A Law Student Researches the Law Before Legally Mailing an AR to a Friend as a Gift — Then Someone Calls the Police on Him Anyway
Most gun owners I know don’t mind doing things the long way if it keeps everything safe and square…
A Woman’s Helpful, Meticulous Neighbor Has Always Offered to Mow Her Lawn — Then He Shoots a Dog in Her Yard
A single shot can change how you look at a neighborhood. One minute you’ve got a guy across the…
A Man Drops Off a Name-Brand AR-15 Upper for a Simple Forward Assist Install — Then Gets Back a Cheap Generic Upper Instead
Most folks who own ARs know the routine: you drop a part off for a simple fix, pay the…
A Man’s Glock Is Stolen From His Car — Then Recovered Two Months Later in a Drug Raid and Held as Evidence for Two Years
Most gun owners have heard the advice a hundred times: don’t leave a firearm in the vehicle. But real…
A Buyer Picks Up His New Rifle From an FFL Without Checking It Closely — Then Opens the Box at Home to Find the Wrong Finish Entirely
Most of us have been there: you swing by the local gun shop after work, sign the paperwork, and…
A New Homeowner Traces Wiring Through the Basement Ceiling and Finds a Hidden Handgun — Then Realizes It’s Stamped With a Swastika
Most folks expect a little mystery when they buy an older house—maybe a forgotten toolbox in a crawlspace or…
A Man Buys Himself a .22 Rifle for His Birthday and Has His Wife Pay With Her Card — Then Academy Sports Flags a Straw Purchase
Buying yourself a simple .22 rifle ought to be one of the easiest errands on a weeknight. Fill out…
A California Buyer Finishes His 10-Day Wait and Goes to Pick Up His New Firearm — Then Overhears the Clerk Say It “Went Out on the 8th”
Anybody who’s bought a firearm in California knows the routine: pay, do the paperwork, clear the background check, then…
An Alaskan Hunting Guide Is Sued by 32 Moose Hunters Over a Season That Never Happened — Then He’s Already Booked Trips for Next Year
Anybody who’s ever saved up for a guided Alaska moose hunt knows it isn’t just a vacation. It’s years…
An Ohio Man’s Late Father’s Guns Technically Belong to His Mother in Virginia — Then Moving Them Across State Lines Isn’t So Simple
A lot of gun owners have lived some version of this: a father passes, there are a few well-kept…