Flying with Guns: Episode 70 – Southwest from New Orleans to Las Vegas

Episode 70 was filmed September 21st, flying Southwest from New Orleans to Las Vegas. Two checked bags, the large Pelican rifle case with just one pistol in it, and a heads up at the counter about the locks. Check-In at MSY Declared firearms. The agent asked what I had, and it was one pistol in [...

By Luke McCoy •

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales

A divided Fifth Circuit panel has ruled that the federal laws blocking a direct handgun sale to an out-of-state buyer violate the Second Amendment. The September 18 opinion in Elite Precision Customs v. ATF  reverses a Texas district court and enters judgment for a gun shop and its fellow pl...

By Josh C •

Tikka T3x ACE Target and Game Now In Left-Hand Configurations

Both rifles carry over the modular chassis system that defines the ACE line, now built around a left-hand bolt-action. Jared Smethurst, Beretta USA's Product Manager for Long Guns, frames it as an overdue move rather than a novelty, noting that extending the ACE platform to left-handed shoot...

By Eric B •

Ninth Circuit Flips Bruen’s Burden to Uphold Hawaii Gun-Purchase Restrictions

A divided Ninth Circuit reversed another Second Amendment victory, treating Hawaii’s handgun-permit deadline and police-inspection mandate as presumptively constitutional because they sit inside a “shall-issue” system. Five dissenting judges said the majority misread Bruen and improperly sh...

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

NSSF, Shadow Systems Sue to Stop Connecticut Handgun Ban Before Oct. 1

NSSF, Shadow Systems and Blue Trail Range are asking a federal court to stop Connecticut’s “convertible pistol” ban before it takes effect October 1, arguing that the state cannot outlaw common handguns because criminals can illegally modify them.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •
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