PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota’s law removing firearm suppressors from the state’s list of controlled weapons took effect Wednesday, July 1. Governor Larry Rhoden’s office says it makes South Dakota the first state in the nation to strike suppressors from a controlled weapons lis...
Luke C. speaks to Ian at GunCon 2026 to check out the o"ST"-14 Groza kit from the boys over at Stuff & Things Inc (STINC), a drop-in bullpup conversion that turns a PSA Krink (AK-74U pattern pistol) into a reasonably obtainable version of the Russian OTs-14 Groza. STINC says their c...
Luke C ( @BallisticAviation ) sits down with Mark from @dsainc at GunCon 2026 to talk about the FAL and why the company is putting all its focus there. DSArms is stepping back from its AR-10 offerings to dedicate itself fully to the platform it's built its reputation on for decades. Ma...
In this episode of the TFB Behind the Gun podcast, Scott Ergas of Petersen's Hunting joins the conversation to relive their recent weekend at the NRL Hunter Leupold Relentless Rifleman match . Today, Scott and I speak to the practical realities of North American hunting in the modern a...
We then cover the colonial period, the Revolution, and post-Civil War developments, including restrictions on enslaved Black people, the Black Codes, the 14th Amendment, and cases such as Dred Scott, Cruikshank, and Miller. We end with major modern laws and decisions, including the NFA, the Gun C...
Luke C ( @BallisticAviation ) catches up with Dave from @samsonmfg at GunCon 2026 to check out their new modernized Mini-14 chassis. Built almost entirely from aluminum, this is a significant step up from Samson's existing wood and steel folding stock options, bringing a more modern, t...
Luke C ( @BallisticAviation ) sits down with Jim from Extar Firearms (also of @jetskijim007 where he reviews jet skis) at GunCon 2026 to check out the EP9 MDB and EP45 MDB (Modern Delayed Blowback), the latest versions of Extar's budget-friendly large-format pistols. These guns h...
Luke C (@BallisticAviation) catches up with Brett from Nightwood Guns at GunCon 2026 to talk through the special edition Bul Armory EDC Pro Compact, a collaboration between the two companies. Brett breaks down what went into the build and why this version stands apart from the standard EDC Pro Co...
In this episode we give a roundup of current Second Amendment court cases and gun-law developments. We discuss the Supreme Court’s narrow ruling in the Hemani case, the Court declining to hear two New York cases for now, and the 6-3 decision in Wolford v. Lopez striking down Hawaii’s private-...
Luke C (@BallisticAviation) is at GunCon 2026 with Jonathan from AR Takedown Tools, and this booth visit is centered on something genuinely new: an LSD Arms rifle built to ship from the factory with a forced reset trigger already installed. Jonathan walks through how AR Takedown Tools teamed up w...