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The Independent UK · Mar 31

Arizona Gun Store Owner Charged With Terrorism for Selling Guns to Jalisco, Sinaloa Cartels

Prosecutors in the state of Arizona have formally charged two men with providing firearms to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa cartel.

Latin Times · Mar 26

Group's report highlights how guns in the US get from legitimate stores to crime scenes

The group Everytown for Gun Safety used court records to trace more than 250 guns bought at nearly two dozen Academy Sports + Outdoors chain stores that had been trafficked over three years in a handful of federal straw purchasing prosecutions

The Independent UK · Mar 24

The ATF Created a Backdoor Gun Registry. Lawmakers Want an Explanation.

Federal law bans the creation of a gun registry, but regulators made one anyway.

Reason · Feb 13

The Confusing New Federal Suppressor Rule: Why Some States Say It Could Cost You $500

Owning a firearm for protection is a right most of us take seriously. However, a shifting landscape of bureaucratic red tape makes it harder and more expensive to stay legal. You might have heard whispers about federal efforts to streamline suppressor paperwork. Yet, the reality of how federal mandates clash…

Budget and the Bees · Feb 11

Second Amendment Roundup: 5th Circuit Holds Disarming for Meth Conviction Violates 2nd Amendment

No historical analogues justify felon possession ban for drug conviction.

Reason · Feb 2

Justice Department planning to weaken gun restrictions to placate Second Amendment activists, report says

The proposals would also reportedly force transgender firearm buyers to out themselves by listing their birth sex on purchase paperwork

The Independent UK · Jan 20

ATF Agents Say This Popular Pistol Upgrade Is Quietly Getting Gun Owners Flagged for Federal Review

You might think the pistol brace debate is over. After all, multiple federal courts struck down the ATF’s 2023 rule that reclassified many braced pistols as short-barreled rifles (SBRs). But according to firearms attorneys and former ATF agents, the scrutiny hasn’t stopped. In fact, some gun owners are still being…

Clever Dude · Jan 16

US abandons child exploitation and drug cases to prioritize ICE, Democrats allege

Exclusive: Letter decries ‘stunning abdication of basic responsibilities’ and demands to know how many officers diverted

The Guardian - US · Jan 6

Second Amendment Roundup: Supreme Court to decide status of unlawful drug users.

ATF’s expansive regulation conflicts with U.S. position that only habitual users are disarmed.

Reason · Dec 16, 2025