What does it really take to keep an FFL business running legally and profitably? From airtight A&D records and Form 4473 compliance to physical security, inventory audits, and staff training — this guide covers the 12 essential things every federal firearms licensee needs to protect their license and operate with confidence.
A Georgia family did the right things, then a man returned in body armor with a rifle. Here's what their defensive gun use teaches about protecting yours.
There's a pretty common misconception floating around gun circles that Samuel Colt had some hand in the Single Action Army. Maybe he designed it, maybe he approved it, maybe he at least lived to see it. The reality is that Colt died in January 1862, more than a decade before the SAA ever exi...
Welcome back, folks! Last time around we kicked off a four-part look at the Colt 1862 Police revolver, covering the design philosophy that produced it, the Civil War timing that hampered its sales, the factory fire that made things worse, and the conversion craze that ate up the majority of survi...
In a Dec. 6 episode, Hanson tied a late-night threat against his family to a larger argument about self-defense, prosecutors, and state power.
One of the dominating trends in the firearms industry for the last decade has been red dots on handguns. If we narrow our focus to trends in 2026, then we absolutely need to mention the growing adoption of the Aimpoint COA, an enclosed emitter red dot built for harsh duty use. What does “CO...
Florida's ban on concealed carry for adults aged 18 to 20 is gone. On June 17, 2026, the state's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled in Eubanks v. State that section 790.06(2)(b), Florida Statutes, is facially unconstitutional as to young adults ages 18 to 20. That's the pr...
Virginia’s new semiautomatic firearm and magazine restrictions face five lawsuits, with two injunction hearings scheduled before the July 1 effective date.
Gun-rights groups already won the constitutional fight over the federal handgun ban for young adults. Now they want the Fifth Circuit to stop the government from limiting that victory to only a fraction of their members.
In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine field...