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SCOTUS Dodged Suppressors — Here's How We Win Anyway
The Supreme Court just ghosted the best suppressor case in years — and that's exactly what the ATF was praying for.
court rulingSCOTUS Had 18 Shots at 2A — Took None
Eighteen Second Amendment petitions walked into the Supreme Court's April 24 conference. Zero Second Amendment rulings walked out.
atf action1 Billion Gun Records: ATF's Secret Registry Exposed Under Oath
One billion. Under oath. On the record. The ATF can't un-say it.
state lawVirginia's 'Equity' Gun Bill Would Strip Rights From Everyone
Virginia Democrats found a new way to sell gun control: call it racial equity—then make every gun owner in the Commonwealth pay the price.
legislationSOF Carry Bill: The Paygrade Ladder That Kills the Loophole
The reason most gun bills die in the regulatory graveyard isn't the vote—it's the vague language that lets agencies quietly strangle the eligible pool to zero, and Rep. Pat Harrigan just blocked that move cold.
court ruling10th Circuit Puts Colorado's Ghost Gun Law on SCOTUS Death Watch
A federal appellate judge just put Colorado's ghost gun law on a collision course with the Supreme Court — and said so out loud.
legislationVets Survived Fallujah—But Can't Carry in California
A combat veteran who survived three tours in Fallujah gets disarmed the second he crosses into California. A retired federal desk cop does not. A bill on Capitol Hill is moving to end that disgrace—and the gun-control lobby's response will tell you everything.
legislationCongress: Special Ops & Vets Can Carry in All 50 States
A Navy SEAL can neutralize a threat in the dark on the other side of the world—but step off base in California and he's a criminal for carrying the same sidearm he trusts with his life.
legislationAmerica's Elite Warriors Can't Carry Across State Lines. One Vet Is Fixing That.
The men who cleared buildings in Fallujah and hunted terrorists in the Afghan mountains come home to find out a patchwork of 50 state laws treats them like they never held a gun in their lives.
atf actionSenate Forces ATF to Admit: 1 Billion-Record Gun Registry Exists
Federal law bans a national gun registry. The ATF built one anyway—and this week, under oath, in public, they couldn't deny it.
court rulingSCOTUS Could Nuke Colorado's Ghost Gun Law—Any Day Now
Colorado's ghost gun law just got a second life from the 10th Circuit—and it may be the shortest second life in Second Amendment history.
legislationThe Stolen Gun Check They Buried in the BSCA—FFLs Pay the Bill
Congress hid a federal compliance mandate for every licensed gun dealer inside the same "bipartisan" bill that rewrote who counts as a gun dealer, pumped up ATF's enforcement budget, and set a juvenile records dragnet loose on background checks.
court rulingSCOTUS Ghosted the NFA Challenge—Here's Why That's Not Over
The Supreme Court just walked past a direct constitutional challenge to the NFA's suppressor regime and said absolutely nothing—and that silence is being wildly misread by both sides.
state lawMichigan's Own Courts Just Exposed the Red Flag Trap
Michigan's judicial branch published its own report on how the state's red flag law actually operates—and the numbers prove every warning gun rights advocates raised was right.
court rulingSCOTUS Ducked the NFA — Here's Why That Backfires
The Supreme Court just handed anti-gun bureaucrats a quiet win they never had to earn in open court — and now it's on every 2A litigator in America to make them regret the silence.
court rulingSCOTUS Took 1 of 18 2A Cases—Then Ripped Out the Gun Rights Qs
Eighteen Second Amendment petitions sat in front of the Supreme Court last week—and the justices didn't answer a single one.
atf action1 Billion Records: Senate Forces ATF to Defend Its Secret Gun Registry
One billion records on American gun owners—and the ATF just got caught defending it under oath.
court rulingSCOTUS Had 18 Chances to Save 2A — Took Zero
Eighteen Second Amendment petitions walked into the Supreme Court's last conference. Eighteen walked out unanswered — and every rogue lower-court judge in America just got the message.
court rulingSCOTUS Dodged the NFA Question—Here's Why That's Not Over
The Supreme Court just refused to touch the NFA suppressor case—and the gun-control machine is calling it a knockout. They're wrong, and here's exactly why.
court ruling18 Shots at the 2A — SCOTUS Took None
Eighteen Second Amendment cert petitions hit the Supreme Court's conference last week, and the justices — the same ones who handed down Bruen — looked at every single one and said: not today.
state lawSpanberger's SB 727: Virginia's Statewide Gun Grab Is Here
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is using an amendment to SB 727 to impose statewide 'assault firearm' restrictions on every law-abiding gun owner in the Commonwealth—and she's selling the crackdown as social justice.
court ruling10th Circuit Cracks Colorado's Ghost Gun Wall—1 Judge Already Skeptical
One federal judge just called out Colorado's ghost gun acquisition ban as constitutionally suspect—and the 10th Circuit is ordering a lower court to look again.
legislationThey Want Your Gun Records. April 28 Is the Fight.
A bill is already written, a sponsor has her name on it, and April 28 is the date they've circled to finally kill the one law standing between you and a federal gun registry.
threatWyoming Betrayed Gun Owners—And Every State Is Watching
You can shoot in perfect self-defense, walk free from criminal court, and still lose your house—and Wyoming just made sure that stays legal.
atf actionATF Tried to Make 40M Gun Owners Felons Overnight
The Biden ATF looked at 10 to 40 million law-abiding Americans with braced pistols and decided they should all be felons — and the legal fallout is still live.
atf action40 Million Brace Owners: One ATF Memo From a Felony
The ATF's pistol brace rule never left—and right now, millions of Americans who bought a legal firearm are one bad day from an NFA felony charge based entirely on where they happen to live.
atf actionATF Lost. Now It's Hunting You Anyway.
The ATF lost in court, the rule is dead—and the agency just switched to a quieter, nastier way to turn your legal firearm into a federal crime.
atf actionATF's Secret Rulebook: Own a Brace? You're One Tip From Cuffs
ATF won't tell you which braced pistols are illegal. They'll tell you at indictment.
court rulingSCOTUS Will Decide If Weed Costs You Your Gun Rights
You can legally walk into a dispensary Monday morning, buy cannabis with a state-issued medical card, drive home — and be a federal felon for the gun in your nightstand by Tuesday.
legislationVets Ran Fallujah. NY Says They Can't Carry.
A retired FBI desk agent can carry a concealed firearm in all 50 states. A Marine who cleared buildings door-to-door in Fallujah cannot. Congress finally has a bill to fix that.
legislationGreen Berets Can't Carry at the Grocery Store. This Bill Fixes That.
The U.S. government trusts a Green Beret with classified missions, million-dollar weapons systems, and the lives of his teammates — then makes him beg permission from California to carry a pistol.
legislationBlue States Can't Disarm Navy SEALs Anymore—If This Bill Passes
The same Green Beret who cleared houses in Mosul can be told by California he can't carry a pistol to the grocery store—and Congress just decided that's insane.
atf actionATF Tried to Make 40M Gun Owners Felons Overnight
With a single 2023 rule, the ATF attempted to reclassify millions of legally purchased pistol braces as unregistered SBRs—turning an estimated 40 million law-abiding Americans into federal criminals without a single vote in Congress.
atf action1 Billion Records: ATF's Secret Gun Registry Caught Red-Handed
The ATF has been quietly sitting on over one billion firearm transaction records—and the law that has banned exactly this kind of registry since 1986 hasn't stopped them for a single day.
atf actionATF Lost. Courts Ruled. Now They're Coming Anyway.
The ATF lost in court, and then decided the verdict didn't apply to them.
atf action40 Million Felons Overnight: The ATF Brace Trap
The ATF didn't need Congress, a trial, or even a phone call — they needed one rule change and a deadline, and suddenly 40 million law-abiding Americans were staring down federal felony charges.
state lawVirginia's AR Crackdown: They're Using Race to Silence You
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is ramming an amendment through on SB 727 that would impose statewide 'assault firearm' restrictions on every law-abiding gun owner in the Commonwealth—and the bill's backers have engineered the messaging so that opposing it makes you look like a racist.
court ruling10th Circuit Punts CO 'Ghost Gun' Ban — SCOTUS Could Bury It
Colorado's 'ghost gun' law just got kicked back to a lower court — and the ATF rule that kept it breathing may be executed by the Supreme Court before the remand even lands.
legislationDelta Force Vets Can't Carry in Chicago. Harrigan's Fix.
A decorated Delta Force sergeant can neutralize a target in hostile territory on Tuesday and get told he cannot carry in downtown Chicago on Wednesday — Rep. Pat Harrigan just introduced the bill to end that disgrace.
legislationThey're Putting Your Gun Privacy on Trial April 28
On April 28, Congress decides whether the single legal firewall standing between you and a federal gun registry survives—or gets dismantled brick by brick.
atf actionDOJ's Secret Legal Play Could Still Criminalize Your Brace
The courts beat back the ATF's brace rule — so why are DOJ lawyers still in court threading arguments designed to bring it back?
legislationVets Can Die for America But Can't Carry Across State Lines
A retired FBI agent can carry concealed in all 50 states. The Marine who survived three combat tours in Fallujah cannot. A new bill in Congress would end that obscene double standard — and every gun owner in America should be paying attention.
legislationRetired SEALs Can't Carry. Retired Cops Can. One Vet Is Fixing It.
A retired SEAL who spent two decades hunting terrorists on classified missions in five countries cannot legally carry a firearm across state lines — but the retired beat cop who wrote parking tickets in Peoria can.
state lawWyoming Killed Your Right to Defend Yourself—Legally
You survived the attack. You did everything right. Now the attacker's family sues you into bankruptcy—and Wyoming just voted to let that happen.
legislationAmerica's Elite Warriors Can't Legally Carry in 13 States
A Green Beret who survived two decades in the world's most dangerous hellholes can come home to New Jersey and get treated like a criminal for carrying a firearm — and right now, that's completely legal.
atf actionATF Built a 1-Billion-Record Gun Registry. It's Illegal.
One billion gun records. Your name. Your address. Your purchases. Sitting in a federal database that Congress made illegal—twice.
court rulingSCOTUS to Decide: Can the Feds Strip Your Guns for Weed?
The federal government is using marijuana as a backdoor gun ban — and the Supreme Court just agreed to decide if that's constitutional.
atf action40 Million Felons Overnight: The ATF Brace Lie Is Collapsing
Forty million gun owners woke up as potential felons in 2023—not because Congress passed a law, but because a federal agency changed its mind.
court ruling10th Circuit: Colorado's Ghost Gun Law Got the 2A Wrong
Colorado's war on privately made firearms just hit a federal wall — and the Supreme Court may be the wrecking ball that finishes the job.
threatThey Want Your Gun Records Forever — April 28 Is the Day
There is one law standing between you and a government database of every gun you've ever bought — and Democrats just scheduled the hearing to kill it.