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Word comes that Rob Bishop (R-UT) has introduced HR 2710, a bill designed to permanently define the "sporting purposes" clauses in federal gun control legislation and remove the ATF's ability to interpret those laws...

Most gun owners in the US hear the letters A - T - F and instantly think "AHA! The great Satan! They hate our freedom and want to take our guns!" Which, in some...

We've been covering the ATF's push to ram through some administrative language changes this year. But it looks like some people have jumped the gun. There has been some discussion in the gunblogosphere about...

A funny thing happened on my way back from lunch this afternoon. Ted Clutter from ATF's NFA branch left me a voicemail. He didn't sound happy with me at all. I'm usually a pretty...

One year ago, Washington state's government passed legislation finally legalizing the ownership of short barreled rifles. That law was duly signed by the governor, and went into effect 90 days later. Since then, the ATF...

Here's what we know about the shootings at the Twin Peaks Restaurant in Waco. Some 170 bikers are still in jail, with bail set at $1m each. We know that cops "returned fire" on the...

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive (and Really Big Fires) started life as a small office inside the Internal Revenue Service. Their mission: to collect tax revenue. President Reagan elevated the BATFE(RBF) to agency...

Stag Arms is a relatively well-known AR-15 manufacturer with a big presence in the 3-gun community. So it was a bit of a shock when word came that the ATF had seized 3,000 of...

By Brandon via concealednation.org A 26-year-old Dyersville, Nevada man faces a felony charge after filling out an application to carry a concealed firearm, but why? "Shane Edward Kucera, 26, of 428 First Ave. East, was charged...

Orchid Advisors, which describes itself as the only management consultancy dedicated to the firearms industry, is holding their annual Firearms Industry Compliance Conference this week in Orlando. It's an annual confab that "brings together...

It seems like every post about an NFA firearm -- whether SBR, silencer, etc -- is followed by comments along the lines of "owning an NFA item isn't worth giving up my Fourth Amendment...

There are a couple of outlets reporting that a deal is afoot to make some serious changes to federal gun laws. However, since these outlets quote no sources whatsoever besides things they've overheard in...