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  • DOJ Sues Minnesota Over Gun Waiting Periods | Why Waiting 60 Days Can Get Innocent People Killed

    The Justice Department sued Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul on September 24, 2026, challenging firearm-purchase delays that force lawful citizens to wait as long as 30 days under state law—and allegedly nearly 60 days in the two cities—before acquiring a handgun or certain semiautomatic rifles. The case is United States v. Minnesota, No. 0:26-cv-04123, filed…

  • Glock Sues Connecticut | Can the 2026 “Convertible Pistol” Ban Survive?

    Glock has sued Connecticut over its new “convertible pistol” law before the Connecticut Glock ban takes effect on October 1, 2026. The federal lawsuit argues that Connecticut created a vague felony law, refused to explain which Glock pistols it prohibits and left manufacturers and dealers to gamble with criminal prosecution. Glock specifically wants the court…

  • CMP Is Nearly Out of Surplus M1 Garands | Is the New CMP Rifle a Real Garand?

    The Civilian Marksmanship Program is nearly out of original-receiver surplus M1 Garands. That is not an internet rumor or another recycled story about warehouses overflowing with $220 Korean Garands. CMP itself says its original M1 Garand receiver inventory is “nearly exhausted.” The strongest evidence is the new M1 Garand by CMP: a $1,900 commercial rifle…

  • YouTube Gun Rules 2026 | Ideological Discrimination Against Gun Channels Is the Policy

    The YouTube gun rules for 2026 are ideological discrimination against lawful gun owners, firearms manufacturers and the creators who publish gun reviews. YouTube has not formally banned every gun channel. Instead, it built something more dishonest: a maze of firearms policies that allows gun videos to remain online while demonetizing them, restricting their audience, prohibiting…

  • Smith & Wesson M&P FPC 10mm Review | 620-Round Test, Accuracy and Problems

    The Smith & Wesson M&P FPC 10mm combines a folding carbine, fifteen-round M&P magazines and the best millimeter in one surprisingly practical package. I fired 620 rounds through the FPC 10mm using practice ammunition, defensive hollow points and heavy hard-cast loads. The carbine experienced two ammunition-related feeding problems during the first 100 rounds but otherwise…

  • Greenland Is American Now | The Arctic Deal That Changes U.S. Defense

    Greenland is American now. Greenland is now firmly inside the American security perimeter. The United States has permanent security access, basing rights and overflight rights. The new agreement blocks hostile nations from establishing military bases or making sensitive investments on the island without American approval. President Trump has also said the United States will begin…

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