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The pressure came from voters, too. Pro-firearm industry voters turned out for President Donald Trump and he made “debanking” an early priority.

“This update is about getting it right and making sure we’re focused on public safety,” ATF Acting Director Driscoll said in a press release.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected President Donald Trump’s offer to send U.S. troops into Mexico to hunt down narco-terrorist drug cartels for a curious reason.

Despite a slight dip in numbers, Americans are still buying firearms by the millions—and they’re doing it with confidence that their rights will be protected.

For decades, firearm industry members have been caught in that ongoing tension between those who write the laws, those who enforce the laws and those who decide if those laws are aligned with the U.S. Constitution.

So far, Kloepfer’s company is the only company that’s brought an authorized-user technology equipped firearm to the market.

In March 2025, there were 1,386,724 background checks processed through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), according to NSSF’s adjusted data. That’s

Colorado state Rep. Ken DeGraaf was forced to cover a pro-Second Amendment sticker on his laptop computer during debate over a gun ban bill.

This year might be the best evidence of how gun control advocates are shifting their focus to getting their agenda items across the finish line.