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ARTV takes a look at women and firearms, in an episode that goes behind the scenes as women train with firearms at NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Va. Watch as this group of defense-minded women, with the help of NRA instructors, go over the fundamentals of pistols shooting and discuss the various intricacies of defensive-firearm selection. For more, check out the video above, or click here.
Despite being early adopters of several semi-automatic rifles for military use, the French army took several decades to work out a standardized semi-automatic rifle for general service use. The rifle that finally came to being was the MAS-49.
"An armed society is a polite society," goes the famous quote, which is also the inspiration behind Polite Society Industries, a new suppressor manufacturer that now has a complete line available to consumers.
Iconic American firearms maker Smith & Wesson will join NRA-ILA on the road as nation's leading firearm group turns out voters ahead of the 2026 midterm.
The 2026 National Firearms Survey conducted by William English of Georgetown University estimates that armed citizens in America use their guns 2.2 million to defend themselves or others.