Ransomware Gang Names ATF; DOJ Calls Breach ‘Major’

A ransomware group has taken credit for breaching the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but the specifics of what happened remain thin. The Qilin gang listed the ATF on its dark-web leak site Wednesday, and the agency later confirmed it was investigating a cybersecurity inciden...

By Alta ML

FBI 2025 Crime Data: Murder Rate Ties Historic Low After Record Gun Sales

The FBI reports that violent crime recorded its largest one-year rate decline since national estimates began, while the 2025 murder rate tied the historic low set in 1955 and 1956. Years of record firearm purchasing did not produce the bloodbath gun-control advocates predicted.

By Bill Cawthon

NFA Ruling Shakes Industry: This Week in FFL News

A Texas federal judge gutted key NFA requirements for suppressors and short-barreled firearms, a second judge struck down the ghost gun rule, and DOJ finalized a gun rights restoration pathway. This week's digest explains what changed, what didn't, and how FFLs should respond.

By Fred Thompson

NFA Ruling Lapses Silencer Rules: What FFL Dealers Must Know

A Texas federal judge invalidated key NFA registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns after the DOJ declined to appeal. Here's what the resulting patchwork means for FFL dealers — and how to prepare for both the risk and the opportunity.

By Claire Eason

The Thompson Submachine Gun

Few firearms have had as colorful a history as that of the iconic “Tommy Gun.” It was developed for the trenches of the First World War. But, as it arrived too late, the Thompson submachine gun was marketed to civilians, and later was carried by Allied soldiers in World War II. It could be ar...

By Peter Suciu

The OG Whippet Shotgun Can Be Yours At Auction

If you’re unfamiliar with the story or need a brief refresher, Bonnie and Clyde were a notorious American criminal duo whose violent two-year spree unfolded across the central United States during the height of the Great Depression. They met in Texas in January 1930 and soon became romantic...

By Rob G

Sightmark G-Shot: No-Cut Optic For Glocks

Sightmark’s solution for Glock owners who want optics is the G-Shot. That’s not the name of a West Coast gangster rapper with smooth delivery; it’s the name of this optic that’s intended to work on a Glock without any milling, adapter plates or any other gunsmithing tricke...

By Zac K

More Problems For Canada’s Gun Seizure Program

We’ve already told you that the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights (CCFR), the country’s strongest gun rights organization, has managed to get its appeal against the seizures on the radar of the Supreme Court of Canada. They have a court date set for October of 2026. Until that co...

By Zac K
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