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  • ATF May Let Gun Stores Ship Firearms to Your Home|Something the CMP Already Does

    The federal government may finally allow ordinary Americans to purchase firearms remotely and have them shipped directly to their homes. This is not some imaginary “gun-show loophole.” It is not mail-order anarchy. It would not allow prohibited persons to click a button and receive an unregistered machine gun from Amazon before dinner. The proposed ATF…

  • Army M17 and M18 Pistol Safety Report: What It Means for the SIG P320

    The U.S. Army says its SIG Sauer M17 and M18 pistols are safe, reliable and have not experienced a mechanically induced accidental discharge during any investigated incident. That is important evidence in the ongoing SIG P320 safety debate. It does not prove that every civilian P320 is identical to a military M17 or M18. It…

  • Pennsylvania Game Wardens Need a Warrant Now Posted Land Is No Longer Government Property

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that game wardens generally cannot enter clearly marked private land without a warrant, consent or a recognized exception to the warrant requirement. The July 21, 2026 decision in Punxsutawney Hunting Club v. Pennsylvania Game Commission is a major victory for Pennsylvania hunters, gun owners and landowners. For years, the…

  • When a 3×600 Match Turns Into an Ammunition Repair Job

    During the Pennsylvania Mid-Range Championship at Reade Range, part of the Riflemen’s Weekend competition, the shooter was working through the first string of a 3×600 match. Three rounds turned out to be too long to chamber properly. Rather than force the issue and turn a minor ammunition problem into a major rifle problem, the rounds…

  • The NFA Just Lost in Federal Court: and the ATF Has Nobody to Blame but Itself

    A federal judge has ruled that major National Firearms Act registration requirements cannot be enforced against protected plaintiffs and customers for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and certain “any other weapons.” The reason is almost embarrassingly simple. Congress reduced the NFA making and transfer taxes on those firearms to zero. The registration system existed to…

  • Once a Machine Gun, Always a Machine Gun? The CMP M14 Sale Explained

    The Civilian Marksmanship Program plans to sell surplus M14 rifles to American collectors after converting them to semiautomatic operation. According to Firearms News⁠, the CMP may eventually receive approximately 100,000 M14 rifles, with initial sales potentially beginning in late 2026 or early 2027. The expected price has been reported as less than $2,000. That would…

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