ATF says its NFA guidance is weeks away, the 18-to-20 buyer segment is opening, and the revised Form 4473 will not land until after the holidays. Here is the week-by-week plan for the 63 days that decide a dealer's year.
In a span of just 48 hours, two separate judicial benches handed down starkly contrasting decisions on Delaware firearm statutes that have been entangled in litigation for years. On September 8, 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld lawmakers' 2022 ban on 18-to-20-year-olds purchasing or operat...
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ATF Director Robert Cekada says long-awaited guidance covering suppressors, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns could arrive within weeks. The agency also says FFLs will not be cited for lawful suppressor transfers completed on Form 4473 under the federal injunction.
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 On August 31st, the Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), filed a Statement of Interest in the consolidated patent litigation brought by Rare Breed and ABC IP against numerous manufacturers an...
From privately made firearms in Delaware to waiting periods and interstate handgun sales, recent cases test whether courts will treat the Second Amendment as a first-class right.
The Justice Department sued San Jose and its police department over a nearly $1,600 carry permit fee it calls the highest in the nation. Read the original story: The Six-Day Clock Ran Out: Justice Department Sues San Jose and Its Police Department Over Nearly $1,600 Carry Permit Fee It Calls the ...
The full Ninth Circuit reversed Yukutake v. Lopez, reviving Hawaii's handgun purchase deadline and police inspection rule under Bruen footnote 9. Read the original story: Two Lower Courts Struck Hawaii’s Handgun Purchase Deadline and Police Inspection Rule. The Full Ninth Circuit Just Put T...
Maine makes eligible gun buyers wait 72 hours even after a background check clears. SAF and the NRA want the Supreme Court to review the First Circuit’s ruling that treated firearm acquisition as outside the Second Amendment’s plain text.