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...
CHICAGO, IL — The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Illinois can ban the most popular rifle in America. In a 2-1 decision in Barnett v. Raoul, the panel reversed Judge Stephen McGlynn’s permanent injunction against the Protect Illinois Communities Act. Judge Amy St. Eve...
The new PSA Ammo lineup will focus on purpose-built loads for training, precision shooting, and suppressed platforms, with promised lot-level test data for shooters who want proof behind every box.
Magnum Research has announced a threaded barrel option for the Desert Eagle chambered in .50 Action Express, complete with a custom L5 piston designed specifically for suppressed fire. It's an interesting engineering solution to a platform that doesn't typically appear on suppressor-equ...
The ATF is proposing fewer fingerprint cards and no more passport photos for NFA Forms 1 and 4. Better yet, the agency admits the current requirements are largely useless, with fingerprints helping in fewer than 1% of applications. The post ATF Proposal Would Remove Fingerprints, Revise Photo Req...
June 2026 NSSF-adjusted NICS checks rose 11.7% from last year, while NFA background checks exploded 177% as suppressor and SBR demand continued to climb.
SAN JOSE, CA — The most expensive place in California to ask permission to carry a firearm just got more expensive. On July 1, the San Jose Police Department raised its initial CCW application fee to $1,591, with 20 percent ($318) due when the application is filed and the remaining $1,273 due u...
Virginia tried to pull four separate challenges to its new gun-control laws into one courtroom. A judicial panel rejected the move, ruling the cases are too different and too far along to justify transfer.
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.
NEXTORCH is putting out the hiStar, a 2,300-lumen professional headlamp designed for hunting, fishing, and outdoor use as well as tactical and law enforcement applications. The quick-release mechanism is the feature that immediately separates this from standard headlamps. The hiStar detaches from...