DOJ Sues San Jose Over $1,591 Fee to Exercise the Right to Carry

The Justice Department is suing San Jose over a $1,591 concealed-carry permit fee and applicant-funded psychological testing, alleging the city has priced ordinary citizens out of their Second Amendment rights.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

DOJ Stands Down on NFA Challenge After White House Intervention

President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department not to appeal the Silencer Shop ruling, leaving a major injunction against key National Firearms Act registration and approval provisions in place for covered plaintiffs, members and customers.

By John Crump •

FBI Violates Brady Act With NICS Surveillance of Lawful Gun Buyers

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that NICS Monitoring tracked firearm transactions involving Americans who remained legally eligible to buy guns. The program violates the Brady Act’s written restrictions and turns a lawful Second Amendment exercise into a federal investigative alert.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

FFL Transfers: Turning a Fee Into a Customer Pipeline

Transfers look like a $25-$50 paperwork fee. They are the highest-intent buyer your shop sees all week - and the cheapest customer-acquisition channel you own, if the four touchpoints between arrival and pickup are handled right.

By Gary Stone •

POTD: The Cabot Grand Duke Prototype – Toolmakers Built This

Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1911 built by people who were not in the gun business at all. Cabot Guns came out of Penn United Technologies in Cabot, Pennsylvania, a carbide tooling shop that grew out of a three bay garage and now turns out precision parts for aerospa...

By Sam.S •

What’s The Growing Price Of Freedom In Washington State? $126 Just To Get Started

Washington's new permit-to-purchase system takes effect in May 2027. The state now says a new permit will cost $126 before additional fingerprinting and training expenses. The post What’s The Growing Price Of Freedom In Washington State? $126 Just To Get Started appeared first on The Truth Abou...

By Mark Chesnut •

Why 70% of Deer Hunters Never Fill a Doe Tag

The U.S. buck harvest sits near record levels, and the share of mature bucks in that harvest is the highest it has been in more than a century. The part of deer management that keeps herds healthy, though, is antlerless harvest. Deer numbers are climbing across much of whitetail range, and while ...

By James Chen •

FFL News: DOJ Won't Appeal NFA Ruling; Virginia Dealer Unit

The administration won't appeal the Texas NFA ruling, but the injunction covers members and customers of the plaintiffs, not the general public — 4473, NICS and Section 922(b)(4) all still apply. Plus Virginia's new FAIR enforcement unit, the FBI's NICS Monitoring confirmation, and the state-level split on registration.

By Fred Thompson •
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