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Were pistols common in Revolutionary America? Historical evidence from Cramer and Olson’s Willamette Law Review article shows pistols were privately owned, commercially available, and familiar to Americans at the Founding.
The Connecticut House passed HB 5043, a bill targeting Glock-style handguns and other striker-fired pistols lawmakers claim can be illegally converted with auto sears. The measure now heads to the Senate.
The NRA’s 155th Annual Meeting in Houston showed real signs of progress, with strong attendance, leadership continuity, and Board action on governance reforms. But rebuilding member trust will take more than one good weekend.
The Eleventh Circuit has ruled that machine guns are not protected by the Second Amendment, affirming the conviction in United States v. Alsenat and leaning heavily on Heller.
The D.C. Court of Appeals has granted rehearing en banc in Benson v. United States, vacating its earlier opinion and setting up a full-court fight over the District’s magazine ban and its licensing and registration requirements.
Virginia’s pending “assault firearms” ban could become even more restrictive after Governor Abigail Spanberger recommended amendments to SB 749 and HB 217. Gun-rights groups are preparing legal challenges as the bills move closer to becoming law.
Wyoming had a chance to protect citizens acquitted after lawful self-defense. Instead, lawmakers killed HB14, reinforcing the reality that the Second Amendment is still treated as a second-class right.
It translates into an open declaration by Democrats that their party’s war on the Second Amendment has entered a new phase in which they’re not even trying to disguise their intentions.
[T]he Framers never couched their revolutionary proclamation to specify “the right of the people qualified for proficiency by the federal government to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
Records from the Siege of Boston show that residents surrendered 1,778 firearms, 634 pistols, and 38 blunderbusses in 1775, offering powerful evidence that handguns were commonly owned during the founding era.
Some anti-gun states are willing to trust certain non-citizens with badges, guns, and arrest powers while continuing to restrict the rights of law-abiding American citizens. That contradiction says everything about the mindset behind modern gun control.
NSSF says it is ready to sue if Maryland enacts SB 334, while Maryland Shall Issue and NRA-ILA warn the bill targets common Glock-style striker-fired pistols owned by law-abiding Americans.
FBI LEOKA data show 53 officers were feloniously killed in 2025, down from 2024, with early 2026 numbers also trending lower. The long-term pattern is uneven, but officer deaths remain well below earlier peaks.
Gun owners are being urged to write President Donald Trump and support a pardon for Patrick “Tate” Adamiak, whose case has become a flashpoint over ATF overreach and abusive federal gun prosecutions.
The DOJ’s new Second Amendment enforcement effort is now colliding with Virginia’s 2026 gun control package, as Harmeet Dhillon warns the state could face federal litigation over unconstitutional firearm restrictions.
Wyoming lawmakers considered HB14, a bill that would have reimbursed people found not guilty, released, or cleared after lawful self-defense and allowed expungement of related records. The measure failed introduction in the House.
Virginia’s April redistricting vote is colliding with Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s changes to major gun bills, creating a high-stakes fight over gerrymandering and the Second Amendment.
Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.
New figures attributed to the ATF show nearly 5.8 million registered suppressors in the United States, underscoring just how fast silencer ownership is growing among American gun owners.
Sean Maloney argues that NRA 2.0 must remember the whistleblowers who first pushed for accountability, transparency, and reform inside the National Rifle Association.
Testifying before the Senate, Rep. Thomas Massie defended the Second Amendment as a safeguard for liberty and tied that principle to live policy fights, including national constitutional carry, repeal of the Gun-Free School Zones Act, handgun rights for 18-to-20-year-olds, and NICS transparency.
It wasn’t “gun violence” that killed Fairfax and his wife, it was him.
The Department of Justice has moved to dismiss Texas v. ATF, a landmark challenge to the Biden administration’s “engaged in the business” rule. Gun rights advocates say the move marks a major victory for private gun sales, collectors, and hobbyists who feared the ATF’s expanded dealer definition would criminalize ordinary conduct.
A federal judge in Alabama has paused Butler v. Bondi, the NRA-backed challenge to ATF’s 2024 “engaged in the business” rule, until the Senate votes on ATF Director nominee Robert Cekada.
Kentucky lawmakers overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of HB 78 and HB 312, enacting new protections for the firearms industry and expanding concealed carry rights for young adults.
As NRA members head to Houston for the 155th Annual Meeting, the debate over board reform, governance, and accountability is far from over.
DOJ and ATF have reversed course once again, now telling courts that a new frames and receivers rule is on the way. The move keeps the legal fight alive in VanDerStok and Defense Distributed while raising fresh concerns for hobbyists, manufacturers, and gun rights advocates.
The First Circuit has revived Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period in Beckwith v. Frey, using a rationale that claims Americans may have a right to keep and bear arms, but not necessarily a right to buy them.
Security footage from Pauls Valley High School shows Principal Kirk Moore charging and tackling an armed former student moments after the suspect chambered a round. Moore was shot in the leg during the confrontation but appears to have stopped a potentially much deadlier attack through immediate, decisive action.
As the 2026 NRA Annual Meetings approach in Houston, board members are preparing to debate a series of bylaw amendment proposals that could shape the Association’s governance for years to come.
