Front Line Friday #26: Radio and Comms Hardware Beyond the Issued Kit

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is the radio hardware nobody issues you: the accessories, the earpiece choices that actually fit your assignment, and the battery discipline that keeps a working radio from turning into a brick at hour ten. Front Line Frid...

By Tom R

Trump DOJ Defends NFA Gun Registry Despite Supreme Court’s Wolford Ruling

The Trump Justice Department says the Supreme Court’s Wolford decision does not meaningfully affect a constitutional challenge to the National Firearms Act. Mark Smith argues DOJ is stretching Miller, shifting the burden onto gun owners and disguising a federal firearm registry as a licensing s...

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Is the Supreme Court’s ‘Common Use’ Test Really Originalist?

The Supreme Court’s “common use” test provides powerful protection for AR-15s and other widely owned firearms. Second Amendment plaintiff Charles Nichols argues, however, that the doctrine lacks a genuine historical foundation and makes constitutional protection depend on modern ownership n...

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Montana FWP Lowers Wolf Population Estimate, Proposes New Hunting and Trapping Rules

New Model Cuts Montana’s Wolf Population Estimate Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released its 2025 Annual Wolf Report on Friday alongside proposed regulations for the 2026-27 wolf hunting and trapping season. The report introduces a new population and distribution prediction model that ...

By AllOutdoor Staff

Montgomery County Rebuilds Carry Ban, Faces New Federal Lawsuit

Maryland Shall Issue and five carry-permit holders have filed Barreto v. Montgomery County, challenging the County’s rebuilt gun-carry ban, overlapping 100-yard exclusion zones and restrictions on lawful armed citizens going about their daily lives.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Deadly Seattle Center Shooting Response a Study in Incompetence?

Seattle officials face mounting criticism over their response to the deadly Bite of Seattle shooting, including a five-hour delay before the first press briefing, conflicting information about the victims and the failure to promptly disclose that another suspected gunman remained at large.

By Dave Workman

Fokker D.VIII Fighter: The Deadly Flying Razor

In the summer of 1918, a new fighter ascended in the German Air Combat Forces, or Luftstreitkräfte, boasting a level of performance that would outpace any of Anthony Fokkers’ famous designs. The Fokker E.V parasol monoplane, eventually known as the Fokker D.VIII, demonstrated tremendous combat...

By Tom Laemlein

Trump Administration Cuts Red Tape Blocking American Suppressor Exports

The Trump administration is moving certain firearm suppressors from the State Department’s military-oriented export system to the Commerce Department, reducing regulatory barriers for American manufacturers and hunters traveling overseas.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Five Things to Watch as Viramontes and Grant Head to the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear consolidated challenges to AR-15 bans in Cook County and Connecticut. From the Trump Justice Department’s position to the battle over Heller’s common-use test, these are the major issues gun owners should watch as Viramontes and Grant move toward oral argu...

By Mark W Smith
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