Author: theholsterstore

This week, the ATF dropped the largest package of new gun rules in its history. On Wednesday, the ATF got a new director and dozens of new gun rules to boot. The bureau announced 32 new rule proposals that directly implicate firearms in one way or another. Director Rob Cekada signed those rules in front… Read more

The Trump Administration has released dozens of new gun rule proposals. But what exactly do they do? Well, we don’t know precisely yet because the full text hasn’t been released. However, we can tell a lot from the summaries the ATF has made public. So, we’re digging into the information we have to give you… Read more

On Wednesday, I asked the Acting Attorney General whether the package of new ATF rules was designed to push the boundaries of the law or to hold up to legal scrutiny. After all, at least some of these rules are bound to face lawsuits. Many of the biggest ATF regulatory swings of the past decade,… Read more

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) made its biggest move of Donald Trump’s second term this week. As we first reported, the ATF announced a package of 34 new rules in the moments after the Senate confirmed Trump’s pick, Robert Cekada, to helm the agency in a bipartisan vote. The exact details… Read more

Washington, DC — In his first official act after being confirmed, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Director Robert Cekada signed dozens of new gun regulation changes. Backed by representatives from nearly every major gun-rights group, from the National Rifle Association to the Second Amendment Foundation to Gun Owners of America, Cekada approved… Read more

The Old Dominion’s police force has not decided how it will handle a legal dispute over the new law meant to reinstate its universal background check program. The Virginia State Police (VSP) told The Reload on Wednesday that it has not determined how it will respond to the passage of HB1525. That bill bans anyone… Read more

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) may have just tipped its hand on how it plans to rule on marijuana use and the Second Amendment. In its Monday orders list, the Court declined to take up the case US v. Doucet. That was a Department of Justice (DOJ) appeal of a Fifth Circuit… Read more

The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to unveil a new package of regulations from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) as confirmation of the bureau’s next director approaches. On Tuesday, the ATF sent invitations to a Wednesday event where acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will unveil several new rules. News of the… Read more

A federal appeals court may not have sided with gun-rights advocates in blocking Colorado’s attempt to ban “ghost guns.” But it did rule out a particularly tendentious rationale for upholding at least some parts of it. A three-judge panel for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday delivered a mixed ruling for a group… Read more

This week, we’re examining where the big push for new gun restrictions in Virginia has ended up. The legislature has finished its job. So, we have fellow-Virginian and gun commentator Cam Edwards from Bearing Arms on the show to go over where things stand. Lawmakers accepted seven of Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger’s recommendations for changes… Read more