Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed legislation that will ban the manufacture and severely restrict the possession of many semiautomatic firearms, including most semiautomatic rifles and pistols that feature a detachable magazine. The law goes into full effect in August 2026. Field Editor Keith Wood went on assignment to the 2025 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Atlanta, Georgia, where he interviewed Dr. David Kopel, attorney and gun rights advocate, and Jordan Egli and Phillip Harding, employees of Burris Optics and Steiner, which are based in Colorado. Burris has been in Colorado for more than 50 years and will be subject to the state’s changing landscape and forthcoming restrictions.

Eric Poole, Jack Oller and Jim Tarr talk about the features and columns in the May ’25 issue, which hits newsstands on April 1st. You can read about Ed Brown’s 25th Anniversary and the Kobra Carry G4 Dual Caliber Kit, an upgrade that affords shooters the choice between shooting 9mm or .45 ACP. Also featured in the May issue are features on Smith & Wesson’s Model 1854 Stealth Hunter in .45 Colt, a round-up of new guns and ammo from the NSSF SHOT Show, and Part III of the World War II Sniper Rifle Series by Dave Emary featuring the Mosin Nagant 91-30 PU.

Sellmark Corporation is a Texas-based manufacturer led by founder and CEO James Sellers. In this episode, Sellers discusses thermal technology and its commercial evolution from the battlefield with Guns & Ammo’s Editor-in-Chief Eric Poole and Rifle & Optics Editor Tom Beckstrand. The conversation includes highlights such as the latest Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF thermal imaging riflescopes and Dark30, a thermal camera that can be mounted to various motor vehicles and off-road UTVs.