Lightweight Mobility Personified – NEW Vertx Ruck Pant for Everyday Carry

Vertx is known across the outdoors and firearms industries for their intelligently-designed packs, which vary from backpacks, fanny packs, and even cross-body chest packs. All of which could be deployed for concealed carry or long hikes out in the field. What people sometimes overlook is their ot...

By Adam Scepaniak

XS Sights R3D 2.0 Review

Editor’s Note: In today’s article, Yamil Sued reviews the XS Sights R3D 2.0 night sights for the Springfield Echelon. But, how do they perform? Read on to get Sued’s take on them. The sights were provided by the company to Sued for review. I’ve been a big fan of tritium night ...

By Yamil Sued

FBI Violates Brady Act With NICS Surveillance of Lawful Gun Buyers

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that NICS Monitoring tracked firearm transactions involving Americans who remained legally eligible to buy guns. The program violates the Brady Act’s written restrictions and turns a lawful Second Amendment exercise into a federal investigative alert.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief

FFL Transfers: Turning a Fee Into a Customer Pipeline

Transfers look like a $25-$50 paperwork fee. They are the highest-intent buyer your shop sees all week - and the cheapest customer-acquisition channel you own, if the four touchpoints between arrival and pickup are handled right.

By Gary Stone

FFL News: DOJ Won't Appeal NFA Ruling; Virginia Dealer Unit

The administration won't appeal the Texas NFA ruling, but the injunction covers members and customers of the plaintiffs, not the general public — 4473, NICS and Section 922(b)(4) all still apply. Plus Virginia's new FAIR enforcement unit, the FBI's NICS Monitoring confirmation, and the state-level split on registration.

By Fred Thompson

Gun Reviewer James Reeves Subpoenaed in S&W Suit

Firearms reviewer and attorney James Reeves says he has been served with a subpoena in the lawsuit seeking to hold Smith & Wesson liable for the 2022 Highland Park parade shooting, a move that pulls independent gun media into the litigation and treats even unpaid reviews as corporate advertis...

By James Chen

TFB Review - Zeiss V3 3.5 - 10x42 MOA Rifle Scope

A few months back, I was invited down to the Cross Bell Ranch in Oklahoma for a Zeiss media event introducing their new V3 lineup. We spent a couple of solid days behind pre-production samples of these scopes, running everything from rimfire out to 150 yards up to 6.5 Creedmoor stretching past 70...

By Patrik O

Gun and Ammo Excise Taxes Violate the Second Amendment

A new legal paper from SAF attorney Kostas Moros argues that special taxes targeting common firearms and ammunition violate the Second Amendment—including California’s 11% “sin tax,” Colorado’s 6.5% levy, Pittman-Robertson and some NFA taxes.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief

Glock 19 Gen 6 Review: The Carry Gun Glock Owners Asked For

The Glock 19 Gen 6 adds the grip texture, trigger-guard undercut, beavertail, thumb rests, and simplified optics mounting Glock owners have wanted for years. After carrying it for several months, here is what the new generation gets right, and what still deserves scrutiny.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief
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