ATF will no longer require NFA approval or registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs. Here’s what changed, what still applies, and where state law can still trip you up.
FPC is suing Denver over its nonresident carry ban. Here is why wins in California, New York, and Hawaii point to nonresident permits, not national reciprocity.
HK’s new VP9F-B and VP9X-B bring a button mag release to the VP9 A1 Series. Here’s how button and paddle compare, plus my range impressions.
The Fifth Circuit ruled federal restrictions on interstate handgun purchases unconstitutional, but the decision doesn’t immediately change how gun sales work.
Maine no longer honors carry permits from Arkansas, Indiana, South Dakota, or Tennessee. Here’s who’s affected, and why most adult carriers can still carry.
Riley and Jacob share top lessons learned from concealed carry permit renewal lessons. Some are obvious, some are not. If you’re new to carrying a gun, do you fall within these categories? Or if you’ve been carrying for a while, are some of these things still mistakes you’re making?
84 attendees, 28+ states, 61 class sessions, about 78,000 rounds and 280 gallons of water. Here’s what happened at the 2026 Guardian Conference, plus early bird tickets for 2027.
Eight real-world defensive gun uses reveal critical lessons about home defense, intervention, escalation, self-defense law, and making good decisions under pressure.
In this episode, we review recent firearms-related legislative and judicial developments at the state and federal levels. We discuss several California bills, a New York challenge to the state’s ban on convertible pistols, and cases involving AR-15s, waiting periods, ghost guns, and post office carry.
Ask most people whether the armed citizen should carry a handheld light (HHL) or
Mantis is donating a penny per shot toward $100,000 in training grants. Here is how to log your dry fire and live fire and push the total to 10 million.
I carried concealed every day for two and a half years of college. Here’s what campus carry actually demands, from concealment to storage to legal layers.
Defense After Dark is a new five-module course with Dan Brady on defending yourself in low light — handheld and weapon-mounted lights, tactics, and drills.
A federal judge ruled key portions of ATF’s Biden-era ghost gun rule violate the Second Amendment and Fifth Amendment. Here’s what the decision actually does.
Whether you’re booking your very first class or your fifteenth, this episode breaks down the habits that separate the students who walk away transformed from the ones who walk away with a certificate and not much else.
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