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Brace Rule Dead — ATF Still Targeting Your Pistol
Federal courts killed the ATF's pistol brace rule — so the agency invented a backdoor to keep coming after your legally purchased firearm.
atf actionATF's Pistol Brace Power Grab: What You Must Know
The ATF's 2023 pistol brace rule ranks among the most brazen regulatory attacks on law-abiding gun owners in American history — and the fight to kill it for good isn't over.
court rulingSCOTUS Punts Again: What Every Gun Owner Must Do Now
The Supreme Court just handed anti-gun judges more time to entrench unconstitutional restrictions — and every gun owner in America needs to understand exactly what that costs.
legislationGOP Bill: Special Forces Vets Carry Anywhere, No Permission Needed
A Republican lawmaker wants to end the absurdity of decorated Special Forces operators coming home from war zones only to get treated like criminals for carrying a pistol in their own country.
legislationHarrigan Bill Gives Special Ops Fighters Nationwide Carry Rights
America's most elite warriors can neutralize threats in a dozen countries — but restrictive state laws have left them legally defenseless the moment they come home.
state lawOklahoma Wins, Rhode Island Plots: 2A Fight Heats Up
Oklahoma handed gun owners a concrete victory this week — and Rhode Island lawmakers are quietly betting you won't notice what they're doing next.
court rulingPistol Braces Are Legal in 2025 — Know Your Rights
The ATF tried to turn millions of law-abiding gun owners into felons overnight — and lost. Here's what that means for your pistol brace in 2025.
legislationCongress Moves to Arm Special Ops Troops and Vets Nationwide
A new House bill would give active-duty Special Operations personnel and veterans the right to carry concealed firearms anywhere in the United States — cutting through every restrictive state carry law in the country.
court rulingSCOTUS Takes Aim at Federal Law Disarming Legal Pot Users
The Supreme Court is targeting one of the federal government's most hypocritical gun grabs — a law that strips Second Amendment rights from marijuana users, even in states where cannabis is fully legal.
atf actionATF Still Targeting Brace Owners — With No Rules Published
The ATF is still targeting pistol brace owners under the NFA and Gun Control Act — and the agency refuses to tell law-abiding gun owners which configurations make them a federal target.
legislationVeterans Deserve Nationwide Carry Rights — This Bill Delivers
If you bled for this country, you shouldn't have to disarm when you cross a state line — and a new federal bill is finally doing something about it.
atf actionATF's Pistol Brace War: What You Must Know in 2025
The ATF's 2023 pistol brace rule didn't die in court — it's still a live threat to millions of law-abiding AR pistol owners in 2025, and the wrong assumption could land you a felony.
legislationHarrigan Bill Gives SOF Vets Federal Carry Rights
Congressman Pat Harrigan just introduced the Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act — extending federal concealed carry authority to active-duty and veteran special operations forces who've spent careers proving they can handle a firearm better than anyone alive.
atf actionDOJ Filing Keeps Brace Crackdown Door Open
The ATF lost in court, but a new DOJ legal filing shows the feds are keeping their options open to reclassify millions of braced pistols as felony contraband.
victoryATF's Brace Rule Is Dead—The Fight Isn't Over
The ATF's pistol brace rule is dead—but the agency is still maneuvering to classify certain braced pistols as short-barreled rifles, and tens of millions of law-abiding gun owners aren't clear yet.
victoryDOJ Drops Defense of Biden's ATF Gun Dealer Power Grab
The DOJ just killed Biden's ATF gun dealer power grab — and Acting AG Todd Blanche delivered the fatal blow by moving to dismiss Texas v. ATF.
legislationCongress Moves to Give Special Forces Vets Carry Rights Nationwide
America's most elite warriors can neutralize threats in hostile territory overseas — but anti-gun states strip them of their carry rights the moment they drive across the wrong state line.
atf actionATF Keeps Biden's Ghost Gun Rule — On Trump's Watch
Trump's ATF is preserving Biden's most sweeping gun regulation — and gun owners deserve to know why.
atf actionATF Built a Billion-Record Gun Registry. Congress Wants Answers.
The ATF has amassed over one billion firearm records in an illegal federal gun registry — and Senate lawmakers are finally demanding the agency answer for it.
legislationBill Gives Special Ops Vets Nationwide Concealed Carry
America's most elite warriors may finally carry the firearm they earned the right to bear — anywhere in the country — under new House legislation unveiled this week.
atf actionATF's Pistol Brace Trap: What Every Gun Owner Must Know
With one rule change, Biden's ATF reclassified millions of legally owned pistol-brace firearms as federally regulated short-barreled rifles — and handed law-abiding gun owners a choice: register, destroy, surrender, or become a felon.
legislationVeterans Deserve Nationwide Carry — This Bill Delivers It
A combat veteran with three tours in Fallujah can't carry in California. A retired DEA agent can. A new bill ends that disgrace.
legislationSOF Vets Deserve Carry Rights — Harrigan's Bill Delivers
Congressman Pat Harrigan just introduced legislation giving America's most elite warriors the concealed carry rights they earned in blood and training — and it's long overdue.
atf actionDOJ Filing Signals ATF's Brace War Isn't Over
The DOJ just tipped its hand on pistol braces — and what's in that filing should put every gun owner on high alert.
state lawRhode Island Plots Two of 2026's Most Dangerous Gun Grabs
Two of the most dangerous anti-Second Amendment bills of 2026 are still alive in Rhode Island's Senate Judiciary Committee — and gun owners across the country need to pay attention.
victoryDOJ Drops Defense of ATF's Illegal Dealer Mandate
Trump's DOJ just pulled the plug on Biden's ATF dealer power grab — and gun owners across America should know exactly what that means.
atf actionTrump's ATF Keeps Biden's Gun Rule — Betrayal or Deep State?
Trump's ATF just chose to preserve Joe Biden's unconstitutional frames and receivers rule — and every gun owner in America deserves to know why.
atf actionATF's Billion-Record Shadow Registry Exposed in Senate
The ATF has stockpiled over one billion firearms transaction records in a database that federal law says should not exist — and a Senate hearing just confirmed the worst.
atf actionATF's Pistol Brace Rule: 40 Million Owners, Zero Congressional Votes
The ATF's 2023 pistol brace rule turned 40 million law-abiding gun owners into potential federal criminals — without a single vote in Congress.
state lawOklahoma Restores Rights, Rhode Island Eyes the Grab
While Oklahoma just moved to restore gun rights, Rhode Island legislators are keeping a stack of aggressive anti-gun bills on life support — and betting you'll stop watching.
court rulingSCOTUS Takes Aim at Federal Law Disarming Pot Users
The Supreme Court is taking a sledgehammer to one of the federal government's most sweeping gun grabs — a law that strips law-abiding Americans of their Second Amendment rights simply for using marijuana, even in states where it's perfectly legal.
court ruling6 Million Suppressors: NFA's Constitutional Days Numbered
Nearly 5.7 million legally registered suppressors now sit in American gun safes — and that number demolishes the ATF's claim that hearing-protection devices threaten public safety.
ArchiveByrd Rule Kills NFA Suppressor Reform — The Fight Continues
Senate parliamentarians just yanked the cleanest path to suppressor deregulation off the table — and gun owners need to know exactly who killed it and what comes next.
state lawSix States Ban Red Flag Confiscation — And Punish Officials Who Try
Six states have banned red flag laws outright — and are putting officials in legal jeopardy if they try to enforce them anyway.
court rulingMichigan's Own Courts Expose Red Flag Confiscation Machine
Michigan's own judiciary just documented what gun rights advocates have warned for years: the state's red flag law strips Second Amendment rights before citizens ever get a chance to defend themselves in court.
threatRed Flag Laws Let Gov't Seize Your Guns Before Trial
Law enforcement can show up at your door and take your firearms before you've been charged with a single crime.
state lawSouth Carolina Makes Red Flag Enforcement a Felony
South Carolina just made it a felony to enforce a red flag confiscation order — and six other Republican states are moving fast to do the same.
court rulingSCOTUS Holds the Blade That Could Kill State Gun Grabs
The Supreme Court is sharpening the blade that could slice through decades of unconstitutional gun restrictions — and anti-gun politicians from Albany to Sacramento are running scared.
court rulingSCOTUS Goes Silent on 2A — Here's What's at Stake
The Supreme Court just walked away from two Second Amendment cases — and anti-gun states are already cashing in on that silence.
state lawNJ Built Its Own Background Check System to Slow You Down
New Jersey didn't trust the federal government to deny your Second Amendment rights fast enough, so Trenton built its own parallel background check bureaucracy — and put state police in charge of the clock.
court rulingPistol Braces Are Legal — Know Your Rights in 2025
The ATF tried to criminalize millions of law-abiding gun owners overnight — and federal courts sent them packing.
court ruling5.7 Million Suppressors: The NFA Is Running Out of Time
Nearly 5.7 million legally registered suppressors are now in civilian hands — and that number is loading the chamber for a constitutional fight that could finally kill one of the most outdated federal gun laws on the books.
legislationByrd Rule Kills Suppressor Reform — The Fight Isn't Over
Senate parliamentarians just stripped suppressor deregulation from the reconciliation bill — handing Everytown and Giffords a procedural win over 90 years of federal overreach against law-abiding gun owners.
state lawMinnesota Pushes 5-Year Gun Confiscation Without Conviction
Minnesota Democrats want to confiscate your firearms for five years — no criminal conviction required.
state lawSix States Ban Red Flag Enforcement — With Teeth
Six states have banned red flag law enforcement — and they're putting officials on notice that defiance carries real consequences.
atf actionATF Still Targeting Braced Pistols — Won't Say Which
The ATF is still targeting braced pistols after Biden's rule collapsed — and the agency is flat-out refusing to tell gun owners which configurations will land them in federal court.
state lawMichigan's Own Data Exposes Red Flag Law's Due Process Wreckage
Michigan published its first judicial report on red flag confiscation orders — and the state's own numbers confirm what Second Amendment advocates have warned since day one: these laws seize guns first and ask questions later.
court ruling6 Million Suppressors: The NFA Is Running Out of Time
Nearly 6 million legally registered suppressors now sit in American homes — and that number demolishes every argument the ATF has left for keeping them under the National Firearms Act.
victoryATF Pistol Brace Ban Is Dead — Here's What You Still Need to Know
Federal courts buried the ATF's 2023 pistol brace rule — but if you're running a brace on your AR pistol, your legal obligations didn't disappear with it.
threatRed Flag Laws: How the Government Disarms You Without Trial
They can seize your legally owned firearms before you're charged with anything — and that's not a bug in Red Flag laws, it's the entire point.