The NICS numbers come from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and they are a rough correlation to firearms sales in the U.S.; licensed dealers must check the NICS database before a sale, and when you add up all those queries, you have your NICS numbers for the month.
CRPA, SAF, GOA, GOF, Gun Owners of California, and individual plaintiffs have reached a settlement resolving the remaining claims in a major California carry-rights lawsuit. The agreement follows LASD’s representation that it now meets the state’s 120-day CCW processing deadline.
A New Hampshire administrator testified that anything “above zero”—even a one-percent possibility—could justify searching a student gun owner’s truck. SAF says lawful gun ownership cannot erase Fourth Amendment protections.
Jonathan Wild has spent the better part of a decade working his way up the escalation ladder of DIY destructive devices — from a patented caseless ignition system to a hand-built Panzerfaust, then a Fliegerfaust, then the M202A1 FLASH, and most recently a hypervelocity kinetic rocket built ...
If your suppressor spends its life at American ranges and hunting grounds, nothing changes. Manufacturers, exporters, some professional travelers, and people who attend overseas competitions or demonstrations have more reason to read the fine print.
A federal judge has upheld Illinois restrictions on operable firearms inside licensed foster and daycare homes, ruling that private residences used for child care may be treated as sensitive places analogous to schools.
The internet is absolutely lousy with stories of bad gun store clerks. I’m sure you’ve heard the tropes before: the owner who’s too busy chatting with his buddies to make a sale, the counter commando who denigrates every brand but one, and the fella that wants to get $2,000 for a clapped-ou...
Federal ATF reforms, aggressive state pushback, and a pivotal Supreme Court docket are creating regulatory whiplash for FFL dealers. Here is what the divergence means for your shop and how to plan around it.
The Justice Department has sued Montgomery County over its sprawling 100-yard firearm exclusion zones, arguing that the county makes lawful public carry nearly impossible and directly violates the Supreme Court’s decision in Wolford v. Lopez.
The Springfield Armory Echelon has been the darling of Geneseo, Illinois ever since its inception for innumerable reasons. The supremely-clever optics mounting system, texturing/stippling that borders on coming from a Custom Shop, a chassis design for ultimate modularity, and flat out performance...