You don’t often see wildlife agencies loosen the reins. Most years, regulations inch tighter, seasons get trimmed, and tags grow harder to draw. But every now and then, conditions line up—strong populations, good recruitment, and habitat holding steady—and states respond by opening things up. That’s what you’re seeing heading into 2026 in several parts of…
California keeps layering on firearm restrictions, and the newest one zeroes in on semi-automatic handguns in a way that stands out even for this state. Lawmakers passed AB 1127 last year to stop dealers from selling certain pistols that can be turned into automatic weapons with a cheap device known as a switch. The bill…
If you hold a federal firearms license or you simply own guns, you have probably felt the weight of stricter oversight in recent years. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has now signaled a clear change in direction. Under new leadership the agency is stepping back from some of the more confrontational practices…
You don’t always notice it right away, but your season rarely stays the same year to year. Dates slide a little. Tag numbers shift. A regulation you’ve followed for a decade suddenly reads different in the booklet. By the time fall rolls around, the rules you thought you knew can trip you up. For the…
You’ve probably seen the headline making the rounds—automatic draft registration kicking in December 2026. It sounds like something big just flipped overnight. Truth is, the situation is more measured than that, and like most policy shifts, it’s still working its way through the system. Right now, you’re dealing with proposals, not a fully implemented change….
The Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on January 14, 2026, in Barrett v. United States. All nine justices agreed that federal prosecutors cannot secure two separate convictions under closely related gun statutes for the exact same criminal act. The ruling centers on 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), which penalizes using or carrying a firearm during…
Federal rules on certain firearms and accessories rarely shift overnight, but the change that hit on January 1 did exactly that for suppressors and short-barreled rifles. The $200 tax stamp required under the National Firearms Act for decades is now zero. Congress tucked the provision into the One Big Beautiful Bill signed last July, stripping…
You’ve probably seen it at a campground or down a dirt road—kids piled into the bed of a pickup, laughing, holding onto the rails while the truck creeps along. For a lot of folks, that feels normal. It’s how they grew up. But depending on where you are, that same scene can turn into a…
You have probably seen the question pop up in your feed or group chats lately. Social media posts and short videos have been circulating, pointing to crime data from Chicago alongside casualty reports from the U.S. military operations tied to the conflict with Iran. The numbers look striking at first glance, and they raise real…
You have watched the Middle East situation unfold for weeks now, with fragile pauses in the fighting after heavy strikes and a downed U.S. jet. Fresh intelligence assessments surfaced earlier this month pointing to China readying air-defense systems for delivery to Iran. President Trump stepped forward with a direct message when reporters asked him about…