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North Carolina: Update on permitless-carry legislation

6:00am Thursday, October 02, 2025

Editor's note: Many Ohioans frequently visit the Carolinas, so this particular bill is relevant to those traveling there. Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly briefly returned from recess and re-referred Senate Bill 50, Freedom to Carry NC, to the House Rules Committee. The House then withdrew S50 from committee and placed it on the House calendar for a veto override vote Oct. 20.

NSSF issues guidance related to commercial business during federal government shutdown

Provided by NSSF

4:06pm Wednesday, October 01, 2025

National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has issued the following guidance related to conducting commercial business in the firearms industry after it was announced that the federal government shutdown was inevitable as of 12:01 a.m. today, Oct. 1.

Search engine AI snippets choking traffic to 2A news sites

by F Riehl, Editor in Chief

6:00am Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Across the internet, artificial intelligence “snippets” are pulling content from pro-gun publishers, summarizing it directly on search platforms, and stripping away the need for readers to actually click through to the original sites.

Uh-oh! Anti-gun group Everytown's online 'firearm training' triggers org's own followers

6:00am Tuesday, September 30, 2025

A revealing article in USA Today last week reported that Everytown for Gun Safety’s new “firearms training” program, Train SMART, “met stiff opposition from [Everytown’s] own members and longtime supporters.” You can't make this up.

Canada gun grab: Amnesty expiration nears as top officials sow confusion

6:00am Monday, September 29, 2025

Canada’s Liberal government has used “buyback” to describe the 2020 mandatory “assault weapon” confiscation law in an attempt to make the scheme appear less hostile to property rights and responsible gun owners and more palatable to the general public. Recent pronouncements on the gun ban and confiscation have veered even further down the road of disingenuous political messaging.

From censorship rise to dollar dive, AI kicking 2A sites off a cliff

by Jenn Jacques

6:00am Friday, September 26, 2025

One adverse effect of artificial intelligence (AI) is silenced voices within the firearms industry. Firearm news sites and gun blogs have reported a decline in readership traffic due to several factors, one being search platforms using AI to divert traffic from independent websites.

BFA-sponsored Protecting Houses of Worship class earns participants' praise

by Angela Armstrong

6:00am Thursday, September 25, 2025

A recent "Protecting Houses of Worship" training brought together community members, church leaders, and safety volunteers with a shared mission: to safeguard places of worship while preserving their welcoming environment. Here's what participants had to say about it.

NRA files brief in challenge to federal suppressor registration mandate

6:00am Wednesday, September 24, 2025

The National Rifle Association, American Suppressor Association, and Independence Institute filed an amicus brief Sept. 17, urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant rehearing en banc (in full court) in a challenge to the National Firearms Act’s registration requirement for suppressors.