FFL Market Report: Bank Access, Licensing Risk, Margins
Bank access and the licensing threshold are the two Q4 costs a dealer cannot control, and the two that decide which shops are still standing to take the transfer.
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OCC Report Confirms Banks De-Banked the Gun Industry
A new report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency documents how major U.S. banks used reputation-risk policies to restrict financial services to firearms manufacturers, ammunition companies, and other lawful businesses. The post OCC Report Confirms Banks De-Banked the Gun Industry a...
DOJ Opens Investigation Into Pennsauken, NJ for Egregious Firearm Permit Delays
On October 14, the Justice Department opened an investigation into whether Pennsauken, New Jersey, is using egregious and unjust delays to deprive citizens of their right to bear arms. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon directed the Second Amendment Section to find out if the allegations ...
77-Year-Old Florida Woman Shoots Attacker Outside Veterinary Hospital
A 77-year-old woman volunteering to feed community cats shot a man who attacked her outside a Macclenny veterinary hospital. Deputies say preliminary findings indicate self-defense—a reminder of why armed protection matters at every age.
Gun Controllers Predicted a Bloodbath. Murders Fell as Gun Rights Expanded.
Gun control groups predicted more bloodshed as Americans regained firearm freedoms. A new Second Amendment Foundation factsheet documents 85 warnings alongside falling murder numbers, including substantial declines following Bruen and permitless carry.
POTD: Massachusetts Colt Second Model Dragoon – Surgeon’s Sidearm
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a big Colt with a Civil War story attached. This is a Colt Second Model Dragoon in 44 caliber, one of only 100 the Massachusetts militia received from the U.S. Ordnance Department in 1852 under the Militia Act. Roughly 20 are thought to surv...
Everytown Bankrolling Democrats in Midterms Could See Virginia Results Repeated Nationwide
Everytown is pouring $10 million into electing former Moms Demand Action volunteers to Congress. After Virginia showed what happens when gun owners stay home, the 2026 midterms could determine whether that gun-control agenda spreads nationwide.
Front Line Friday #34: Drone and Tech Tools Entering Patrol Work
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the wave of drones, license plate readers, and other technology moving into patrol work, and what actually changes officer capability versus what just moves money around. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air...
The 30 Year Search for the Army’s Squad Automatic Weapon
As the introduction of the SIG M250 potentially opens a new chapter in the U.S. Army's squad automatic weapon story, or more accurately, the GPMG role, it is worth looking back at the excitement around the M249 when it was adopted. The U.S. Army type-classified the M249 on February 1, 1982, ...
Congress Must Rein In ATF’s Billion-Record Gun Archive After Qilin Breach
Qilin breached a separate ATF system, but the bureau’s massive archive of lawful gun purchases remains a threat to gun-owner privacy. Congress should force a full accounting, end informal record collection, limit retention, and change the law that feeds the archive—before a future administrat...