Firearms industry news — ATF actions, manufacturer announcements, trade shows, and breaking developments in the US gun market.
A Lancaster County judge stayed the GOA and VCDL injunction hearing after the Virginia Supreme Court moved to consolidate the state's assault ban challenges, with July 1 fast approaching.
DOJ's Second Amendment Section has opened a civil rights probe into Philadelphia Police over unconstitutional carry permit revocations.
Barrett Firearms is independently developing a 6.8x51mm caliber conversion kit for the Army's MK22 MRAD Advanced Sniper Rifle, Soldier Systems Daily first reported.
Ohio's House Public Safety Committee took its first look at SB214 on June 9 — a bill to strip suppressors from the state's dangerous ordnance classification after a 31-to-1 Senate pass.
A New York appeals court unanimously upheld the $4.3 million judgment against former NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre, affirming both the financial penalty and a 10-year leadership ban tied to his 2024 corruption verdict.
Ruger's June 5 safety bulletin covers LCP MAX Manual Safety models below serial number 383100000, where a machining defect can allow the safety lever to disengage under recoil.
The NRA Foundation announced it is breaking from the NRA and rebranding as the 1791 Foundation, putting $176 million in charitable assets at the center of a bitter legal fight.
The Ninth Circuit ruled June 3 that suppressors fall outside the Second Amendment's plain text, setting a circuit-wide precedent that complicates pending California and NFA cases.
Pennsylvania's House Judiciary Committee votes today on HB 2244, a bill that would create criminal liability for lawful gun owners based on how they store their firearms at home.
Ranger Point Precision and LINE49 are now offering fully converted Henry Lever Supreme rifles and conversion kits in .300 Blackout, 5.56 NATO, and 6 ARC, with SBR-length barrel options.
An ATF proposed rule open for comment until July 6 would lift the 1997 blanket import ban on firearms and ammunition from Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.
NSSF reports Virginia posted 74,959 background checks in May, up 103% year-over-year, as NFA checks nationwide jumped 100% on sustained post-tax-repeal demand.