Q4 2026 FFL Market Forecast: What the Data Says Now
August splits the market in two: adjusted firearms checks up 2.2 percent, NFA checks up 201.6 percent. Here is what the data says about FFL inventory, transfer revenue and the next 90 days.
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Maine Drops Permit Reciprocity For Four States
Maine no longer honors carry permits from Arkansas, Indiana, South Dakota, or Tennessee. Here's who's affected, and why most adult carriers can still carry.
United States v. Minnesota: DOJ Sues the State, Minneapolis, and St. Paul in Federal Court Over 30-Day Handgun Waits That Stretch to Nearly 60
The DOJ has filed United States v. Minnesota, suing the state, Minneapolis, and St. Paul over 30-day handgun waits that run nearly 60 days. Read the original story: United States v. Minnesota: DOJ Sues the State, Minneapolis, and St. Paul in Federal Court Over 30-Day Handgun Waits That Stretch to...
What the FTC's Beretta-Ruger Order Actually Means
The Federal Trade Commission's announcement about Beretta Holding and Sturm, Ruger & Company sounds dramatic. The agency says it is stopping an anticompetitive arrangement between two major firearm manufacturers. TFB covered the companies' cooperation agreement in May ; this i...
NSSF Takes Connecticut To Court Over "Cruciform-Trigger" Ban
Some background—the state of Connecticut banned the sale of pistols with cruciform triggers earlier in 2026, when Governor Ned Lamont signed H.B. 5043 into law. The idea behind this bill is to stop the sale of pistols that can be converted from semi-auto to full-auto with the installation o...
ATF Director Says Suppressor and SBR Transfer Guidance Could Land Within Weeks, and Dealers Moving Cans on a 4473 Will Not Be Cited
ATF Director Cekada says suppressor and SBR transfer guidance under the NFA injunction is close and could be released within weeks. Read the original story: ATF Director Says Suppressor and SBR Transfer Guidance Could Land Within Weeks, and Dealers Moving Cans on a 4473 Will Not Be Cited
Atrius Says ATF Is Using Patent Lawsuits as Backdoor FRT Regulation
Atrius says DOJ and ATF are using Rare Breed’s patent lawsuits to restrict forced reset technology while the agency refuses to identify which products it considers machine guns.
Q4 for FFL Dealers: A 63-Day Marketing Countdown
ATF says its NFA guidance is weeks away, the 18-to-20 buyer segment is opening, and the revised Form 4473 will not land until after the holidays. Here is the week-by-week plan for the 63 days that decide a dealer's year.
Legal Crossfire in the First State: 16-Year-Olds Can Hunt Unsupervised, but 18-to-20s Face Blanket Firearm Ban
In a span of just 48 hours, two separate judicial benches handed down starkly contrasting decisions on Delaware firearm statutes that have been entangled in litigation for years. On September 8, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld lawmakers' 2022 ban on 18-to-20-year-olds purchasing or operat...
Front Line Friday #33: School Safety and the Preparation Gap
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the gap between the school safety plan sitting in a binder and the response capability that actually shows up when the call comes in. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this...