Florida’s Four-Month Gun Tax Holiday Started September 1
Florida knocked the sales tax off guns, ammo, optics and, for the first time, suppressors. It runs to December 31 and there are no price caps.
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NFA Background Checks Tripled in August
NFA checks ran to 185,744 in August against 61,594 a year ago. Ordinary gun sales barely moved. Almost all of that new volume is suppressors.
Louisiana Lets 18-Year-Olds Carry, Then Won’t Issue Them a Permit
Louisiana lets adults carry without a permit at 18, then refuses to issue them one. Federal school-zone law turns that gap into a map full of places they cannot go.
A Trucker Is Asking the Supreme Court to Settle Carry Reciprocity
A long-haul driver with Georgia and Florida licenses has asked the Supreme Court whether the right to bear arms stops at the border of the state that issued your permit.
Denver Leaves Visiting Gun Owners No Legal Way to Carry
Colorado refuses nonresident permits, Denver bans open carry, and the two rules together leave a lawful visitor with nowhere to go. The NRA filed suit on August 31.
New Mexico’s Waiting Period Lost in Court and Still Applies to You
A federal judge struck down New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period, then wrote an order that shields exactly two buyers. Everyone else in the state still waits.
Dealers in California Must Keep Filming Customers
A Ninth Circuit panel upheld California’s rule making gun dealers run 24-hour video and audio surveillance of their premises. Dealers called it eavesdropping.
STINC’s Groza Kit Turns a PSA Krink Into a Bullpup
Shown at GunCon 2026, STINC’s Groza kit is a drop-in bullpup conversion that reshapes a PSA Krink into an OTs-14 Groza-style rifle. Here is how it works.
Savage Adds Four Rifles to the Ultralite Line
Savage has expanded the Ultralite family with four rifles, from a $1,899 Predator to a $3,639 Elite V2 that weighs a little over five pounds.