Minnesota Firearm News

New Mexico lawmakers are advancing SB 17, a sweeping gun control bill that would ban the sale of most common semi-automatic firearms by targeting how they function—not how they look. By outlawing gas-operated firearms and standard-capacity magazines, the proposal would effectively eliminate much of the modern firearms market while imposing costly new mandates on local gun dealers.

Black Rain Ordnance shook up SHOT Show 2026 with a bold expansion beyond ARs, unveiling an American-made AK platform and a new line of suppressors. The Freedom Fighter AK blends classic 7.62×39 ruggedness with modern features like a milled receiver, free-float M-Lok handguard, and suppressor-ready muzzle device, while the lightweight Chinook .30-cal suppressor delivers cutting-edge flow-through performance in a sleek, titanium package.

Another law-abiding gun owner has been caught in America’s dangerous patchwork of firearm laws—underscoring why national concealed carry reciprocity can’t wait. Green Bay Packers lineman Rasheed Walker was arrested at LaGuardia Airport after properly declaring an unloaded, locked firearm at the airline counter, a process that is routine and lawful across most of the country.

Just days after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez, Hawaii lawmakers moved to blunt a potential loss by introducing new legislation that would force businesses to post government-mandated signage declaring whether firearms are allowed. The rushed bill, framed as a “public safety” measure, underscores growing concern that the Court may strike down Hawaii’s sweeping carry restrictions—and highlights a broader trend of states attempting legislative end-ru

Washington, D.C. officials are refusing to disclose how aggressively they are enforcing the city’s strict gun possession laws—even as federal prosecutors publicly promise zero tolerance. Neither local police nor federal prosecutors will release data on arrests or prosecutions where the only alleged offense is a technical gun-law violation, raising serious concerns about transparency, selective enforcement, and the targeting of otherwise law-abiding gun owners.

Just days after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez, Hawaii lawmakers moved to blunt a potential loss by introducing new legislation that would force businesses to post government-mandated signage declaring whether firearms are allowed.