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Lawsuits Fly Over Gun Shop Closure Orders

Gun stores and Second Amendment groups have been fighting to stay open to allow Americans to exercise their right to keep and bear arms, despite restrictions brought about from stay-at-home orders. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Second…


Kimber Forced to Halt Ops Due to Cuomo COVID-19 Order

Kimber announced this week they will have to pause production for the time being. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) New York-based Kimber Manufacturing is the latest gun maker to have to pause operations due to state-ordered stay-at-home…


COVID-19 Closures Force Some Gun Makers to Pause Production

Some gun makers have been forced to cease regular operations at their facilities over local Emergency Orders. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Through a mix of state-issued stay-at-home orders and other coronavirus-related conditions, some gun manufacturers have…


Overwhelmed Gun Stores Refusing to Process Online Purchase Transfers

Courtesy Palmetto State Armory One of the ways that Americans who haven’t been able to find the firearms they want right now locally have been coping with the current gun buying surge is to order…


Ammogeddon II: Stories from the Gun Store Sales Floor [VIDEO]

(AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane) I’m a gun dealer. I’ve seen some crazy stuff over the years and I have some interesting stories. Ever since last Friday, our phones have been ringing off the hook with…


New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Didn’t Let a Crisis Go to Waste

(AP Photo/Allen G. Breed) Many gun owners have said for years, maybe decades, that the background check system — whether it’s the FBI’s NICS system or state-run operations — could be used as a convenient…


Gun Shops Fight Back Against Government Efforts to Close Them

While many states and cities recognize gun stores as an essential part of the right to keep and bear arms, others are ordering them closed. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Across the country, the firearms industry is…


With a 10-Day Waiting Period, Mandatory Stay-At-Home Order Means California Buyers Can’t Get Their Guns

A gun store customer that gave his name only at John waits in line, Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) The national gun sales surge began in earnest late last…


What FFLs Need to Know During the Coronavirus Gun Buying Surge

David Liu, right, owner of a gun store, takes an order from a customer in Arcadia, Calif., Sunday, March 15, 2020. Coronavirus concerns have led to consumer panic buying of grocery staples and now gun…