BREAKING: NRA Introduces Bill to Permanently Define “Sporting Purposes” Exemption
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...
ATF FTB Spokesman Defends American’s Second Amendment Rights. No, Really!
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...
Is the ATF Really Trying to Classify AR Pistols as NFA Items?
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...
Gun Deals Gone Bad: Patience is a Virtue
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...
BREAKING: ATF Begins Denying NFA Paperwork for Washington State Residents
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...
First Eyewitness Account of Deadly Waco Biker Brawl
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...
Question of the Day: Should the ATF Merge with the FBI?
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...
BREAKING: ATF Seizes 3,000 Guns from Stag Arms
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...
Man Faces Felony Charge Over Concealed Carry Permit Application
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...
ATF Cries Poverty, Travels Like Kings
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...
The Truth About NFA Inspection: Forfeiting 4th Amendment Rights
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...
Rumor: New Legislation Coming to Widen “Sporting Purposes” Definition, Ban “Special” Ammo Import
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...