The breakaway Confederate forces had a big problem at the start of the American Civil War—they needed guns. Many of the South’s top soldiers came out of the federal military and would spend the next years fighting their former comrades, now in the Union forces. The Confederates also s...
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the existence of NICS Monitoring. FOIA records now show that legally eligible gun buyers were flagged for reasons ranging from large purchases to associations and conduct that were not necessarily crimes.
The decision does not erase every provision. The court rejected the Second Amendment challenge to commercial-distribution restrictions. It also rejected the plaintiffs' First Amendment claim involving digital instructions for 3D printing because their record did not establish whether the cod...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas explains the fundamental principle behind the Second Amendment: Americans possess the right to keep and bear arms before government, and the Constitution forbids government from infringing it.
The Supreme Court is preparing to decide whether governments may ban AR-15-style rifles. Here is every amicus brief filed in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, including the arguments supporting gun owners and two supposedly neutral briefs that advance anti-gun positions.
In 1969, an armed citizen named Richard Davis shot it out with a trio of armed robbers and survived — but was hit a couple of times during the melee. Deciding that there had to be something better to stop bullets with than one’s own flesh, he conceived soft, concealable body armor and became ...
Bosnian company AC-Unity became known in the United States for its AK magazines - cheap and pretty reliable; they became popular with those who wanted newer Russian AK magazines without paying collector’s prices.
SAF, NRA and four other groups urge the Supreme Court to take Johnson v. Jacobson and make Minnesota honor out-of-state carry permits. Read the original story: One Couple Paid $12,800 in Permit Fees to Carry in 46 States: SAF, NRA and Four Other Groups Urge Supreme Court to Make Minnesota Honor T...
Virginia's FAIR Unit can now investigate and sue firearm dealers under the state's reasonable-controls standard. Plus: why SIG SAUER's new dealer locator makes accurate in-stock data a marketing asset.
A Eureka homeowner shot a 30-year-old parolee who forced his way inside, Humboldt County deputies say. The homeowner was not arrested. Read the original story: California Homeowner Shoots 30-Year-Old Parolee Who Forced His Way Inside, Deputies Find Suspect Wounded Nearby