The National Rifle Association’s board election results came in this week, and they provide pretty good evidence for how the group’s membership is reacting to its current ordeal. Every candidate who explicitly ran on replacing current leadership and instituting significant internal reforms was elected, according to results published in the NRA’s American Rifleman magazine. Two of the top three… Source ..read more

This week, another federal gun rule that we first published a leaked draft of officially came to light. The Commerce Department dropped its final rule on firearm export licenses. It adds new restrictions to the export process and even forces American companies to collect passports or IDs of foreigners they export guns to, including in allied nations like Israel and Ukraine. Before we get to the… Source ..read more

The Commerce Department is cracking down on civilian firearms exports, including to American allies like Israel and Ukraine. The Biden Administration published the final version of its new gun export rule on Tuesday. The changes in the final proposal mirror many of those in a leaked draft published exclusively by The Reload in December 2023. One of the included restrictions is a requirement that… Source ..read more

Placing additional background check requirements and delays on 18-20-year-old gun buyers does not run afoul of the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A three-judge panel for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled against challengers who took issue with the “enhanced” background check provisions of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). Source ..read more

Financial privacy measures have quickly become one of the fastest-spreading policy successes of the gun-rights movement. Just this past week alone, three more Republican-led states enacted laws restricting the use of specialty merchant category codes (MCCs) for gun and ammunition stores. The Governors of Iowa, Tennessee, and Georgia signed bills with nearly identical language prohibiting credit… Source ..read more

The Supreme Court has decided to take up another gun case. Although, it’s another one that doesn’t touch on the Second Amendment. This time, the Court will decide if the ATF’s rule restricting unfinished frames and receivers is an unlawful overreach of the agency’s power. Jonathan Adler, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University, joins the show to give us his insight into this case and… Source ..read more

I’m scheduled to appear on CNN around 7:30 a.m. Eastern today to discuss Tennessee’s new law allowing teachers to be armed. A few years back I took the training teachers in Colorado need to be armed in schools that allow it. So, I should be able to give some unique insight. I may get bumped for breaking news since that’s always a risk in live TV. But, if not, tune in and check out my interview! Source ..read more

As the NRA searches for new leadership in the wake of Wayne LaPierre’s resignation, one board member suggests a big-name replacement: Donald Trump Jr. After longtime leader Wayne LaPierre announced his resignation, Bill Bachenberg emailed his fellow NRA board members to suggest fixes for some of the group’s problems. One of those problems is who could fill LaPierre’s shoes. Bachenberg… Source ..read more

The Supreme Court is set to consider a challenge to the ATF’s unfinished frames and receivers rule, and there are some clues as to how they might rule. On Monday, the Court agreed to take up Vanderstok v. Garland. The case centers on whether the ATF overstepped its authority by significantly expanding its interpretation of what constitutes a “firearm” under federal law. Source ..read more

We have an exclusive story to start this week’s newsletter off. But, before I get to that, a quick reminder that we’ve got our 3rd Anniversary Sale going on. Take advantage today and get 20 percent off a membership! Alright, back to the kind of reporting that makes The Reload worth funding. The NRA’s recent turmoil has left it leaderless. Well, we’ve obtained an email from one board member… Source ..read more