Third Circuit Rejects Lifetime Gun Ban Over Decades-Old DUI Conviction

Edward Williams won his nine-year fight against a federal gun ban triggered by a 2005 DUI conviction. A companion Third Circuit ruling upheld disarmament tied to violent threats, leaving the constitutional fight over lifetime firearm prohibitions unresolved.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

DOJ Opens Investigation Into Pennsauken, NJ for Egregious Firearm Permit Delays

On October 14, the Justice Department opened an investigation into whether Pennsauken, New Jersey, is using egregious and unjust delays to deprive citizens of their right to bear arms. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon directed the Second Amendment Section to find out if the allegations ...

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

Stay Warm in the Cold! THAW Gear Rechargeable, Mobile Handwarmers

If you want to stay in the field hunting longer this fall, THAW Gear has RC Heated Hand Warmer Crossbody Bags and a 5K Rechargeable Handwarmer 2.0 handheld to help. Some of the best and most productive hunting happens in the cold yet we don’t want to turn in early because it is too frigid [...

By Adam Scepaniak •

North Dakota Hunter Drops 394-Inch Badlands Bull on State Land

Austin Streifel opened North Dakota’s 2026 elk season with a Badlands bull that reportedly green grossed just under 400 inches. The 27-year-old took the giant on state land, hunting alongside his wife and a close friend, he told Field & Stream. A Tag 15 Years in the Making Streifel had ...

By James Chen •

Kentucky Couple’s 164-Inch Velvet Buck Sparks a Standoff

Logan and Kaylin Beach of Bowling Green, Kentucky, set up on the same ridge in separate trees only 16 yards apart on September 6, the second day of the state’s archery season. Kaylin was carrying a recurve, Logan a Prime Divide 31 compound. A nomadic buck neither of them was hunting stepped...

By James Chen •

Wheelgun Wednesday: S&W Model 14 Target Revolver

This week for Wheelgun Wednesday, we are taking a look at the venerable Smith & Wesson Model 14 revolver in .38 Special. These guns have a reputation for accuracy and dependability from the era when bullseye shooting was the most common handgun sport. I picked this one up to put it back on th...

By Daniel Y •

Two DUIs From the Early 2000s, a Lifetime Gun Ban He Never Knew He Had: Third Circuit En Banc Rules the Felon Ban Unconstitutional as Applied to a Pennsylvania Man

The en banc Third Circuit ruled the federal felon gun ban unconstitutional as applied to a Pennsylvania man whose only record was two early-2000s DUIs. Read the original story: Two DUIs From the Early 2000s, a Lifetime Gun Ban He Never Knew He Had: Third Circuit En Banc Rules the Felon Ban Uncons...

By Luke McCoy •

The NFA Demand Map: Where FFL Dealers Should Market Now

September's NFA numbers show the category is concentrated in a handful of states, and ATF's own FAQ caps your sellable market at your state line. Here is where dealers should spend their attention this quarter.

By Fred Thompson •

The Federal NFA Paperwork Is Gone. The States Are the Rulebook.

ATF's October 9 guidance ended federal NFA approval and registration nationwide, but it left state law in charge. What FFL dealers must verify before a transfer, where Georgia, Washington, Ohio and Wisconsin still bite, and how customers find a dealer who knows the answer.

By Claire Eason •
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