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Apparently in response to a threatening letter from five anti-gun U.S. senators, United Parcel Service (UPS) decided to accelerate President Joe Biden’s (D) new and arguably unconstitutional rule concerning the shipping of firearm parts and so-called “ghost guns.” While the Biden rule doesn’t take effect until August 24, UPS has already changed …
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Despite the gun control law he just signed and the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision, President Joe Biden told the nation we wants more gun control. He wants to ban guns. President Biden demanded Congress reinstate the failed 1994 Assault Weapons Ban to usher in a new era of strict gun control to …
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Alarmed and angered by an increased number of Federal Firearms License (FFL) revocations in recent months, a group of 25 Republican U.S. House of Representatives members sent a letter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) asking for some answers. The letter indicates that the lawmakers believe many FFLs …
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting the authority for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to write their own rules without clear congressional authorization that Congress intended to delegate to the EPA could also upend rules published or pending from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). …
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California, a state far from friendly to citizens’ Second Amendment rights, is starting to move in response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. The Supreme Court recently struck down New York’s may-issue licensing regime, recognizing that such restrictions on Americans’ rights are unconstitutional. As …
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This week, the California Attorney General announced new and updated firearms data available through the California Department of Justice (DOJ)’s 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal — in a move they claim will “improve transparency.” In reality, however, the AG simply doxed thousands of the state’s law-abiding gun owners and concealed carry permit holders. On …
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As the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) celebrates its golden anniversary this month, it’s a shame that we can’t send them well wishes. Unfortunately, on this occasion of the federal agency’s 50 years since it was officially established as an independent bureau within the Treasury Department in …
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The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a $4.9 million contract to HUXWRX Safety for the production and delivery of the company’s 3D-printed FLOW 556K suppressors for use by the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team. Terms of the agreement—the largest law enforcement suppressor contract to date—includes payment over a five-year period that begins …
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NEWTOWN, Conn.— NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, has carefully examined the proposed Bipartisan Safer Communities Act legislation. NSSF appreciates the good faith effort by U.S. Senate negotiators to arrive at a proposal that would meaningfully address criminal violence all too frequently occurring in our communities. NSSF is encouraged by …
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Current Law Most law-abiding Americans over the age of 18 enjoy the right to purchase a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL or gun dealer) following an instant background check through the FBI’s National Instant Background Check System (NICS). A minority of law-abiding adults, who may share personal characteristics …
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