On October 1, 2025, a new season of the popular history show, Gun Stories with Joe Mantegna, premiered on Outdoor Channel. Over its many seasons, the show has covered firearms from all corners of the world, but this episode focused on just one. In November...
Read More[audio mp3="http://firearmsresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/S8_E4_try_2bolfc.mp3"][/audio] In Episode 4 of History Unloaded, Danny and I turn our attention to the world of gun collecting - not just individual pieces, but how museums build and become ultimately a collection of collections. We dig into how institutions acquire, vet, and...
Read More[audio mp3="http://firearmsresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/S8_E3_D2a89vc.mp3"][/audio] In Episode 3 of History Unloaded, Danny and I dig into a somewhat controversial take on firearms history, exploring those firearms designers who are often idolized - maybe more than they deserve. Last week, we explored firearm designers left on the cutting room...
Read More[audio mp3="http://firearmsresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/HU_S8_E2_corrected_8wlwr.mp3"][/audio] In the latest episode of History Unloaded, Danny and I dive into the world of firearms designers who don’t always get the credit they deserve. While names like Colt, Browning, and Winchester tend to dominate the conversation, there are so many...
Read MoreWe have launched the new Exhibits section of our website. This initiative is designed to curate materials from museums, archives, and private collections around the world. It is meant to be a dynamic and evolving resource that highlights historical artifacts, archival documents, and scholarly interpretation....
Read More[audio mp3="http://firearmsresearchcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/HU_S8_E1_mixdown6f59y.mp3"][/audio] The new season of the History Unloaded podcast premiered on September 10, with new episodes released every Wednesday on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. I co-host History Unloaded with Danny Michael, Curator of the Cody...
Read MoreIn November 2015, I recorded an oral history with John Snyder, who was then-retired as “the dean of Washington gun lobbyists.” A pivotal figure in the gun rights movement, he passed away in 2017 at age 79. He started in 1966 with the National...
Read MoreAt the 2025 Gun Owners of America’s Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit (GOALS) in Knoxville, Tennessee, I delivered brief remarks on the pivotal role history now plays when debating Second Amendment rights. I discussed the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision, which reshaped the legal...
Read MoreA new Working Paper by Chad P. Wilson entitled Seeking Cover from the Trigger-Happy ATF: Does the ATF Satisfy Bruen? is available. Chad is a 2024 graduate of the Fordham University School of Law. The paper’s abstract reads: The governing methodology articulated by the U.S....
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