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Category: Firearms News
Poland Debates Gun Rights as Russia Threatens NATO
You’re at a real disadvantage if you don’t know the first thing about how to handle a gun until the enemy has crossed your border. [More]
Fighting it every step of the way will be its anti-gun EU apparatchiks.
On Gun Regulation America.Gov AI Stonewalls Like Bureaucrats
Where does ATF get the statutory authority from to limit proliferation of forced reset triggers?… Where does ATF derive statutory authority to enforce its “Once a machine gun always a machine gun” rule? [More]
We know ATF has no such authority. But the system that promises “Clear answers. Official sources” resists fessing up.
I Want My FNMTV
I just found out Firearms News‘ Field News Editor Darwin Nercesian has been doing video commentary and that some include references to some of my articles.
Read “Only Gun Owners Can Determine if Second Amendment Optimism Will Be Justified.”
Read: “DOJ Launches New Process for Gun Rights Restoration.”
Read “CMP Converted M14 Sales Upends ATF’s Once a Machine Gun Rule.”
It’s always good to hear another take that also includes observations that elaborate and clarify.
Trump Pardons Navy Veteran Convicted on Machine Gun and Destructive Device Charges
Of course, it can happen again to someone else. And the probability of that happening again – and again – will increase depending on who in Washington is running the show. [More]
You’ve no doubt already heard the news– this was posted after I’d left and I’m just now catching up on links to share.
Brief Proves the 2nd Amendment Protects Militia-Suitable Arms
“The more effective an arm is for the purposes for which a militia would require arms, the harder it should be to argue that its effectiveness somehow removes it from constitutional protection.” [More]
The Framers knew that and we know that. The tyranny-minded who want to ban them know that, too.
Third Circuit Panel Says Machine Gun Bans and Suppressor Registration Mandates are Not Infringements
“The Second Amendment—like every other constitutional right—has limits. Machine guns are commonly used for crime, not self-defense. So, they can be banned,” the panel ruled. “And reasonable registration requirements are not infringements.” [More]
They’ll continue getting away with lying like this until they don’t dare.
Shameless Plug
Newsstand: Injunction Blocks Enforcement of Virginia’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban, NSSF to Expose Billionaire Funding Behind the Gun Control Movement, Trump Promises National Concealed Carry Reciprocity – Again, New Jersey ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban and Magazine Capacity Restrictions Struck Down. These stories by Darwin Nercessian and David Codrea. [More]
The September “Special Hunting” issue of Firearms News is now available at diverse, equitable, and inclusive newsstands throughout the Republic, or in your mailbox/available via digital access if you subscribe.
CMP Converted M14 Sales Upends ATF’s Once a Machine Gun Rule
That the situation is confusing is hardly surprising. ATF cognitive dissonance and contradictory rules could be considered the rule rather than the exception without hyperbole. And in this case, the position the Bureau had previously established is clear… [More]
Just what (and who) does “special authorization” authorize?
DOJ Launches New Process for Gun Rights Restoration
With all the high-fiving going on in the gun community over this announcement, keeping things in perspective is needed to temper the enthusiasm and maintain progress on advancing the right to keep and bear arms. [More]
The continuation of this program is as secure as the outcome in the upcoming elections.
And the question just struck me: How do you answer Section B.21.d. on the 4473? If the form needs to be modified, that’s another drawn-out rule change.
Suppressor Victory Celebrations Must Be Tempered With Reality
The Texas suppressor ruling is a major win for gun owners, but legal limits, political spin, and unanswered questions mean the fight is far from over. [More]
Or as Mr. Wolfe cautioned… (NSFW!)
Making the Grade
Ohio House Republicans Kill the Freedom to Carry Act – Remember Their Names! [More]
Shameless Plug
The July 2026 issue of Firearms News, featuring my articles:
- ATF Acting Head Driscoll Literally Sleeping with the Enemy (p.10)
- Founding Fathers Would Have Rejected Modern Second Amendment Infringements (pg. 14)
is now available at diverse and inclusive newsstands throughout the Republic.
Or you could save yourself a trip and subscribe.
As America Turns 250, Remember What “Shall Not Be Infringed” Means
Have a contemplative Semiquincentennial Independence Day. If you’re not armed, you’ll be doing it wrong. [More]
I turned this one in in May and forgot it was due out, so I guess I lied when I said I’d be back Monday. And as long as I have your attention, check out another day-relevant piece from Firearms News: “It’s not just ‘The Fourth’ or ‘The Fourth of July,’ it’s Independence Day!”
Injunction Blocks Enforcement of Virginia’s “Assault Weapon” Ban
Lancaster County Circuit Court Judge John Martin issued a preliminary injunction on June 25 in the Crump v. Katz complaint against Senate Bill 749, Virginia’s “assault weapon” and magazine ban, blocking statewide enforcement until Dec. 31. The law was set to go into effect July 1. [More]
This summary was submitted before the news broke that NRA won a second injunction.
ATF Director Robert Cekada Gets Softball Treatment on Pistol Braces from Colion Noir
Many “conservatives” revere any Trump administration policy as if Moses himself had carried it down from Mount Sinai. [More]
If I go by my own experience, Darwin can expect angry missives from MAGA über alles types demanding to know if he would rather have Kamala and canceling subscriptions in 3…2..1…
UPDATE to Militia-Based Challenge to VA ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Article
Revised to update case name, defendants and plaintiffs, and added notice at start about injunction being denied/current case status. [More]
Hearing Scheduled for Militia-Based Challenge to VA ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban
“Plaintiffs challenge these prohibitions solely under the militia clause of Article I, Section 13 of the Constitution of Virginia. They do not rest their case on the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, nor on the individual right to keep and bear arms also embodied in Article I, Section 13,” the complaint declares. “Their argument is simpler and more fundamental: the militia clause guarantees the existence of a ‘well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms.’” [More]
My Firearms News column elaborates on some case details not included in my Saturday AmmoLand exclusive.
Virginia Prosecutors Defy New ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
The ban “is striking at the core of the militia system that existed in Virginia,” Mehaffey informed Fox News, showing he is one of the few public officials who “gets it,” or is at least willing to publicly acknowledge that reality. [More]
I know of some federal prosecutors who could follow suit — and are running out of excuses not to.
ATF Director Cekada’s Concern for Adamiak Misses Larger Point
“Cekada promised neither he nor the ATF will be ‘offended by the outcome of the courts,’ because he wants to make sure that Adamiak was ‘appropriately sentenced’,” Williams recounted. That’s mighty big of him. However, Second Amendment advocates should be offended by such a presumptuous response. [More]
Focusing on the punishment being too harsh ignores the intolerable injustice of there being any punishment at all.