ATF Quietly Expands Legal Suppressor Repairs and Caliber Conversions
ATF has expanded the repairs and caliber conversions qualified manufacturers may perform on registered suppressors without creating a new NFA firearm—but strict limits remain.
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Beyond Lifetime Prohibitions: First Individuals Published in Federal Register as DOJ Restores Second Amendment Rights
After a procedural freeze lasting more than thirty years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially transformed the federal pathway for restoring Second Amendment rights from statutory theory into an active, functioning reality. Following the finalization of its administrative rule under 28 ...
One Permit or Fifty? Minnesota Gun Owner Asks Supreme Court Whether Americans Need a License From Every State to Carry
A Minnesota carry case asks the Supreme Court whether Americans need a permit from every state and whether Bruen requires reciprocity. Read the original story: One Permit or Fifty? Minnesota Gun Owner Asks Supreme Court Whether Americans Need a License From Every State to Carry
27 States Tell Supreme Court AR-15 Bans Violate the Second Amendment
Twenty-seven states are urging the Supreme Court to strike down Illinois’ and Connecticut’s AR-15 bans, arguing that commonly owned rifles cannot be prohibited under the Second Amendment.
What the Silencer Shop Ruling Means for NFA Buyers
The Ruling On Aug. 8, 2026, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled in Silencer Shop v. ATF that most of the National Firearms Act is unconstitutional. According to NSSF, the court found that portions of the NFA no longer collect tax revenue following c...
Massachusetts Fails to Kill Lawsuit Over Nonresident Carry Permit Delays
Massachusetts failed to dismiss the central claims in an SAF lawsuit alleging that recurring delays, one-year licenses, and no renewal grace period leave nonresident gun owners disarmed for months.
US Army Awards $13M Contract to Global Military Products for Scorpion Light Mobile Mortar Systems Integrated on Infantry Squad Vehicles
TAMPA, FL – (Sept. 3, 2026) –  The U.S. Army has awarded Global Military Products a $12.9 million contract for the procurement and integration of Scorpion Light mobile mortar systems under the Department of Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) f...
Charges From Over a Decade Ago, Never Convicted, Still Denied: SAF Takes a Police Chief’s Carry Denial to Massachusetts’ Highest Court
SAF and four allies urge the Massachusetts SJC to strike the state's subjective suitability test after a police chief denied a carry license. Read the original story: Charges From Over a Decade Ago, Never Convicted, Still Denied: SAF Takes a Police Chief’s Carry Denial to Massachusetts̵...
ATF Statement in Rare Breed Trigger Litigation Raises Questions on Legal Authority
ATF says restricting competing forced reset triggers through Rare Breed’s private patent lawsuits would advance the agency’s public-safety interests.
Handheld vs Weapon Mounted Lights: Which One is Better?
Ask most people whether the armed citizen should carry a handheld light (HHL) or a weapon-mounted light (WML), and you'll usually get a quick answer: pick one, or just get…