About USA Arms
Find firearms businesses, places to shoot, and people to learn from across the United States.
An information resource, not a gun store.
What you can do here
Explore the map
Find ranges, shops, instructors, gunsmiths, ammunition retailers, and manufacturers across the United States.
Browse the directory
Choose a category, state, or specialty, then open a profile for the details.
Brands and chains
Explore brand profiles and their listed locations, from manufacturers to retail chains.
Beginner guides
Plan a first range visit, find an instructor, or prepare for a first class.
Shooting sports
Compare disciplines, learn what a first visit involves, and find sport event calendars.
Events nationwide and by state
Browse matches, classes, and other firearms events, with dates and registration links.
National and state statistics
Read firearms statistics with source links, reporting periods, methods, and limits. Start nationwide or choose a state.
FFL lookup
Search the ATF’s published list of federal firearms licensees by name or FFL number. A record is not a recommendation.
How it started
USA Arms started after a father bought a handgun in a constitutional carry state. The thinking was simple enough: everyone around here owns guns, so we should probably have one too.
Then he fell down the rabbit hole. He realized plenty of neighbors owned guns, but almost nobody actually shot much. If he was going to own one, he should train with it and understand the community around it.
Finding ranges and instructors
That meant visiting dozens of local websites, trying to build a calendar of lessons, researching instructors, comparing ranges, finding places that did not show up cleanly on Google Maps, checking public land options, and eventually joining a group that trains multiple times a week.
None of that should be as scattered as it is. The information exists, but it is spread across business websites, public records, old directories, search results, social pages, and word of mouth.
Why USA Arms exists
With a tech background, he started building the tool he wished existed when he was getting started: a practical directory for finding ranges, shops, instructors, gunsmiths, ammunition retailers, manufacturers, training opportunities, and local resources.
An information resource, not a gun store
USA Arms does not sell firearms, ammunition, transfers, background checks, classes, or FFL services.
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