Cook County wants its Supreme Court AR-15 ban case dismissed after a petitioner sought to withdraw. But the county's own legal brief undercuts its argument, and the broader challenge to semiautomatic rifle bans remains on track for December 2 oral arguments.
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.
What More Than 1,000 Students Taught Me About Training, Decisions, and the Equipment That Supports Both John “Chappy” Chapman, Task Force 70 FoundationI can usually tell which students will struggle the first time I put a real decision in front of them. A student shows up to a CQB or vehicle ...
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 4, 2026 — The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska has delivered the requested prototype in the second year of its effort to modernize data architecture for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC). The work supports U.S. Strategic...
Prosecutors cleared a 20-year-old in a fatal Cincinnati lounge shooting as self-defense, but she still faces a concealed weapon charge. Read the original story: 20-Year-Old Woman Who Shot Employee During ‘Vicious Assault’ at Downtown Cincinnati Lounge Cleared of Homicide, Still Faces Conceale...
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.
The Schmidt & Bender 3-18x42 Meta FFP with the SBX reticle is a compact first focal plane riflescope for hunters and practical precision shooters. After about a year of testing, training and timed DMR-style matches, my verdict is simple: it handles like a small scope, performs optically like ...
New Jersey gun owners told the Supreme Court their 10-5 win against AR-15 and magazine bans was correct, but agreed to wait. Read the original story: New Jersey’s AR-15 and Magazine Bans Stay in Effect While Supreme Court Weighs Viramontes
Northrop Grumman and Barrett Firearms have entered a teaming agreement to produce the weapon portion of the Precision Grenadier System, a shoulder-fired 25mm grenade launcher. Northrop Grumman is advancing the PGS and its accompanying ammunition development to address domestic and int...
Democrats captured Congress in the 2026 midterms, threatening Trump's unfinished Second Amendment agenda. With major Republican losses in Texas and other conservative states, gun owners face new challenges over national reciprocity, NFA reform, and federal gun-control legislation.