Approximately 150 American companies, many of them veteran-owned, are joining forces to create the IWE to help solve the defense industrial base crisisPAYSON, Utah, Aug. 21, 2026 — Utah Governor Spencer Cox and former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller today participated in the launch...
A key firearms law lapsed, ghost gun rules fell in court, DOJ opened a rights-restoration path, and direct-to-home shipping surfaced as a quiet margin threat. Fred Thompson's Friday digest for FFL dealers.
Ohio SB 214 would strike suppressors from the state's dangerous ordnance list. The Senate passed it in March. The House has not. Read the original story: Ohio Law Files a Suppressor Next to Grenades and Rocket Launchers. SB 214 Would End That, and the House Still Has Not Voted.
The administration let 90-year-old silencer regulations lapse after a federal court ruling, while a proposed rule could open direct-to-home gun shipping. Here is what FFL dealers need to know this week.
The Justice Department is leaving in place a court ruling that deregulates silencers, short-barreled shotguns and certain rifles — the biggest federal story for FFL dealers this week. Plus: state pushback, Guns.com's new ecommerce platform, and the Celerant-Slingit used gun partnership.
Most church security training focuses on the active shooter. De-escalation handles the situations that happen every week. Read the original story: De-Escalation in the House of Worship: A Security Skill We Can’t Ignore
The NRA and two nonresident gun owners sued Denver in federal court, saying visitors have no lawful way to carry a handgun there. Read the original story: Denied Over the State on His Driver’s License: NRA Sues Denver, Says Visitors Have No Legal Way to Carry a Gun There
SAF, NRA and FPC filed suit in federal court challenging New York's ban on selling or transferring Glock-style pistols. Read the original story: Seven Years in Prison for Selling a Factory Stock Glock: SAF, NRA and FPC Sue New York Over Its Glock-Style Handgun Ban
A new study found firearm-related background checks surged 157% after Oregon voters approved Measure 114, producing the opposite short-term result gun-control advocates promised.
The ATF's proposed direct-to-home delivery rule could reroute online gun sales around the local transfer counter. Claire Eason breaks down the timeline, the state-level and court obstacles, and the revenue moves dealers should make before the rule lands.