Will Strengthening Attitudes On Violent Crime Kill Sport Shooting And Hunting?

An interesting new study by the Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation (OSCF) and Responsive Management doesn’t bode well for the future of two time-honored American traditions—hunting and target/sport shooting. Dating back to 1985, Responsive Management, with help from organizations like the OSCF, has tracked public opinion on hunting and recreational shooting through periodic trend surveys. … Read more

Lawmakers Pushing Commerce Secretary To Dump Biden Admin’s Gun Export Restriction

By Mark Chesnut A group of 88 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate are pushing to have the Biden Administration rule restricting firearm exports by law-abiding American manufacturers reversed, and they want it done now. On March 7, the lawmakers, led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and House Homeland Security Committee … Read more

New Federal Measure Introduced To Hold ATF More Accountable

One of the worst things ATF has ever done

A group of eight Republican U.S. Senators on Thursday introduced a new measure meant to improve the fairness, speed and transparency of background checks and application processes for National Firearms Act (NFA) items. Led by U.S. Senator Jim Risch of Idaho, the group introduced the ATF Transparency Act, which, if passed, would ensure law-abiding gun … Read more

GOA Encourages Members To Sign On To Letter To President Trump

With the deadline quickly approaching for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s report to President Donald Trump in response to his Second Amendment executive order of February 7, Gun Owners of America (GOA) is calling on its members to contact the White House and share their concerns. In that order, President Trump gave AG Bondi 30 days … Read more

Congressional Dems: ‘No Need To Protect Second Amendment’

Democrats in Congress are all fired up about President Donald Trump’s executive order demanding a whole-of-government review of federal firearms regulations, and his instructions to new Attorney General Pam Bondi to “examine all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements and other actions of executive departments and agencies to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second … Read more

AG Pam Bondi Misses Second Amendment Executive Order Deadline

The deadline for Attorney General Pam Bondi’s autopsy on the Second Amendment has come and gone. The order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights, issued on February 7, provided a thirty-day period for the Attorney General to “examine all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies to assess any ongoing … Read more

The New York Town That Banned Gun Stores

Most TTAG readers are aware that after the 2022 Bruen decision striking down New York’s carry law, state legislators quickly passed an equally onerous new law that gun-rights groups have been battling in court ever since. As if that wasn’t enough, New York anti-gunners recently again displayed their stripes, with an entire town imposing a … Read more

Permit-To-Purchase Measure On The Move In Washington State

We reported back in January how Washington State gun owners were facing a bill that would greatly expand so-called “gun-free” zones to include parks, government buildings and a wide swath of other areas where “children are likely to be present.” Now, anti-gun legislators in Olympia are piling on, pushing a bill that would require Washingtonians … Read more

Federal Battle Heats Up For And Against Young Adults’ 2A Rights

As far as constitutionally protected rights go, the right to bear arms is the only one that is largely infringed upon because of an American adult’s age. Various laws curtailing the Second Amendment rights of 18- to 20-year-olds have been fought over at the state level for the past several years. Now, one such struggle … Read more