An analysis of the key legal, legislative, and regulatory forces reshaping the firearms market in mid-2026 — including the Virginia AR ban injunction, SCOTUS review of assault weapons bans, the OBBB suppressor tax elimination, and actionable recommendations for FFL dealers.
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the gap between how law enforcement dies and how the profession talks about dying: more officers end their own lives every year than are killed by suspects, and almost nobody trains for that number. Front Line Friday i...
The House passed H.R. 1181 by 221–201, advancing a federal ban on firearm-specific merchant category codes. The bill would shut down MCC 5723 and override state gun-store tracking mandates.
Moultrie is making the EDGE 3 and EDGE 3 PRO available in First Lite Specter camo, and the timing makes sense heading into summer scouting season. Specter is designed to blend across the mixed hardwood and brushy terrain that covers most of the whitetail range, which is exactly where most of thes...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House on Tuesday passed H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, a bill that would prohibit payment card networks from requiring firearm-specific merchant category codes and block payment processors from assigning them. The vote was 221 to 201. According t...
Espoo, Finland – Savox Communications today announced a collaboration with Beechat Network Systems to evaluate interoperability between the Beechat Kaonic 1S next-generation secure mesh radio and the Savox MissionCore system. The collaboration aims to extend MissionCore’s ability to deliv...
Right away, if you know anything about revolver manufacturers, you’re saying to yourself: “Manurhin is a French company, not American, so why are they selling revolvers to celebrate our milestone?” … and you’d have a point. But as their post on The Social Network Fo...
As part of the official German delegation to the NATO Summit in Ankara, Quantum Systems announced the expansion of its international manufacturing network to continuously increase production capacity and support allied armed forces. Ankara, 07 July 2026 – As part of the official German delegati...
Japan’s record bear attacks are exposing a dangerous mix of rising bear populations, aging hunters, abandoned rural land, and strict gun laws that leave residents waiting for help when seconds matter.
SOFWERX and USSOCOM PEO-TIS are hosting a Warfighter Radio Industry Day August 11 to 13 at SOFWERX to gain a better understanding of the current market and the technical capabilities of a Key Leader Radio (KLR), an Intra Team Radio (ITR), and a Team Networking Device (TND). USSOCOM has a critical...