Press Releases

Campaign Research Notes, September 28, 2026 – This August, gunmaker Auto-Ordnance introduced the TAO50-18, a shorter-barreled version of its TAO50 50 caliber sniper rifle. Fifty caliber anti-armor sniper rifles are specifically designed to engage and destroy materiel targets on the battlefield at long range. Designed specifically for warfighting, these anti-armor rifles feature a range and striking power that is far beyond that of any hunting rifle or the standard battle rifles our infantry carry.

Campaign Research Notes, August 21, 2026 – In July, the CMP announced that it will begin selling surplus M14 military rifles to the public by late 2026 or early 2027. The M14 was initially produced in 1958 and was the standard infantry rifle for the U.S. Army and Marines, including those deployed to Southeast Asia in the early years of the Vietnam War.

Campaign Research Notes, July 30, 2026 – Earlier this month, an email from the agency offered updates on what it calls its “New Era of Reform.” This includes its “partnership with the firearms industry, gun owners, and the public.” It’s worth noting that in this “partnership,” the public ranks, well, last – running a distant third behind the firearms industry and gun owners.

Hundreds of Pennsylvania residents possess a federal license to manufacture firearms, yet relatively few actually produce any guns according to Pennsylvania’s Hidden Gun Manufacturers, a new study from the VPC as part of its ongoing Campaign for Gun Industry Accountability.

Campaign Research Notes, May 22, 2026 – Our last update focused on the machinations of NRA 2.0’s Annual Meeting of Members. Yet, as always, it’s the industry show of new guns — primarily military-bred firearms and accessories — that’s the true star of the annual pro-gun gathering.

Campaign Research Notes, May 5, 2026 – If it’s April, then it must be time for the NRA’s Annual Meetings & Exhibits. Or as the new post-scandal NRA 2.0 (as the group has taken to calling itself) characterizes the conference, “The gala event of the year.” Two events define the meeting – the industry show of new guns and the Saturday morning Annual Meeting of Members. And for the participants in the Annual Meeting of Members, things were not what they used to be.

Campaign Research Notes, March 31, 2026 – Italian gun company Beretta has launched an effort to seize control of legacy gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. At least according to Ruger. And America’s largest gun manufacturer says they’re having none of it.

Campaign Research Notes, February 20, 2026 – It’s Valentine’s Day. A day that the firearms industry urges its social media followers to let down their hair and publicly embrace their one true love: guns. And, while the industry works to “sell cute” on Valentine’s Day, back in the real world it’s just another day where its products wreak havoc and destroy lives.

Campaign Research Notes, February 6, 2026 – When the gun industry gathered in Las Vegas in January for the 2026 SHOT Show, silencers were everywhere on the show floor — to an unprecedented degree. The Truth About Guns proclaimed it “The Year of the Suppressor.”

Campaign Research Notes, January 20, 2026 – Gunmakers FN Herstal and Sturm, Ruger are battling over the names of assault rifles produced by the two companies as detailed in a lawsuit filed in 2024 in North Carolina by the Belgian-based FN. In the suit, FN Herstal, S.A. et al v. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., FN asserts that Ruger’s SFAR assault rifle infringes on the trademark of FN’s SCAR assault rifle.