FPC and NRA filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania law that bars adults 18 to 20 from applying for a license to carry. Read the original story: Can Vote, Can Enlist, But Can’t Apply to Carry: FPC and NRA Sue Over Pennsylvania’s Ban on Carry Licenses for 18-to-20-Year-Olds
SAF and NRA filed an amicus brief asking the full Fifth Circuit to tie lifetime gun bans to dangerousness, not a felony label. Read the original story: ‘History Disarmed the Dangerous, Not the Peaceable’: SAF and NRA Urge Full Fifth Circuit to Limit Lifetime Gun Bans in United States v. Cordova
A suppressor-transfer screening tool, free employee NICS checks from November 27, a Fifth Circuit appeal and California's recording mandate — four moves that all shift dealer risk from filing the right form to proving the right decision.
DOJ says Glendale, California's $2,000 carry permit costs are unconstitutional and gives the city until Nov. 4 to negotiate or be sued. Read the original story: ‘Tick Tock’: DOJ Gives Glendale, California Until Nov. 4 to Drop $2,000 Carry Permit Costs or Face a Federal Lawsuit
Maryland AG Anthony Brown joined a 19-AG brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold AR-15 bans before Dec. 2 oral arguments. Read the original story: Maryland AG Joins 18 Other Attorneys General Urging Supreme Court to Uphold AR-15 Bans in Cook County and Connecticut Ahead of Dec. 2 Arguments
New York law gives licensing officials six months to act on firearm applications. But New Yorkers are reportedly waiting 12 to 18 months for pistol permits, and a federal lawsuit is challenging the NYPD's delays.
Goldwater asks the full Ninth Circuit to rehear the challenge to California's law forcing gun dealers to record audio and video 24/7. Read the original story: Cameras and Microphones in a Home Office, Recordings Kept for a Year: Goldwater Asks Full Ninth Circuit to Rehear California Gun Dealer Su...
A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed California's 24/7 audio and video recording mandate for FFLs in August, and the en banc petition landed October 13. What Penal Code 26806 requires, why home-based dealers carry the burden, and how customers actually find you.
A final rule effective November 27 lets FFLs run voluntary NICS checks on employees and contractors with inventory access. It is a useful tool, not a compliance checkbox.
Two of the oldest names in American gunmaking now answer to the same company. Smith & Wesson Brands closed on its acquisition of Savage Arms on October 21, buying the Westfield, Massachusetts rifle and shotgun maker from an affiliate of Houston investment firm JDH Capital in a stock-and-cash ...