DOJ Sues Minnesota Over Gun Permit-to-Purchase Laws and Waiting Periods
Armed self-defense cannot wait on a government permission slip. DOJ’s lawsuit challenges Minnesota’s gun purchase permits and waiting periods under the Second Amendment.
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Texas Says Its Carry Bans Are Unconstitutional, But Keeps Enforcing Them
Texas DPS Director Freeman Martin agrees that the state’s bans on carry at racetracks, 51-percent alcohol businesses, and sporting events are unconstitutional. Yet Texas wants the Fifth Circuit to dismiss the lawsuit without issuing an injunction.
TFB Weekly Web Deals 200: Deals for August 17th, 2026
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 200, brought to you by Strike Industries , manufacturer of innovative, high-performance firearm accessories. We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like Strike Industries, ...
Chicago Required Gun Training, Then Banned Every Place to Train
After losing McDonald, Chicago required residents to complete live-fire training before owning a gun—while banning every public range. Ezell v. City of Chicago exposed that scheme and established that the right to keep arms includes learning to use them.
Congress Zeroed the $200 Tax and Kept the Registry. A Federal Judge in Texas Just Ruled It Cannot Have Both
A federal judge in Texas ruled the NFA registration scheme for suppressors and short-barreled rifles unconstitutional. Here is what it means. Read the original story: Congress Zeroed the $200 Tax and Kept the Registry. A Federal Judge in Texas Just Ruled It Cannot Have Both
POTD: British Army Tests Mossberg 590M (L351A1) For Drone Defense
Troops from D Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment have been evaluating the L351A1, the British Army's designation for the Mossberg 590M, as part of ongoing counter-UAS experimentation. The platform represents a tactical evolution in close-range air defense, offering ground units r...
Supreme Court Ducks the 1791 vs. 1868 Second Amendment Fight—Again
After striking down Hawaii’s “vampire rule” in Wolford, the Supreme Court again refused to settle whether 1791 or 1868 controls the Second Amendment’s historical test.
POTD: Peregrine Silverthorne Model 33 – Benchrest for the Obsessed
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a pistol built for one of the most patient, fiddly corners of the shooting world. This is the Peregrine Silverthorne Model 33, a single-shot falling-block pistol made in small numbers in Silverthorne, Colorado in the 1980s. The falling-block...
Denver Gun Ban Faces New Lawsuit As Supreme Court Takes Up AR-15 Cases
Gun-rights groups have opened a new front against Denver’s firearm restrictions, suing over the city’s so-called “assault weapon” ban and Colorado’s magazine limits just as the Supreme Court prepares to hear major AR-15 ban cases.
Viramontes Could Be The Beginning Of The End For AR-15 Bans
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Viramontes and Grant could finally force lower courts to answer whether AR-15-style rifles are protected arms under the Second Amendment.