Retail background checks slipped 2.3% in September while NFA checks doubled. The week also brought a new federal suit against New Mexico's waiting period, a straw-purchase indictment, and another PTR sales reorganization.
Fifth Circuit strikes down the Federal Switchblade Act’s interstate ban, holding switchblades are protected arms under the Second Amendment. Read the original story: Fifth Circuit Strikes Down the 1958 Federal Switchblade Act’s Interstate Ban, Holding Switchblades Are Protected Arms and the R...
When a less than 1% possibility becomes a community’s reality. Guest contributor Michael Bellantoni reflects on the Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting, the armed citizen who stepped in, and why rare does not mean impossible.
A federal judge has struck down New York’s ban on civilian body armor purchases, ruling that protective armor is protected by the Second Amendment. The decision marks a major victory for the Firearms Policy Coalition, although the injunction has been temporarily stayed.
FPC asks the full D.C. Circuit to end a standing rule that makes gun owners risk felony charges just to challenge D.C.'s magazine ban. Read the original story: Three Years in Prison to Earn a Day in Court: FPC and Two D.C. Gun Owners Ask the Full D.C. Circuit to Overrule the Standing Rule Shieldi...
Smith & Wesson's $160 million purchase of Savage Arms puts two major long-gun lines under one roof. A practical growth playbook for independent FFL dealers: audit your supplier concentration, lock terms while two reps still compete, and make sure local buyers can actually find you.
Massachusetts' highest court upheld a handgun carry licensing ban for adults ages 18 to 20, relying on founding-era militia laws despite conflicting federal court rulings on young adults' Second Amendment rights.
A Webster Parish homeowner shot and killed a man who cut through a window screen and came in with a knife in hand. No charges expected. Read the original story: Webster Parish Homeowner Shoots and Kills Intruder Who Cut Through Window Screen and Came In With a Knife in His Hand, Sheriff Expects N...
ATF stopped enforcing NFA registration for suppressors, SBRs and SBSs on October 9, but state law never moved. New Mexico's waiting-period fight and Montana's felony statute show what that costs dealers at the counter.
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.