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As part of a long-promised toughening of rules on guns, the Obama administration is lifting the requirement for Chief Law Enforcement Officer certifications.

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Every now and then Hickok45 takes a breather from gun reviews and gets inna woods to go clear the perimeter of Hickokville, and on his latest took a hushed-up UZI along just in case.

The post Just going for a stroll with a suppressed UZI (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

Kinston, North Carolina had a rare 1921/1928 US Navy over stamp submachine gun in their arsenal since 1935. We say had, because they just sold it.

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Larry Vickers gets hands-on and in-depth with the Sig Sauer 552 Commando carbine, a little-known and brief but interesting SBR.

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Through the urging of Gov. Jindal's office, starting Monday the Louisiana State Police will offer Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) certification for those seeking to obtain Title II firearms.

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Since 1951, three letters have come to represent a revolution in close quarters combat and a solid candidate for the most recognizable gun silhouette on the planet, so let’s take another look at the UZI, one of the most successful, infamous and beloved firearms of the 20th century.

The post The Uzi Submachine Gun: Israel’s first action hero (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

In North America, the Heckler and Koch G3 may sit in the shadow of the FAL and M14, but Western bias aside, this weapon is without argument one of the best and most popular 7.62x51mm NATO caliber combat rifles in history. Further, it’s still in heavy use around the globe.

The post Heckler and Koch G3 Battlerifles: Still the main squeeze… overseas (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

Who hasn’t looked at a Mini-14 or Mini-30 rifle and thought, man this baby would be a blast on full-auto? Well, it would seem great minds think alike because Sturm Ruger did just that back in the 1990s when they made a little-known variant built around this concept. The gun was the Ruger AC-556, and it’s what is lovingly referred to in the full auto circles as a “buzzsaw”.

The post Ruger AC556: The totally legal, totally select fire Mini 14 (VIDEO) appeared first on Guns.com.

During the Cold War, the world was divided into NATO, the Warsaw Pact and a few neutrals. While the US went with the M14/M16 and the Warsaw Pact chose the humble AK, the rest of the world went another way—the FN FAL.

The post FN FAL: ‘The right arm of the free world’ appeared first on Guns.com.

You may have heard of it. You may have even seen one. And you may have thought, “only if”. But despite the tax stamps and "civilian model blues", this amazingly hyped cutting-edge firearm is rapidly moving in many shooters’ minds from science fiction to science fact...

The post The KRISS Vector: Singlehandedness (VIDEOS) appeared first on Guns.com.

This AR has been evolving for at least twenty seven years. The lower was built before the select-fire ban of 1986. The rest continues to change, but its heart remains the same. A full auto Colt. This is what an AR is supposed to be.

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