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atf action

DOJ Filing Proves ATF Never Quit Its War on Your Pistol Brace

While gun owners thought the pistol brace fight was cooling off, DOJ quietly filed court documents proving ATF never surrendered the legal weapons it built to turn hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Americans into federal felons overnight.

· 2026-04-26

state law

Wyoming Just Betrayed Gun Owners—No State Is Safe Now

Wyoming just proved that nowhere is safe: the most gun-friendly state in America looked a law-abiding self-defender in the eye and said, 'You're on your own.'

· 2026-04-26

legislation

SCOTUS Must End the Federal Trap Disarming Pot-Legal Gun Owners

The federal government has built a perjury trap into the gun-buying process—and the Supreme Court may finally be forced to tear it down.

· 2026-04-26

threat

The FBI Denied a Legal Gun Buyer Today. Maybe You.

Right now, somewhere in America, a law-abiding citizen is standing at a gun counter being told 'no' — not because they're a criminal, but because the FBI can't keep its own records straight.

· 2026-04-26

state law

NJ Built a Secret Second Background Check to Stop YOU

New Jersey decided the FBI wasn't blocking enough gun purchases — so it built its own chokepoint, and most residents have no idea it exists.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

ATF's Own Data: Suppressor Boom Proves the $200 Tax Was Always a Lie

The ATF's own 2026 NFA data just exposed nearly a century of government lies: that $200 tax stamp was never about safety—it was about keeping your hands off hearing protection.

· 2026-04-26

nfa

5.7M Suppressors—And the NFA Is Running Out of Excuses

Nearly 5.7 million Americans jumped through every ATF hoop, paid every tax, and waited up to a year—and now those 5.7 million compliance receipts are being used as a battering ram against the NFA itself.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Byrd Rule Nukes Suppressor Reform—Bloomberg's Groups Cheer

Senate bureaucrats just handed Michael Bloomberg's gun-control machine its biggest win of the year—without a single floor vote.

· 2026-04-26

victory

6 States Banned Red Flag Laws — Bloomberg's Outlet Is Melting Down

Six states have made it illegal to enforce red flag gun grabs — and the Bloomberg-funded propaganda machine The Trace is in full panic mode. That's how you know it's working.

· 2026-04-26

nfa

NFA Checks Exploded 121% in March—Gun Grabbers Have No Answer

While Bloomberg's army burned millions trying to scare Americans away from gun stores, law-abiding gun owners responded in March 2026 by sending NFA background checks through the roof—up 121% year-over-year.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Minnesota's Red Flag Trap: 5 Years, No Conviction, No Paycheck

Minnesota Democrats want the power to strip a law-abiding citizen of every firearm they own for five years—no criminal charge, no conviction, and starting soon, not one dollar owed in return.

· 2026-04-26

threat

The FBI's Gun Database Is Silently Disarming Innocent Americans

The FBI doesn't need a court order to strip your Second Amendment rights—it just needs a typo.

· 2026-04-26

state law

Michigan's Courts Exposed Their Own Red Flag Trap

Michigan's own court system published the proof—red flag orders are stripping lawful gun owners of their firearms before they can say a single word in their own defense.

· 2026-04-26

threat

22 States Can Seize Your Guns Before You See a Judge

In 22 states plus D.C., law enforcement can knock on your door, take every firearm you own, and void your carry permit — and you haven't been charged with a single crime.

· 2026-04-26

state law

NJ Built a Secret Second Gate to Block Your Gun Rights

You passed the federal background check. Congratulations. Now survive New Jersey's.

· 2026-04-26

state law

Enforce a Red Flag Order Here—Go to Prison

For years, gun owners watched their firearms vanish under court orders issued with no charges, no conviction, and no jury—now states are making the people who carry out those orders felons.

· 2026-04-26

victory

ATF's Own Numbers Prove Americans Are Buying Suppressors

The ATF's own NFA records just torched the anti-gun narrative: strip away a punitive tax on a legal product, and Americans buy it in droves.

· 2026-04-26

threat

They Don't Need SCOTUS—They Just Need to Outlast You

They don't have to beat you at the Supreme Court—they just have to drain you dry before you get there.

· 2026-04-26

court ruling

5.7M Suppressors: The Number Killing the NFA

5.7 million. That's not just a record — that's a constitutional hand grenade rolling toward the NFA's foundation, and the fuse is already lit.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

The Byrd Rule Did What Bloomberg Billions Couldn't

Everytown spent years and millions trying to kill suppressor deregulation. A Senate procedural rule did it for free.

· 2026-04-26

court ruling

Courts Killed ATF's Brace Ban—Here's What You Own Now

The ATF tried to turn 40 million law-abiding Americans into felons overnight—no vote, no trial, just a regulatory pen stroke. The courts killed it. Here's what that means for your pistol brace right now.

· 2026-04-26

victory

6 States Ban ERPOs—And Jail Officials Who Enforce Them Anyway

Six states have outlawed Extreme Risk Protection Orders—and the penalties for any government official who enforces them anyway are no longer just theoretical.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

ATF Won't Tell You Which Braces Are Illegal—Until You're Charged

The Biden pistol brace rule is dead—but the ATF is still running enforcement operations against brace owners and has told Gun Owners of America, to their face, that you may not find out your gun is "illegal" until federal charges land on your doorstep.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

ATF's Own Numbers Prove Gun Owners Stormed the Market

ATF's own 2026 NFA registration data just confirmed what every Second Amendment supporter already knew: the $200 tax stamp wasn't a safety measure—it was a gate, and the moment it fell, gun owners blew the doors off.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Minnesota's 5-Year Gun Grab: No Crime, No Trial, No Guns

Minnesota Democrats want a judge's off-hours signature to strip law-abiding citizens of their firearms for five straight years—no crime, no trial, no conviction, just gone.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

40 Million Felons by Bureaucratic Decree

With one rule change, the ATF did what no criminal ever could: it turned 40 million law-abiding Americans into potential felons—overnight, without a single vote in Congress.

· 2026-04-26

state law

Michigan's Own Courts Expose the Red Flag Confiscation Machine

Michigan's own court system just published a report that reads like a confession — and every gun owner in America is the target.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

ATF Lost the Brace Rule—Now It's Playing a Dirtier Game

The ATF's pistol brace rule is dead—and the agency is already running its next play against the tens of millions of Americans who bought braced pistols with its own blessing.

· 2026-04-26

threat

They Take Your Guns First. You Beg for Them Back Later.

No arrest. No charges. No courtroom appearance. Just a knock at the door and hands on your guns—and that's 100% legal in more than 20 states today.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Byrd Rule Kills Suppressor Reform—Bloomberg's Groups Cheer

Senate rules just did what no floor vote could: bury suppressor deregulation without a single senator having to look gun owners in the eye and vote against it.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Green Berets Can Fight Wars But Can't Carry in California?

America's Special Forces operators will parachute behind enemy lines and neutralize threats most people can't imagine—but the moment they land in California, New York, or Illinois, Gavin Newsom's laws treat them like suspects.

· 2026-04-26

state law

States Make Red Flag Enforcement a Felony

South Carolina just made enforcing a red flag gun order a felony — and Bloomberg's propaganda shop The Trace is sounding every alarm it has.

· 2026-04-26

state law

Six States Ban Red Flag Enforcement — The Trace Is Furious

Six states have banned red flag law enforcement — and The Trace, Michael Bloomberg's gun-control propaganda outlet, is in full panic mode about it.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Harrigan Bill Gives Special Operators Nationwide Carry Rights

A retired Green Beret who spent decades hunting terrorists overseas can be stripped of his right to carry a sidearm the moment he retires in California — Rep. Pat Harrigan's new bill ends that absurdity.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Minnesota Dems Push 5-Year Gun Grabs, No Reimbursement

Minnesota Democrats aren't done. Having rammed through a red flag law in 2023, they now want five-year confiscation orders, round-the-clock seizures, and the elimination of any requirement to reimburse you for the guns they take.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Congress Moves to Arm Special Ops Vets in All 50 States

Congress is moving to end the absurdity of sending Green Berets to hunt terrorists overseas — then disarming them the moment they land in California.

· 2026-04-26

editorial

Gun-Grabbers Published Their Own Playbook. Read It.

Anti-gun litigators just published their own strategic roadmap for dismantling your Second Amendment rights — and SCOTUSblog delivered it to every activist lawyer in the country.

· 2026-04-26

court ruling

Michigan's Own Courts Expose Red Flag Disarmament Machine

Michigan's own judicial report just confirmed what gun rights advocates have warned for years: red flag laws strip law-abiding citizens of their firearms before they ever get their day in court.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

Congress Moves to Give Vets Nationwide Carry Rights

A retired FBI desk agent can carry a loaded firearm in all 50 states — but the Marine who survived two tours in Fallujah gets hit with felony charges for crossing into New Jersey. Congress is finally moving to fix that.

· 2026-04-26

threat

Red Flag Laws: Gun Confiscation Without Conviction

They can take your guns before you've committed a crime, before you've been charged, and before you've seen the inside of a courtroom.

· 2026-04-26

legislation

SOF Vets Deserve to Carry — Harrigan's Bill Says So

A Green Beret who cleared buildings in Fallujah shouldn't have to beg a blue-state bureaucrat for permission to carry a firearm at home — but under current law, that's exactly what happens.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

DOJ Filing Proves ATF's Brace War Isn't Over

The ATF lost in court — repeatedly — but a new DOJ legal filing proves the agency isn't done coming after pistol brace owners.

· 2026-04-26

state law

States Make Red Flag Enforcement a Felony

South Carolina just made it a felony to enforce red flag confiscation orders, and a wave of GOP-led states is moving fast to follow.

· 2026-04-26

court ruling

ATF's Pistol Brace Power Grab Is Dead — Know Your Rights

The ATF lost. Pistol braces are fully legal under federal law in 2025 — and every gun owner needs to know exactly what that means.

· 2026-04-26

victory

DOJ Kills Biden's ATF Gun Dealer Power Grab

Trump's DOJ just killed Biden's ATF overreach — and threw it in the trash where it belongs.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

ATF Hunts Gun Owners Over Braces — Won't Say Which Are Illegal

The ATF is threatening to prosecute American gun owners over pistol braces while refusing to tell anyone which braced pistols it considers illegal — no guidance, no list, just federal charges.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

ATF Keeps Biden's Ghost Gun Rule — Trump's DOJ Stands Down

The Trump Justice Department is allowing Biden's frames and receivers rule to survive — and the ATF is using federal court stays to make sure it does.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

ATF Pistol Brace Rule 2025: What Every Owner Must Know

The ATF's 2023 pistol brace rule turned millions of law-abiding Americans into potential felons overnight — and not a single elected representative cast a vote to make it happen.

· 2026-04-26

atf action

ATF Hoarding 1 Billion Gun Records — Senate Demands Answers

The ATF has stockpiled over one billion firearms transaction records, and a Senate hearing this week confirmed what gun owners have long suspected: the federal government built a registry and just didn't tell you.

· 2026-04-26

court ruling

SCOTUS's 2A Map: Who Gets Regulated, Who Doesn't

Anti-gun judges in lower courts are working overtime to gut the rights Bruen affirmed — and every gun owner needs to understand the battlefield before the next ruling drops.

· 2026-04-26