June NICS Checks Jump as NFA Background Checks Surge 177%
June 2026 NSSF-adjusted NICS checks rose 11.7% from last year, while NFA background checks exploded 177% as suppressor and SBR demand continued to climb.
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United States v. Rose: A Second Amendment Skeptic Embraces the Present-Danger Rule
A Seventh Circuit panel led by Judge Frank Easterbrook signaled that lifetime gun bans for people once committed to a mental institution may require proof of present dangerousness.
Viramontes Could Be The Beginning Of The End For AR-15 Bans
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Viramontes and Grant could finally force lower courts to answer whether AR-15-style rifles are protected arms under the Second Amendment.
Marine Veteran Couple, GOA Sue Illinois Over Ban on Nonresident Concealed Carry Permits
EAST ST. LOUIS, IL — Two Marine Corps veterans who are both certified firearms instructors are suing Illinois because the state will not even let them apply for a concealed carry license. Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation filed the federal lawsuit, Henrichs v. Kelly, on March 13 i...
Full-sized, Compact and Subcompact: What’s the Difference?
Today’s handgun buyers are spoiled for choice – to a degree that the number of options becomes almost bewildering. As a result, consumers often rely on any number of heuristics that help simplify their purchase decisions. Witness today the number of novice shooters who approach buying their f...
The Ultimate Showdown: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenges to State “Assault Weapons” Bans
In a monumental development that will shape the future of American firearm regulation, the U.S. Supreme Court officially agreed yesterday to review the constitutionality of state and local bans on semiautomatic rifles, frequently classified by legislatures as assault weapons. By granting certiora...
Tennessee Fights to Revive Two Gun Laws a Court Already Called Unconstitutional
JACKSON, TN — The fight over whether Tennessee can keep treating ordinary firearm carry as a crime reached the state Court of Appeals on June 23, where judges heard arguments over two statutes a trial court has already declared void. At the center of the case, Stephen L. Hughes, et al. v. Bill ...
Happy Birthday America Sale 2026: Up to 25% Off Sitewide
America turns 250. Celebrate with the Happy Birthday America Sale, July 3-5: 15% off sitewide, 25% for members, plus a free 250th anniversary coin.
With the Tax Stamp Dead, FPC Tells Federal Court the NFA’s Gun Registry Has to Die With It
COVINGTON, KY — Firearms Policy Coalition is pushing a federal judge to gut the heart of the National Firearms Act, and on June 24 the group filed the brief that could decide the case. The filing is a reply brief in Roberts v. ATF, an FPC-backed lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Easter...
Tennessee Fights to Revive “Going Armed” Law After Court Rules It Unconstitutional
Tennessee’s appeal in Hughes v. Lee puts two gun-control statutes back before the courts after a three-judge panel ruled the state’s “Going Armed” and parks carry laws unconstitutional.