ATF's director and chief counsel spent three days with FFLs in Dallas. The NFA guidance dealers have waited for is close but unsigned, 4473 suppressor transfers will not be cited, and the new Form 4473 slips past the holidays. What was actually said - and what to do with it.
The administration won't appeal the Texas NFA ruling, but the injunction covers members and customers of the plaintiffs, not the general public — 4473, NICS and Section 922(b)(4) all still apply. Plus Virginia's new FAIR enforcement unit, the FBI's NICS Monitoring confirmation, and the state-level split on registration.
Two men in Slovakia used legally carried handguns to stop separate brown bear attacks. Both escaped injury, underscoring the value of an immediately available defensive firearm when a bear charges.
Long guns, medical gear, and comms — how you secure it, access it, and maintain it determines whether your vehicle is an asset or a liability when the call comes.
Passing the qual and being ready to shoot are not the same thing. Most agencies have built their training calendar around one and called it the other.
The policy looked fine in the meeting. It stopped working by Thursday night.
Radio discipline, earpro compliance, and the gap between "we have a plan" and "that plan survived contact with an actual call."