Newsom signed SB 948 on Sept. 26. From 2029, California firearm safety certificate applicants must complete a 4-hour course with live fire. Read the original story: Buying a Gun in California After 2029 Will Mean Four Hours of Class and a Trip to the Range Before the Certificate
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...
The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a self-defense shooting that occurred on Monday, September 21, 2026, inside an unoccupied home on Bowers Street in Bowman, Georgia. Investigators confirmed that a property owner arrived at the structure, encountered an unauthorized male intrud...
The DOJ has filed United States v. Minnesota, suing the state, Minneapolis, and St. Paul over 30-day handgun waits that run nearly 60 days. Read the original story: United States v. Minnesota: DOJ Sues the State, Minneapolis, and St. Paul in Federal Court Over 30-Day Handgun Waits That Stretch to...
Atrius says DOJ and ATF are using Rare Breed’s patent lawsuits to restrict forced reset technology while the agency refuses to identify which products it considers machine guns.
Every ounce carried up a mountain gets weighed against what it buys a hunter in the field, especially if you plan on packing out with a good amount of meat. A suppressor is one of the harder pieces of gear to justify when a rifle already carries optics, a bipod, and a full pack. The […] The...
President Trump’s new hunting executive order tells federal agencies to presume public lands are open to hunting, protect traditional lead ammunition and remove barriers that keep American sportsmen off land they help fund and conserve.
Gun Owners of America says ATF Director Robert Cekada’s “61 active alerts” disclosure does not reveal the full reach of the FBI’s NICS Monitoring system. ATF is only one of several federal agencies that have used the system to track firearm purchases by legally eligible Americans.
Most concealed carry handbags get sized around a full-size or compact pistol, which leaves anyone carrying a micro-compact hauling around a lot of empty leather. GTM Original went the other way with its newest bag. The GTM-201/PBBONE is a 7.5 by 7.5 inch crossbody built specifically around P365-c...
Washington spent five days widening the gap between what gun law now allows and what ATF has told dealers to do. The FFL news digest for the week of September 21, and the decisions you should not make yet.