The ATF's impending rule on pistol-stabilizing braces has sparked controversy as confusion looms over compliance. Despite ATF Director Steve Dettelbach's testimony suggesting otherwise, the agency's latest guidance does not allow brace owners to simply remove them from pistols to adhere to the new rule. Instead,...
In a rare instance following the recent mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas, a bill introduced in the Texas state House of Representatives that would raise the purchasing age for rifles from 18 to 21 began to gain momentum as it was advanced...
And just like that, the permitless carry train keeps on rolling. Once again, yet another state has passed legislation legalizing permitless carry. This time, Nebraska passed Bill 77 with a 33-14 vote, sending the bill to the executive to receive Governor Jim Pillen’s signature, who...
As we have stated in the past, it is incumbent upon every freedom-loving American citizen not to become complacent in their state’s perceived political climate or the assurance that their state would “never flip blue.” Because sometimes, “Red” politicians start turning different shades of purple. This...
Following the recent Congressional hearings in the House Judiciary committee, on March 23rd, in which the committee sought to examine policy overreaches by the ATF, the committee has subsequently requested testimony by the head of the ATF himself, Director Steve Dettlebach. The March 23rd hearing...
In a positive shift, it seems that many of the major credit card companies have reassessed their position on implementing new merchant category codes that would allow for more precise tracking of firearms-related purchases by their customers. The merchant codes were originally lobbied for by...
What a week it has been for gun rights! In two separate, but significant wins this past week, the state of South Carolina has taken a step closer to becoming the 27th state with constitutional/permit-less carry, and the state of West Viriginia passed a bill...
In a letter sent on February 8th, to Attorney General Marrick Garland, Montana state Governor, Greg Gianforte, informed the AG that the state of Montana will not be complying with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms’ (ATF) new rule change regarding pistol braces and...
This past Monday (January 30th), the Florida state legislature introduced a bill that would make Florida the 26th state to adopt permitless carry, often known as constitutional carry, into law. Submitted by Representative Chuck Brannan, the bill dictates that while law-abiding Floridians would still be...
Many months following the announcement by the ATF that they would be revising the rules on the regulation of stabilizing pistol braces, the bureau has at last unveiled their finalized rule changes. For those who do not know, a stabilizing pistol brace is a detachable component...
