The officer then drew his department-issued firearm, and the two exchanged gunfire. Wilks was struck and pronounced dead at the scene.

Why it matters: the Hellcat .380 packs an 11+1 flush-fit magazine in the smallest footprint, and ships with a 13+1 extended mag if you want extra rounds.

For nearly a century, the NFA has hung its legal hat on Congress’s taxing power. Back in 1934, lawmakers admitted they didn’t have the authority to ban certain guns outright — so they taxed them instead.

As Phillips put it, “People who aren’t as gun friendly might hesitate when they first see it, but the law is the law. After time, people will get used to it.”

Ironically, it might soon be easier for outsiders to get one than for Californians themselves.

In 2011, Nichols was convicted of statutory rape and sentenced to 15 years in prison, with a projected release date in September 2027.

The only things still allowed (for now): “non-enhancing” gear — like holsters, gun safes, and similar accessories that don’t directly interface with a firearm.

The story’s half-myth, half-legend, and all cowboy-movie romanticism: a holster maker grafted a rifle barrel onto a revolver frame, Marty Robbins saw it, and music history was born.

Most gun owners think the only way to lose their Second Amendment rights is through a felony conviction. But as the Armed Attorneys, Emily Taylor and Richard Hayes, point out — it’s way easier (and way sneakier) than that.