There’s some strangeness afoot down in Missouri over concealed carry permit records, and it’s pitting local and state-level politicians against the FBI. The feds say their request to audit the computers where CCW records are kept is to ensure ...
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State Responses to Bruen: New York Gun Laws Got Worse
It has been nearly two months since the Supreme Court handed down a decision that will force nine states to alter their current concealed-carry permitting laws. New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen struck down a requirement in ...
Gun and Ammo Sales Bring In $300M for Wildlife Conservation
The North American Model of Conservation is the envy of the world — but it doesn’t run on good intentions alone. It must be supported by funding, and this year, the coffers are full, thanks to the number of guns and boxes of ammunition Americans ...
Clerk, 80, Uses Hunting Skills and a Shotgun to Stop Armed Robbery
Eighty-year-old Craig Cope credits his childhood hunting experience for the quick-thinking and stellar shotgunning skills that saved his California liquor store and possibly his life from a group of would-be armed robbers, and he has become internet ...
No, the AR-15 was Not Designed to ‘Blow Targets Apart’ or Cut Off Heads
The recent high-profile shootings in the US have invigorated a new wave of anti-gun sentiment and proposed legislation throughout the country and a reciprocal rallying of Second Amendment supporters defending gun rights. As so often is the case, ...
This New Bill Could Gut Conservation Funding, Kill Pittman-Robertson Act
The legislation that has significantly funded conservation efforts in the U.S. for nearly 100 years and has served as a crucial part of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is under attack, and some conservationists and experts in the ...
House Votes to Adopt Expansive Federal Assault Weapons Ban
In a surprising about-face, the House held an evening vote today on HR 1808, the current iteration of the federal Assault Weapons Ban that was originally introduced last year and recently resurrected. The legislation, which would ban large swaths of ...
House Vote on Bill to Ban Assault Weapons ‘Postponed’
UPDATE July 28: According to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats have postponed further action on HR 1808 – the new assault weapons ban legislation – until next month, after returning from summer recess. “As those discussions [about HR ...
Pump Shotguns Banned in New York
You may not have noticed, but a few days ago, a new law went into effect in New York state that, as far as anyone can tell, bans the sale and possession of any non-NFA short barrel shotgun, like the Mossberg 590 Shockwave, and any firearm classified ...
Biden Signed a Huge Package of New Gun Laws, Here’s What’s In Them
In the furor over the Supreme Court's highly controversial overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision, the fact that President Joe Biden signed the most comprehensive gun bill into law last weekend got lost in the shuffle a bit. But it still happened, ...
SCOTUS Strikes Down NY Gun Law, Expands 2A to Cover Public Carry
The US Supreme Court has released a much-anticipated decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen case that says Americans generally have a right to carry a handgun outside their home for self-defense. The ruling strikes down ...
Is the White House Trying to Quietly Kill Sales of Green Tip 5.56 Ammo?
Late last week, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) revealed that representatives of the Biden Administration had announced intentions to restrict the production and civilian sales of military M855 ’green tip” 5.56 ammunition produced at ...
Guy Biden Nominated to Run ATF Has Never Owned a F*cking Gun
With gun control bills flying around left and right, the Senate promising a slew of bipartisan gun laws coming down the pike, and gun violence once again at the forefront of the national conversation, the process for confirming President Joe Biden's ...
Senators Reach Deal on Bipartisan Gun Control Legislation ‘Framework’
There was much talk in the media last week of secret Senate negotiations that could lead to bipartisan gun control legislation as the House passed an expansive and destined-to-fail package of firearm restrictions. On Sunday, June 12, a group of 20 ...
House Passes Expansive Gun Control Bill That Will Likely Die in Senate
In the wake of the tragic murders at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the House voted Wednesday 223-204 to pass an expansive gun control bill dubbed the “Protecting Our Kids Act.” The measure includes a series of bills that would ...
Firearms Policy Coalition: On the Front Lines of the 2A Battlefield
The Second Amendment is under constant attack. That’s not the hyperbole it sounds like it is. Every week, legislation is introduced at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels designed to limit the Constitutional rights of law-abiding ...
Bill Would Let Modern Nomads Use P.O. Boxes on ATF Form 4473
Just because someone lives a life on the road without a permanent street address doesn’t mean they should be prevented from practicing their Second Amendment rights to the fullest — that’s the message behind the Traveller’s Gun Rights Act introduced ...
Half of U.S. Now Has Constitutional Carry, Gun Debate Still Rages
With the Supreme Court expected to deliver a pivotal decision regarding concealed carry in the NYSRP v. Corlett case, President Joseph Biden hurtling headlong into restricting firearms by changing ATF rules and regulations regarding so-called “ghost ...
Biden Announces Strict ‘Ghost Gun’ Regs, ATF Director Nominee
Today, President Joseph Biden made two major gun-related announcements: that so-called “ghost guns” will now be restricted by new federal regulations, and his nomination for the new director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ...
RBT Chief Heads to Capitol to Fight ATF Attacks on FRT Devices
Amid legal threats, warnings of pending confiscations circulating on the internet, and a raid on a supplier conducted by federal agents, the President and CEO of Rare Breed Triggers, Lawrence DeMonico, is formally stepping away from his day-to-day ...
The ATF’s Renewed War on Forced Reset Triggers
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has taken another swipe at one of its favorite Second Amendment targets: forced reset triggers, or FRTs. These triggers, which the ATF is convinced are machine guns, have been a source of ...
Washington State Gun Laws: Standard-Capacity Magazine Sales Banned
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of three Washington state gun control bills into law yesterday (March 23) as many expected he would — one bans the sale of standard-capacity magazines in the state, and another prohibits residents from building ...
Expansion Ammo Preps Huge Texas Plant to Fight Ammunition Shortage
As the country’s major ammo manufacturers insist they can do little to quell the never-ending ammunition shortage and continually surging prices, one young company, Expansion Ammunition, is looking to help make shooting affordable again. Expansion ...
Indiana Joins Alabama and Ohio as Newest Constitutional Carry States
UPDATE - March 22, 2022: Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the Indiana constitutional carry bill (House Bill 1296) into law on Monday, granting residents the right to legally carry a concealed firearm without possessing a permit, paying a fee, or receiving ...
2 Million Rounds Headed to Ukraine from American Ammunition Manufacturers
Support for Ukrainians fighting against the Russian invasion of their country is pouring forth from all over the United States, including the ammunition industry. Two major US ammo producers have pledged to support the resistance — with bullets. ...
California Wants to Let People Sue Gun Shops, Spits Shade at Youth Rifle
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be following through with a promise he made last year: to introduce anti-gun legislation based on the Texas Heartbeat Act, an anti-abortion law that went into effect in September, hoping to eventually put the ...
Washington State’s High Capacity Magazine Ban Moving Forward
A so-called "high capacity" magazine ban is moving steadily through the Washington state Legislature. If successful, Senate Bill 5078 would make Washington the 10th state to impose a magazine capacity limit, and there's just one chance left for the ...
Ohio Gun Laws: Bill Would Protect Gun Rights During Riots, Emergencies
A piece of legislation that could codify the protection of gun rights during states of emergency in Ohio was approved by a committee this week and will be sent to the House for a vote. The bill, HB 325, would declare firearm possession, ...
ATF Compiling ‘Form 4473’ Database With Nearly a Billion Records So Far
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) recently revealed it has collected and maintained 920,664,765 firearm sales records to date that include American gun buyers' personal information. Nearly 95% percent of them are ...
Gun Owners Required to Buy Liability Insurance Under New San José Law
Gun control advocates have been talking about it for years, and now it looks like one city will become the first in the United States to require its gun-owning residents to buy liability insurance to exercise their Second Amendment rights legally. If ...
