Claycomb

I’ve bowfished since 1979, so I was intrigued when I saw and shot the Umarex AirJavelin FishR airgun at the SHOT Show. Well, last week I finally got my hands on one. Umarex had some guns they wanted tested so they suggested that fellow airgunner Abby Casey and I get together for some hunts. One thing led to another, and she was soon smoking the highway down from Montana to meet up with me in Idaho. I lined up four hunts for us, but today’s Product Review will be on the Umarex AirJavelin FishR.

1 week ago | ammoland.com | Dean Weingarten

U.S.A. — Writer Andy Greenberg at Wired.com has replicated the 3D-printed pistol and silencer used to assassinate UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. The task took him several days and thousands of dollars worth of time, machinery, and parts. Greenberg does a credible job of explaining the process and the lengths he had to go through to do so legally.