ATF stopped enforcing NFA approval and registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs on October 9, 2026. A five-part growth plan for dealers who want the released demand to walk into their store instead of someone else's.
Springfield Armoury has announced a major European law enforcement contract win with Spain’s primary police force, the Policía Nacional, selecting the Echelon 4.0FC as their new standard-issue sidearm for uniformed officers. The Policía Nacional consists of over 70,000 o...
A new Firearm Handler Check Final Rule lets federal firearms licensees run NICS background checks on current and prospective employees. Read the original story: Gun Dealers Will Soon Be Able to Run Their Own Employees Through NICS Under New Firearm Handler Check Rule
Goldwater asks the full Ninth Circuit to rehear the challenge to California's law forcing gun dealers to record audio and video 24/7. Read the original story: Cameras and Microphones in a Home Office, Recordings Kept for a Year: Goldwater Asks Full Ninth Circuit to Rehear California Gun Dealer Su...
A Boulder City man who claimed self-defense in a 2021 shooting now faces an open murder charge after police searched his home in 2025. Read the original story: Boulder City Man Who Claimed Self-Defense in 2021 Fatal Shooting Arrested on Open Murder Charge Five Years Later
Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs. Violence directed to...
A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed California's 24/7 audio and video recording mandate for FFLs in August, and the en banc petition landed October 13. What Penal Code 26806 requires, why home-based dealers carry the burden, and how customers actually find you.
Motion in a decoy spread works because live birds are never still, and ducks are naturally wired to pick out certain kinds of movement. Water that sits dead still will push birds beyond shotgun range, while a spread with ripples, swimmers, and spinning wings reads as a feeding, resting flock. The...
A final rule effective November 27 lets FFLs run voluntary NICS checks on employees and contractors with inventory access. It is a useful tool, not a compliance checkbox.