Reports & News

FEATURED / REPORT / OCTOBER 23, 2025

Turning Our Streets Into War Zones

How gun makers use military contracts to market AR-15s and other weapons of war to civilians — and endanger public safety.

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FEATURED / REPORT / JUNE 11, 2025

The gun industry wants to make silencers easier to own — despite their use in many high-profile crimes and mass shootings.

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NewsFebruary 25, 2026

Another Trump rollback: The VA recently announced that it is making it easier for vulnerable military veterans to obtain firearms.

NewsFebruary 17, 2026

The Smoking Gun presents a primer on assault weapons, the guns used in the country’s deadliest mass shootings.

NewsFebruary 11, 2026

RentAGun customers can rent firearms that might otherwise be too expensive to own — like AR-15s and .50-caliber sniper rifles.

NewsJanuary 30, 2026

A new report reveals that weapons makers and sellers received $120 million in ICE and Border Patrol contracts last year.

NewsJanuary 27, 2026

The annual Gundies celebrate “guntubers” who market the gun industry’s deadliest weapons and push gun lobby rhetoric.

NewsJanuary 21, 2026

The Department of Justice also urged the U.S. Post Office to “modify its regulations” to allow for handguns to be mailed.

NewsJanuary 16, 2026

The gun industry will debut more deadly products that capitalize on the Trump administration’s rollbacks at the 2026 SHOT Show.

NewsJanuary 13, 2026

City crime gun data shows that police are also recovering more 3D-printed firearms, assault weapons, and Glock switches.

NewsJanuary 9, 2026

A new Washington Post report outlines how ICE is using gun shows, influencers, and militaristic ads to grow its ranks.

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

According to the gun industry’s trade group, applications for silencers and other NFA weapons increased by 5,900 percent on January 1.