Firearms industry news — ATF actions, manufacturer announcements, trade shows, and breaking developments in the US gun market.
ATF's draft Form 4473 cuts the background check record from 7 pages to 4, revises the marijuana question to track Schedule III reclassification, and adds a direct-shipping checkbox.
A Rockville, MD gun shop is suing Capital One and Melio Payments for blocking its bill-pay access. The NRA wants the Trump administration to investigate.
ATF proposes letting married couples jointly register suppressors and SBRs on Form 1 without an NFA trust, with inter-spouse transfers exempt from NFA rules.
ATF's proposed NOTC rule would let in-state dealers complete gun sales entirely by remote — video verification, NICS check, and direct-to-door shipping.
ATF published a final rule May 6 removing the 2018 bump stock language from its machine gun definitions, completing the regulatory cleanup required by Garland v. Cargill.
Ruger reported Q1 2026 net sales of $141.4M, topping estimates by $2.8M, as new products drove 41% of firearm revenue — but one-time Beretta proxy costs hammered the bottom line.
The Justice Department sued Denver over its 1989 AR-15 ban on May 5 and filed a parallel suit against Colorado's magazine-capacity limit a day later.
Ruger and Beretta Holding announce a cooperation deal ending the proxy contest: $44.80 tender offer, 25% ownership cap, two future board seats, and a three-year standstill.
ATF posted 21 proposed and final rules to the Federal Register on May 6, including formal repeals of the pistol brace rule and the Biden-era 'engaged in the business' dealer definition expansion.
Ruger's factory LCP MAX Magpul EHG Edition bumps capacity to 13+1 and overhauls the ergonomics at $449 MSRP, with the standalone grip module hitting dealers in May.
South Dakota, Arizona, Missouri, and Ohio are revising statutes that tied suppressor legality to the now-eliminated $200 NFA transfer tax to protect compliant owners.
SF 4067 cleared the Minnesota Senate 34-33 on party lines, banning future semi-auto sales and requiring existing owners to register with the BCA. House GOP calls it dead on arrival.