Waiting Periods, VA Ban on Hold: This Week in FFL News

Colorado and Maine waiting-period cases advance, Virginia's assault-weapons challenge is paused while SCOTUS weighs a similar case, and ATF's direct-to-home shipping rule closes its comment window. This week's digest for FFL dealers.

By Fred Thompson •

FBI 2025 Crime Data: Murder Rate Ties Historic Low After Record Gun Sales

The FBI reports that violent crime recorded its largest one-year rate decline since national estimates began, while the 2025 murder rate tied the historic low set in 1955 and 1956. Years of record firearm purchasing did not produce the bloodbath gun-control advocates predicted.

By Bill Cawthon •

Grumman J2F Duck: From Bataan to Antarctica

On April 24, 1933, a legend was born when Grumman test pilot Paul Hovgard flew the prototype Grumman J2F “Duck,” designated XJF-1, on its first flight, taking off from the factory’s grass strip at Farmingdale, New York. The flight marked the debut of one of the most versatile amphibious...

By Friedrich Seiltgen •
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