The Supreme Court granted review of whether the Second Amendment protects semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15. What the consolidated Viramontes and Grant cases mean for FFL dealers — and how to prepare.
FN’s 5.7x28mm was designed for a late-Cold-War problem: compact weapons that could outperform 9mm where armor, range, and controllability mattered. It never replaced 9mm, but NATO standardization proved the cartridge was more than a failed experiment.
An Unusual State Record Luke Anderson landed Idaho’s newest certified-weight state record for Westslope cutthroat trout on the St. Maries River, a fish measuring 13.6 inches and weighing under one pound. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced the record on July 23, 2026. What makes...
New Jersey is asking the Third Circuit to keep its unconstitutional bans on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines in force while the state prepares an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
I will start with an example of that: a weapon that I had plenty of experience with - MGPK, a combination of German MG 34 and Soviet PKM. It was created for the largest Soviet movie film studio called Mosfilm.
Virginia State Police moved to dismiss Crump v. Katz, attacking the plaintiffs’ standing and defending the gun ban on the merits. Read the original story: Virginia State Police Move to Dismiss GOA and VCDL Gun Ban Lawsuit, Attacking Standing and Defending the Ban on the Merits
Virginia’s ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines remains blocked, even as two major lawsuits have been paused. The stays in Santolla v. Katz and McDonald v. Katz preserve the current legal battlefield while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether ...
The Trump Justice Department says the Supreme Court’s Wolford decision does not meaningfully affect a constitutional challenge to the National Firearms Act. Mark Smith argues DOJ is stretching Miller, shifting the burden onto gun owners and disguising a federal firearm registry as a licensing s...
Colorado’s new semi-automatic firearm restrictions officially begin August 1, 2026, but the state’s mandatory three-day waiting period cut off ordinary purchases on July 28. One Second Amendment infringement effectively accelerated another.
It’s finally happening, boys. The CMP has just announced that it will begin selling surplus M14 rifles . This has been a hoped-for but unlikely step for many years; however, it seems like it is coming later this year.