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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NewsMarch 4, 2026

KelTec’s latest commercial blurs the lines between good guys and bad to market military-style weapons to civilians.

NewsFebruary 20, 2026

The gun industry flooded social media with images of AR-15s and silencers as symbols of love on Valentine’s Day.

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.

NewsFebruary 4, 2026

The 2026 SHOT Show was marked by an “unprecedented” number of new silencers and easily concealed rifles and shotguns.

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 16, 2026

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

NewsJanuary 9, 2026

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

NewsDecember 30, 2025

A recap of the most significant gun industry news stories and investigations published this past year.