ATF Gun Registry Exposed, Senate Hearing Raises Alarm Over 1 Billion Records
Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.
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The Ultimate .25-Caliber Shootout: Newcomers vs The Classics
I conducted a good old-fashioned shootout to see how the 25 Creedmoor and 25 Weatherby RPM stack up against quarter-bore classics like the .25/06 Remington, .257 Roberts, and .257 Weatherby Magnum The post The Ultimate .25-Caliber Shootout: Newcomers vs The Classics appeared first on Outdoor Life.
DOJ Drops Appeal, Clearing the Way for ATF to Rewrite “Engaged in the Business” Rule
WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Justice has moved to voluntarily dismiss its appeal in State of Texas v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, a significant step that clears the path for the ATF to revisit the controversial “Engaged in the Business” rule. The cons...
Virginia Governor Returns SB749 With Amendments That May Broaden Semi-Auto Firearm Ban
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger has returned Senate Bill 749 to the Virginia General Assembly with proposed amendments rather than signing or vetoing the legislation by the April 13 deadline. The bill, which cleared both chambers in March, targets the sale, purchase, manufacture, imp...
Triumph and Tragedy: The USS Indianapolis
No one on board the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) knew anything about the cargo they were carrying. What they did know was that the veteran cruiser (launched in 1931) made the trip from San Francisco to the island of Tinian in the Marianas in just ten days. The crew was proud of the “Indy”, and fo...
Spanberger Signs Virginia Ghost Gun Ban With No Grandfather Clause
Virginia’s new HB40 ghost gun ban does not just target future builds. It forces privately made firearms into a serialization and recordkeeping scheme and offers no true grandfather clause for existing homemade guns.
New York Subway Attack Underscores the Failure of ‘Sensitive Places’ Gun Bans
A machete attack inside Grand Central is a brutal reminder that New York’s “sensitive places” law does not stop violent criminals. It only leaves law-abiding citizens disarmed until armed police arrive after the damage is already done.
Do Wounded Bears Attack More? Handgun Defense Data Tells a Different Story
Does shooting a bear make the bear more dangerous? In most cases the bears run off or are killed. If the bears persist in the attack, most are killed or driven off.
DOJ Warns Virginia It Will Sue Over AR-15 Ban, Gun Control Bills
In an April 10 letter, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon warned that if Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs a slate of anti-gun bills, including SB 749 targeting AR-15s and other common semiautomatic firearms, the federal government is prepared to sue.
Tennessee Governor Signs Law Protecting Renters’ Gun Rights — What Landlords Can and Can’t Do Starting in 2027
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed Senate Bill 350 into law, giving residential tenants across the state the legal right to possess, carry, transport, and store firearms in their rental homes — regardless of what their lease says. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, and appl...