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Minnesota Firearm News



Gestamen Unveils G9HSP, Hungary’s New Innovative Pistol, at SHOT Show
At SHOT Show 2026, Gestamen Arms unveiled the G9HSP pistol—an innovative new sidearm officially adopted by the Hungarian military. While Hungary is rarely associated with modern handgun innovation, the G9HSP breaks new ground with a modular design unlike anything currently on the market. Instead of a modular trigger group, Gestamen engineered a modular action system, allowing the pistol to be converted from striker-fired to hammer-fired in seconds without tools.

Austin Reville
Feb 13 min read


Virginia Senate Committee Advances Sweeping Gun Bans Along Party Lines
A Democrat-controlled committee in the Virginia State Senate has advanced nearly a dozen gun control bills that would significantly restrict Second Amendment rights across the Commonwealth. The measures include bans on so-called “assault firearms” and standard-capacity magazines.

Austin Reville
Jan 283 min read


The Legacy of the Springfield 1863 Musket The Last of Its Kind
The American Civil War did more forever changed the landscape of the United States. It altered state lines, reshaped political parties, led to mass migration, and forged the modern age of firearms.

Austin Reville
Jan 253 min read


A Comprehensive Look at the Smith & Wesson Victory Model K-200 and Its WW2 Legacy
As a gun dealer it takes a lot for something to arrive and that gets me excited. Most of the guns that get the public excited are ho-hum to me. Things that excite me must be rare or unusual.

Austin Reville
Jan 233 min read


Hawaii Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Gun Restrictions Using Racist-Era Laws
Hawaii has taken a startling position before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that some of the nation’s most disgraceful and openly racist historical gun laws should serve as valid precedent for modern firearm restrictions. In defending its sweeping gun-carry prohibitions in Wolford v. Lopez, the state has leaned on post–Civil War Black Codes and royal-era laws from Hawaii’s pre-statehood monarchy to justify default bans on lawful carry. The case could have national consequenc

Austin Reville
Jan 184 min read


Indiana Appeals Court Ends City of Gary’s Long-Running Lawsuit Against Gun Makers
A decades-long gun-control lawfare campaign has finally come to an end after the Indiana Court of Appeals unanimously dismissed the City of Gary’s nearly 25-year lawsuit against major firearm manufacturers. By applying a 2024 state law retroactively, the court erased one of the last surviving attempts to hold gun companies liable for crimes committed with lawfully sold products. The ruling not only shuts down a landmark case backed by national gun-control groups

Austin Reville
Jan 143 min read

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