The federal NFA change settled one question and reopened another: what your state requires. Florida, Montana, Alaska and Maryland answered differently this month. Here is how to find and vet a dealer now.
Azerbaijan has been building Kalashnikovs for years. Now the same facility is building AR-15s. Israeli manufacturer Ari Arms has launched local production of its OR-4 rifle in Azerbaijan through a joint venture with the country's Ministry of Defence Industry, and it is the first Wester...
New York State Police have released their official list of handguns targeted by the state's 2027 dealer sales restrictions. Most Glocks, the PSA Dagger, Ruger RXM and Shadow Systems pistols are included, while Glock Gen6 and Slimline models are excluded from the Glock entry.
Transfer customers pick a shop before they ever call: fee, hours and turnaround decide it. What an FFL listing has to answer, and how to audit your own.
October's adjusted NICS checks rose 7.9 percent while the raw FBI count fell 8.1 percent. The election did not change this quarter's demand, but it changed the state map that sets your 2027 compliance costs and product mix.
ATF has stopped enforcing NFA suppressor approvals, two states read the same policy in opposite directions, and the under-21 handgun case is still open. A dealer-focused digest of the week in firearms regulation and retail operations.
One demand signal, four compliance signals: what the midterms, the ATF vacancy, Colorado's permit-to-purchase ruling, and the closed restoration portal actually mean for a licensed dealer.
October's adjusted NICS checks rose 7.9% and a new Congress is seated in January. A 90-day operating plan for the surge: counter throughput, first-time-buyer follow-up, and the listing details that decide who gets found.
One fire at a single Swiss plant is now a line item on dealer backorder reports. The work that follows is deposits, allocation status and honest lead times — not guessing at dates.