coronavirus

COVID-19 Closures Force Some Gun Makers to Pause Production

Some gun makers have been forced to cease regular operations at their facilities over local Emergency Orders. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Through a mix of state-issued stay-at-home orders and other coronavirus-related conditions, some gun manufacturers have…



Remington Offers Its Ilion, New York Plant for the Fight Against COVID19 [VIDEO]

Courtesy Remington   Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order shutting down all non-essential businesses in the state. The order shuttered the nation’s oldest firearms manufacturing facility, Remington’s plant in Ilion,…


Americans Still Waiting in Line for Hours to Buy Guns, Ammunition

David Liu, right, owner of a gun store, takes an order from a customer in Arcadia, Calif., Sunday, March 15, 2020. Coronavirus concerns have led to consumer panic buying of grocery staples and now gun…



Canadians Flock to Local Gun Stores in Search of Guns, Ammo

Adam Caruana and Ben Nightingale shoot their Glocks at a gun range outside Toronto, Ontario. (Photo: Igor Dertkin) Much like the United States, Canada is reporting a surge in gun and ammunition sales as a…


Marc Hampton Talks Prepping for Uncertainty

Marc William Hampton sits on his custom camo lawnmower with some of his tricked out AR-15s. In the background sits his M35a2 deuce-and-a-half truck. (Photo: Marc Hampton) Former U.S. Army Cavalry Scout and Tanker, Marc…


Gun Shops Fight Back Against Government Efforts to Close Them

While many states and cities recognize gun stores as an essential part of the right to keep and bear arms, others are ordering them closed. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Across the country, the firearms industry is…


NSSF Asks Homeland Security to Designate Gun Manufacturers, Retailers a ‘National Critical Infrastructure Industry’

Dan Z. for TTAG As more states issue shelter-in-place orders, closing businesses and confining people to their homes unless shopping for food or medicine, the nation’s firearms and ammunition manufacturers have begun to be affected….


With a 10-Day Waiting Period, Mandatory Stay-At-Home Order Means California Buyers Can’t Get Their Guns

A gun store customer that gave his name only at John waits in line, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The national gun sales surge began in earnest late last…