Federal Judge Blocks Connecticut’s Glock Ban Before It Takes Effect
GLOCK and NSSF secured a preliminary injunction against Connecticut’s “convertible pistol” sales ban, protecting access to common defensive handguns while litigation continues.
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FFL Direct: ATF Built a Real-Time Tap on Gun-Buyer Records
ATF calls FFL Direct a convenience for gun dealers. The program automates serial-number trace responses that can send purchaser information to Washington while the bound book stays with the dealer. Congress must confront the backdoor registry infrastructure before an anti-gun administration explo...
Senators Demand DOJ Probe and Destruction of ATF’s 1.4 Billion Out-of-Business Records
Eight senators want DOJ to investigate ATF’s 1.4 billion out-of-business firearm records and order the destruction of those held unlawfully. AmmoLand believes the entire collection should go.
Congress Must Rein In ATF’s Billion-Record Gun Archive After Qilin Breach
Qilin breached a separate ATF system, but the bureau’s massive archive of lawful gun purchases remains a threat to gun-owner privacy. Congress should force a full accounting, end informal record collection, limit retention, and change the law that feeds the archive—before a future administrat...
Texas Gun-Rights Group Calls For ATF Transparency Over Recent Data Breach
The ATF has confirmed a major cybersecurity incident involving a legacy system. Texas Gun Rights now wants to know exactly what hackers got—and whether gun owners or FFLs were exposed. The post Texas Gun-Rights Group Calls For ATF Transparency Over Recent Data Breach appeared first on The Truth...
Qilin Hackers Leak ATF Investigation Files After Ransomware Breach
Qilin published approximately 6.3GB of files allegedly stolen from ATF’s legacy CALEA system, exposing investigative records while leaving eForms and other operational systems untouched.
Ransomware Gang Names ATF; DOJ Calls Breach ‘Major’
A ransomware group has taken credit for breaching the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but the specifics of what happened remain thin. The Qilin gang listed the ATF on its dark-web leak site Wednesday, and the agency later confirmed it was investigating a cybersecurity inciden...
ATF Confirms Major Cyberattack After Qilin Claim—Were Gun-Owner Records Exposed?
ATF confirmed that hackers compromised a standalone computer system after the Qilin ransomware operation claimed the agency as a victim. Sources tell AmmoLand that gun-owner records were not exposed, but the bureau has not revealed whether other files were stolen.
Independent C3PAO Assessment Provides Real-World Validation of Avatara’s Platform-Based Approach to CMMC Level 2
ST. LOUIS and CHESAPEAKE, Va., Aug. 17, 2026 — Avatara, a provider of compliant IT systems-as-a-service, and AVMAC LLC (AVMAC), an aviation and maritime technical services company supporting the U.S. Department of War (DoW), today announced that AVMAC has achieved Cybersecurity Maturity Mod...
Burchett Bill Aims to Stop Flock Cameras From Tracking Americans — Including Gun Owners
Rep. Tim Burchett has introduced legislation that would block federal agencies from buying, operating or accessing Flock Safety cameras and other automated mass-surveillance systems. The bill would also restrict federal funding for state and local deployments, raising important Fourth Amendment a...