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 ...
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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 ...
Gun Sales 2021: 5.4 Million Americans Bought a Firearm for the First Time
The results of the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF's) annual surveys of gun retailers are in and, as it turns out, Americans bought a helluva lotta guns in 2021 — and a large percentage of them did so for the very first ...
Supreme Court Gun Cases 2022: Concealed Carry in the Spotlight
The US Supreme Court has not ruled on a major gun case since handing down its landmark District of Columbia v. Heller decision more than a decade ago. In what is regarded as the most important of all Supreme Court gun cases, the majority (5-4) ...
Minimum Age for Wisconsin Concealed Carry May Be Lowered to 18
Four bills have cleared the state Assembly that would significantly loosen restrictions on concealed carry in Wisconsin; one would lower the minimum age requirement for a CCW permit in the state from 21 to 18. Another bill in the package would allow ...
Ohio Constitutional Carry Bill Passes Senate, Competes With House Bill
Last week, the Ohio State Senate passed “constitutional carry,” aka permitless carry, legislation by a solid margin. The measure would allow law-abiding Ohioans who are 21 or older and legally allowed to possess a firearm to carry a concealed handgun ...
Study: Mass Gun Laws Increase Robberies, No Effect on Violent Crime
Last month, the results of a study on gun violence in Massachusetts done by a researcher at American University in Washington D.C. flew under most people's radar, but offer some fascinating insight as to how the gun-unfriendly state's changes to ...
Supreme Court Leaning Toward Voiding New York Carry Permit Law
US Supreme Court oral arguments held Wednesday, Nov. 3, regarding the most important Second Amendment court case since D.C. v Heller indicate the court is likely to void the current gun permit laws in New York state. Such a decision would have major ...
‘Ghost Gun’ Bans: NY Law Signed, Complaint Filed Against New DE Law
Continuing New York’s long-standing tradition of trying to legislate the Second Amendment out of existence, the state’s recently minted Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a trio of anti-gun laws on Friday, Oct. 30. The legislation package bans the possession ...
Senator, Directors Move to Ban Guns on Movie Sets After Hutchins Death
Controversy continues to swirl around the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last week on the set of Rust, a Western being filmed in New Mexico. Since the incident on Oct. 23 there have been calls from some in Hollywood and ...
Military Red Flag Law Would Allow Confiscation of Personal Firearms
A provision in legislation recently passed by the US House of Representatives would allow military courts to issue protective orders that could be used to confiscate firearms from active duty troops without due process. Beyond this new potential ...
California to Open Access to Residents’ Firearm, Gun Parts Purchase Info
A new piece of California legislation signed into law last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom includes a provision that allows academics access to sales data on firearms, gun parts, and ammunition collected by the state for the purpose of conducting gun ...
Legal Age for Handgun Purchases Remains 21 Says Federal Court
This past summer, a federal appeals court ruled that a prohibition on firearm sales to adults under 21 was unconstitutional. Last week, a US appeals court threw out that decision, saying the case is now moot because both plaintiffs in the suit had ...
2A Legend Sues D.C. Over ‘Ghost Guns’ and DIY Firearm Ban
When Dick Heller sued Washington D.C. more than a decade ago over the district’s ban on handguns, it resulted in arguably the most important US Supreme Court decision ever regarding gun rights in America. District of Columbia v. Heller cemented the ...
ATF vs. RBT: Rare Breed Triggers Defies Cease and Desist Letter
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is looking to ban yet another firearm accessory. This time the agency has its sights set on Orlando-based Rare Breed Triggers (RBT), the manufacturer of a drop-in AR-15 trigger. The ...
Ammunition Update: How the National Ammunition Shortage Is Going
Among avid shooters, the alphanumeric monikers of popular calibers — 9 mm, .45 Auto, .223, 5.56 NATO — may as well read like ticker symbols on a surging New York Stock Exchange. Those holding ammunition are all smiles, while the have-nots feel ...
The Stories and Rhetoric Second Amendment Advocates Must Know
During an October 2019 presidential debate, then-Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke advocated for a federal semi-automatic rifle “buyback” program that sounded to many Second Amendment advocates — and conservative voters — like wholesale ...
