Month: January 2026

This is why many of us didn’t celebrate the “zero tax” on suppressors as a win. The NFA framework stayed fully intact, Congress is already floating bills to reimpose the tax for unrelated spending, and states like Virginia are moving to slap on even higher suppressor taxes. A tax cut without deregulation is temporary —

A Republican governor defending gun restrictions, elected to expand gun rights, is now betraying Tennessee gun owners. Bill Lee, the Republican Governor of Tennessee, has been defending gun control for years, but the state’s latest reply brief in a case challenging Tennessee’s recently struck down “intent to go armed” clause is particularly offensive, asking the

How does an original colony, one of the thirteen founding states represented by both a stripe and a star on our flag, one that ratified the Constitution, ratified the Bill of Rights, and signed the Declaration of Independence, become so diminished and disconnected from its own history that it would abandon Virginia’s right, an absolute

There’s an interesting report out about ICE changing how it recruits. Instead of the usual corporate-style hiring ads, they’re spending around $100 million on a campaign designed to reach gun owners, veterans, and people who see themselves as patriots. If you’re a lover of all things firearms related—and face it, who among the TTAG faithful

“… the trouble is, this travesty of justice could happen to any one of us. Forget to register a handgun in Massachusetts or Illinois years ago? A deep blue state government with a grudge can hunt you down in Florida or Kansas, where such registration is not required. Sell an herbal product online to a

Very big win, especially coming from the Ninth Circuit. On Friday, Jan. 3, a divided three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California’s ban on open carry in counties with a population of greater than 200,000 violates the Second Amendment. This means that California, at least for

I came across this article from 2017, which reports on Venezuela under socialist rule: civilians are disarmed while the regime arms its loyalists to maintain control. History is proof. The socialist leader of Venezuela announced in a speech to regime loyalists his plan to arm hundreds of thousands of supporters after a years-long campaign to

I’m often asked for advice and guidance by new shooters—where to start, what really matters, and how to avoid being overwhelmed by bad information or internet noise. This is one of the better beginner guides I’ve come across. It’s clear, practical, and written without talking down to the reader. It covers the fundamentals new shooters

Gun confiscation wasn’t a side issue of the American Revolution. It was a catalyst. Repeated attempts to seize arms and intimidate an armed population convinced the colonies that liberty couldn’t survive without the means to defend it. The Founders enshrined the right to keep and bear arms because history had already shown what happens when

Available data suggest that violent crime in the U.S. has not increased after the Bruen decision and, in fact, has continued to trend downward in the years following the ruling, countering the predictions of many gun‑control advocates who forecast a spike in violence after the expansion of carry rights. Anti-gun advocates have long held that