FFL Dealer News: NICS Alerts, Suppressors, Ghost Guns
The FBI confirmed NICS monitoring, ATF wrote a new alert policy, and the DOJ let the suppressor ruling stand. What changed, and what it means at the counter.
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The Rules Are Loosening. The Fight Is Now Over Your Records.
The industry got its deregulation package, but the 38,000 public comments on it show the real fight has moved to dealer records, retention, and online sales.
Quick Overview of Barrel Service Life
Barrel-life specifications are a familiar sight in government solicitations, technical documents, and manufacturer literature, but what do they actually mean? A barrel rated for a certain number of rounds is not necessarily guaranteed to perform identically throughout that entire service life, an...
Lodestar’s LNK9 Is Now Optics Ready. I’ve Put 617 Rounds Through the First Optic-Cut Slide
CHATTANOOGA, TN — Lodestar Technology released optics-ready versions of its LNK9 pistol today. There are three of them, with a 2 MOA green, red or gold dot, and the MSRP is $1,865. I’ve already been shooting the optic-cut slide. I’m a paid Field-Testing Advisor on Lodestar’s I...
CZ DUTY: Four Modular 9mm Pistols With Direct-Mount Optics
CZ’s new DUTY lineup gives gun owners four modular 9mm configurations with compact or full-size grips, optional manual safeties, and direct mounting for several popular red-dot footprints.
Bodycam Shows Colorado Deputy Stop Charging Black Bear With Handgun
An Eagle County deputy’s bodycam captured a charging black bear and the rapid handgun response that stopped it. The encounter illustrates the value of firearm proficiency, decisive action, and taking dangerous wildlife seriously.
CDC Corrects Defensive Gun Use Estimates After Gun-Control Push to Bury Them
The CDC has corrected its defensive gun use estimates to 500,000–2.5 million annually. The change follows a lobbying campaign by Gun Violence Archive’s Mark Bryant and other gun-control activists that helped get the figures removed in 2022.
Fact-Denying Anti-Gun Groups Attack DOJ’s Under-21 Handgun Decision
Teachers Unify condemned DOJ’s conclusion that criminally enforcing the federal dealer handgun ban against law-abiding adults ages 18–20 violates the Second Amendment. Its response overlooks the central issue: these Americans are adults with constitutional rights.
6 Shooting Tools That Have Made Us Better Riflemen
It’s not just new cartridges and high-B.C. bullets that allow us to be more effective rifle shooters The post 6 Shooting Tools That Have Made Us Better Riflemen appeared first on Outdoor Life.
Denver Sued Over Nonresident Carry Ban: Why the Win Will Look Like a Permit, Not Reciprocity
FPC is suing Denver over its nonresident carry ban. Here is why wins in California, New York, and Hawaii point to nonresident permits, not national reciprocity.