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.
A key firearms law lapsed, ghost gun rules fell in court, DOJ opened a rights-restoration path, and direct-to-home shipping surfaced as a quiet margin threat. Fred Thompson's Friday digest for FFL dealers.
The administration let 90-year-old silencer regulations lapse after a federal court ruling, while a proposed rule could open direct-to-home gun shipping. Here is what FFL dealers need to know this week.
Auto-Ordnance has introduced the T1SB50DH, a semi-automatic short-barreled rifle built in the United States and chambered in .45 ACP. The firearm combines Prohibition-era styling with precision-machined construction, featuring a frame and receiver cut from solid steel with a blued finish. The ove...
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...
The Justice Department is leaving in place a court ruling that deregulates silencers, short-barreled shotguns and certain rifles — the biggest federal story for FFL dealers this week. Plus: state pushback, Guns.com's new ecommerce platform, and the Celerant-Slingit used gun partnership.
ATF's direct-to-home shipping proposal, major court wins, and new dealer tech — this week's FFL industry news with perspective from the publisher's desk.
ATF's direct-to-home shipping proposal could undercut transfer revenue, courts are reshaping enforcement, and retail tech is moving fast — the week's top stories for FFL dealers, with the publisher's take.
A federal judge weakens a key gun-control law, the Supreme Court takes up Washington's AR-15 ban, and ATF reforms continue to reshape the regulatory landscape. Fred Thompson's weekly digest of the stories FFL dealers need to watch.
The FBI has finally confirmed that Christopher Wray’s “Tommy Gun” gift to Merrick Garland was a $268.16 replica. The 21-page FOIA response answers whether the gun was real but sheds little light on how it reached DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C.