John is an NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. He is the host of the John Crump Live Podcast and GOA’s Virginia Reloaded which can be found at www.crumpy.com. John is also an Amazon Best Selling author.
John has written extensively on the patriot movement including 3%’ers, Oath Keepers, and Militias. In addition to the Patriot movement, John has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution.
John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and is currently working on a book profiling non-stereotypical gun-rights activists.
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that machineguns are protected by the Second Amendment, but said a ban on the category of firearms passes Constitutional muster.
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Air Force Global Strike Command has temporarily paused all Sig Sauer M18 Modular Handgun Systems (MHS) operations after a young female Airman died after being shot by an alleged firearm malfunction.
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The defendants voluntarily dropped their appeal, stipulating that neither side would seek legal costs. The decision means that the pistol brace rule is officially dead.
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The mother of a 15-year-old shooting victim is planning on suing Pennsylvania-based gun parts retailer JSD Supply, Patriot Enterprises, and its owner, Jordan Vinroe.
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Absent from the bill was the full Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act, disappointing gun rights activists.
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In a recent Senate vote, a budget reconciliation bill reduced these taxes to $0—a step forward, yet a far cry from the complete NFA repeal GOA demanded and worked for since the November 2024 election.
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Senate Parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, has approved language in the reconciliation bill to lower the tax stamp fee for SBRs, SBSs, AOWs, and suppressors from $200 to $0.
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The Senate Parliamentarian has struck the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act from President Trump’s Reconciliation bill.
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In a rare unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Mexico can not successfully sue Smith & Wesson and six other gun companies for the misuse of their products by drug cartels in Mexico.
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The Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear a case challenging Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban and a case challenging Rhode Island’s “large capacity” magazine ban.
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The reconciliation bill that included lowering the tax stamp fee for suppressors but kept the device on the National Firearms Act of 1968 failed to pass the floor vote.
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A bombshell controversy is shaking the suppressor industry. Lobbying disclosures show Silencer Central funded efforts tied to “suppressor tax stamp conservation,” raising serious questions about whether the company quietly supports keeping silencers under the NFA.
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While $0.00 tax cost is an improvement for hearing protection, Republican lawmakers bowed to special interests and chose political convenience over principle.
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The Hearing Protection Act (HPA) might be in trouble in the House Ways and Means Committee, and anti-gun lobbyists are NOT the ones holding it up. Take Action!
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The Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act have stalled in the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee.
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Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Laura Cofer Taylor is trying to block the compassionate release of Matthew Hoover, who is suffering from a terminal illness.
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Any new monitoring must be approved by the ATF Special Agents in Charge (SACs) and the Deputy Assistant Director (DAD). This change prevents rogue agents from using the system for their own needs.