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ATF's October 9 open letter makes NFA approval and registration voluntary nationwide for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs. The market math: September's demand data, what actually moved on the P&L, and where the category goes next quarter.
A federal judge refused to block Maryland's Glock ban, ruling the state can regulate what it calls excessively dangerous convertible pistols. Read the original story: Federal Judge Refuses to Block Maryland’s Glock Ban, Ruling the State Can Regulate ‘Excessively Dangerous Weapons’
A 26-year-old DoorDash driver shot a man three times after he opened his car door, vowed to take his gun, and lunged at him in Martinez, GA. Read the original story: “Buy Me a 20 Piece”: Stranger’s Demand Outside a Georgia Asian Market Escalates to a Shove, an Open Car Door, and Three Round...
There is nothing more frustrating that having a really great gun on hand and no way to shoot it. That’s been the case for us with the Model 2020 Waypoint rifle we’ve been using (see GunSpot’s pieces on taking the Waypoint out on a hunt and also running the rifle through the NRL Hunter M...
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturer of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . The ATF released its long-awaited guidance letter regarding changes to the National Firearms Act today. It i...
GOA and VCDL sue Virginia State Police in Lynchburg over the new under-21 handgun purchase ban and private-sale background check law. Read the original story: Back in the Court That Already Said Under-21 Adults Can Buy Handguns: GOA and VCDL Sue Virginia State Police Over New Purchase Ban and Pri...
Rebuilt from the scuttled hull of the USS Merrimack, the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia steamed into Hampton Roads and changed naval warfare forever. Tom Laemlein details how this armored Civil War ram sank the USS Cumberland, destroyed the USS Congress, and spread panic through Washington D.C...
NICS stands for National Instant Criminal Background Check System, an FBI database that licensed gun dealers must use to determine whether or not a potential purchaser is legally barred from buying a gun. Obviously, if you know how many NICS checks happen in a month, you have a very rough idea ho...
ATF says it will no longer require NFA approval or registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs nationwide. Here is what still applies. Read the original story: ATF Stops Requiring NFA Approval and Registration for Suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs Nationwide, Effective October 9, 2026