The ATF is proposing fewer fingerprint cards and no more passport photos for NFA Forms 1 and 4. Better yet, the agency admits the current requirements are largely useless, with fingerprints helping in fewer than 1% of applications. The post ATF Proposal Would Remove Fingerprints, Revise Photo Req...
June 2026 NSSF-adjusted NICS checks rose 11.7% from last year, while NFA background checks exploded 177% as suppressor and SBR demand continued to climb.
I'll admit up front that I've become one of those guys who can't stop doing math on the amount of money I haven’t spent recently on tax stamps, which is a strange sentence to type, but here we are. For the last two weeks, I've had a Franklin Armory F22-V SBR on the...
ATF’s proposed rule would reduce NFA paperwork burdens by cutting duplicate fingerprint cards, allowing photo ID in place of passport-style photos, and ending automatic fingerprint submissions for responsible persons tied to trusts and legal entities.
The May 2026 NICS numbers show a split picture: total FBI background checks are down, but NSSF-adjusted checks suggest retail firearm demand is up. Meanwhile, NFA-related checks for suppressors and short-barreled rifles surged more than 100 percent.
Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs. Concealed carry...
NASHVILLE, TN — A food delivery driver shot and killed an armed carjacker after the suspect opened fire on him near Nashville’s Melrose neighborhood, according to Metro Nashville police. The driver was walking back to his car from a nearby restaurant along 8th Avenue South when a man with...
Short-barreled rifles and shotguns did not end up in the NFA by accident alone. Here’s how a sweeping 1934 gun control push trapped SBRs and SBSs in federal law.
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