FFL License Lookup: How to Verify Any FFL Dealer

Every transfer, sale and shipment between licensees rests on one question: is that FFL real and current? Here is how the ATF lookup actually works, what it returns, what it cannot tell you, and how customers use it to judge your shop.

By Fred Thompson •

Armed Citizen Stops School Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon

An armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, after the attacker killed three children and a teacher. The gun-free zone policy had disarmed law-abiding adults. Police arrived minutes later and found the suspect already dead.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

Ruger to Pause Blackhawk, Vaquero and Other Single-Action Revolvers

Production of the current-generation LCR, SP101, GP100, and Bearcat is suspended immediately. Ruger says it will complete its final 2026 runs of the SR1911, LC Carbine, PC Charger, PC Carbine, LC Charger, Redhawk, Super Redhawk, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk, Single-Series revolvers, Vaquero, No. 1,...

By Josh C •

Week in Review: NFA Rollback Meets State Law at the Counter

Mississippi's attorney general makes Form 4 voluntary, Maryland holds its line, and Silencer Central opens a 20,000-dealer transfer network. Plus what this week's rule changes mean for your counter.

By Fred Thompson •

Hegseth: Autonomous Warfare Command Has Always Been End State

Project Agincourt as a pathway to a four-star-led Autonomous Warfare Command has always been in the cards, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said today at the 2026 Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition. Last month, Hegseth signed a memorandum detailing the creation of th...

By Eric G •
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