FFL News Digest: NFA Ruling, SCOTUS on Deck, Retail Momentum
A federal court weakens key NFA restrictions, SCOTUS loads up for a big gun term, and the industry shows real retail momentum. Fred Thompson’s Friday digest for FFL dealers.
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July Gun Sales Rise 8.5% as NFA Checks More Than Double
July's adjusted NICS total rose 8.5% year over year, while NFA checks more than doubled. The numbers show how policy—not population alone—continues to drive America's firearm market.
Congress Zeroed the $200 Tax and Kept the Registry. A Federal Judge in Texas Just Ruled It Cannot Have Both
A federal judge in Texas ruled the NFA registration scheme for suppressors and short-barreled rifles unconstitutional. Here is what it means. Read the original story: Congress Zeroed the $200 Tax and Kept the Registry. A Federal Judge in Texas Just Ruled It Cannot Have Both
Appeals Courts Now Split on 10-Round Magazine Bans, and California’s Is the Case Asking the Supreme Court to Step In
Two federal appeals courts now split on 10-round magazine bans. Duncan v. Bonta petitioners want the Supreme Court to settle it. Read the original story: Appeals Courts Now Split on 10-Round Magazine Bans, and California’s Is the Case Asking the Supreme Court to Step In
California Banned Glock Sales on July 1. On August 4, SAF, NRA and FPC Filed to Stop It
California's ban on Glock and Glock-style pistol sales is in force. A federal judge hears the motion to block it Sept. 4. Read the original story: California Banned Glock Sales on July 1. On August 4, SAF, NRA and FPC Filed to Stop It
Divide Gun’s Holistic MTN Lite Ti Suppressor for Backcountry Hunters
For backcountry hunters who already count ounces on everything else in the pack, Divide Gun Company’s new MTN Lite Ti suppressor is aimed squarely at the scale on the bathroom floor before a hunt. Built from 6Al-4V titanium in a tubeless welded shell, the can is positioned as part of Divide...
Colorado Gun Stores Feel Impact of New Semi-Auto Law
This content is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the express permission of GunsAmerica.com and BAAANG Media LLC. Colorado Gun Stores Feel Impact of New Semi-Auto Law Colorado's sweeping new law regulating the sale of many semiautomatic firearms is officially in effect. And gun stores...
South Korean Coast Guard Orders More KelTec KSG Tactical Shotguns
The Korea Coast Guard awarded KelTec a new contract for KSG Tactical bullpup shotguns on June 2, 2026, according to a statement from the Florida-based firearms manufacturer. The agency already operates more than 200 of these shotguns across its patrol vessel fleet and is now expanding that invent...
The Rimfire Report: Is CCI’s Uppercut A Knockout 22LR Cartridge?
Defensive 22LR ammunition is something that I thought might die out, but it turns out I was woefully wrong. Instead, a lot of new cartridges have recently come out from common rimfire offenders like CCI, who are now producing the new jacketed CCI Uppercut 32 gr HP cartridge. After my ...
Second Amendment Attorney Stamboulieh Leaving Private Practice for Department of Justice
Second Amendment attorney Stephen Stamboulieh has accepted a position with the Department of Justice, moving one of the gun-rights community’s most determined litigators inside an agency he has repeatedly challenged.