Gun Rights – Shooting News Weekly

Shocker: Data Show ‘Assault Weapons’ Are Used in Only a Tiny Fraction of Homicides

Dan Zimmerman — Fri, 01 May 2026 03:05:35 +0000

Pew Research is generally a good source of polling data on gun ownership, opinions and their use in the population. […]

ATF Releases Summary of 34 New Rule Changes Including Repeal of Biden Era Regs on Braces and ‘In the Business’ Definition

Dan Zimmerman — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:29:15 +0000

No, there isn't a repeal of the NFA. And no, the ATF isn't going to be defunded or abolished any time soon. But we have to take and cheer the wins when and were we can get them.

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Giffords’ Exec Director Misrepresents, Dissembles While Pushing More Gun Control After Assassination Attempt

Kostas Moros — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:47:54 +0000

Because it was a day ending in 'y', CNN could think of no better voice to give the Trump Assassination story some context than to platform a prominent member of the gun control industry.

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Ragin’ Cajun Reveals Strategy for Achieving One-Party Rule for Anti-Gun Democrats

Larry Keane — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00:48 +0000

If Dems could add friendly Senate seats and recast SCOTUS, they would clear the path for the rest of their agenda including more crippling federal gun control and a more 2A-hostile judiciary.

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The Post Office’s Anachronistic Ban on Shipping Handguns is Ending…But Not Yet

NRA ILA — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:00:53 +0000

These aren't trivial changes. They affect how easily Americans can exercise a fundamental right.

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No Regulatory Agency Should Have the Wide Law-Making Latitude That ATF Does

Shooting News Weekly — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:00:48 +0000

It’s good news that ATF might loosen the pistol kit ban, b ut the power to loosen the laws is just the flip side of the power to tighten the laws, and that’s a power that no one entity should possess.

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Civilians Now Own Almost 6 Million Suppressors and What That Means for the NFA is Glorious

Texas Gun Rights — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:39 +0000

This isn't a marginal issue. It goes to the core of whether the NFA can continue to withstand constitutional scrutiny in its current form.

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The DOJ Has Warned Virginia About Its Anti-Gun Jihad

Shooting News Weekly — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:00:56 +0000

The right to carry, the right to bear arms, the right to have them in your home and enjoy them for lawful purposes is meaningless if you're not able to acquire those firearms.

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Kentucky Overrides Governor’s Vetoes of Two Pro-Second Amendment Bills

John Boch — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:00:41 +0000

Beshear claimed that allowing adults under 21 to exercise all of their civil rights and carry handguns would somehow "endanger" the youth. Nice try, Andy.

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The Trump Administration Has a Consistency Problem Where Gun Rights are Concerned

Shooting News Weekly — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:01:45 +0000

Legal positions aside, the Trump administration does not even consistently pay lip service to Second Amendment rights.

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