Minnesota Says Carry Rights Stop at the Border, History Says Otherwise
A new amicus brief in Johnson v. Jacobson argues that historical traveler exceptions gave interstate visitors more carry freedom than Minnesota permits today.
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FFL SEO: Ranking on Page One With Zero Clicks
28 days of FFL Search search data: 'ffl license' ranks 7.8 with 70 impressions and zero clicks, while the lookup-and-locator queries that convert sit past position 75 in Google. Here is the snippet audit — and the rewrites — that fix both.
Disclose and Risk Deletion: YouTube’s Branded Content Trap for Firearms Creators
YouTube’s Branded Content Policy prohibits sponsored content featuring weapons or ammunition—and applies the rule to the entire video. That could threaten the T&E system supporting independent firearms reviews.
Modern Take on the Self-Defense 1911 Pistol
Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Ramon Ramirez takes a look at the Springfield Armory 1911 Emissary 4.25″ AOS pistol chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge as a modern self-defense handgun. The firearm was provided to the author by the company for this article. I didn�...
Gun Sales Up Six Straight Months: What FFL Dealers Do Now
August 2026 adjusted NICS checks rose 2.2% to 1,115,410 - the sixth straight month of growth - while NFA checks tripled after a court deregulated suppressors. Here is what the data means for FFL dealers heading into Q4.
Front Line Friday #33: EMS Gear on Patrol - What to Carry and Why
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is the medical gear an individual patrol officer can carry to extend capability in the minutes before EMS arrives. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going every week.
Talarico Says ‘Absolutely’ to ‘Assault Weapon’ and Magazine Bans
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said he would “absolutely” vote for “assault weapon” and magazine bans, contradicting his campaign’s claim that he would protect the Second Amendment.
Licensed to Carry in Ten States, Denied a Gun ID Card in New Jersey Over Online Posts: SAF Asks State Supreme Court to Step In
SAF asks the New Jersey Supreme Court to review a firearm ID card denial based on online speech. The man holds carry permits in ten states. Read the original story: Licensed to Carry in Ten States, Denied a Gun ID Card in New Jersey Over Online Posts: SAF Asks State Supreme Court to Step In
461 Million Guns? Survey’s Firearm Numbers Nearly Matches 125 Years of Federal Data
William English estimates that Americans own 461 million firearms. A separate calculation using more than a century of federal production records produces nearly identical handgun, rifle, and shotgun ratios.
August Firearm Checks Top 1.1 Million as NFA Checks Triple
Adjusted firearm-related NICS checks reached 1.115 million in August 2026, up 2.2% from last year, while NFA checks more than tripled.