ATF Chief Counsel Robert Leider is leaving the agency after helping lead a major rollback of Biden-era gun restrictions. With pistol brace reforms, dealer regulations, and NFA enforcement changes still in play, his departure raises an important question: Who will finish the job?
One person was killed and six wounded in a shooting inside a Fairfield, California Spirit Halloween store. Police have not named a suspect. Read the original story: Seven Shot, One Killed Inside a California Mall’s Spirit Halloween Store the Night Before Halloween
The reason for lever-action rifles’ decline isn’t because people didn’t want them, not exactly. The problem was twofold: A lot of people who wanted lever-actions could have their desires met by rifles that were already on the market, typically at more affordable second-hand pric...
NRA Director Jeff Knox weighs in on the effort to shrink the NRA Board, explaining why he voted to refer the proposal, what happened to the Organization Committee, and why meaningful reform must go beyond simply cutting seats.
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial on how active shooter response doctrine changed after Uvalde and what patrol officers are now expected to do differently on the street. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going ev...
Gun owners asked a Seventh Circuit panel to strike Illinois' 1961 suppressor ban. Judges asked if a suppressor is separate from the gun. Read the original story: Illinois Gun Owners Take 1961 Suppressor Ban to the Seventh Circuit, Where Judges Ask Whether a Silencer Is Even Separate From the Gun
A gun control activist accused of defacing the 9/11 Memorial used the names of fallen Americans to promote his campaign for universal background checks and a national gun registry. His demands expose a broader threat to Second Amendment rights.
A licensed Philadelphia carrier drew to defend his cousin during a $25K Rolex robbery. His gun malfunctioned, and he was shot in the leg. Read the original story: 25-Year-Old Philadelphia Carrier Draws to Defend His Cousin in 2 A.M. $25K Rolex Robbery, Then His Gun Malfunctions
Seven hundred lumens does not sound like much in 2026, when pocket flashlights advertise four figures. The number that matters on the new SureFire KE2-T is the other one: 70,000 candela . That is where all 700 of those lumens end up, squeezed into a tight column that reaches over 500 meters...
A uniformed security guard shot and killed a 44-year-old armed man at a Phoenix QuikTrip after police say the man pulled a gun. Read the original story: Uniformed QuikTrip Security Guard Shoots, Kills Armed Man Who Pulled Gun During Midday Confrontation Off I-17 in Phoenix