The Ruling On Aug. 8, 2026, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled in Silencer Shop v. ATF that most of the National Firearms Act is unconstitutional. According to NSSF, the court found that portions of the NFA no longer collect tax revenue following c...
Wichita police say a homeowner shot an intoxicated man who tried to enter a house he thought was his. He is expected to survive. Read the original story: Wichita Homeowner Shoots Intoxicated Man Who Banged on His Door at 11 P.M. and Then Tried to Walk Inside
When I was 10 years old, I read Jeff Cooper’s articles in Guns & Ammo magazine in which he extolled the 1911 “.45 automatic” as the ultimate gunfighting/self-defense handgun. What he wrote made a great deal of sense to me. All these years later, it still does. Slim and flat, among ...
A 19-year-old stranger forced a back door at 2 a.m. in Spartanburg County. The homeowner fired, and deputies cite self-defense. Read the original story: South Carolina Homeowner Shoots and Kills 19-Year-Old Stranger Who Forced Open a Back Door at 2 A.M.
A man shot in the groin outside an Antioch business appeared to pull a handgun of his own, Metro Nashville police say. Read the original story: Tennessee Man Shot in the Groin After Confronting a Stranger in a Parking Lot, Then Appeared to Draw His Own Handgun
Normandy police say a man asked to leave returned with a reported "machine gun" and punched his way into an occupied home. Read the original story: Told to Leave, Then Back at the Door: Normandy Police Say a 42-Year-Old Punched His Way Into an Occupied Home Armed With a Reported “Machine Gu...
Evansville police say a man staying at a Delmar Avenue home shot the homeowner in self-defense after the homeowner swung a board. Read the original story: Man Staying at Indiana Home Shoots Homeowner Who Swung a Board at Him, Police Rule Self-Defense
A federal judge upheld Hawaii’s sweeping gun ban for adults under 21 by treating Founding-era contract law as a historical firearm restriction. The ruling admits these adults are protected by the Second Amendment but still allows Hawaii to deny them access to firearms and ammunition.
A federal judge upheld Hawaii's ban on gun and ammo purchases by adults 18 to 20, ruling the age limit fits historical tradition. Read the original story: Federal Judge Upholds Hawaii’s Ban on Gun and Ammo Sales to Adults Under 21, Citing an 1822 Case That Grouped Pistols With Liquor, Whips...
A Limestone County robbery victim was armed when a suspect pulled a gun and demanded their wallet at the Cowford Boat Ramp. Read the original story: Alabama Robbery Victim Draws and Fires at Boat Ramp Suspect Who Pulled a Gun and Demanded Their Wallet