We received the link to the proposed new rule that would regulate bump fire stocks from someone with intimate knowledge of the process earlier today. You can read that rule here. However, we have since been informed that the ATF has not yet published that rule in the federal register. As such it has not […]
[ED: This post is the second in a new series. If you have a question for an experienced federal firearms licensee, send it to [email protected] with ‘Ask the FFL’ in the subject field.] Here’s an interesting question that came in from a reader. The reader said their local firearm dealer had gotten an error letter […]
Best is a strong word — often subjective — and you may notice some decent pistol stabilizing braces missing from this article. So, instead, let’s just call this Jeremy’s shortlist of my favorite pistol braces, whether that’s for an AR pistol or for other large-format pistols. In no particular order . . . SB Tactical […]
Earlier this week the President asked for and received Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ resignation. It probably won’t be the only personnel move the administration makes after the midterm elections. Like almost all top cabinet level and agency officials, Sessions served at the pleasure of the commander-in-chief. Anyone in those jobs can be fired if the […]
There’s been much sturm und drang in the online gun community over the last couple of days following the ATF’s prosecution of an Ohio man who equipped an AR pistol with a Maxim Defense collapsible cheek rest. The prevalent take is that the ATF has unilaterally changed their interpretation of the law, altered their earlier […]
A 70-year-old vet bought an M14 at a gun show in the early ’80s. Now . . . Alfred Pick was sentenced by federal judge District Judge Marcia A. Crone to seven years in prison for a mistake he made nearly 40 years ago — buying a fully automatic gun that’s illegal for citizens to […]
Government entities have a variety of ways to avoid complying with laws they find inconvenient. One is to slow-walk requests for records or other documentation when the results might cast them in a bad light. Or when they may reveal that they were acting in a blatantly illegal and/or unconstitutional manner. Back in 2015, the […]
I had an interesting week at work last week, and I hate interesting weeks sometimes. This is one of those times. I received a message on the store answering machine from someone who started off rather grimly. The message went, “Hey, this is Rob. Steve was my brother – can you give me a call […]
EXCLUSIVE: Feds, defense in legal duel over whether undocumented immigrant has a Second Amendment right An undocumented immigrant fires a gun on a Brooklyn sidewalk to frighten off gang rivals. He gets arrested on a federal charge of being in the U.S. illegally and possessing a gun. But he claims he has a Second Amendment […]
On March 29, ATF posted a notice of proposed rulemaking (Docket Number ATF2017R-22) to the federal register that would amend the existing definition of what constitutes a “machine gun” used in the enforcement of federal gun laws. The purpose is to re-classify bump stocks as NFA-regualted items. The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action […]
UPDATE: The comment period for letting the ATF know your feelings about regulating bump fire stocks (and probably binary triggers, too) like machine guns closes at midnight tomorrow. A little over 82,000 comments have been entered so far. You can read the ATF’s proposed rule and let your opinion be known here or click the image […]
Handgun retailers lobbying Congress after credit shutdown Time to sweat a few CEOs under the lights like they did Zuckerberg . . . Cut off by their credit card processors, some handgun retailers are asking Congress for help, The Post has learned. The small business owners and an industry group have asked the Senate Banking […]
