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At least four Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorneys say they will not enforce Virginia’s new “assault firearms” and magazine bans. Commonwealth’s Attorneys in Spotsylvania, Smyth, Powhatan, and Pulåski counties announced over the past week they would not pursue cases arising from the bills Governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) signed last Thursday. The four prosecutors argued the law is… Read more

The Empire State may not presumptively ban licensed gun carriers from bringing their weapons onto all publicly accessible private property. That’s the conclusion drawn by a three-judge panel for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. The panel unanimously affirmed a lower court ruling preventing New York officials from requiring gun carriers to get… Read more

After weeks of waiting, the political fight over Virginia’s proposed “assault weapon” and magazine bans is now over. The legal battle to undo those bans is just beginning. Late Thursday night, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) ended the suspense by officially signing into law a pair of bills banning the sale of AR-15s and other… Read more

This week, we’re speaking directly to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The bureau just released dozens of new gun rule proposals. We’ve examined the details of them ourselves, we’ve discussed them with representatives of the gun industry, and now we’re hearing directly from the man who spearheaded the effort. That’s ATF… Read more

The ink wasn’t even dry on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s (D.) signature on the state’s new “assault firearms” ban before a half dozen suits were filed against it. Every gun-rights group you’ve ever heard of has now sued Virginia over its AR-15 and ammo magazine sales ban. Some in federal court. Some in state court.… Read more

The National Rifle Association (NRA) grew its assets and cut its expenses, especially legal costs, in 2025, but its membership income still shrank. A copy of the group’s 2025 Annual Report, which details the combined finances of the NRA’s seven related legal entities, shows that it saw modest year-over-year growth in overall assets combined with… Read more

The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) leaders warn that the group could lose control over $176 million, the vast majority of its net assets, if it loses its lawsuit against its own foundation. The warning comes in the NRA’s latest Annual Report, which The Reload obtained and published on Friday. NRA leaders cautioned that “an unfavorable… Read more

We got new insight into the finances of what remains the nation’s largest gun-rights group. There are positives in the National Rifle Association’s Annual Report that new leadership can point to, but the overall picture is fairly mixed. Costs are down, especially legal costs, but so are member dues. Plus, as reporter Shiv Parihar explains… Read more

Virginians aren’t waiting to find out whether their governor will sign a ban on the sales of popular semi-automatic firearms and the ammunition magazines that come with them before flooding into their local gun stores. Newly released industry data revealed that Virginia is punching even further above its weight than ever before when it comes… Read more

KYIV, Ukraine — If Oleksandr and Viktor happened to cross paths, they would probably not get along on this one issue. Both of them have seen the war firsthand and have held weapons in their hands, but their views sharply diverge: should Ukrainians be allowed to carry them in everyday life? Oleksandr, who was once… Read more