TANYA METAKSA By Tanya Metaksa What’s New— Congressional: Kevin McCarthy elected Speaker of the House on 15th ballot; State legislatures: By the end of January all states with the exception...

Legislation pre-filed in Washington State would open up firearms retailers to legal actions that might be prohibited by federal law. By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Language contained in the first section...

Last year saw a slight decline in gun sales and federal background checks. The National Shooting Sports Foundation reported this week that 2022 saw more than 16.4 million background checks...

ATF is being sued by Franklin Armory. By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Franklin Armory, Inc., and the Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. (FARC), have filed suit in federal district court against...

The Illinois House has passed legislation to ban so-called "assault rifles" and "large capacity" magazines. The Illinois House of Representatives early Friday morning passed a bill banning so-called “assault weapons”...

The first skirmish over guns in the Washington Legislature came and went even before lawmakers convened. (Dave Workman) By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A bill prefiled in the Washington State Senate...

An editorial calling the Second Amendment a "curse" has elicited predictable reactions. By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief An editorial in the Star-Ledger of New Jersey declaring the Second Amendment to be...

Ruger has added a 7 1/2-inch barrel to its Wrangler line. Sturm, Ruger’s newest addition to the popular Wrangler single-action rimfire revolver family wears an impressive 7 ½-inch barrel and...

The privacy of Washington state gun owners who participated in a 2019 "bump stock buyback" program appeared to be in jeopardy in a new bill ostensibly about student privacy, but...

GRNC President Paul Valone By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a letter to the President Pro Tem of North Carolina’s State Senate and state House Speaker, the head of Grass Roots...

An Oregon judge is keeping Measure 114 on hold over a contested background check provision. By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Oregon’s controversial gun control Measure 114 is still on ice as...

Morris Dees, former president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center. In 2019, Dees was fired by the nonprofit he co-founded more than 50 years ago. (Photo from licensed...

The number of active concealed pistol licenses in Washington shot upward by more than 57,000 in 2022, according to new data from the state Department of Licensing. (Dave Workman) By...