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April 28: Congress Decides If Your Gun Buys Stay Private
The last legal wall between you and a federal gun registry goes before Congress on April 28 — and the bill to demolish it is already written.
legislationVets Trusted With War Guns—But Felons in New Jersey?
A three-tour combat veteran can legally carry in Texas, legally carry in Virginia—and become a felon the second he crosses into New Jersey. A retired FBI desk agent makes that same drive without a second thought.
state lawWyoming's GOP Supermajority Just Betrayed Armed Citizens
Wyoming just proved that 'pro-gun supermajority' means nothing if lawmakers won't do the work when it counts.
legislationSEALs & Green Berets Forced to Disarm in Anti-Gun States—Not Anymore
Right now, a Navy SEAL who cleared houses in Fallujah can be treated like a criminal for carrying a pistol in California.
editorialShe Calls It 'Gun Safety.' Look What She Actually Backs.
They lost the culture war on 'gun control,' so they hired a therapist to say it nicer—and millions of Americans are already buying it.
court rulingSCOTUS Could Restore Gun Rights to 30M+ Marijuana Users
Right now, a law-abiding Arizonan who follows every state rule, pays every tax, and holds a valid medical marijuana card loses their Second Amendment rights the instant they touch their own firearm — and the Supreme Court is about to decide if Washington can keep it that way.
threatATF Refuses to Name Illegal Braces—Until Your Arrest
The Biden brace ban is dead—and ATF is still hunting braced-pistol owners anyway, refusing to tell you which guns it considers illegal until you're already in handcuffs.
court ruling10th Circuit Blows Open Colorado's 'Ghost Gun' Crackdown
Colorado thought it buried this fight. The Tenth Circuit just dug it back up.
legislationATF Hauled Before Congress: The Last Wall Against a Gun Registry
The only law standing between every gun owner in America and a permanent federal surveillance database goes on trial April 28—and the other side came prepared.
court ruling10th Circuit Punts Colorado 'Ghost Gun' Law—SCOTUS May Bury It
Colorado's 'ghost gun' serialization law just got kicked back to square one by a federal appeals court—and the Supreme Court is loading the round that could finish it off entirely.
state lawSpanberger Signs 2A Death Sentence for Virginia Gun Owners
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just torched years of Second Amendment progress with a single pen stroke—and the gun-control movement is treating it as a national blueprint.
legislationDelta Force Can Kill Terrorists—But Can't Carry in California?
A Delta Force sergeant can eliminate a target in hostile territory on six hours' sleep—but the moment he lands back home in a gun-control state, he's a criminal for carrying the same pistol he trusted with his life.
legislationVets Bled for This Country—Why Can't They Carry Across State Lines?
Federal agents can carry a gun in all 50 states. The veterans who handed them that safe country to work in? One wrong state line and they're criminals.
threatDemocrats Have April 28 Circled—Do You?
The law stopping the ATF from building a federal gun registry is one congressional hearing away from being put on trial—and the gun-control lobby is already preparing the prosecution.
legislationNavy SEALs Can't Carry in California—This Bill Ends That
A decorated Navy SEAL can neutralize a threat at 400 yards in a combat zone—then land in California and legally can't carry a pistol to the grocery store. A new House bill just called that what it is: a national disgrace.
state lawWyoming Just Stabbed Gun Owners in the Back
You survived the attack. Congratulations. Now spend the next five years going bankrupt proving you had the right to.
editorialThe Therapist Selling Gun Control as 'Gun Safety'
They couldn't sell you gun control. So they hired a therapist to call it something else.
court rulingSCOTUS Could Blow Up the Feds' Sneakiest Gun Ban
The federal government built a trap — check a box wrong on a gun form and go to federal prison — and the Supreme Court may finally spring it back in gun owners' faces.
court ruling10th Circuit Blindsides Colorado: Ghost Gun Ban Sent Back
Colorado's blanket ban on possessing unserialized firearms just got knocked off its foundation — and the federal court that blessed it has been ordered to think again.
court ruling10th Circuit Blows Up Colorado Ghost Gun Law—SCOTUS Holds the Detonator
Colorado's ghost gun serialization law just had the floor yanked out from under it—and the U.S. Supreme Court may be about to finish the job.
state lawWyoming Stabbed Its Own Gun Owners in the Back
You drew your gun legally, survived the attack, beat the criminal charges — and Wyoming's legislature just decided you can still lose everything paying to prove it.
editorialShe Calls It 'Gun Safety.' Here's What the Bills Actually Do.
They didn't change the laws. They changed the words—and a Virginia therapist is the friendly face selling the rebrand.
court rulingSCOTUS to Decide: Can Weed Cost You Your Gun Rights?
The Supreme Court is about to decide whether the federal government can permanently strip your Second Amendment rights because of what you legally smoke in your own state.
legislationByrd Rule Kills Suppressor Reform — The 60-Vote War Starts Now
Congress came closer than ever to pulling suppressors off the NFA — and a Senate bookkeeping rule just killed it before anti-gun groups had to defend a single fact.
court ruling6 Million Suppressors: The NFA Is Running Out of Arguments
Six million suppressors. Legally owned. Registered with the federal government. And quietly detonating the constitutional case for the National Firearms Act.
threatMinnesota's 5-Year Gun Grab—No Charge, No Conviction, No Paycheck
Minnesota Democrats have a plan to lock you out of your own firearms for five years without charging you with a single crime—and they don't want to pay you a cent for what they take.
state lawSC Makes Red Flag Enforcement a Felony—States Are Following
South Carolina just made it a felony for any law enforcement officer to enforce a red flag gun seizure order—and it may be the most aggressive 2A counterattack any state legislature has ever thrown.
threatThey Take Your Guns First. You Get a Hearing Later.
No arrest. No conviction. No courtroom where you can speak. Just a knock at the door and hands on your firearms—and that is not a worst-case scenario. That is the law, working exactly as designed.
court rulingMichigan's Own Courts Just Exposed the Red Flag Trap
Michigan's own judicial branch just published the receipts on its red flag law — and the numbers confirm what Second Amendment advocates have warned since day one: ERPOs are a due-process-free confiscation pipeline, and the state's courts are running it.
state lawSC Bill Makes Red Flag Enforcement a FELONY
South Carolina lawmakers just made it a felony to strip a gun owner's rights without due process — and the Bloomberg machine is screaming.
legislationParliamentarian Kills Suppressor Shortcut—What's Left?
The Senate parliamentarian just handed Everytown and Giffords a win they couldn't earn at the ballot box—killing suppressor deregulation through reconciliation with a procedural technicality.
court rulingSCOTUS Blinked — 2 Big 2A Cases Just Got Abandoned
The Supreme Court just ghosted two major Second Amendment cases — and in the circuits where those rulings stand, your rights are now collateral damage from a Court that couldn't be bothered to act.
legislationMinnesota's 5-Year Gun Grab: No Crime, No Charges, No Check
Minnesota wants to strip your guns for five years, hand any beat cop the power to start the clock, and make sure you never see a dime back—no arrest, no charges, no conviction required.
court rulingSCOTUS Had 18 Chances to Defend the 2A. Took Zero.
Eighteen Second Amendment petitions. One Supreme Court conference. Zero grants. And in the one case they did take, the justices performed open-heart surgery on the petition—cutting out both gun-rights questions and keeping only the part that had nothing to do with your rights.
court ruling6 Million Suppressors: The 'Rare & Unusual' Lie Is Dead
Six million. That's how many suppressors law-abiding Americans have legally registered—and that single number may be the most devastating weapon ever aimed at the National Firearms Act.
atf actionATF Won't Say Which Braces Are Illegal—Until You're In Cuffs
The Biden pistol-brace rule is dead—and ATF is still running a trap: refuse to say which braced pistols are illegal, then let federal prosecutors decide when to spring it on you.
state lawSC Bill Makes Red Flag Enforcement a Felony
South Carolina just made it a felony to enforce a red flag order—and every gun owner in America needs to understand what that means for the war over confiscation without due process.
threatThey Take Your Guns Before You Say a Word
In 21 states plus D.C., law enforcement can show up at your door and seize your guns before you're charged with a crime, before you're convicted of anything, before you even know the process started—because someone made a phone call.
threatMichigan's Own Courts Exposed the Red Flag Trap
Michigan's judicial branch just handed gun-rights advocates something rare and devastating: the state's own official numbers proving that red flag laws seize firearms first and ask questions later.
atf actionBrace Rule Is Dead—ATF Is Still Calling Your Pistol an SBR
The court handed gun owners a victory—and the ATF is already working around it.
state lawSC Makes Red Flag Enforcement a FELONY—4 States Follow
South Carolina just made enforcing a red flag order a felony—and Bloomberg's media machine is melting down fast enough that you can smell the smoke.
threatSpanberger Signs 3 Gun Bills Courts Are Already Killing
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just signed three gun control bills that federal courts are actively dismantling in other states — and she signed them anyway.
threatNRA Cleaned Its Books—But Left Your Rights in a 1934 Trap
The NRA left Houston with clean books and a standing ovation—and the same century-old federal trap still cocked, loaded, and pointed at every gun owner in America.
legislationDelta Force Can Clear Fallujah—But Can't Carry in Chicago
The warriors we trust to hunt terrorists and rescue hostages get disarmed the second they cross the wrong state line—and one combat-vet congressman just decided that's over.
legislationParliamentarian Kills Suppressor Shortcut—Now What?
The Senate parliamentarian just handed Everytown and Giffords their biggest gift of the year—and most gun owners don't even know it happened yet.
legislationVets Can't Carry Where Retired Cops Can — One Bill Fixes That
A retired federal cop with a desk job can carry concealed in all 50 states. A decorated combat veteran with a DD-214 cannot. That insane disparity could end — if Congress acts.
court rulingSCOTUS Had 18 2A Cases—Grabbed the One That Changes Nothing
The Supreme Court of the United States had 18 chances to defend your gun rights at its April 24 conference. It took exactly one case—then gutted the Second Amendment questions out of it before accepting.
nfa6 Million Cans: The NFA's 'Common Use' Dam Just Broke
Nearly 6 million suppressors are legally registered in American hands, and that single number may be the slow-motion detonation that finally cracks the NFA's foundation.
state lawMinnesota's 5-Year Gun Grab—With Zero Reimbursement
Minnesota legislators want to take your guns for five years, never pay you a dime for them, and let any officer file the order on the spot at 3 a.m. on a Sunday—and some Republicans are helping them do it.
legislationGreen Beret Fought for Your Freedom—Now He Can't Carry at Home
A Delta Force operator who cleared rooms in hostile territory can be legally disarmed the moment he drives into the wrong state—and one Green Beret congressman just introduced the bill to end that disgrace.