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80% Lowers & Kit Sales Spike in 2021
We investigate the increase in 80% sales to see what retailers are experiencing and what the spike in sales is rooted in.
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We break down what the FBI's ammo test protocol is and how this battery of tests changed the firearm and ammunition industries.
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In this dive into history, we look at the Night of Broken Glass that left Jewish businesses vandalized and destroyed in November 1938.
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