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Florida AG James Uthmeier sued Jacksonville for $5M after city security kept logbooks of lawful concealed carriers entering city buildings from 2023 to 2025, violating state preemption law.
NJ Attorney General Davenport subpoenaed FFLs statewide for a decade of Glock customer data, raising alarms over gun-owner privacy and a potential de facto registry.
Spanberger signed Virginia's assault firearms ban May 14; NRA, SAF, and FPC filed a federal challenge in minutes as three more suits followed within 24 hours.
ATF Director Cekada defended the $1.65 billion FY27 budget before a Senate subcommittee on May 12, vowing to target trafficking and not burden lawful gun owners.
BANISH Suppressors has launched two stainless-steel rifle cans, the VRMT 223 SS and HNT 30 SS, both priced at $579, aimed at the post-NFA-tax-cut market.
DOJ filed a First Amended Complaint May 14 adding D.C.'s suppressor ban to its existing AR-15 lawsuit, arguing the prohibition violates the Second Amendment.
SIG Sauer's ROMEO-MDC enters the micro-carry optic segment at $249.99 with an RMSc footprint, 1.03-oz aluminum body, and 20,000-hour battery runtime.
Navy veteran serving 20 years for inert parts writes ATF Director Cekada asking for NFA clarity — on the same day SCOTUS conferences his cert petition.
RetailBI's Q1 2026 dealer-level data shows suppressor unit sales up 53.1% YoY while overall firearm units fell 7.6%, with pistols leading the decline.
NSSF's April 2026 NICS release shows NFA checks at 190,086 — up 130.3% year-over-year — as the post-tax-stamp suppressor boom carries into spring.
H.R. 2267 passed House Judiciary unanimously and would force DOJ and FBI to publicly report NICS denial demographics, exposing false-positive rates.
Davidsons and Hi-Point team up on a Burnt Bronze Cerakote edition of the $239 Hush-Point 22 rimfire suppressor, available only through Davidsons.