Eight Indictments Later: What an FFL Burglary Really Costs
A 2022 East Texas pawn shop burglary just produced eight federal indictments. The four-year tail of an FFL theft case is the part dealers never budget for.
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FN Browning Group Completes Its Acquisition of Accuracy International
FN Browning Group has completed its acquisition of Accuracy International, the designer and manufacturer of precision rifle systems. TFB's Matthew Moss reported on the deal in May , when the agreement was announced and was still subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition is now complete...
One-Man Bear War: Ab Carter’s 182-Bear Hunt in the Big Thicket
The story of Ab Carter is a reminder that in frontier Texas, bear hunting was livelihood and warfare as much as sport. In the dense swampy forest of the Big Thicket, a man who had hunted bears from boyhood set out to clear his country of them entirely, and the record he compiled stands as […...
He Thought the Chamber Was Clear: A Negligent Discharge Story Every Gun Owner Should Hear
A seasoned shooter shot himself while cleaning his Glock. What went wrong, what it cost him, and the clearing routine that stops a negligent discharge.
The Fire in Thun: When One Plant Owns Your Backorder
One fire at a single Swiss plant is now a line item on dealer backorder reports. The work that follows is deposits, allocation status and honest lead times — not guessing at dates.
Alvin Bragg’s Prosecutor Coalition Calls the AR-15 an ‘Equalizer,’ Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Cook County and Connecticut Bans
Bragg-led prosecutor coalition urges Supreme Court to uphold AR-15 bans in Viramontes and Grant, calling the rifles an 'equalizer.' Read the original story: Alvin Bragg’s Prosecutor Coalition Calls the AR-15 an ‘Equalizer,’ Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Cook County and Connectic...
5 Smart Tips for DIY Prairie Pothole Duck Hunting
Freelancing the Prairie Pothole Region isn’t the open-door operation it used to be. Farmers now get a steady run of fall requests from people they’ve never met, located through mapping and permission apps and asking for access by phone rather than face to face, and the resulting frict...
Structured Data for FFL Dealers: What Google Still Reads
Your shop's schema markup is probably inert. Here are the two fields Google actually requires, the three markup habits that stopped earning anything in 2026, and how to make your site, profile, and listing agree.
Ohio’s Suppressor Reform Cannot Wait on Political Assumptions
Ohio lawmakers had an opportunity to remove suppressors from the state's dangerous ordnance classification. The Senate delivered a 31–1 victory, but the House has left SB 214 sitting in committee for months. Sean Maloney argues that Ohio gun owners deserve action, not another round of political...
The Rimfire Report: Armscor Still Makes 22 Short. Is It Worth It?
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