The Firing Pin, LLC

The Firing Pin, LLC Western NY's finest public indoor range, retail firearm, and classroom training center. We are an indoor shooting range and gun shop that is open to the public.
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The RANGE closes 30 min before the shop nightly. RANGE RESTRICTIONS:

No steel core ammunition
No armor piercing (green tip) ammunition
No incendiary/explosive ammunition
No steel jacketed ammunition

Bimetal jacket ammo is okay

SHOTGUNS: SLUGS ONLY

No birdshot, buckshot, disc shot, steel shot, or BB shot of any kind.

Chunky Unc Sam with a bazooka is historically accurate and we won't be hearing otherwise. Park fest ALL DAY. parade at n...
06/13/2026

Chunky Unc Sam with a bazooka is historically accurate and we won't be hearing otherwise. Park fest ALL DAY. parade at noon. Come to Bergen for some home town fun

When we say we're getting ready......we mean it! A nation's 250th birthday only comes around once!
06/10/2026

When we say we're getting ready......we mean it! A nation's 250th birthday only comes around once!

"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Su...
06/09/2026

"We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."

We're gearing up for the 250th Birthday of this Great Nation! We hold these truths to be self evident: that a Twelve foo...
06/08/2026

We're gearing up for the 250th Birthday of this Great Nation! We hold these truths to be self evident: that a Twelve foot tall copy of the Declaration of Independence shall be posted in the entrance of the shop for all to see and enjoy!

82 years ago today. The Free Men of the World marched together in Victory.
06/06/2026

82 years ago today. The Free Men of the World marched together in Victory.

5/5 would sip espressos while reading old Soldier of Fortune magazines here any day.
06/06/2026

5/5 would sip espressos while reading old Soldier of Fortune magazines here any day.

For Immediate Release:Crime Gun Pipeline Flows because of People - Not Dealers The Firing Pin - a gun shop in...
06/05/2026

For Immediate Release:
Crime Gun Pipeline Flows because of People - Not Dealers
The Firing Pin - a gun shop in Bergen NY - rejects nearby Rochester mayor Malik Evan’s assertions that gun dealers are intentionally supplying a significant number of illegal guns that end up in our city.
Released on Wednesday, the report comes from a lobbying group - Brady United - and highlights data taken from the ATF’s fi****ms trace program. The ATF works with local law enforcement partners to trace fi****ms found at crime scenes or tied to violent crimes. When a firearm is recovered, ATF reaches out to the manufacturer, who traces it to the distributor and ultimately the gun dealer that originally sold the firearm. ATF form 4473 that buyers fill out when purchasing any firearm is then scanned and electronically sent to the ATF National Tracing Center. Gun dealers generally have 24 hours to get this information to the ATF - most dealers respond to trace requests within 15 minutes.

“There are mountains of regulations, both state and federal that we all follow” Says Brandon P. Lewis, owner and Federal Fi****ms Licensee holder of The Firing Pin. “Then there’s the moral issue - we gun dealers understand that moral and ethical liabilties with these fi****ms. There’s no one that respects these tools and advocates for the public to respect them more than us.”

Lewis says he was disheartened but not surprised to hear the Mayor’s comments on Wednesday regardind the Brady Report. “It’s easy to look at the object and blame the tool, or to blame the retailer that sells the tool -its much harder to look at the person wielding it and using it to harm their community and help with their issues”

“The so-called ‘Pipeline of illegal guns’ does not flow because of pressure from gun dealers. We didn’t build it, we don’t promote it, we don’t supply it willingly. A retailer can only control what happens inside of their physical presence - what someone does with their property once they leave is entirely on them. People buy fi****ms and don’t respect them, they sometimes don’t keep them safely stored or have bad intentions with them to begin with - none of this should be blamed on the retailer.”

“To insinuate that dealers in the suburbs are intentionally supplying this pipeline with ‘illegal guns’ is frankly insulting. Any firearm sold by a dealer in NY is sold to a qualified individual with the correct permits and background checks completed. We have a moral and legal obligation to ensure straw purchases aren't happening, that only qualified and responsible people are acquiring these fi****ms. After that sale, that individual then either doesn’t respect the firearm and has it lost or stolen or they decide to turn that gun from a legal one to an illegal one by selling it to a prohibited person. That is the action we should be focusing on in my opinion”

Lewis goes on to challenge the Mayor and his administration “We are not your enemy in this fight against violence - we want to be a part of the solution. Give the industry a seat at the table so that we can all work together to prevent fi****ms from falling into the wrong hands. Bring in experts on safe storage and issues firearm owners face while trying to comply with State and local laws. The person who originally bought the firearm from the retailer and allowed it to enter the criminal world is who should be responsible for any violence that firearm is involved with.”

In 2024 The Firing Pin & The Rochester African American Fi****ms Association hosted a Free Fi****ms Safety Training event at The Kodak Center that had over 1100 people in attendence, most from within the City itself.

Media Contact:

Brandon P. Lewis

585-494-033

“I still find it troubling that some of our own neighbors, business owners from the suburbs of Rochester, are supplying ...
06/04/2026

“I still find it troubling that some of our own neighbors, business owners from the suburbs of Rochester, are supplying a significant number of illegal guns that end up in our city and used in a crime,” Mayor Malik Evans said during a news conference Wednesday.

There are still a few spots left in our ONLY permit course in June. There's only one in July also! Link in comments!
06/02/2026

There are still a few spots left in our ONLY permit course in June. There's only one in July also! Link in comments!

Address

8240 Buffalo Road
Bergen, NY
14416

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(585) 494-0333

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