The program made a noted point to avoid showing specific detail of how weapon modifications or fabrications are performed.

Sons of Guns first aired on the Discovery Channel on January 26, 2011, with the pilot episode “Civil War Cannon, Shotgun Silencer.” According to TMZ.com, during a routine inspection by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) in 2009, Red Jacket could not account for 10 registered firearm parts.

Davidson claimed the rest of the missing guns were receivers that were thrown away or destroyed when gunsmiths made mistakes.

Although Davidson characterized the lost weapons as "simple bookkeeping errors", the BATF requires serial-numbered parts to be tracked.

[14] In September 2011, Jupiter Entertainment, the Sons of Guns production company, made the evening news when its staff member, on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, parked a rental truck, containing automatic weapons and pyrotechnics, outside the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, while waiting for a colleague.

An executive of the production company said he regretted the incident, and blamed it on "a simple yet colossal error in judgement by a member of our staff.

[17] "Given the serious and horrific nature of the charges against Will Hayden, we have decided to halt further production of Sons of Guns and cancel the series," a Discovery Channel rep told TMZ.

[18] After the announcement, all presences of the series, including episode availability through cable providers, Netflix, and on Discovery's website, were completely removed worldwide.

[20] Since the cancellation of the show, Kris Ford was arrested on child abuse charges and for assault on a minor.