Two of the oldest names in American gunmaking now answer to the same company. Smith & Wesson Brands closed on its acquisition of Savage Arms on October 21, buying the Westfield, Massachusetts rifle and shotgun maker from an affiliate of Houston investment firm JDH Capital in a stock-and-cash ...
California requires home-based firearms dealers to record audio and video around the clock. The Goldwater Institute is asking the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a ruling upholding the mandate, warning that it threatens constitutional privacy and free speech rights.
Pennsylvania deer hunters are different, and if you have grown up inside it you know why. In this state the whitetail is more than a game animal. It is a state symbol, an economic engine, a cultural touchstone, and in some corners a nuisance. The traditions built around it run deeper than almost ...
Paid distribution is closed to gun shops, which makes the map pack the whole funnel. A practical Google Business Profile setup for FFL dealers: the fields that decide the click, what gets a profile suspended, and the facts buyers verify before they call.
ATF stopped enforcing NFA approval and registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs on October 9. The 4473s, NICS checks, SOT, SBR delivery gap and state-law walls all stayed put — and that is where a dealer's risk now sits.
Palmetto State Armory's 17-state SBR rollout turns the NFA ruling into a shipping map. The counter math on transfer fees, attachment margin, the ITAR cost facing silencer makers, and the dealer-rule appeal still on the docket.
DOJ filed a notice of appeal sending the Texas judgment that vacated ATF’s ‘engaged in the business’ dealer rule to the Fifth Circuit. Read the original story: A Texas Judge Wiped Out ATF’s Dealer Rule in June. On October 9, the Justice Department Filed Two Pages to Bring It Back.
Retail background checks slipped 2.3% in September while NFA checks doubled. The week also brought a new federal suit against New Mexico's waiting period, a straw-purchase indictment, and another PTR sales reorganization.
Allen-Vanguard, a global leader in Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), has entered a new era with new owners, Operating Partners Group (OPG). Specialist defence investors OPG have taken ownership of Allen-Vanguard, expanding its defence technology portfolio to complement and reinforce its ex...
Massachusetts' high court upheld the under-21 handgun carry ban and affirmed Mikai Thomson's conviction. Two justices dissented. Read the original story: Massachusetts High Court Upholds Under-21 Handgun Carry Ban, Affirming the Conviction of a 20-Year-Old Who Was Never Allowed to Apply