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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > federal-review-microstamping-no-evidence

Federal Review Finds No Evidence That Microstamping Is Reliable

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (698+ words) “There is significant disagreement regarding the viability of this technology,” NIST stated. That is a considerably different conclusion from what gun-control politicians in California and New Jersey have been telling the public. Microstamping generally involves laser-engraving an identifying code onto…...

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > cdc-restores-defensive-gun-use-data

CDC Restores Defensive Gun Use Data After Biden-Era Scrub

8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (440+ words) Under the Biden administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly removed data about the defensive use of firearms from its website. Those statistics are now being restored. “[T]hat 2.5 million number needs to be killed, buried, dug up,…...

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > fbi-2025-crime-data-murder-rate-record-low

FBI 2025 Crime Data: Murder Rate Ties Record Low

10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (523+ words) The FBI’s 2025 crime data show violent crime falling at a historic pace and the murder rate reaching its lowest recorded level in 70 years. The violent-crime rate posted its largest one-year decline since FBI national estimates began in 1936, while the murder…...

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > palmetto-state-armory-jakl10-308-modern-battle-rifle

PSA JAKL-10.308 Review – A Modern Battle Rifle?

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1027+ words) This article first appeared on AmmoLand News on June 13, 2025, and appears here now with fresh updates. The JAKL uses a long-stroke gas piston system, much like an M1 Garand. The gun-designing public has largely ignored this system in recent decades. Look…...

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > somali-piracy-resurges-merchant-crews-disarmed

Somali Piracy Resurges as Merchant Crews Remain Disarmed

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (489+ words) Attacks are so frequent that the IMO publishes monthly piracy reports. The situation is hardly new. “Thomas Jefferson wages America’s first war on Terrorism,” a Colonial Williamsburg post reminds us. “Jefferson knew firsthand that nothing short of force could change…...

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > ak-47-history-practical-design-still-matters

The AK-47: A History of Practical Design That Still Matters Today

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (458+ words) Firearms that have reshaped history share a common trait—they solved a problem. Whether it was the need for a more powerful cartridge, faster production, increased reliability, or easier field maintenance, these guns aimed to be the pinnacle of their…...

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > ffls-pass-atf-inspections-after-transferring-suppressors-on-form-4473

FFLs Pass ATF Inspections After 4473 Suppressor Transfers

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (241+ words) Since the stay in Silencer Shop Foundation v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Jensen v. ATF has been lifted, many federal firearms licensees (FFLs) have started transferring suppressors on ATF Form 4473s and have dropped the requirement for a…...

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > ninth-circuit-rejects-california-giffords-bid-to-expand-atf-ghost-gun-rule

Ninth Circuit Rejects California, Giffords Challenge to ATF Ghost Gun Rule

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (802+ words) The Ninth Circuit has rejected California and the Giffords Law Center’s attempt to force the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to regulate even more unfinished AR-15 receivers. In State of California v. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms…...

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > psa-m4a1-review-quad-rails-iron-sights

PSA M4A1 Review: Quad Rails and M4 Nostalgia

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1198+ words) It’s not a ‘real’ M4A1, but it’s as close as most of us will get unless the machine gun registry opens. PSA has jumped headfirst into the world of modern military clone rifles. Cloners can be a bit like Champagne enthusiasts....

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ammoland.com > 2026 > 08 > sig-m17-m18-cleared-p320-safety-questions

SIG M17/M18 Cleared, but P320 Safety Questions Remain

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (585+ words) The U.S. military has given the SIG Sauer M17 and M18 a clean bill of health after an unusually extensive review. That is good news for service members carrying the pistols, but it does not settle every safety question surrounding the civilian P320 platform....