PORTLAND, ME – A federal appeals court has ruled that Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases is likely constitutional, reversing a lower court decision that had temporarily blocked the law from taking effect. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued it...
FRANKFORT, KY — Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has vetoed House Bill 312, blocking legislation that would have allowed adults aged 18 to 20 to obtain provisional concealed carry licenses in the Commonwealth. The governor signed the veto on April 3, 2026, citing age-related restrictions already ...
Česká zbrojovka has announced a new partnership with Ace Virtual Shooting to introduce a virtual reality controller modeled after the CZ Shadow 2, bringing competition-style pistol shooting into a digital training environment.
HARTFORD, CT – A federal judge in Connecticut has upheld the ban on carrying firearms inside United States post offices, creating a direct split among federal courts on a Second Amendment question that may ultimately need to be resolved by the Supreme Court. As reported by The Reload, U.S. ...
A Missouri federal judge has ordered supplemental briefing in Brown v. ATF, a case challenging the National Firearms Act’s registration scheme and the regulation of suppressors and short-barreled rifles.
BELLEVUE, WA – A Second Amendment journalist is taking New Jersey officials to court after repeated denials of public records requests tied to firearm carry permits. John Petrolino, an award-winning freelance journalist who has covered Second Amendment issues extensively, including work pu...
LOS ANGELES, CA – A federal court has entered a final judgment permanently blocking enforcement of a California law that restricted certain firearm-related advertising, concluding it violated First Amendment protections. The case, Junior Sports Magazines Inc. v. Rob Bonta, was originally f...
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the new developments in self-defense technology these days. Options that represent cutting-edge features one day quickly become “standard equipment” the next. Take handgun-mounted optics. Not that long ago, having a red dot atop your pistol put you in som...
West Virginia Senate Bill 1071, commonly referred to as the "Machine Gun Bill," will not proceed in the current legislative session.
Fellow TFB writer Doug E. drops in this week on TFB's Behind the Gun Podcast for an unfiltered "Industry Hot or Not" discussion fueled by SHOT Show 2026. We'll break down the top market vibes, like the absolute dominance that suppressors currently have in the Q1 market, ...