NATO Standardizes Third FN-Designed Cartridge
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has officially standardized the 5.7×28 mm caliber, the third cartridge from the engineers at FN to receive the critical designation. The other two from the company, the 5.56 NATO and 7.62 NATO, were accepted and adopted in 1981 and 1957, respectively. Standardization ensures the ammunition …
Garland is Not Moderate on the Second Amendment
Not long after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative lion on the Court, passed away in February of 2016, then-President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to fill the vacancy left by Scalia. This was …
Yet Another Impressive Month for Firearms Sales
February saw yet another impressive number of firearms purchased by Americans, maintaining a trend of each month eclipsing the number of firearm sales for the same month in the previous year that began last year. It’s a trend that’s showing no signs of slowing down. Over 1.3 million background checks were conducted for …
Alabama: $500 Cost Added to Lifetime Carry Permit Bill
The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee passed House Bill 477 by a voice vote to create a new lifetime carry permit option for state residents. Unfortunately, Rep. Harry Shiver (R-64) made an amendment to increase the cost from $200 to $500. This is an attempt by the sheriffs to …
Kansas: Amended Concealed Carry Legislation Passed out of the House
Today, the Kansas House passed House Bill 2058 through a bipartisan 85 to 38 vote after including the “Owens Amendment” yesterday. The measure now heads to the Senate for further consideration. Please contact your State Senator and ask them to SUPPORT House Bill 2058. Proposed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, House Bill 2058 seeks to …
NSSF APPLAUDS SEN. CRAMER’S ‘FAIR ACCESS TO BANKING ACT’
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The NSSF®, the firearm industry’s trade association, applauded U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s (R-N.D.) introduction of the Fair Access to Banking Act. The much-needed legislation will pick up where the Fair Access to Financial Services Banking Rule left off, which was proposed by the Office of the Comptroller of …
How to Buy a Suppressor
Are you tired of scouring gun shops, gun shows and websites for guns and ammo that can’t be had? All the messages online (“not available at this time,” “backordered,” “no longer available”) are enough to drive firearm owners to look for other ways to satisfy their cravings. Many hunters are …
Double-Standard: Virginia Eliminates Online Carry Courses While Promoting Distancing for Everything Else
Virginia has provided a stark example of how gun control is aimed at harassing law-abiding gun owners rather than improving public safety. As part of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly’s sweeping attack on gun rights in 2020, anti-gun lawmakers enacted legislation that made it more difficult for …
South Dakota: Two Pro-Gun Bills Head to the Governor’s Desk for Signature
Today, the South Dakota House gave final approval to a pair of pro-gun measures, Senate Bill 100 and Senate Bill 111. These two important bills now head to the desk of Governor Kristi Noem for her signature. Please contact Governor Kristi Noem and ask her to sign Senate Bills 100 and …
Tennessee: Pro-Gun Constitutional Carry Legislation Advances in Both Chambers – Faces Backlash from Fringe Fundraising Groups
Today, House Bill 786 passed out of the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee, and now heads to the full committee. Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved NRA-backed Constitutional Carry legislation, Senate Bill 765, sending the measure to the Senate Finance Committee for further consideration. NRA Members and Second Amendment supporters are strongly encouraged …
