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The ATF just recently announced that current Director Steven Dettelbach has submitted his resignation to President Joe Biden, effective January 18, 2025. ATF Chief of Public Affairs Kristina Mastropasqua confirmed the news to the public, stating, “As is typical in a transition, and consistent with the memorandum sent to all presidential appointees on Dec. 19, Director Dettelbach has rendered his resignation to President Biden effective January 18, 2025. Leading the courageous and incredible men and women of ATF has been the greatest honor of his professional life.” We can presumably expect that the incoming administration will appoint either a new interim director or if the ATF gets its wish, a new permanent director.

Recently, the Associated Press published an article and a  video about a topic you wouldn’t see often in the US media - the importance of a well-armed and well-trained (you might even say “well-regulated”) population for the national defense.

Derya Arms - mainly known for their tactical shotguns, pistols, and rifles - has announced an official entry into the American market. As part of this expansion, Derya Arms has established a 15,000-square-foot facility in Jacksonville, Florida. This new factory will serve as both an import hub and a manufacturing center, ensuring that all products meet the high standards demanded by American shooters.

Pity the Army’s poor Criminal Investigation Division. Unable to solve The Mystery Of Fort Moore’s Stolen Handguns, they’ve gone to solve the problem in the classic style of all government workers: They’re throwing more money at it—another $10,000 if we can believe the posters floating around social media.

One of the oldest firearms manufacturers in the United States, with generations of history supplying legal firearms worldwide to law enforcement, police and other government organizations, not to mention millions of civilian customers, has had their Facebook account shut down.

It would be an understatement to say that we live in politically turbulent times, but if you needed one more example, get this. U.S. Representative Eric Burleson (seen above) says he plans to introduce a bill to abolish the ATF.

You never know what you’ll find when you start digging. Myself, I’ve only ever uncovered some old toy cars and Star Wars action figures, but down in Arizona, researchers have uncovered what they believe is the oldest firearm in the U.S.—an ancient conquistador’s cannon.

Freedom Munitions is changing things up. The ammo producer (selling both their own made-in-house ammo and remanufactured rounds) is now making its X-Treme Bullets projectiles in its relatively new Idaho plant, shutting down production of those components in Nevada.

The NICS numbers are in for July, and guess what—we’re still over a million check-ups for the month! And in July of 2024, we finally saw a reversal of the year-long trend of year-over-year NICS decline.

Have you heard the rumors for the past few years? Since at least 2021, there has been Internet chatter that the National Firearms Museum is selling off firearms from its collections. Now, the National Firearms Museum has issued a statement that says this isn’t the case.

Thompson/Center Arms is moving! After former T/C owner Gregg Ritz bought the company back from Smith & Wesson, he announced his plans to move the company’s production back to New Hampshire—and ahead of that, he’s taking us on a tour through the company’s history as it’s packed up at the S&W HQ.

A saga that has dragged on for several months now will see yet another delay, as the planned vote on the sale of Vista Outdoors’ ammunition business has been delayed.

On Monday, July 22, lawyers for the city of Chicago filed paperwork to end their high-profile lawsuit against Glock. Does this mean a big legal win for the Austrian gunmaker, and for American shooters? No. Instead of giving up in their aggressive legal battle, Chicago’s leaders are doubling down, and expanding their lawsuit.

It turns out that the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) really really really wants to buy Vista Outdoors’ ammunition business. They want it so bad that they’ve actually upped their bid again, ahead of a crucial shareholder vote that will see whether or not a huge chunk of American domestic ammo manufacturing ends up with foreign ownership.

The seemingly endless expansion of the Czech Republic’s arms and ammo manufacturing continues, with news of the country expanding production inside the borders of Ukraine.

The MidwayUSA Foundation continues to pump money back into the shooting world, with the announcement of $2.3 million in grants for range improvement in the U.S.

If the Smith & Wesson Shield, Shield M2.0, and/or Shield Plus is in your EDC (everyday carry) rotation for self-defense, you now have more holster options the way of Galco Gunleather. The Galco Hawkeye IWB (Inside-the-Waistband) Holster has been announced to have more fits now for the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield, Shield m2.0, and Shield Plus handguns with or without a red dot.

Palmetto State Armory’s sub-brand Harrington & Richardson has a pair of new retro pistols for sale. These new models feature an arm brace that mimics the look of the classic CAR-15 stock while still being intended for single-handed use. It is adjustable for the length of pull and has a QD sling cup in the rear of the brace for shooting with sling tension.

Garmin’s Xero C1 chronograph is the hottest chrono on the market, but Annex Defense is making it even better. The new rubber protective case adds an additional layer of insurance around these $600 pocket chronographs. Let’s look at the available models.

Reports from San Antonio, Texas, say one of the city’s police officers is on “indefinite suspension” after taking firearms home from a so-called “buyback” event. According to a write-up from Emilie Eaton, a writer for the San Antonio Express-News, Officer David Mahula was handed that indefinite suspension on May 9 for breaking the police department’s administrative rules—essentially, he’s been fired, says Eaton.

To carry a spare mag, or not to carry a spare mag? That is the question. If you have ever felt perplexed by this concealed carry quandary, fret no more because you can simply have an extra magazine tag along for the ride now that FALCO Holsters has announced the launch of their A909 Hybrid Appendix IWB (Inside-the-Waistband) holster designed to carry your favorite EDC handgun plus a spare magazine.

Rosco Manufacturing has collaborated with Barrel & Hatchet to introduce Rosco’s newest K9 16’’ Barrel for all of the Do-It-Yourself AR-15 builders. This new offering utilizes an intermediate length gas system, is chambered in the common and popular 5.56mm NATO, and punches in at a reasonable $225 MSRP.

Princeton Tec has announced the introduction of their NEW Charge X Helmet Light for those who are donning ballistic helmets and need to shed a little more light on a situation. The new Charge X Helmet Light is compatible with existing Princeton Tec Charge mounts and will additionally include both an M-LOK mount and hook ‘n loop mounting solutions.

SK Guns/SK Customs has expanded its popular Lost States series with its 3rd installment, “ The Lost State of Transylvania” – Daniel Boone. The Lost States of America: Daniel Boone series will begin shipping in August 2024 with pre-orders currently being taken at $2,700 per handgun. The custom engraved pistol is a full-size government model Colt 1911 chambered in .45 Auto with only a limited run of 200 pistols being produced. Each will be accompanied by a commemorative antique challenge coin.

Beretta has a new handgun, the 92GTS Centurion. It takes the features of the standard 92GTS but brings them to a more compact configuration. Let’s take a look at the rest of its features.

NICS numbers for May 2024, were down year-over-year compared to May 2023, which shows the trend of decreasing background inquiries continues—but so does the trend of numbers exceeding the one-million-per-month mark. The shooting industry still has a lot of momentum going forward, even if the COVID boom is trailing off.

Corvus might be a simple genus of birds correlating to crows and a similarly related genus of passerine birds, but the  Galco Corvus Speed Cut Belt/Inside-the-Waistband (IWB) Holster is nothing to crow about! (You didn’t think you’d be getting an ornithology lesson along with a cringy joke when you clicked on this article, did ya?). Now, the  Galco Corvus is available for the SIG Sauer P365 X-Macro as well as other popular carry guns.

SIG Sauer has a new weapon light for long guns. The FOXTROT MSR combines a lot of the most popular features in current lights at a very competitive price point. Keep reading to see what SIG has created. 

The PLxC 1-8×24 from Primary Arms is one of the top dogs in the current Low Power Variable Optic (LPVO) arms race. Another reticle option is coming soon to further broaden its appeal. Let’s check out this new NOVA reticle model. 

Well, this is awkward. Even as the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s “Gun Storage Check Week” program runs June 1-7, promoting safe firearm storage, we see the U.S. Army has lost a pile of pistols, and it wants them back, badly. How badly, you ask? Fort Moore wants the pistols back so badly that they’re offering a $5,000 reward for info that cracks the case, as they believe the pistols were stolen.