Spiking the Hearing Protection and SHORT Acts in the Senate Isn’t Enough for the Gun Control Industry
Giffords has a problem with the latest provision the Senate has inserted in the Big Beautiful Bill, even after it’s been weakened dramatically, keeping registration of silencers, SBRs and SBSs…
With DOGE Reportedly at ATF, What 50 Rules and Restrictions Should Be On Their Hit List?
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency has sent staff to the agency that enforces federal gun laws with the goal of revising or eliminating more than 50 rules and gun…
We Really Shouldn’t Have to Tell People This, But . . .
Democrats Lose Interest in Criminal Justice Reform When the Reform Involves Restoring 2nd Amendment Rights
Because this particular penalty involves guns, Democrats who usually worry about excessively harsh criminal punishment are warning that any attempt to apply the disability more judiciously will endanger the public.
Senate Adds Language Eliminating the NFA’s $200 Tax on Silencers and SBRs and SBSs to the One Big Beautiful Bill
Last night, the Senate chose what’s behind door number one. They’ve added language to the One Big Beautiful Bill that would eliminate the NFA’s $200 tax on suppressors, SBRs, SBSs…
Mesa Tactical’s New SureShell Carrier With Integrated ACRO Optic Mount
The new reflex SureShell carriers are engineered to deliver seamless integration of modern optics without compromising the factory sighting system.
Senate Parliamentarian Strips SHORT Act and Hearing Protection Act From Big Beautiful Bill
The fact that the National Firearms Act has been defended as a tax on gun ownership by the federal government in court cases down through the decades since its passage…
Retired ATF Special Agent: Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak’s Conviction Should Be Overturned and He Should Be Freed
“Someone should be allowed to show the court in an appeal that all of this evidence did not satisfy – there was not a violation. He should be released, and…
Gun Review: Mossberg 590 Shockwave
“This is my boomstick!” So said Bruce Campbell famously in the 1992 cult classic, “Army of Darkness.” Whether you call it a boomstick, scattergun, fowling piece, street sweeper, or shotty,…
Magpul’s New UCS Folding Stock
For firearms with rear receiver-mounted vertical M1913 Picatinny rails, Magpul has created an adjustable, comfortable, ambidextrous folding stock that quickly adapts to your individual needs.
Gun Safety: Lessons From a Deadly Negligent Discharge
The 18-year-old victim died after the man in question pointed his “dummy gun” at him and pressed the trigger. A single bullet to the head killed him. What we have…
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee to Sign the State’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Bill Into Law
R.I. House Minority Leader Mike Chippendale reacted succinctly. “It will be challenged in court, it will be overturned but the people of Rhode Island will continue to pay for these…
Gear Review: DECKED Pickup Truck Bed Drawer System
As great as the pickup is for so many useful tasks, an open bed isn’t a workable situation for hauling around anything vaguely valuable. The solution to my problem came…
Pressure Works: Big Banks Backing Off Their Anti-Gun Discriminatory Business Practices
The Wall Street Journal reported, “Big banks are trying to get out of the crosshairs of Republican states that are cracking down on companies for ‘woke’ policies that conservative policymakers say are…
Gun Rights Orgs Ask Attorney General Bondi to Scrap Her Plan to Merge ATF and DEA
As we state in the letter, the result would be a super-entity of gun control enforcers which could be used by future anti-gun administrations to target the Second Amendment community…
We’ve Been Running a Successful, Years-Long Experiment On What Happens When You Arm School Teachers and Staff
Many school districts have put up signs declaring their schools to be “gun-free” zones. That probably makes some administrators and politicians feel better. It certainly makes mass murderers feel better.
RLVNT High Tech, American-Made Eyewear Goes Beyond Polarization
The origins of RLVNT sunglasses stem from the state-of-the-art sister company of U.S. Navy and civilian optics manufacturing industry veteran, Founder/CEO Norm Kester’s Quantum Innovations. Kester took decades of experience in the…
Wait, What? New Jersey Town Eliminates Its Tax on Exercising Second Amendment Rights
“In my capacity as mayor, it’s my job to protect my residents, including from the abuse of the state. I introduced this proposal and lobbied my council to support it…
Texas Bans Due Process-Free Red Flag Gun Confiscation Laws
The Anti-Red Flag Act also seeks to gird against any future federal red-flag law. S.B. 1362 prevents Texas entities from accepting federal dollars to help implement or enforce an ERPO.
ATF Reinterprets Rules to Allow Import of UTM, Simunition Training Rounds, Dual-Use Barrels
Both the training round and dual-use barrel import rule changes take effect immediately. Because these are new interpretations of existing ATF rules (rather than entirely new rules) they don’t have…
The Burris Fullfield 2-8x35mm – Classically Awesome
The Burris Fullfield 2-8×35 is a simple optic that does a very good job at a very low price. It’s well suited for typical eastern hunting ranges and is a…
DOJ and the Courts Say the NFA is a Tax…The Senate Parliamentarian Has No Choice But to Rule That Way, Too
Courtesy Real Clear Policy At this point everyone following the National Firearms Act debate is well aware of then-Attorney General Cummings’ famous testimony in which he…
More of the Same: ATF Preps Same Lies, Toy Guns for Patrick Adamiak’s Appeal
ATF’s actions are so overt, Adamiak wonders whether prosecutors are even aware that the toys and legal gun parts that the trial prosecutors used to secure his 20-year prison sentence…
In a ‘Challenging Environment,’ How Low Can They Go?
Bigger, more diversified companies will find their way through a “challenging environment. For others, the challenge has proven too tough to overcome. Smaller companies are increasingly shuttering, albeit quietly. Others…
Why is Minnesota Suing GLOCK When Prosecutors Release Suspects Arrested With Illegal Machine Guns and Conversion Devices?
An infinite number of laws on the books are worthless unless they are used to prosecute people with illegal machine guns and conversion devices instead of seeking to shift responsibility…
Competition: We Need More Postal Matches
Everybody has a competitive streak, even if it’s just competing against themselves. With so many new gun owners interested in target shooting, perhaps the old-school postal match concept is exactly…
It’s Always Something: There Are Two Problems With the NFA Reforms in the Big Beautiful Bill
The Senate’s move to gut large sections of the NFA is one of the most significant pro-gun reforms in nearly a century. But unless the holes are closed, gun owners…
Church Safety Team Takes Down Would-Be Mass Murderer With Bullets and a Ford F-150
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Heroes saved the day Sunday morning, stopping an armed lunatic from committing mass murder at a church in Wayne, Michigan. Courageous church safety…
What Will You Buy First If Silencers, SBRs and SBSs are Delisted From the NFA?
North Carolina Governor Vetoes Permitless Carry Bill
“Authorizing teenagers to carry a concealed weapon with no training whatsoever is dangerous. The bill would also make the job of a law enforcement officer more difficult and less safe.”