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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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.

NewsDecember 22, 2025

The gun industry is taking advantage of Trump’s rollbacks to sell more silencers and firearms that fire like machine guns.

NewsDecember 3, 2025

Despite the Thanksgiving marketing push, the gun industry’s trade group reported that sales were down 13.6 percent from 2024.

NewsJuly 8, 2025

The “Big Beautiful Bill” tax cuts make it easier for people to obtain dangerous NFA weapons.

NewsMay 12, 2025

The gun industry used Mother’s Day to market assault weapons and concealed carry.

NewsJanuary 17, 2025

The gun industry will showcase its deadliest innovations at the upcoming 2025 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

NewsNovember 15, 2024

The National Shooting Sports Foundation celebrated the recent surge in silencer sales — after making it easier to acquire them.

NewsAugust 20, 2024

Americans purchased and registered nearly 1 million silencers between May 2021 and January 2024

ReportJune 14, 2021

Despite record-breaking sales during the pandemic, thousands of gun makers and sellers took out taxpayer-funded PPP loans.