Every shooting range has one. You're settling into your lane, running your drills, minding your own business — and then she (or he) appears. The self-appointed range enforcer. The person who watches your every move like they're auditing you for the ATF. The one who corrects your grip you didn't ask about, questions whether you're "even qualified" to be there, or loudly announces to the whole range that you're doing something "wrong" — even when you're not. Shooters have started calli …

A federal court just handed gun-rights advocates one of their biggest wins in decades. On August 5, 2026, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that the remaining registration requirements for suppressors and short-barreled rifles under the National Firearms Act (NFA) are unconstitutional. The decision in Jensen v. ATF is the first ruling of its kind on this issue, and it could reshape how these firearms are regulated nationwide. What Just Happened The rulin …

Red flag laws — formally known as Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) — have spread to more than 20 states over the past decade, marketed as a common-sense tool to prevent violence. But beneath the appealing label lies a legal mechanism that critics argue strikes at the heart of constitutional protections Americans have relied on for over two centuries. Understanding how these laws actually work reveals why so many gun owners, civil liberties advocates, and legal scholars view the …