DC District Court Rulings on Federal Vacancies Act Conveniently Allow for Violating Gun Rights
A notable decision came out of the DC District Court on Sunday. You may wonder what this has to do with guns, but please bear with me.
Judge rules Cuccinelli appointment to top immigration post...
Former ATF Firearm Technology Instructor: 60% of Guns Don’t Meet the Legal Definition of...
See our earlier posts on this topic here and here. According to a former ATF agent (which echoes a number of comments under those previous posts of ours) the problem is much bigger than...
More Defense Attorneys Arguing AR-15 Lowers Aren’t Firearms…And They’re Winning
Back in October, we ran a story about a California man who was charged with running an illegal firearms manufacturing operation. He got off scot-free, though, because his attorney noticed that the ATF's definition...
Marijuana and Firearms Owner ID Cards in Illinois – What You Need to Know
By Dan Eldridge
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Illinois, and medical cannabis has been legal since 2013. We have seen all kinds of misinformation spread about these subjects and how they relate to having a FOID card,...
The ATF’s Proposed Changes to Form 4473…From an FFL’s Perspective
The bureaucracy that all gun owners and gun retailers know all too well is undergoing some changes. Orchid Advisors has nicely summarized changes to form 4473 the ATF has proposed in the Federal Register.
Here's...
Frankin Armory Responds to the ATF’s Reformation Ruling
See our earlier post regarding the ATF's ruling as to the legal status of Franklin Armory's Reformation here. The federal gun regulators have decreed that the Reformation, with its straight grooves, is something called...
After ATF Ruling, FosTecH Recalls All Origin-SBV ‘Shotguns’, Offers Consumers Replacement Options
FosTecH is an Indiana-based maker of AR platform rifles, shotguns and triggers. They're also the maker of the Origin-SBV not-a-shotgun firearm thing. Well, they were.
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FosTecH designed the Origin SBV along the same lines as...
BREAKING: ATF Declares the Franklin Armory Reformation a GCA/SBS Shotgun, Halts All Retail Sales
See some our earlier posts on the Franklin Armory Reformation here, here, and here. While the Reformation may look like a short barrel rifle, it isn't. That's because the barrel uses straight lands and...
Mayor Pete Buttigieg Is A Liar. Can I Get A Phone Call, Too?
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg clearly objects to being called a "lying m****rf****r."
Well, I might have chosen other words. "M****rf****r" isn't a term I use terribly often. If I were writing on my personal blog,...
Chasing the Machine Guns
I try to keep up with the criminal use of machine guns in the United States. To date, I have documented five cases of an actual machine gun that was used in a crime...
ATF to Pay Employee $450,000 Over Harassment by a Supervisor with a Nazi Tattoo
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is, of course, the primary federal alphabet agency tasked with regulating firearms in this country. It has not been without its controversies over the years. Who could...
ATF Requires All Silencer Shop FFL/SOTs to Apply for ‘Variances’ to Use Electronic Signatures
Silencer Shop is the largest distributor of suppressors and silencers (same thing) in the country. Part of that success has been built on their "Powered by Silencer Shop" kiosks they have in gun stores around the...