FFL News: Suppressors, Glock Bans and 1.4 Billion Records

DOJ formally let the suppressor ruling stand and ATF told dealers in Dallas it will not cite 4473 transfers of cans. Plus Connecticut's Glock ban blocked, California's roster counter-move, and why 1.41 billion trace records matter to your paperwork.

By Fred Thompson •

Second Amendment Foundation Wants To Protect Firearms Advertising

Over the past few years, marketing has been one of the flashpoints of legal battles in the firearms world. In 2022, Bushmaster’s militaristic advertising was one of the sticking points in the Sandy Hook lawsuits that saw Remington forced to pay $73M in a lawsuit. However, the SAF says that&...

By Zac K •

The Dueling Roots of the Old West Gunfighter

The lone gunman squaring off in a dusty street, hand hovering over a low-slung holster, is one of the most durable images in American gear culture. Its origin lies not on the frontier but in the East, in a formal ritual imported from Europe and practiced for decades by prominent men in the young ...

By James Chen •

Straw Purchase Rule Change: What FFL Dealers Must Know

A 42-year-old woman was arrested in Dallas and charged with lying on a 4473 to buy the gun a felon used to kill four officers in Charlotte. ATF is simultaneously rewriting the straw-purchase rule. Here is what the two stories mean for the person behind your counter.

By Claire Eason •

428-Inch Bull May Be Pennsylvania’s New Record Elk

Michael Skvarla of Port Matilda had planned a Maryland Sitka deer bowhunt for his 40th birthday. That changed when the Pennsylvania Game Commission notified him he’d drawn one of the state’s coveted elk bull tags. Just 15 were issued against 50,000 lottery applicants. “It was a ...

By James Chen •
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