The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have issued a final rule prohibiting regulators from using 'reputational risk' to take adverse actions against banks serving the firearms industry, p
In a May 2026 town meeting, Sandwich, Massachusetts residents voted to indefinitely table Article 19, which sought to repeal local restrictions aligning with state law and permit licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns in town buildings inclu
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Wolford v. Lopez (No. 24-1046), addressing whether Hawaii can presumptively prohibit licensed concealed handgun carriers from carrying on private property open to the public without the owner's express
Florida grocery chain Publix has updated its store policy to request that only law enforcement officers openly carry firearms, reversing a previous allowance adopted after a court struck down the state's open carry ban. The change, posted via signage
On May 4, 2026, the Supreme Court refused to block Chicago's ongoing public nuisance lawsuit against Westforth Sports, a Gary, Indiana gun dealer accused of negligently selling firearms that are trafficked to Chicago criminals, allowing the case to p
The National Shooting Sports Foundation reports April 2026 saw an estimated 1.19 million firearms sales based on adjusted NICS background checks, a 1.6% increase from April 2025. NFA item checks skyrocketed 130.3% to 190,086, reflecting booming suppr
Guns.com has collaborated with Smith & Wesson and the Second Amendment Foundation to launch a special benefit auction of firearms, with proceeds supporting SAF's ongoing legal battles to protect Second Amendment rights amid increasing challenges.
Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight Committee continues his investigation into alleged collusion between the Biden Administration's White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, ATF, and Everytown for Gun Safety to support activist litigatio
The Minnesota Senate approved a comprehensive gun violence prevention omnibus bill (SF 4067) in a razor-thin 34-33 party-line vote, banning sales of assault-style semi-automatic firearms like AR-15s, limiting detachable magazines to 17 rounds, boosti
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District board in Alaska is set to resume debate on a proposed policy that would permit select trained staff and volunteers to voluntarily carry concealed handguns on school grounds as part of enhanced security me
In a groundbreaking case, federal prosecutors charged Arizona FFL holder Laurence Gray with providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations by selling high-powered rifles to straw purchasers who trafficked them to Mexican cartels like C
Governor Jim Pillen let LB 1237 become law without signature on April 16, 2026, enhancing Nebraska State Capitol security with screenings for weapons but amending to allow concealed carry permit holders to bring firearms inside, a victory for 2A righ