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House Votes to Block Credit Card Gun Tracking as Senate Fight Looms
The House passed H.R. 1181 by 221–201, advancing a federal ban on firearm-specific merchant category codes. The bill would shut down MCC 5723 and override state gun-store tracking mandates.
New Jersey Escalates Lawfare Against Pennsylvania Firearms Entrepreneur Jordan Vinroe
After JSD Supply and Eagle Shows entered Chapter 7 bankruptcy, New Jersey filed a new lawsuit seeking to hold founder Jordan Vinroe personally liable under the state’s gun-industry public-nuisance law.
Everytown Data Shows Washington Gun Homicide Rate Rose 33% Despite Tougher Laws
Everytown ranks Washington among America’s strongest gun-control states. But the group’s own data says Washington’s gun homicide rate rose 33% from 2015 to 2024—more than twice the national increase.
Five Democrats Cross Over as House Votes to Block Credit Card Tracking of Gun Buyers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House on Tuesday passed H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, a bill that would prohibit payment card networks from requiring firearm-specific merchant category codes and block payment processors from assigning them. The vote was 221 to 201. According t...
Silence Is Defeat: Why Gun Owners Must Flood ATF Comment Dockets Now
ATF comment periods are not popularity contests. They create the legal record that can make or break federal gun rules in court. Gun owners who stay silent hand the opposition the field.
Kentucky Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto: 18- to 20-Year-Olds Can Get Concealed Carry Licenses Starting July 15
FRANKFORT, KY — The fight over concealed carry licenses for young adults in Kentucky is over, and the General Assembly won. Lawmakers returned to Frankfort on April 14 and overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 312. The House voted 81 to 18 and the Senate voted 28 to 9. The b...
Soros Money Shows Gun Owners Must Not Dismiss Blue Threat to Texas
Texas has a pro-gun reputation, but history shows those rights were hard-won. A Soros-backed push to turn Texas blue should wake up gun owners nationwide.
What a Red Dot Sight Won’t Do for You
Perhaps it’s a consequence of growing up in a consumerist society, but most of us become in some way conditioned to think that upon encountering any problem, our first and best course of action is to buy something to deal with it. Don’t get me wrong — a high-quality firearm and accessories ...
Johns Hopkins Public Carry Guide Revives Old Gun-Control Myths
A new Johns Hopkins policy guide urges states to tighten public carry laws, but its history and crime claims leave out key facts gun owners should know.