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Gear Chat

• Goals 2026

  GOALS 2026

  • Supplementary Research: Gear Chat segment on Goals 2026. In 2026 the firearms and technical gear industry continues to emphasize modular designs, improved battery life for electronic optics and lights, and integration of suppressors with quick-detach systems across major manufacturers. New product cycles often align with SHOT Show announcements in January, with many items reaching retail availability later in the year.
• thefirearmblog.com

  SB Tactical SBA6 Stabilizing Brace

  SB Tactical is adding another entry to its A-Series lineup with the SBA6, a collaboration with New Hampshire-based Die Free Co designed to expand the minimalist platform that made the SBA3 an industry standard.The SBA6 accepts MIL-SPEC carbine receiver extensions and ships now in black, with Flat Dark Earth and Olive Drab Green following later this year.The design direction is deliberate.Where the SBA3 prioritizes compact dimensions and reduced weight, the SBA6 builds out the platform with a full rubber arm cuff and improved ergonomics.

  SB Tactical has partnered with Die Free Co, a company founded by veterans known for the Kung Fu Grip, to release the SBA6 stabilizing brace. It expands the minimalist A-Series lineup as a model positioned between the compact SBA3 and the reinforced SBA4, emphasizing improved ergonomics and support while accepting MIL-SPEC carbine buffer tube extensions. The USA-made brace ships immediately in black, with FDE and ODG color options scheduled for Q4 2026.

  • Availability: Ships now in black from SB Tactical dealers nationwide (FDE/ODG in Q4 2026)
  • Special: Full rubber arm cuff, 5-position adjustability, integral ambidextrous QD sling socket, MIL-SPEC carbine extension compatibility
• Haga Defense (Nick)

  Saraid Top Notch AR-15 Charging Handle

  Introducing the Saraid Top Notch — the first vertical charging handle for the AR-15 platform. By relocating the handle to the top, it eliminates side protrusions that cause gear snags, interfere with forward assists, or complicate manipulations near optics and slings.

  The Saraid Top Notch is a monolithic, latchless vertical charging handle machined from a single piece of 7075-T6 aluminum billet with Type III hard anodizing. It weighs 1.1 oz, is made in the USA, and features spring-ball retention, aggressive grip texture, reduced gear interference, and an unobstructed sight picture. The patent-pending design is receiver-friendly and compatible with iron sights and low-mounted optics.

  • Availability: Add to cart available on hagadefense.com (no explicit stock level, release date or additional retailers stated)
  • Cost: $150.00
  • Special: Monolithic single-piece 7075-T6 aluminum billet construction with latchless spring-ball retention and patent-pending vertical design
• DopeSpin (Nick)

  DopeSpin Ballistic Dial

  DopeSpin

  DopeSpin is a pocket-sized standalone ballistic calculator using a point-mass 3DOF solver with G1 and G7 drag models. It accepts standard rifle and ammo inputs (muzzle velocity, BC, zero, sight height, twist, density altitude or full weather) and outputs elevation and wind holds in MIL or MOA, including spin drift, aerodynamic jump, and atmospheric effects. The device features a tactile clicking ring, circular OLED display, Velcro mount, clamshell case, 8+ hour battery with USB-C, unlimited rifle/ammo profiles, and dedicated modes for shooting, competition stage cards, moving targets, and profile management.

  • Availability: Available for purchase on dope-spin.com (add to cart, implies in stock)
  • Cost: $199.95 (sale/regular price listed on product page)
  • Special: Tactile clicking ring input with circular display for ‘Spin to distance, read hold’ operation in Shoot, Compete, Mover, and Profiles modes
• Thefirearmblog

  Ruger PC Carbine with Custom Walnut Stock and Aimpoint Micro H-2

  The post presents a customized Ruger PC Carbine (9mm pistol-caliber carbine) featuring a custom walnut stock by Cinematic Arms paired with an Aimpoint Micro H-2 reflex sight and a Magpul drum magazine. The build demonstrates the platform’s integrated Picatinny rail and modular design as an ideal canvas for customization, balancing a classic wood aesthetic with modern functionality. The Aimpoint Micro H-2 is described as a 2 MOA dot sight with 12 brightness settings, long battery life on a CR2032, weighing 3.3 ounces and submersible to 15 feet.

  • Special: Integrated Picatinny rail and modular design enabling custom walnut stock while retaining modern red-dot capability and Magpul drum magazine compatibility
• thefirearmblog.com

  Springfield Armory Echelon Alpha

  An Echelon, but More Affordable?Springfield Armory Unveils the NEW Echelon AlphaThe Springfield Armory Echelon is the pistol of choice for a lot of shooters because of its wide package of accoutrements and modern features.The only gripe that some shooters raise is that the more tricked out variations might be too expensive for their budget.

  Springfield Armory announced the Echelon Alpha, a 9mm striker-fired pistol built on the Central Operating Group with a serialized stainless steel chassis. It features a recontoured billet machined slide with Melonite finish, 4″ hammer-forged barrel, optics-ready Variable Interface System, and ships with one stainless steel magazine. The design emphasizes purpose-driven ergonomics with a small grip module and reduced overall dimensions compared to the standard Echelon.

  • Availability: Unveiled July 14, 2026; three initial models (standard, low-capacity, CA-compliant) offered directly via Springfield Armory
  • Cost: $599 (standard and low-capacity); $649 (CA-compliant)
  • Special: Variable Interface System for direct optic mounting combined with recontoured slide, captive recoil system, and single stainless steel magazine shipment

Bullet Points

• Guncadindex

  Weapon Picatinny Camera Optic by @BallOEnergy

  CAD model set for a 25 mm Picatinny riser and chest-rig assembly that mounts a modified KIRFEIHT industrial borescope camera (Amazon $23.99 with 32 GB card) to allow target identification and engagement around corners or over berms. The riser uses two embedded 5 mm × 25 mm hex bolts with nuts secured by UV epoxy; the chest rig accepts 1.5 mm or 1/16 in wire as a hinge pin. Cable is cut to approximately 4 ft and spliced after feeding the camera backward through the riser; light is permanently disabled by removing the button and cutting the yellow wire. Compatible with example Glock 17 chassis; released 1 Aug 2026 as downloadable STL files.

  • Availability: Home defense or trench warfare for identifying/engaging targets around corners or over berms without exposure
  • Cost: 25 mm riser; accepts 1.5 mm/1/16 in wire hinge pin and two 5 mm × 25 mm hex bolts; uses modified KIRFEIHT borescope camera with ~4 ft cable; STL files total ~2.9 MiB
  • Special: Pro: Low-cost commercial borescope integration ($23.99), fully 3-D printable CAD files. Con: Requires extensive user modification, epoxy, splicing, and centering with tape; does not meet verification standards; no performance data stated
• GunCAD Index

  Expansion Chamber Calculator V1.0.0 (Windows) by Practical Tactical

  This tool is in response to a recent request from @TheNewNewDeal regarding best practices such as suppressor expansion chamber length and others. T…

  Expansion Chamber Calculator V1.0.0 is a Windows .exe application by Practical Tactical that lets users input variables/parameters to generate suggested lengths for suppressor expansion chambers. It was created in response to a request regarding suppressor best practices and is intended to be expanded with additional tools for baffle spacing and other suppressor design calculations. The tool is provided as a downloadable .zip; after extraction the .exe is run locally. It is described as a muzzle device (suppressor, compensator, or other) that in the US may require ATF Form 1.

  • Availability: Suppressor design / muzzle device calculation for practical shooting, competition, or Form 1 builds (best use case not further specified)
  • Special: Provides suggested expansion chamber lengths from user inputs; expands toward baffle-spacing tools; requires local .exe run after .zip download (no explicit pros/cons listed)

Gun Fights

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BangRank

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The Agency Brief

• Agency Update

  1. AGENCY BRIEF: STREET SWEEPER / USAS-12 DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE RECLASSIFICATIONWhat this really was: In 1994, ATF took lawfully owned shotguns and shoved them into the NFA “destructive device” category.

  No vote in Congress. No new statute. Just an agency ruling that turned specific 12-gauge shotguns into the same legal category as grenades.

  The targets were the Striker-12, the Street Sweeper, and the USAS-12. The Striker and Street Sweeper used revolving cylinders. The USAS-12 was a semi-auto, magazine-fed shotgun. They all fired ordinary 12-gauge shells, the same kind of ammunition people put through hunting pumps all over the country.

  The legal hook was buried in the National Firearms Act, specifically 26 U.S.C. § 5845(f). That section says a weapon with a bore over one-half inch can be treated as a destructive device unless the government decides it is “generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes.”

  A 12-gauge shotgun has a bore of about .73 inches.

  So every 12-gauge in America avoids the NFA only because ATF treats it as sporting enough. That is the trapdoor.

  In 1994, during the Clinton administration, ATF issued Rulings 94-1 and 94-2. The agency said these shotguns had no recognized sporting purpose, pointing to their weight, capacity, and military-style features. Once ATF withdrew that exemption, the guns became destructive devices.

  The pattern was simple:

  Start with a broad statute and an elastic test like “sporting purposes.”
  Use subjective factors, including appearance, to pull back prior approval.
  Reclassify the guns by agency ruling.
  Open a short amnesty period for tax-free registration.
  Turn missed paperwork into felony exposure.

  Confirmed fact: ATF used the sporting purposes clause to reclassify these firearms and require NFA registration without Congress passing a new law.

  What is less clear is how many legacy owners actually got notice before the amnesty window closed. But the legal threat was real, and the policy result stuck. These shotguns became radioactive to own, transfer, or inherit.

  2. WHY IT MATTERS

  This was a working model for regulatory creep.

  The 1994 reclassification showed that an agency could use definitions to change the legal status of firearms after people already owned them. The “sporting purposes” test has nothing to do with the Second Amendment. It is not a rights test. It is a permission test.

  It asks whether unelected officials think your firearm looks respectable enough for duck hunting or trap shooting.

  That mechanism is still sitting in federal law. The statute effectively says a 12-gauge is a destructive device unless ATF says otherwise. Your legal status depends on an agency opinion that can change later.

  That should sound familiar.

  The Street Sweeper ruling is the same kind of move ATF has used in fights over pistol braces, bump stocks, forced-reset triggers, and frame-or-receiver definitions. Pick an unpopular target. Reinterpret the category. Give owners a narrow compliance path. Then use the new classification to turn ordinary possession into felony risk.

  Once the line between a legal shotgun and an NFA item depends on politics instead of a clear rule, nobody can plan around it. Builders, FFLs, collectors, and regular owners start backing away from anything unusual because the agency might change its mind after the fact.

  That is the damage. Not just what happened to three shotguns. The bigger problem is that the federal government proved it could move the line later.

  3. THE 2A ANGLE

  Under Bruen, the government has to justify firearm restrictions by pointing to this country’s text, history, and tradition.

  There is no founding-era tradition of the executive branch reclassifying privately owned firearms into an explosives-style category because they lacked recreational value.

  Text: The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms. It does not say “arms suitable for sporting purposes.”

  History: In the founding era, arms commonly possessed by the people were lawful to own. There was no federal licensing scheme where a Washington office could retroactively criminalize arms already in private hands.

  Tradition: The sporting purposes test comes from pre-Heller thinking. Heller recognized self-defense, not hunting, as the core lawful purpose protected by the Second Amendment.

  ATF penalized these shotguns for martial features and capacity. Those are not side issues. Those are exactly the traits that make arms relevant to the Second Amendment in the first place.

  You do not have to like the Street Sweeper. You do not have to want a USAS-12.

  The point is what the ruling normalized: category-jumping by agency decision. If a sporting purposes test can turn a 12-gauge shotgun into a destructive device, the same logic can be aimed at defensive rifles, accessories, or whatever the next politically convenient target happens to be.

  Your rights should not depend on an agency waking up in a different mood.

WLS is Lifestyle

• GunCAD Index

  2011 OPTICS MAXXING by Foaps Files

  Designed specifically for the Nightalliance 2011 Maxxing frames. There are two styles to choose from and six different optic mounting patterns. Each …

  This is a 3D model release on GunCAD Index containing STEP and STL files for optic mounts designed specifically for Nightalliance 2011 Maxxing frames. It offers two styles, six optic mounting patterns (including ACRO, Docter-Noblex, Pic Rail, RMR, RMSc, T1-T2), Gas Pedal and Non-Gas Pedal variants, plus length options for Full, Commander, and Short frames. The page serves as an indexed preview only; actual files must be acquired from the original source.

  • Why it Matters: Enables precise red-dot integration on custom 2011 pistols in the growing 3D2A community, allowing shooters to upgrade iron-sight platforms with modern optics without factory limitations.
  • The Vibe: Clean, modular CAD aesthetic with purposeful engineering details—gas pedal extensions, multi-pattern plates, and frame-specific lengths that emphasize performance-oriented customization over factory aesthetics.
  • Hot Take: In the 2011 maxxing scene, bolting a quality optic directly to a printed or custom frame is now the baseline, not an afterthought.
• GunCAD Index

  Freedomware Sedco SP22:8 SPEDBRO SP22 Printable 22LR Pistol

  Don’t like the standard Jennings J22? Well here’s his neglected brother, the Sedco SP22. A knockoff of the already trash J22. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION O…

  The SPEDBRO SP22 is a 3D-printable knockoff of the Sedco SP22 / Jennings J22 design by FreedomWare. It is a rimfire 22 Long Rifle handgun classified as a printed firearm using DIY barrel, bolt, and fire control with no firearm parts required. The release includes multiple STL files, reference images, a drill key, and README; total size 2.5 MiB; explicitly not for distribution on DEFCAD; tagged for FOSSCAD and 3D2A.

  • Why it Matters: Provides a fully printable 22LR plinking handgun design that requires no commercial firearm parts, enabling DIY production of a simple rimfire pistol using consumer 3D printing and basic tools.
  • The Vibe: Utilitarian homemade aesthetic with blocky printed polymer grips and frame, exposed metal DIY barrel/bolt, and reference photos showing side-by-side comparison to a Bryco 22; raw FOSSCAD open-source vibe with technical STL and drill-key files.
  • Hot Take: A knockoff of the already trash J22 – the neglected brother Sedco SP22 now lives on as a fully printable FreedomWare project for the 3D2A community.
• Guncadindex

  Tritschi 60 Seconds Timer for Shooting Range

  A self-built horizontal hourglass-style mechanical countdown timer using a stepper motor, GT2 belt, Nema17, Arduino Nano, and 3D-printed parts. It provides a large 160 cm x 90 mm visual window that transitions from white to red over exactly 60 seconds for timing K20-K23 handgun events in DSU disciplines, with startup red LED/beeper sequence, green LED indicator, optional beeper, and planned light-sensor start. Powered by 3S Li-Ion with BMS; designed in TinkerCad and printed on Prusa MK4/Sovol SV08.

  • Why it Matters: Best Use Case: Competition (K20-K23 handgun events in German DSU shooting sports; helps pace 18 shots in 60 seconds without digital distractions or crowd noise)
  • Hot Take: Quick Pro/Con: Pro – Large peripheral-vision mechanical analog display improves focus and timing accuracy; Con – Self-built (requires 3D printing, electronics assembly, partial BOM only; no pre-built unit or price listed)
• Guncadindex

  GRIP DEEZ (Printable AK Grip Nuts) by Haymarket Customs

  Printable AKM grip nut designed for fastening a pistol grip to the receiver. Prints without supports in under 30 minutes using PA6-GF/CF at 100% infill for less than $1 in materials. Requires 1x M6 jam/lock nut and 1x M6 screw (length varies by grip).

  • Why it Matters: Best Use Case: AKM rifle pistol grip installation (home-printed accessory)
• GunCAD Index

  BLAP RAIL AKM (Bayonet Lug Attached Picatinny Rail) by Haymarket Customs

  *Bayonet Lug Attached Picatinny Rail for AKs* What it says on the tin. This little picatinny nugget slides onto your AK’s bayonet lug and tightens …

  The BLAPR 47:3 is a 3D-printable CAD model for a Bayonet Lug Attached Picatinny Rail designed for AK-pattern rifles. It slides onto the factory bayonet lug and clamps securely with an M5 screw and nut (or M-Lok style t-nut), providing a short forward Picatinny section for mounting bipods, lasers, or other accessories. Files include 3MF (pre-oriented), FCSTD, STEP, STL, and reference JPG/PNG images showing mounted views; printed in PA6-GF due to barrel heat.

  • Why it Matters: Enables practical forward accessory mounting on classic AKMs without permanent modification or handguard replacement, preserving the original bayonet lug while adding modern optics or support options popular in the 3D-printed firearms accessory community.
  • The Vibe: Industrial DIY aesthetic—raw printed PA6-GF texture with visible layer lines, compact “picatinny nugget” form that blends with the AK’s utilitarian steel and wood lines, functional rather than polished, with mounted photos showing tight fit against the barrel and lug.
  • Hot Take: The hot take is that this simple clamp-on rail revives the underused AK bayonet lug as a legitimate modern mounting point, proving that the right 3D-printed part can make 70-year-old Soviet ergonomics competitive with today’s handguard ecosystems.

Going Ballistic

• bearingarms.com

  NYTimes Reporter Mike McIntire Claims the ‘Right to Kill’ Is Growing

  NYTimes reporter claims the ‘right to kill’ is growing amid gun laws and self-defense debates.

  In a Bearing Arms column dated August 3, 2026, Cam Edwards criticizes New York Times reporter Mike McIntire for asserting that the “right to kill” is expanding in the United States. McIntire cites a Tennessee bill allowing deadly force to protect property when an intruder poses a threat to life, along with other self-defense cases. Edwards counters that the Tennessee law did not create a new independent right to defend property, that a Missouri case involved routine self-defense application rather than legal expansion, and that stand-your-ground principles trace back to a 1895 Supreme Court precedent, accusing McIntire of misrepresenting history and common-law traditions.[[1]](https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/08/03/nytimes-reporter-claims-the-right-to-kill-is-growing-n1233385)– **Scope:** Affects nationwide discussion of self-defense laws, specifically referencing a 2026 Tennessee legislative amendment on deadly force to protect property (when threat to life exists) and a Missouri prosecutor’s decision to drop charges in a 2024 self-defense shooting incident; also invokes 1895 U.S. Supreme Court precedent on the common-law right to “stand your ground” in public.
  – **Legal/Political Impact:** Edwards argues McIntire’s framing mischaracterizes longstanding self-defense and stand-your-ground doctrines as novel expansions of a “right to kill,” potentially influencing public and political debate on Second Amendment interpretations tied to self-defense; the piece portrays the reporting as a one-sided anti-gun-control narrative that ignores pre-existing common-law individual rights to arms and self-defense.
  – **The Bottom Line:** The Tennessee law and Missouri case do not represent new expansions of deadly force rights, as the statutes and precedents remain centered on imminent threats to life rather than independent property defense; McIntire’s forthcoming book is unlikely to significantly influence readers according to the author.

• The Truth About Guns

  Virginia Assault Weapons Ban Injunction (Santolla v. Katz / Crump v. Katz)

  A Virginia judge will keep the state’s assault weapons ban on hold pending Supreme Court review.

  A Washington County Circuit Court judge (Jeffrey Campbell) clarified that a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Virginia’s 2026 assault weapons sales ban (SB749/HB217) applies statewide, effective July 21, 2026. The ban, signed by Gov. Spanberger and effective July 1, 2026, prohibits future sale, manufacture, transfer, and purchase of defined “assault firearms” (feature-based semiautomatic rifles, pistols, shotguns) and magazines over 15 rounds, with a grandfather clause for existing owners. Multiple lawsuits by groups including the NRA, GOA, VCDL, and individuals challenged the law on state constitutional grounds; cases are paused pending U.S. Supreme Court review of similar bans in Illinois and Connecticut.[[1]](https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/virginia-assault-weapons-ban-injunction/)– **Bullet 1: Scope (who/what states are affected):** The statewide injunction in Washington County (clarified July 2026) and related orders from Lancaster County block Virginia State Police, certain Commonwealth’s Attorneys (including in Washington, York, Frederick, Giles, Chesterfield counties, and Chesapeake), and local enforcement from implementing the sales/transfer ban on assault-style firearms and >15-round magazines across all of Virginia; a separate public carry restriction is delayed until 2027; existing owners may continue possessing grandfathered items.[[2]](https://wset.com/news/local/judge-clarifies-statewide-pause-on-virginia-assault-weapons-law-july-2026)

  – **Bullet 2: Legal/Political Impact:** The ruling creates legal limbo for the law (passed 2026, signed by Gov. Spanberger), with Attorney General Jay Jones criticizing the statewide scope as exceeding precedent and vowing to defend it; Virginia Supreme Court declined to consolidate cases; proceedings paused for SCOTUS guidance on analogous Second Amendment challenges in other states, highlighting tensions between state gun control efforts and post-Bruen scrutiny.[[3]](https://www.vpm.org/generalassembly/2026-07-30/awb-ar15-gun-ban-scotus-jones-pickett-davis-nra-campbell)

  – **Bullet 3: The Bottom Line:** Virginia’s assault weapons and large-capacity magazine sales ban remains blocked statewide pending further litigation and U.S. Supreme Court review, allowing continued legal sales of affected firearms and magazines in the Commonwealth at least through late 2026.[[1]](https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/virginia-assault-weapons-ban-injunction/)

• Bearingarms

  Woman Charged With Murder After Killing Man During Target Practice

  35-year-old Ashley Ruhland was charged with first-degree murder in the July 29, 2026 shooting death of 49-year-old Justin Emmick on his 30-acre property near Sioux City, Iowa. The pair were target shooting when Ruhland fired twice (back and head); she called 911 claiming self-defense (‘it’s got to be now, or it’s going to be me,’ ‘either him or me’) despite an active protection order against Emmick and no injuries to herself. Ruhland had been staying with him temporarily and had asked him to teach her to shoot for protection.

  • The Gist: Affects Plymouth County, Iowa (Sioux City area); involves individuals Ashley Ruhland (35) and Justin Emmick (49) on private 30-acre property.
  • Impact: First-degree murder charge filed after self-defense claim; active order of protection and rear/head shots raise questions about circumstances, temporary cohabitation, and firearm instruction despite restraining order.
  • Bottom Line: Arrest made but no conviction; self-defense assertion unproven with many details (why protection order, why stay, why teach shooting) still unanswered per Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office report.
• Breitbart

  Abigail Spanberger Restores Voting Rights to 66,000 Virginians with Past Felony Convictions

  Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced that her administration has restored voting rights to more than 66,000 felons in Virginia.

  Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) announced restoration of civil rights—including voting, jury service, running for office, and notary public—to more than 66,000 individuals with past felony convictions. Virginia is one of three states whose constitution permanently disenfranchises felons, leaving restoration solely to gubernatorial discretion; this action contrasts with predecessor Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who ended automatic restoration, reviewed applications individually, and restored rights for fewer than 10,000 people. The announcement coincides with a fall referendum on a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights upon release from incarceration, which Spanberger supports as ending a “shameful relic of our Jim Crow past.”– **Scope:** Affects more than 66,000 Virginians with past felony convictions; applies statewide in Virginia, one of three states with permanent felony disenfranchisement under its constitution.
  – **Legal/Political Impact:** Overrides prior discretionary limits and Youngkin’s restrictive process; frames restoration as redemption and counters “Jim Crow” legacy; directly supports and encourages a “yes” vote on the November constitutional amendment for automatic post-incarceration restoration.
  – **The Bottom Line:** Governor Spanberger restored voting and related civil rights to over 66,000 felons via executive action, exceeding her predecessor’s totals, while urging voters to amend the state constitution to end permanent disenfranchisement.

• bearingarms.com

  Colorado’s New Permit-to-Purchase Law for Semi-Automatic Rifles Takes Effect August 1, 2026

  Colorado’s new permit-to-purchase law enforces stricter gun buying rules and training requirements.

  Colorado’s SB25-003, effective August 1, 2026, requires residents purchasing semi-automatic magazine-fed rifles such as AR-15s to first obtain a Firearms Safety Course Eligibility Card from their local sheriff. This involves completing either 4 hours (with recent hunter safety certification) or 12 hours of training, paying for a third-party background check, and possible sheriff fees; sheriffs may deny issuance if they reasonably believe the applicant poses a danger. The law also adds an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition, with a pending federal lawsuit that could result in a hold.[[1]](https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/08/01/colorados-new-permit-to-purchase-law-takes-effect-n1233368)– **Bullet 1: Scope (who/what states are affected)**: Applies to all Colorado residents seeking to purchase semi-automatic rifles; sheriffs statewide issue the required eligibility cards, with varying local policies (e.g., El Paso County issues without charge). It does not apply to other firearm types or non-residents.
  – **Bullet 2: Legal/Political Impact**: Passed during the 2025 legislative session; faces a federal lawsuit with potential for injunction. Critics argue the discretionary denial authority and training mandates conflict with Supreme Court precedents on “shall issue” permitting; seen as a possible model for other states if upheld, amid pre-law surge in sales.
  – **Bullet 3: The Bottom Line**: Colorado gun buyers must now complete state-mandated training and obtain a sheriff-issued card before purchasing covered semi-automatic rifles, adding time, cost (training ~$125–$249 plus taxes), and potential barriers via denial authority, with ongoing court challenge.

• bearingarms.com

  House Democrats Target ATF’s Proposed Rule on Non-Over-the-Counter Gun Sales

  House Democrats oppose ATF’s rule allowing non-over-the-counter gun sales, citing trafficking risks.

  House Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to ATF Director Robert Cekada on July 31, 2026, urging rescission of a proposed rule (one of over 30 changes) that would permit non-over-the-counter/remote firearm sales with background checks but without in-person dealer inspection for straw-purchase indicators under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The rule is projected to enable nearly 2 million online gun sales annually. The article notes objections from both gun-control advocates (citing trafficking risks and potential benefit to Donald Trump Jr.’s online retailer stake) and many FFLs concerned about competition, with public comments open until August 6, 2026.

  • The Gist: Affects nationwide FFLs and online/remote firearm purchasers; enables ~2 million annual non-OTC gun sales while requiring in-state FFL transfer; no state-specific limits stated.
  • Impact: Democrats argue the change weakens FFLs as the “first line of defense” against straw purchasing and illegal trafficking; raises conflict-of-interest claims regarding Trump Jr.; FFLs and Second Amendment groups push back on competition and regulatory burden; no new legislation introduced, only a letter demanding rescission.
  • Bottom Line: Author views FFL competition concerns as legitimate but insufficient to rescind the rule, noting brick-and-mortar stores could gain from expanded in-state transfers; urges public comments by August 6, 2026.

Reviews

• Review: jlaw

  I used to listen to Double Tap to get away from listening to Savage’s completely retarded stumbling and bumbling shit spewing from his cock holster. Now recently he’s been popping into Double Tap randomly and shitting all over my night. If he’s going to shit on me like that, he could at least have the common damn courtesy to show up on time for the show. Love the show guys. Fuck you Savage.
• Review: Jaylow

  Have we made the comparison to fast food chains yet?
  Jeremy would be either White Castle because white is the best color or 5 guys because he can take on 5 guys at once. One way or another…
  Aaron would be which ever Jewish deli is closest and cheapest
  Nick would be Taco Bell for the obvious aftermath.
  Savage would be Wendys since he’s a bitch.
  Shawn would be Burger King for being the King.
  Guest would be Arby’s for being the mystery meat.
• Review: if i was a worm

  This is the best gun podcast in the universe
  It will indeed fuck you in the ear pussythe cast reminds me of a family dinner shawn is grandpa just trying to keep things orderly and will take all night to tell you his hunting story.
  jeremy is the uncle that hides and drinks all day so he doesnt have to talk to the liberal family members even tho he will get in a shouting match with someone during dinner.
  Nick is the quite one that noone notices but he keeps track of everything
  Noone likes aaron because keeps making poor life choices and is a disappointment to the family
  Savage is the some how seemingly normal one of the family
  Either way this is a family dinner i like to sit in on