Virginia's Gun-Industry Watchdog: What FFL Dealers Face Now
Virginia's new FAIR Unit can investigate FFLs and sue them under HB 21. Here is what "reasonable controls" means in practice - and the records that protect a dealer's license.
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Atrius Says ATF Is Using Patent Lawsuits as Backdoor FRT Regulation
Atrius says DOJ and ATF are using Rare Breed’s patent lawsuits to restrict forced reset technology while the agency refuses to identify which products it considers machine guns.
NFA Guidance 'Weeks Away': What ATF Told Dealers in Dallas
ATF's director and chief counsel spent three days with FFLs in Dallas. The NFA guidance dealers have waited for is close but unsigned, 4473 suppressor transfers will not be cited, and the new Form 4473 slips past the holidays. What was actually said - and what to do with it.
Suppressor Boom: Where FFL Margin Actually Comes From
The August NFA check surge proves demand for suppressors is real. The margin, though, is no longer in the paperwork fee or the can itself - it is in the bundle, the service, and an intake process that knows which customer is on which legal path.
2026 Guardian Conference Recap: By the Numbers
84 attendees, 28+ states, 61 class sessions, about 78,000 rounds and 280 gallons of water. Here's what happened at the 2026 Guardian Conference, plus early bird tickets for 2027.
SAF and NRA Ask the Supreme Court to Kill Maine’s Firearm Waiting Period After the First Circuit Ruled Buying a Gun Isn’t “Keeping” or “Bearing”
SAF and the NRA ask the Supreme Court to hear Beckwith v. Frey, calling the First Circuit's Maine waiting period ruling interest-balancing. Read the original story: SAF and NRA Ask the Supreme Court to Kill Maine’s Firearm Waiting Period After the First Circuit Ruled Buying a Gun Isn’...
Oct. 1 Pistol Ban, Virginia Enforcement, and a Bruen Split
Connecticut's convertible-pistol ban takes effect October 1 with felony penalties and two federal challenges pending. Virginia's attorney general has switched on civil enforcement, and the appeals courts now disagree about whether buying a gun is protected conduct.
Fifth Circuit Handgun Ruling: What FFL Dealers Do Now
A divided Fifth Circuit panel held that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment. For dealers, the effect is on the calendar, not the counter yet.
Bowhunter Who Left Elk to Bear Found Not Guilty
A Wyoming jury has acquitted a Cody bowhunter of wasting a game animal after he abandoned an elk carcass that a bear had fed on. Ron Niziolek, 63, was found not guilty on Aug. 28 of two misdemeanor charges — wasting a game animal and possessing the parts of a wasted animal — after a […]...
FFL News: DOJ Won't Appeal NFA Ruling; Virginia Dealer Unit
The administration won't appeal the Texas NFA ruling, but the injunction covers members and customers of the plaintiffs, not the general public — 4473, NICS and Section 922(b)(4) all still apply. Plus Virginia's new FAIR enforcement unit, the FBI's NICS Monitoring confirmation, and the state-level split on registration.