The Most Armed-to-the-Teeth States in America (Mapped)
We mapped all 51,401 licensed gun dealers in America. Texas has the most by raw count, but per person, Wyoming buries everyone at 87 dealers per 100,000 residents. The full breakdown, mapped.
Cool Guns
Fun, shareable gun history, trivia, records, and stories.
What It Costs to Shoot Like the Movies
We counted the rounds in Hollywood’s most legendary shootouts and ran them through real 2026 ammo prices. John Wick is a bargain. A minigun is a financial crime. Here’s the bill.
Celebrity Guns: What the Stars Actually Owned
The guns famous stars actually owned, from Elvis’s gold-engraved revolvers to John Wayne’s $517,500 Colt, plus the myths and record auction prices behind them.
The Stories Behind Gun Names and Nicknames
The real stories behind 15 famous gun nicknames, from the Tommy Gun and Peacemaker to the AR-15, including the Saturday Night Special myth most people get wrong.
The Most Famous Gunfights in History
The most famous gunfights in American history, from the O.K. Corral to the 1997 North Hollywood shootout, with the myths Hollywood got wrong about each one.
The Longest Confirmed Sniper Kills in History
The longest confirmed sniper kills ever recorded, from Canada’s verified 3,540m record to the contested 3,800m claim, plus the deadliest snipers in history.
More Than 5 Guns for Every Dog: America’s Wildest Gun Ratios
More than 5 guns for every dog. About 209 million more guns than cars. A line of firearms that nearly reaches the Moon. America’s 506 million guns, in ratios you can picture.
America Has More Guns Than People (And It’s Not Even Close)
The US is the only country on Earth with more civilian guns than people: about 120 per 100 residents, versus 52.8 for #2 Yemen and 4.6 for England.
Americans Own More Guns Than Every Army on Earth Combined
American civilians held about 393 million guns in 2017, roughly three times the 133 million held by every military on Earth combined. The math behind the wildest US gun stat.