New York law requires handgun licensing officials to act on applications within six months unless qualifying delays are explained in writing. Arbalest Group is demanding action from NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch over alleged violations of that deadline.
More than 200 Oregon residents have begun the concealed handgun licensing process after an armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary School shooter. The surge has prompted additional training, with one class filling in just 20 minutes.
The Justice Department has opened civil rights investigations into police departments in Waterbury and Middletown, Connecticut, over alleged delays and denials of firearm carry permits. The federal action comes as Connecticut's gun owners confront a longstanding appeals backlog that has left some...
Virginia gun-control champion Louise Lucas has been indicted in a federal racketeering and marijuana trafficking case. Prosecutors allege she used her Senate position to protect a multimillion-dollar criminal enterprise, while an investigation recovered firearms at associated businesses and her g...
Massachusetts' high court upheld the under-21 handgun carry ban and affirmed Mikai Thomson's conviction. Two justices dissented. Read the original story: Massachusetts High Court Upholds Under-21 Handgun Carry Ban, Affirming the Conviction of a 20-Year-Old Who Was Never Allowed to Apply
In California, Contra Costa County’s sheriff has agreed to lift its concealed-carry permit restrictions on red-dot sights, weapon-mounted lights, and single-action-only 1911- and 2011-style pistols, according to the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) . SAF announced the settlement October 8....
States are taking different approaches after ATF ended enforcement of major NFA registration requirements. Florida, Idaho, and Mississippi officials have recognized aspects of the federal relief, Montana lawmakers are preparing legislation, and Maryland State Police insist SBR registration remain...
A Florida prosecutor says unregistered SBRs and suppressors are not automatically contraband, ATF imposters are calling gun owners, and an Indiana gun counter cracked a five-year forged-expungement scheme. What each one means at your transfer counter.
Bank access and the licensing threshold are the two Q4 costs a dealer cannot control, and the two that decide which shops are still standing to take the transfer.
Oak Lawn's village board voted Tuesday to allow up to five appointment-only in-home gun dealers, its first gun rule update since the 1990s. Read the original story: Why Five? A Cook County Suburb Opens the Door to Home-Based FFLs, Then Puts a Ceiling on It