ATF's direct-to-home shipping proposal could undercut transfer revenue, courts are reshaping enforcement, and retail tech is moving fast — the week's top stories for FFL dealers, with the publisher's take.
The ATF's proposed direct-to-home delivery rule could reroute online gun sales around the local transfer counter. Claire Eason breaks down the timeline, the state-level and court obstacles, and the revenue moves dealers should make before the rule lands.
A federal appeals court kept Hawaii's private property carry rule on hold but cleared the state to enforce gun bans at beaches, parks and bars. Read the original story: Beaches, Parks and Bars Are Off Limits Again: Federal Court Clears Hawaii to Enforce Most of Its Carry Ban
This overview of the Springfield Armory Echelon 4.5F paired with the Aimpoint COA is focused as a possible law enforcement duty pistol. Because if you’re carrying a pistol for the job, the question isn’t “Should I run a dot?” anymore. The real questions when looking at a duty pistol with ...
A federal judge has entered a permanent injunction barring ATF from enforcing major National Firearms Act registration and approval requirements against a broad coalition of plaintiffs. Judge James Wesley Hendrix ruled that the government could not preserve the NFA’s regulatory machinery after ...
A gun-rights coalition is asking the federal judge who previously blocked major parts of California’s Handgun Roster to halt the state’s new ban on Glock and Glock-style pistols. The plaintiffs argue California cannot ban common handguns merely because criminals could attach conversion device...
A federal court struck down New Jersey's rifle and magazine bans. The state is asking to keep enforcing them while it appeals. Read the original story: A Federal Court Threw Out New Jersey’s Rifle and Magazine Bans. The State Is Asking to Keep Enforcing Them Anyway
Virginia’s ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines remains blocked, even as two major lawsuits have been paused. The stays in Santolla v. Katz and McDonald v. Katz preserve the current legal battlefield while the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether ...
Palmetto State Armory has reopened shipments of affected rifles and standard-capacity magazines to Virginia after the statewide injunction in Santolla v. Katz took effect July 21.
A licensed concealed carrier reportedly stopped a knife-wielding man who charged through a crowded Cerritos restaurant. The defensive gun use exposes the dangerous failure of California’s unconstitutional SB2 “sensitive place” restrictions.