August 2026 adjusted NICS checks rose 2.2% to 1,115,410 - the sixth straight month of growth - while NFA checks tripled after a court deregulated suppressors. Here is what the data means for FFL dealers heading into Q4.
A Memphis man beaten by two intruders in a Frayser apartment wrestled a gun away from one of them and shot him. The other is now charged. Read the original story: Memphis Man Attacked at Home By Two Men Wrestles Gun Away From Intruder Who Said ‘Watch This,’ Then Shoots Him
A long-haul trucker with Florida and Georgia carry permits asks the Supreme Court to end Minnesota’s refusal to honor them. Read the original story: Two Permits, Zero Recognition: Long-Haul Trucker Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Minnesota’s Refusal to Honor His Florida and Georgia Carry Li...
Gun Owners of America and Arizona resident Cynthia Ladd are challenging Oregon laws that block most nonresidents from obtaining a concealed-handgun license while recognizing no permits issued by other states.
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to eliminate a 25-year-old rule that limits road construction across millions of acres of national forest, saying the change would give land managers more access to reduce wildfire hazards. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Aug. 18 that it has filed...
A federal judge has struck down Delaware’s blanket bans on possessing and making unserialized firearms, holding that the Second Amendment protects both the firearms and the ability of law-abiding citizens to build them at home.
Missouri sues ATF, Delaware upholds 18-to-20 restrictions, SCOTUS sets a December date for AR-15 ban cases, and the September 30 funding deadline threatens NICS and eForms throughput. What FFL dealers should do this week.
First Circuit judges questioned how many commonly owned handguns Massachusetts may exclude from dealer shelves before its regulatory roster becomes an unconstitutional ban.
Regulatory whiplash is a filter, not a verdict. Five growth moves that let FFL dealers grow revenue regardless of how the courts and the ATF rule.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is challenging ATF’s continued registration of suppressors and short-barreled firearms after Congress eliminated the tax that supported the NFA scheme.