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October is not just Pumpkin Spice month this year. A major shift in the American firearms industry has taken place in about the last 8 days. First, Ruger announced they were dropping 20 guns from their production line. About ten minutes after that announcement hit the stands, word came through…
The headline spells it out- the pretty anti-gun 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case Anderson v. Raoul, at the NIU College of Law in Dekalb, IL on Oct 28, 2026. The state statute 720 Illinois Complied Statutes (ILCS) 5/24-1 (a) (6) remains in place…
In October 2026, Ruger announced one of the most significant product-line restructurings in its modern history. The company revealed it would immediately cease production (suspend indefinitely) several firearms while phasing out a number of additional product families through the end of 2026 as part of its "Ruger 2030" business strategy.…
With the announcement last week, as near as I can tell, BATF and DOJ will no longer enforce the National Firearms Act of 1934 requirements to register and tax stamp Short Barreled Rifles, Short Barreled Shotguns, Any Other Weapon (AOW) and suppressors. Yet can you now build or possess those…
On August 17, 2026 yet another U.S. District Court in Texas has made a major 2A holding, this time finding federal ATF written and implemented “Ghost Gun” regs too vague and improper. This makes three big cases out of Texas since June, and all are very pro-Second Amendment rulings.Defense Distributed…
Photo credit: Winchester Collector.org Two weeks ago, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced they would be releasing a quantity of prior U.S. military owned NATO 7.62mm M14 battle rifles for civilian sale hopefully later in 2026 or in the Spring of 2027. The rifles would be permanently altered to semi-auto…
Photo Credit: Reddit.com A pro-gun federal lawsuit came to fruition this week when a federal district court judge essentially said it is unconstitutional for the government to continue to regulate suppressors and other items under the National Firearms Act (NFA) tax stamp provisions after the Trump administration dropped the application/ownership…
One of the biggest news stories for shooters and collectors showed up late this week, when the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) announced surplus U.S. military M14 rifles in 7.62 x 51 mm will be made available for sale to qualified American citizens. According to the CMP, the rifles are expected…
The debate over so-called "assault weapon" bans and magazine capacity restrictions has reached a critical moment. In a move that could reshape Second Amendment jurisprudence for decades, the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to review a challenge involving Cook County, Illinois' assault weapons ban, signaling that the Court is finally…
I was down in Missouri and being only 20 or so miles from Osage County Guns, one of the largest online retailers of Sig Sauer and Sig products- naturally I had to go see them.Nice store. Lots of Sigs. Yada yada.At the check out counter, there was a clear plastic…
