Sell More Guns: Multi-Channel Strategies for FFLs
Local gun shops are seeing record sales. Learn how POS integrations, marketplace listings, and compliant text marketing can put your FFL in front of more buyers.
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New Jersey’s Safe-Storage Proposed Workaround Should Be Dead-on-Arrival
After the Third Circuit struck down New Jersey’s semi-automatic rifle and magazine bans, Trenton lawmakers turned back to a sweeping firearm-storage mandate. Professor Mark W. Smith explains why the proposal runs directly into the Supreme Court’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.
The Regulatory Tailwind: How FFL Dealers Can Capitalize on ATF Reform and Market Momentum in 2026
With ATF regulatory reforms creating new opportunities and market momentum surging into 2026, FFL dealers have a rare window to grow. This guide covers online marketplace strategy, POS upgrades, compliance marketing, SMS campaigns, and revenue diversification — a five-point playbook for the rest of the year.
Trump DOJ Defends NFA Gun Registry Despite Supreme Court’s Wolford Ruling
The Trump Justice Department says the Supreme Court’s Wolford decision does not meaningfully affect a constitutional challenge to the National Firearms Act. Mark Smith argues DOJ is stretching Miller, shifting the burden onto gun owners and disguising a federal firearm registry as a licensing s...
KelTec Unveils the SUB-SDP ‘Nub Sub,’ a 10-Inch Folding 9mm Pistol
KelTec’s new SUB-SDP turns the familiar SUB2000 platform into a compact, folding 9mm pistol with a six-inch threaded barrel, integrated brace and a folded length of just 10 inches.
Trump Administration Cuts Red Tape Blocking American Suppressor Exports
The Trump administration is moving certain firearm suppressors from the State Department’s military-oriented export system to the Commerce Department, reducing regulatory barriers for American manufacturers and hunters traveling overseas.
Folding to 10 Inches: KelTec Shrinks the SUB2000 Platform Again
KelTec's answer to "what if we took the SUB2000 and just... kept shrinking it?" is the SUB-SDP, a pistol-caliber folding gun that technically checks the box marked "Title I handgun" while delivering something that shoots like a carbine when you need it to. It's the k...
The Legal Landscape Reshaping the Firearms Market: What FFL Dealers Need to Know for Mid-2026
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.
How the Third Circuit's Cheeseman Ruling Is Reshaping the Gun Market for FFL Dealers
The Third Circuit's Cheeseman ruling has triggered three major developments in one week — NJ police tell dealers the ban ends July 31, PSA resumes shipping to Virginia, and DOJ moves to block the Virgin Islands ban. Here's what FFL dealers need to know.
POTD: B&T Dominates Subs at EnforceTac 2026
When B&T AG brought its modular 9mm ecosystem to EnforceTac 2026 in late February, the message was pure Swiss pragmatism: submachine gun design philosophy, infinite configurations (and more to come). This trade fair caters exclusively to law enforcement, military, and security decision-makers...