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SHOT Show 2025 Day Three: The 51st State Shopping List

In yesterday’s end-of-day update, Daniel gave you a pretty good idea of what a TFB writer can expect at SHOT Show, but he didn’t mention one other factor. If you don’t live in a place with gun laws as permissive as the U.S., especially the southwestern U.S., SHOT Show coverage can be a particularly tough gig as you can’t ever expect to personally own a lot of the most interesting firearms. I’m not talking about the belt-fed machine guns or other wacky defense-sector stuff, I’m talking about basic, everyday firearms that y’all take for granted. Pistols. Revolvers. Semi-auto rifles.