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NCLA Sues Illinois Over Unconstitutional FOID Card Scheme
Illinois forces law-abiding residents to pay the government for permission to exercise a constitutional right — and the New Civil Liberties Alliance just filed a federal lawsuit to end it.
ArchiveRed Dot or Iron Sights? The Answer Could Get You Killed
The red dot revolution has a dirty secret: slapping one on the wrong gun, with the wrong training, can get you killed faster than running no optic at all.
ArchiveGrandpa's Rifle Got a Lethal Upgrade — And It's Selling Fast
The rifle that built this country just got a 21st-century makeover — and the gun industry is scrambling to keep up with demand.
ArchiveThe Drill That Exposes Your Deadliest Bad Habit
You don't lose a defensive encounter at the trigger—you lose it three seconds earlier, when your platform is still moving and your grip is still garbage.
ArchiveWe Ranked Every P365 Upgrade. Here's Where to Spend First.
Your P365 left the factory great. The aftermarket makes it *yours*—and the gap between stock and dialed-in is smaller than a box of defensive ammo.
ArchiveBloomberg's Army Ran 409K Voter Contacts in 2025 Off-Year Races
While most gun owners ignored 2025's off-year elections, Moms Demand Action — the political arm of Michael Bloomberg's Everytown empire — ran a disciplined, nationwide operation racking up over 409,000 voter contacts to seat anti-gun candidates up and down the ballot.
ArchiveThe .45 That Fit in a Pocket—But Made You Cock It by Hand
Imagine drawing a .45 ACP pistol smaller than your hand—then realizing you have to manually rack the slide before every single shot.
ArchiveEverytown Telegraphs Its SCOTUS Playbook on Wolford
Michael Bloomberg's Everytown operation just published its full lobbying playbook for Wolford v. Lopez — the SCOTUS case that will decide whether blue states can keep strangling your carry rights through bureaucratic 'may issue' schemes renamed to sound constitutional.
ArchiveThis Taiwanese 9mm Bullpup Just Made Your Short List
A full-length 9mm barrel in a package shorter than most pistols — RECOIL's Steven Kuo took the Matador Arms Espada to the range, and the results are hard to argue with.
ArchiveBloomberg's Machine Just Published NM's 2026 Gun-Grab Playbook
Michael Bloomberg's $100-million-a-year gun-control operation just handed New Mexico lawmakers a step-by-step disarmament roadmap—and they published it in plain sight, daring you not to read it.
ArchiveChiappa Just Dropped a .44 Mag Beast—And It Won't Break You
You wanted a large-frame .44 Magnum that isn't a beat-up used S&W or a collector piece locked behind a five-figure price tag — Chiappa just answered.
ArchiveXS Sights Launches Dedicated Sight Line for S&W M&P
XS Sights just launched a dedicated lineup of sight options built specifically for Smith & Wesson M&P pistols — one of the most widely carried defensive and duty handguns in the country.
ArchiveSpringfield Just Made the Echelon Cheaper—Without Breaking It
Springfield Armory just looked at the market, looked at your wallet, and blinked first—in the best possible way.
ArchiveBloomberg's Moms Demand Cook County Gun Grab
Michael Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action just weaponized a document that can't arrest anyone, fine anyone, or change a single law—and they're betting Illinois legislators are too spineless to notice.
ArchiveBloomberg's Army Declares Victory in Virginia—Are They Right?
Bloomberg's machine didn't wait for the governor's signature—they're already popping the champagne while both chambers of Virginia's General Assembly march in lockstep against your gun rights.
ArchiveChiappa's 60 DS: Italy Just Built America a .44 Mag Beast
If you've been waiting for a modern, large-frame double-action revolver in .44 Magnum that doesn't compromise — Chiappa just showed up with an answer.
ArchiveSpanberger Signs Virginia AWB — AR-15 Sales Now a Crime
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an assault weapons ban into law on May 14 — making it a misdemeanor for Virginians to sell, buy, or transfer the most popular rifle in America.
ArchiveMoms Demand Action Claims Gun-Control Wins in All 50 States
Moms Demand Action just published a victory lap claiming gun-control wins in every single state plus D.C. in 2025—and if that doesn't make your stomach drop, you haven't read the fine print.
ArchiveBloomberg's Machine Just Handed NM a 2026 Disarmament Wish List
Everytown for Gun Safety just handed New Mexico legislators a 2026 wish list — and buried inside it is an admission that every gun law they already rammed through isn't doing what they promised.
ArchiveWeed Is Legal in Your State—But You're Still a Federal Felon With a Gun
Your state said it was legal. Your dispensary gave you a loyalty card. And the federal government is still waiting to call you a felon the moment you touch a firearm.
Archive26 Years. Millions Spent. Gary's Gun Shakedown Dies in Court.
Twenty-six years. One city. One agenda. The Indiana Supreme Court just put it in the ground.
ArchiveEverytown Publishes Damage Control on Wolford v. Lopez
Michael Bloomberg's Everytown just published a damage-control guide on Wolford v. Lopez — and the fact that they felt compelled to do it tells you exactly which way the Supreme Court wind is blowing.
ArchiveBloomberg's Media Arm Hands CA Politician a Hit on Turner's
Michael Bloomberg's media operation just handed a Los Angeles County supervisor a roadmap to go after California's largest gun retailer — and she followed orders the same day.
ArchiveBloomberg's Army Claims Gun-Control Wins in All 50 States
Michael Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action just published a 50-state scorecard claiming gun-control victories in every single state in 2025 — a deliberate psychological operation designed to make gun owners feel surrounded and give up.
ArchiveBloomberg Buys Virginia: Both Chambers Move to Gut Gun Rights
A billionaire who moves through the world surrounded by armed security just bought himself a two-chamber win in Virginia—and your gun rights are the price.
ArchiveBloomberg's Army Just Used Cook County to Ambush Springfield
Michael Bloomberg's ground troops just weaponized a piece of paper—and if Illinois gun owners aren't on the phone to Springfield today, that paper becomes law.
ArchiveNPR Uses Your Tax Dollars to Attack Legal Gun Rights Restoration
NPR is spending your tax money trying to pressure the Trump DOJ into keeping legally cleared Americans permanently disarmed—and calling it journalism.
ArchiveDOJ Just Built a Fortress Around Your Gun Rights
The same Department of Justice that spent four years trying to strangle the firearms industry now has a dedicated office with one job: protect your Second Amendment rights.
Archive8 Wins and Counting: GOA Is Torching Gun Bans in Court
Eight courtroom wins. Multiple jurisdictions. And the anti-gun lobby's best lawyers can't stop the bleeding.
ArchiveGun-Rights Army Invades Massachusetts May 30
They told gun-rights advocates to stay out of New England. So CCRKBA picked Massachusetts on purpose.
ArchiveGOP Bill Would Kill the 1986 Machine Gun Freeze Forever
For 40 years, a dirty voice vote has priced working Americans out of a constitutional right—and Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) just introduced the bill that could finally kill it.
ArchiveBloomberg's Army Made 409K Voter Contacts—While You Stayed Home
Michael Bloomberg's ground army made 409,000 voter contacts in 2025's low-profile state and local elections—and they're bragging about it in writing, because they know most gun owners weren't watching.
Archive8,000 Rounds Couldn't Kill It: The 1911 Is Still Alive
Eight thousand rounds. One gun. And the only thing that died was the argument that the 1911 is obsolete.
ArchiveYour Thumbs Are Done Suffering: XTech Fixes the BG 2.0
Every Bodyguard 2.0 shooter knows the dirty secret: the gun is perfect until you have to reload it by hand six times in a row.
ArchiveFlorida AG to HOA: Kill Your Gun Ban by June 1 or Else
A Port St. Lucie HOA thought it could quietly strip gun rights through a common-area ban—Florida's Attorney General just handed them a deadline and a dare.
ArchiveVirginia Gives Gun Owners Until July 1 to Become Felons
July 1 is the deadline. After that, millions of law-abiding Virginians holding the most popular defensive rifle in America become felons—unless a federal court stops it first.
ArchiveFeds Charge Iraq Vet & GunTube Legend Dugan Ashley
The federal government just put one of gun culture's most beloved veterans in its crosshairs—not for a crime against any person, but for YouTube videos.
ArchiveBloomberg Outlet Feeds Hahn the Ammo to Target Turner's
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is doing Bloomberg's dirty work — calling for a government investigation of Turner's Outdoorsman based entirely on cherry-picked statistics from The Trace, the anti-gun outlet Everytown's billionaire founder bankrolls.
ArchiveFlorida HOA Banned Carry — Cops Laughed and Walked Away
A Florida HOA declared itself the gun-control authority of the neighborhood — and local police told them exactly where to file that idea.
ArchiveMatador Arms Espada: The 9mm Bullpup PCC You're Overlooking
The Matador Arms Espada jams a full-length 9mm barrel into a bullpup chassis shorter than most AR pistols — no SBR stamp, no legal headaches, and exactly the kind of capable firearm legislators want to ban before you buy one.
Archive7 P365 Upgrades That Could Save Your Life
You're already carrying one of the best micro-compacts ever built—but if you haven't touched the trigger, the grip, or the optics cut, you're leaving a measurable survival advantage on the table.
ArchiveThe .45 ACP Pistol With No Slide — Smaller Than a .380
In the 1970s, one American engineer looked at the concealed-carry problem and deleted the slide entirely — then chambered the result in .45 ACP.
ArchiveXS Sights Drops M&P-Specific Lineup—Factory Irons Are Done
If you're still running the factory plastic on your M&P, XS Sights just made that decision embarrassing.
ArchiveSame Echelon. Lower Price. Zero Compromises.
Springfield Armory just proved you don't have to choose between your budget and your life — the new Echelon Alpha hits a lower price point without cutting a single feature that matters when the stakes are real.
ArchivePhilly Revoked Gun Licenses Over 'Character'—You're Next
Philadelphia just revoked carry licenses from an armed patrol group without a single crime, a single conviction, or a single statutory disqualifier—and the only weapon used was a city official's opinion of their 'character.'
ArchiveIndiana Courts Bury Gary's 26-Year Gun Lawsuit
Indiana's Supreme Court just killed a 26-year legal assault on firearm manufacturers — and Bloomberg's gun-control press can't hide its fury.
ArchiveGOA Just Won 8 Court Cases for Your 2A Rights—Here's Every One
Eight courtroom victories for the Second Amendment—and Gun Owners of America just published every single one, case by case, so no one can lie to your face about which way the courts are moving.
ArchiveLegal Weed + Loaded Gun = Federal Felony. Period.
You can be following your state's marijuana law perfectly, holding a valid medical card, and still be committing a federal felony the moment you pick up your carry gun — and no state law on earth can save you from that.
ArchiveVirginia Just Banned Your Rifle — Spanberger Signed It
On May 14, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger made felons out of law-abiding gun owners — with a signature.
ArchiveDOJ Just Built a 2A Fortress Inside Main Justice
For four years, the Department of Justice was the gun owner's enemy. That just changed—permanently, if 2A supporters play this right.