Weapons

Lawmakers: Defund Police? Then Unchain the Second Amendment

Republicans in the U.S. House want those who propose to cut back on police to keep in mind that that gun rights are often hamstrung as well. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Republicans on Capitol Hill have…


U.S. Air Force Fielding 125,000 New Sig Sauer M18 Pistols

A variant of the Sig Sauer P320 with a number of upgrades to include a coyote-tan PVD coated stainless steel slide and a removable top plate for optics, the M18 can use a 17-round 9mm…


It’s Never Enough: More Gun Laws Passed in New Zealand

With no Second Amendment to fall back on, gun owners in New Zealand are restricted in what they can own and even that meager allowance is now subject to increasing regulation. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Despite…


New Rhode Island ‘Ghost Gun’ Ban Carries Upto 10 Yrs in Prison

Rhode Island gun owners with unserialized firearms could catch a decade in state prison under a new bill speeding to Gov. Raimondo. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Lawmakers in Rhode Island’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly have approved a…


Grandmother Takes Virginia Handgun Rationing Law to Court

Virginia has tried to ration guns off and on since 1748, and the latest attempt, set to take effect in July, is the subject of a lawsuit. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) A Northern Virginia woman, with the…


California Assembly Shrugs off Shut Down, Passes Anti-Gun Bills

While Gen5 Glocks, like this G26, are available on the consumer market in most states, California will not approve it because it doesn’t meet the state’s “microstamping” requirements. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) While most of the…


Iowa Pro-Gun Bill Passes to the Governor’s Desk

Cities and counties looking to drop the hammer on gun owners in Iowa will find it harder under a pending bill headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Lawmakers in the Hawkeye State last…


Florida Supreme Court Tosses ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Ballot Question

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called the gun ban initiative misleading last year, and this month the state’s high court agreed. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com In a 4-1 ruling handed down last week, the Florida Supreme…


NICS Gun Check Figures Highest on Record for Any May in History

Last month saw the highest number of FBI NICS checks processed in the agency’s history for the month of May, with the firearms industry trade group noting many purchases were of handguns for personal protection….


New Zealand Gun Shops Forced to Send Rare Rifles to Scrappers

“Few Collectables being taken by the police to be crushed today,” noted Bronco Outdoors, a gun shop in New Zealand. (Photo: Bronco Outdoors) As part of complying with New Zealand’s arbitrary new gun bun on…