Crime is Slate’s crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime. So you’ve got the urge to send some rounds downrange, but you can’t shoot and don’t want to take the time to ...

I grew up in rural West Virginia, and I don't remember learning how to shoot. All I know is I was certainly shooting well before the time I was 8. I grew up in a gun culture, with many relatives in ...

When we first covered TrackingPoint's computer-assisted weapons at CES, it was the rifles' object-tagging that got everyone's attention. Its Precision-Guided Firearm (PGF) system allows a shooter to ...

CES is about technology of all kinds; while we’re busy covering cameras, TVs, and CPUs, there’s a huge number of products that fall outside our normal coverage. Austin-based startup TrackingPoint ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More If only Duke Nukem could see this BFG. The new TrackingPoint sniper rifle ...

Since first running into TrackingPoint at CES 2013, we’ve kept tabs on the Austin-based company and its Linux-powered rifles, which it collectively calls “Precision Guided Firearms,” or PGFs. We got ...

A new rifle goes on sale on Wednesday, and it's not like any other. It uses lasers and computers to make shooters very accurate. A startup gun company in Texas developed the rifle, which is so ...

Hitting a target at 1,000 yards is a skill only possessed by a few elite snipers. But all that is about to change, thanks to a high-tech bullet guidance system created by Texas gun manufacturer ...

A door breach training area at Front Sight. A door breach training area at Front Sight. My experience with guns is limited to plinking beer cans with a .22 or a BB rifle at my parents' cabin in ...

Put a computer on a sniper rifle, and it can turn the most amateur shooter into a world-class marksman. But add a wireless connection to that computer-aided weapon, and you may find that your smart ...

Hitting a target at 1,000 yards is a skill only possessed by a few elite snipers. But all that is about to change, thanks to a high-tech bullet guidance system created by Texas gun manufacturer ...

Like guns? Prepare to drool. Behind the doors of a high-rise suite at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Digital Trends got the world’s first look at the all-new 500 Series AR Smart Rifle from ...