As of October 20, 2026 Both of the open questions hanging over suppressor buyers this fall are now closed. The Justice Department will not appeal, and ATF has published its guidance. On October 1, Solicitor General D. John Sauer notified Congress in writing that the Department had determined not ...
NRA Board member Dick Fairburn says a proposal to reduce the organization's 76-member board to 46 was derailed by internal resistance. In this firsthand opinion column, he questions whether personal egos and reelection interests are standing in the way of reforms NRA members deserve.
An armed parent stopped the deadly Silver Rail Elementary School attack in Bend, Oregon. Yet Sen. Ron Wyden responded by demanding more gun control, even as the school district’s firearms prohibition came under renewed scrutiny.
Alaska helped win the NFA registration ruling. Now its acting AG says state law tied to federal registration needs a legislative fix. Read the original story: Alaska Helped Win the NFA Registration Ruling. Now Its Acting Attorney General Says the State’s Own Suppressor and SBR Felony Statut...
A Lehigh Acres man knocked down by a pickaxe blow shot the attacker standing over him. Days later, the attacker was the one arrested. Read the original story: Florida Man Knocked Down by Pickaxe Blow to the Back Shoots Attacker Standing Over Him, Sheriff Says It Was Self-Defense
A physician challenges the California Medical Association for stalling his suppressor hearing-protection resolution. Hearing specialists support these devices, but California’s gun owners remain denied access under the state’s ban.
Gun-rights litigation has forced a major retreat from the NFA registration scheme. ATF’s October 9 guidance extends non-enforcement nationwide for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs, while remaining federal requirements and state restrictions still apply.
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is how agency procurement cycles produce gear that is already behind the curve by the time it hits the field, and why the officers holding that gear are right to be frustrated. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead ...