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Commerce Department to Congress: No evidence microstamping reliable

by Larry Keane, NSSF
6:00am Monday, August 31, 2026
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institutes of Standards and Technology sent a letter to Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) to tell a U.S. House committee that there is no reliable evidence that gun control’s vaunted goal of requiring microstamping on every handgun sold at retail would actually work.

Watch: Ramaswamy calls raffle winner of his donated SIG MCX-SPEAR LT 5.56 at BFA Patriot Fest

8:54pm Monday, August 24, 2026
Watch Ohio's next governor, Vivek Ramaswamy, announce the winner of the SIG Sauer MCX-SPEAR LT 5.56 he donated for the Buckeye Firearms Association's inaugural Patriot Fest at the Makoy in Hilliard on Aug. 22. The rifle, valued at $2,600, was won by Newton Hughes, who went up on stage, where the pair held the rifle over their heads in Charlton Heston "from my cold, dead hands" style. In the...

Kamala Harris adopting radical anti-gun agenda for 2028 appeal

by Matt Manda, NSSF
6:00am Thursday, August 20, 2026
The midterm elections are less than three months away, but the 2028 race for the White House is already shaping up. Former Vice President Kamala Harris is in the pole position, according to some very early polls. She’s got the Democratic Socialists of America-inspired agenda to go with it, including hostile and severe gun control schemes.

Q&A on Texas NFA case involving suppressors, SBRs, what it all means

by NRA-ILA
6:00am Tuesday, August 18, 2026
On Aug. 12, an important development occurred in the ongoing litigation over the National Firearms Act (NFA) filed by multiple plaintiffs in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. These included, with NRA’s support, the Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA). Here is what it all means for you.

BFA urges passage of SB 214 to remove suppressors from ordnance definition

by Joe D. "Buck" Ruth
5:00am Monday, August 17, 2026
Now that a federal judge in Texas on Aug. 5 has ruled that the remaining required registration of short-barreled rifles and suppressors in the National Firearms Act (NFA) is unconstitutional without a monetary tax, it's up to the Ohio House of Representatives to pass BFA-backed Senate Bill 214 to remove suppressors from the list of dangerous ordnances in Ohio law.

Federal district judge in Texas: NFA registration scheme on SBRs, suppressors unconstitutional

by Second Amendment Foundation
6:00am Wednesday, August 12, 2026
A judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Aug. 5 ruled that the remaining registration scheme for short-barreled rifles and suppressors in the National Firearms Act (NFA) is unconstitutional in Jensen v. ATF, a case supported by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF).

Armed civilian used suppressed pistol to save lives at Idaho In-N-Out

by AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson
6:00am Thursday, August 06, 2026
Jordan Salinas did not know that a Saturday lunch stop at an In-N-Out Burger would place him in the path of a mass murderer. But when rifle fire erupted outside the crowded Twin Falls, Idaho, restaurant, Salinas had something most of the people trapped there did not: a firearm, training, and the willingness to move toward the threat.

Canadian bank discriminates against US gun companies while courting business

by Larry Keane, NSSF
6:00am Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Nate Treadaway, CEO of Vigilant Gear LLC, tagged NSSF in a LinkedIn post, writing, “Should I be surprised that a Canadian based bank ‘restricts’ lending (aka discriminates) to the firearms industry? Probably not. But, for the love of God, don’t solicit me first and then tell me you won’t do business because our industry."

DOJ withdraws appeal in challenge to post office firearms ban

by NRA-ILA
6:00am Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Another significant victory has emerged in the ongoing effort to roll back unconstitutional restrictions on the right to bear arms in places that millions of law-abiding Americans visit every day in every state in towns across the nation. This time, the challenge centers on one of the most familiar public institutions across the country: local post offices.

2026 BFA-PAC Grades and Endorsements for the Ohio General Election

2:11pm Monday, August 03, 2026
Back to Main Voter Guide Page For the 2026 General Election, BFA-PAC is focusing primarily on federal legislative candidates (U.S. Senate and U.S. House), Ohio statewide candidates, Ohio legislative candidates (Ohio Senate and Ohio House), and select judicial candidates (Ohio Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal). CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO BFA PAC AND SUPPORT OUR ENDORSEED CANDIDATES! NOTES...

Silence is defeat: Why gun owners must flood ATF comment dockets now

by Sean Maloney, for AmmoLand
6:00am Monday, August 03, 2026
We’ve all seen the headlines. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announces a new proposed rule change. Yet a dangerous myth quietly circulates within the Second Amendment community: “The ATF is going to do whatever they want anyway, so why bother writing a comment?” Here's why that is flawed logic.

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