ATF Paid a Convicted Felon $8,000 to Help Target Navy Sailor — New Report Exposes Disturbing Pattern
Federal agents relied on a convicted felon facing potential firearms charges, paid him approximately $8,000, and used him to help build a case that sent U.S. Navy sailor Patrick “Tate” Adamiak to federal prison for nearly four years before his presidential pardon. Now, a new investigation has exposed a troubling discrepancy in the government’s own […]
174 Members of Congress Demand DOJ Reinstate Handgun Sales Ban for Adults Under 21
A coalition of 174 members of Congress is demanding that the Department of Justice continue enforcing a federal restriction on handgun sales to law-abiding adults ages 18 to 20, despite a new DOJ legal opinion finding the restriction unconstitutional. The October 8 letter, led by Representatives Mike Thompson of California, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and […]
San Antonio Distillery Cancels Second Amendment Concert Days Before Show — Then Claims It Was “Bamboozled”
A South Texas distillery may be learning a hard lesson of “you go woke, you go broke.” Rebecca Creek Distillery agreed in early September to host a Gun Owners of America–Texas concert featuring Creed Fisher and special guest Brandon Herrera. It cancelled the event days before the October 16 date. The venue then claimed it […]
ATF’s New Gun Tracing Report Raises Questions About Federal Firearm Tracking
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has released a new firearm tracing factsheet, highlighting how federal agents track guns recovered during criminal investigations. But the report also reveals an important limitation: ATF firearm traces generally identify the last known retail purchaser, not necessarily the person who currently owns or possesses the gun. […]
CDC Corrects Defensive Gun Use Data, Raising Estimates to 500,000–2.5 Million Annually
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has corrected its published estimates of defensive gun use, raising the lower end of its cited range from 60,000 to 500,000 incidents annually. The September 28 update follows the agency’s restoration of defensive gun use research that had been removed from its website in 2022. According to […]
New Study Finds Gun Storage Mandates Ineffective, Training Makes the Difference
A new study is raising serious questions about government-mandated firearm storage laws, finding that safety training — not state storage mandates — was the strongest predictor of whether gun owners securely stored their firearms. The findings challenge a central argument behind laws requiring gun owners to store their firearms according to government-imposed standards. As NRA-ILA […]
Texas Gun Rights Members Sue ATF, Challenge Constitutionality of Federal Gun Control Act
After nearly two years of federal investigations and property seizures, Texas suppressor manufacturers Jared Gee and David Abt are taking the fight directly to Washington — challenging whether Congress has the constitutional authority to license a business operating entirely within Texas. Two Texas Gun Rights members whose suppressor business was targeted in a sweeping federal […]
Everytown Launches $10 Million Midterm Push as Gun-Control Network Builds Power Nationwide
One of the nation’s largest gun-control organizations is pouring another $10 million into the 2026 midterms –– and the money is only one part of the political machine being built around the gun-control movement. Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and House Majority PAC recently announced a $10 million advertising campaign targeting eight competitive U.S. House districts in […]
The NFA Is Dead? Not So Fast.
ATF’s stunning announcement is welcome relief for gun owners. But buried in the fine print is a warning that could put thousands of Americans in legal jeopardy — and vindicate everything Texas Gun Rights warned about in 2025. By Chris McNutt The National Firearms Act is dead! At least, that’s what gun owners across America […]
FBI Admits NICS Monitoring of Lawful Gun Buyers
The federal government built a system capable of knowing when Americans attempt to purchase firearms. Now the FBI has acknowledged that the system has also been used to monitor future firearm transactions involving Americans who are legally eligible to buy guns. That is exactly why Texas Gun Rights is calling for the elimination of the […]