Minnesota Handgun Carry Permit No Longer Alternative to NICS Background Check
When this article was first written in 2017, the Minnesota Handgun Carry Permit had just been approved by the ATF as an alternative to the normally required FBI NICS background check prior to the transfer of a firearm from an FFL to a customer. As of then, Minnesota...
Silencer Would NOT Have Made Vegas Shooting Worse
Despite what Hillary Clinton tweeted after the horrible Las Vegas shooting, a silencer would not have made the shooting worse. I make this claim for three reasons: 1 – Silencers don’t work like she thinks they do, 2 – There is no current law...
Enhanced Background Check Act 2021 (HR 1446) Explained
The Democrats are planning on ramming through their first two pieces of gun legislation. This bill, HR 1446, or the Enhanced Background Check Act of 2021 and also HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Check Act of 2021. HR 1446 was introduced on March 1, 2021, and has been...![Gun Serial Number Lookup [How To and Resources]](https://rocketffl.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Firearm-Serial-Number-Lookup-1024x576-1.png)
Gun Serial Number Lookup [How To and Resources]
Since the Gun Control Act of 1968, all licensed firearm manufacturers (FFLs) are required to mark firearms with a unique serial number. A gun’s serial number allows a police department, or other law enforcement agency, to be able to “trace” the firearm to...
Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
The Assault Weapon Ban of 2018 has been introduced in Congress. The new Assault Weapon Ban proposal is similar in structure to the previous Assault Weapon ban of 1994 with one major difference – the new AWB is stricter. Despite the horrible news for gun rights,...
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