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

New GORUCK Pack – THE MONSTER

GORUCK, a company deeply rooted in U.S. Army Special Operations, was founded in 2008 by Jason McCarthy, a former communications sergeant in the 10th Special Forces Group with combat experience in Iraq. Inspired by a visit to his wife, Emily McCarthy, then a CIA case officer, Jason set out to crea...

By Patrik Orcutt

How to Hunt Fall Turkeys: Tactics, Calls, and Gear

Fall was the original turkey season. The bird lands on the Thanksgiving table, not the Easter one, yet a whole generation of hunters who came up during the wild turkey’s great comeback treats the sport as a spring-only pursuit. Many have never tried the autumn hunt at all, and dismiss it as...

By James Chen

GTM Original GTM-201 Mini Crossbody Concealed Carry Purse

Most concealed carry handbags get sized around a full-size or compact pistol, which leaves anyone carrying a micro-compact hauling around a lot of empty leather. GTM Original went the other way with its newest bag. The GTM-201/PBBONE is a 7.5 by 7.5 inch crossbody built specifically around P365-c...

By Sam.S

Bowhunter Who Left Elk to Bear Found Not Guilty

A Wyoming jury has acquitted a Cody bowhunter of wasting a game animal after he abandoned an elk carcass that a bear had fed on. Ron Niziolek, 63, was found not guilty on Aug. 28 of two misdemeanor charges — wasting a game animal and possessing the parts of a wasted animal — after a […]...

By James Chen

Ohio Farmer Arrows 231-Inch ‘Flyer’ Buck He Missed in 2024

David Hostetler doesn’t get many free evenings during the growing season. The Caledonia, Ohio, farmer prefers to hunt the rut, but crops and a nonstop workload mean he takes whatever chances the calendar gives him. On Sept. 12 — Ohio’s special early archery opener for Marion County ...

By James Chen

FFL Transfers: Turning a Fee Into a Customer Pipeline

Transfers look like a $25-$50 paperwork fee. They are the highest-intent buyer your shop sees all week - and the cheapest customer-acquisition channel you own, if the four touchpoints between arrival and pickup are handled right.

By Gary Stone
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