The GUN WIRE

Concealed Handguns Create a Climate of Fear, the Gun Industry’s Own Research Reveals The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the gun industry’s trade group, conducted studies revealing that rather than …

Most Gun Violence Victims Are Enrolled in Medicaid. Trump’s Cuts Are Putting Them at Risk. Health officials are expressing alarm over the recent “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” signed by …

Federal Agencies Reject SIG Sauer P320 Amid Growing Safety Concerns Both Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command have stopped using the SIG Sauer …

Members’ Newsletter: DOJ Drops Gun-Rights Restoration Plan The Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a proposed rule to implement a gun-rights restoration process, reviving a program aimed at enabling certain …

Newsletter: Republicans Begin ATF Budget Battle Fresh off the passage of the reconciliation budget bill, Republicans have initiated their appropriations bill affecting gun policy. The House Appropriation Committee’s measures include …

US attorney general paves way for more convicted criminals to own guns United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has initiated a process to simplify the restoration of gun ownership rights …

House Republicans Move to Slash ATF Funding, Bar DEA Merger The House Appropriations Committee’s new funding proposal for 2026 seeks to reduce the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives …

Podcast: How Much Will the NFA Tax Cut Surge Demand for Silencers, SBRs? (ft. Open Source Defense) [Member Early Access] In this episode, hosts Stephen Gutowski, Kareem Shaya, and Chuck …

Silencer sales up 265%, will surge under ‘big, beautiful bill’ Americans are purchasing “silencers” at unprecedented rates, with sales expected to further increase following the removal of the $200 federal …

Opinion | The G.O.P. Fought for This Bill. When Trump’s Cuts Came? Silence. In the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, Congress passed significant bipartisan gun legislation, emphasizing mental …

Congress Cuts Taxes on Silencers and Short-Barreled Firearms On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which repeals the $200 tax on silencers, short-barreled rifles, …

**Gun rights groups welcome the demise of illogical and constitutionally dubious federal firearm taxes** The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, recently signed by President Donald Trump, eliminates the federal tax …

Podcast: Examining the Silencer Tax Cut in Trump’s Budget Bill (Ft. Bearing Arms’ Cam Edwards) [Member Early Access] This week’s podcast discusses the recent enactment of a National Firearms Act …

Newsletter: Congress Passes Silencer, Short-Barrel Firearm Tax Cut Congress has passed a Republican budget bill that includes a provision to reduce the tax on multiple National Firearms Act (NFA) items, …

Analysis: Did the Scorched Earth Approach on NFA Reform Work? [Member Exclusive] Congress recently passed a significant rollback of federal gun law, marking the first major change in over 20 …