Firearms
“Back tag bill” signed as electronic or ‘other’ acceptable licenses are approved for New York hunters
Jeff Murray
July 18, 2024
New York hunters will soon be able to travel afield without a back tag or a physical hunting license, if they choose.
That’s thanks to legislation passed by both houses of the state legislature
Expanding handgun options available for Federal’s .30 Super Carry cartridge
Tim Lesmeister
July 15, 2024
There are more than 22 million concealed carry permit holders in the United States. Compared to the 2.7 million in 1999, it’s clear that new laws allowing citizens to more easily carry weapons for personal
Jeff Thomas: Making the AR platform New York compliant
Jeff Thomas
July 15, 2024
Since 2013 New York gun owners have had to deal with the confusion that ensued after the passage of the NYSAFE Act. Like many residents of New York, I was unsure if I had just
States debate the credit card tracking of gun-related sales
Associated Press
July 10, 2024
Beginning July 1, a California law required credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail codes that can be assigned to gun stores in order to track their sales.
SCOTUS sends Antonyuk case back to the lower court
Dan Ladd
July 9, 2024
The law’s provisions that were still in effect required applicants for a concealed carry license to: prove one’s “good moral character,” have in person interviews with law enforcement, provide four “character references,” and undergo 18
Understanding these four shotgun myths can make you a better shooter
Phil Bourjaily
June 28, 2024
You rarely, if ever, see shotgun pellets in the air. You only know if you hit the target or missed. Shooting patterns at paper helps you understand what’s going on, but it’s still a 2-D
SCOTUS denies Gazolla case cert., nixes Trump/ATF bump stock ban
Dan Ladd
June 25, 2024
The lawsuit seeks relief for the state’s firearms dealers who, as a result of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act, are now required to take part in the state’s new background check system
Legislation passed in New York includes electronic tags bill, while expansion of crossbow use in archery season fails
Dan Ladd
June 20, 2024
A bill that would eliminate the requirement for Southern Zone hunters to display a back tag in the field and instead provide electronic proof (where possible) of licensure has passed both houses and is likely
Supreme Court strikes down ban on bump stocks
Associated Press
June 19, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, June 14 struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw
