Category: Second Amendment News

The ongoing conflict over the Rare Breed Forced Reset Trigger (FRT-15) has resulted in a federal lawsuit in which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) accuses Rare Breed of conspiring to defraud the Unites States. Specifically, the suit claims that Rare Breed has “knowingly and intentionally conspired to defraud the United States …

ATF Sues Rare Breed – The Mag LifeRead More

Just before the New Year, we told you about the ATF’s unprecedented December 27 Open Letter to Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL) redefining “firearm” from the agency’s so-called “Final Rule” on frames and receivers. The “Final Rule” apparently wasn’t as “final” as they wanted it to be. The Open Letter basically said that any unfinished blank, …

Polymer80 Sues ATF – The Mag LifeRead More

2022 has been a big year for Second Amendment rights. Despite facing a hostile President and Congress, 2A advocates mostly held the line and scored several major wins this year. Some perceived losses may yet turn out to be significant victories over time as gun control activists and politicians stick their necks out too far. …

The State of the Second Amendment 2022Read More

The New Year made Alabama the 25th state to implement Constitutional Carry, meaning that a permit is not required to carry a firearm in public. While anti-gun states like New York, New Jersey, Oregon, and others seek to restrict carry rights as much as possible, gun-friendly states are doing the opposite. The Constitutional Carry train …

Constitutional Carry Now the Law in Half the NationRead More

You may have heard by now that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) made a sudden change last week to its so-called “Final Rule” regarding unfinished frames and receivers. That’s the rule that goes after what the Biden administration calls “ghost guns.” The change was announced in a December 27 open letter …

Polymer80 Responds to “Unprecedented” ATF Open LetterRead More

ATF Form 4473 is a familiar sight to gun owners. It’s usually the first step toward taking delivery of a new firearm. As government agencies do, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) occasionally revises its forms to reflect changing laws, rules, and priorities. A revised Form 4473 has just dropped, so here’s …

ATF Changes the 4473: What You Need to KnowRead More

The draconian Oregon Measure 114 has drawn no less than four lawsuits since its passage in November. Suits seeking to block Measure 114’s implementation were filed in federal district court and a state court, yielding two different outcomes. Final rulings have yet to be made, but here’s what we know so far. Two of these …

Judges Split on Oregon Measure 114 RulingsRead More

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is at it again. Never one to pass up the chance to make political hay before the blood dries, Murphy recently told CNN that the US Senate should consider withholding federal law enforcement funds from localities dubbed “Second Amendment Sanctuaries.” Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy never misses a chance to push his …

Senator Chris Murphy Threatens to Defund 2A SanctuariesRead More