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Fightlite MCR: Belt-Fed For The Well-Heeled Common Man

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SCOTUS Takes Up Case Challenging 80% Receiver Rule

Posted 1 hour ago in Daily News , Laws And Regulations , News by Daniel Y with No Comments

Once again, a lawsuit against a rule made by the ATF is headed to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Garland v. VanDerStok challenges the ATF’s administrative rule that declared firearm kits and partially-manufactured receivers were firearms. This [ Read More… ]

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In a landmark move for the gun industry, RSBC Investment Group has strategically acquired STEYR ARMS, the prestigious Austrian firearm manufacturer known for its rich history and robust product line – but of course, we’re all thinking about the Steyr AUG. [ Read More… ]

AKs from Finland. Part 4: RK 95, The Last of the Clan

Posted 14 hours ago in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK , Editorial , Machine Guns , Rifles by Vladimir Onokoy with No Comments

In part 1 of this article, I wrote about the early development history of Finnish AKs, part 2 was dedicated to RK 60 and RK 62, and Part 3 to less-known Finnish AK variants. In the final chapter, I want to talk about the last Finnish AK, RK 95. AK History @ TFB: [ Read More… ]

POTD: German Special Police (SEK) With SIG Sauer MCX

Posted 15 hours ago in MIL/LE , Photo Of The Day , SIG MCX / VIRTUS / SPEAR by Eric B with No Comments

Welcome to our Photo Of The Day! Each day, we feature a stunning photograph that captures the beauty and diversity of our world. Photos like these are quite rare, as they show German Special Police (SEK Berlin) with what looks like a SIG Sauer MCX, and potentially with [ Read More… ]

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Posted 15 hours ago in Editorial , Pistols , Revolver by Austin R with No Comments

Welcome everyone to the 234th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a [ Read More… ]

GForce Arms Introduces the Huckleberry LTAC357 Lever Action Rifle

Posted 23 hours ago in Daily News , Lever Action by Matthew Moss with No Comments

GForce Arms have announced the addition of the LTAC357 to their Huckleberry line of lever actions which they launched earlier this year. The LTAC357 sports an aluminum forend with Picatinny rails and M-LOK slots combining new with the traditional Turkish walnut butt [ Read More… ]

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Posted 1 day ago in Pistols , TFBTV by James Reeves with No Comments

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AKs from Finland. Part 3: Finnish AKs Go to Hollywood

Posted 2 days ago in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK , Editorial , Machine Guns , Rifles by Vladimir Onokoy with No Comments

In part 1 of this article, I wrote about the early development history of Finnish AKs, part 2 was dedicated to RK 60 and RK 62. In this article, I will talk about less-known Finnish AKs some of which became truly iconic in the most unexpected way. AK History @ TFB: [ Read More… ]

POTD: “That Rifle On The Wall Of The Labourer’s Cottage…”

Posted 2 days ago in AR Patterned , AR-15 , Photo Of The Day , Submachine Guns/Pistol Caliber Carbines , Thermal by Eric B with No Comments

Photo Of The Day – the best online place to view the coolest images of firearms and soldiers. We start with a quote from George Orwell, an English novelist: “That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of [ Read More… ]

The Rimfire Report: Lapua Super Long Range .22 – Initial Impressions

Posted 2 days ago in Ammunition , Editorial , Rimfire , Subsonic Ammunition by Rusty S. with No Comments

Welcome back to another edition of The Rimfire Report! This ongoing series is all about rimfire firearms, ammunition, and appreciation of all the “small things” we have to be thankful for on the range.  Today’s edition is a guest post by yours [ Read More… ]

Steyr Arms Secures Contract for New Grenade Launcher with the German Bundeswehr 

Posted 2 days ago in Daily News , Defense , MIL/LE by Matthew Moss with No Comments

Austria’s Steyr Arms have announced they have been awarded a contract to supply elements of the German armed forces with their GL 40. Steyr’s 40mm grenade launcher can be mounted under the barrel of a service rifle or it can be mounted on a Steyr-designed [ Read More… ]

Geissele Super Duty MOD1 SBR 5.56 Rifles

Posted 2 days ago in AR Patterned , AR-15 , Daily News , NFA / Suppressors / Class III , Rifles by Hrachya H with No Comments

Geissele Automatics have expanded their line of Super Duty 5.56 ARs with the introduction of the MOD1 SBR rifles. These new Geissele short-barreled rifles are available with 10.3″ and 11.5″ barrels and are essentially the stocked versions of their MOD1 [ Read More… ]

TFB Weekly Web Deals 86: Deals for April 22nd, 2024

Posted 2 days ago in Editorial , Gun Deals by Luke C. with No Comments

Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 86! We’re back with more deals on guns, gear, ammunition, and accessories from some of our most frequented online retailers like Primary Arms, Natchez Shooters Supply, Palmetto State Armory, Brownells, and more. Whether you’re looking [ Read More… ]

TFB Armorer’s Bench: Barrel Threading Without a Lathe

Posted 3 days ago in Editorial , Firearms Customization , Gun Cleaning & Maintenance , Gunsmithing , TFB Armorer’s Bench by Sam.S with No Comments

Welcome everyone to the TFB Armorer’s Bench! As mentioned in the little blurb below, this series will focus on a lot of home armorer and gunsmith activities. In this article, I am going to relay my experience threading a barrel without a lathe. More specifically [ Read More… ]

SILENCER SATURDAY #325: Small Simplicity – SIG Sauer SLX556C

Posted 4 days ago in Editorial , NFA / Suppressors / Class III , Rifles , SCAR , SIG MCX / VIRTUS / SPEAR , Silencer Saturday by Pete with No Comments

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the brand new YHM 338 Bad Larry Suppressor. I would like to thank Erik for running point on last weeks edition with a look at the very [ Read More… ]

Kalashnikov Concern Deliver Batch of New AK-12 (2023)

Posted 5 days ago in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK , Daily News , Defense by Matthew Moss with No Comments

Russia’s Kalashnikov Concern have announced the delivery of another initial batch of improved AK-12s. The AK-12 Model 2023 has a number of small but significant changes including the removal of the earlier AK-12’s two-round burst function, a new stock with [ Read More… ]

POTD: Lt. Col. Allen West – BDRX-15 Limited Edition Rifle

Posted 5 days ago in AR Patterned , Photo Of The Day by Eric B with No Comments

Photo Of The Day and this is Lt. Col. Allen West – BDRX-15 Limited Edition Rifle made by Watchtower Firearms. The rifle has a 16-inch chrome-lined match-grade barrel with a .223 Wylde chamber, 1:8 twist rate, black nitride finish and covered by a 15-inch X7M [ Read More… ]

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Posted 5 days ago in Editorial , Podcast by Luke C. with No Comments

We’re back again with another roundup of fresh firearms-focused podcasts in TFB Podcast Roundup 125. Each week we’re bringing you a new set of podcasts from across the web that cover a wide variety of topics including gunsmithing, hunting, precision shooting, war [ Read More… ]

CMP Offers Navy 7.62 NATO Garand Rifles For Sale

Posted 5 days ago in Daily News , History , News , Rifles , Semi-Auto by Daniel Y with No Comments

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has a new batch of 7.62 NATO Garand rifles for sale to qualified purchasers. These rifles came from US Navy stores. Let’s check these unique rifles out. CMP @ TFB: GCA and CMP Announce Master Marksman Program Update Master [ Read More… ]

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Posted 5 days ago in Daily News , Laws And Regulations , News by Daniel Y with No Comments

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Galco’s Combat Master Belt Holster Available for Medium-Frame Revolvers

Posted 5 days ago in Concealment , Daily News , Holster , News by Adam Scepaniak with No Comments

If you’re toting a wheelgun on your hip wherever you go, you have additional options in the way of holsters via Galco’s Combat Master Belt Holster which is now available for medium-frame 4.25″ revolvers (and numerous other revolvers). Whether [ Read More… ]

AKs from Finland. Part 2: Valmet RK 62, Advanced AK Designed 62 Years Ago

Posted 6 days ago in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK , Editorial , Machine Guns , Rifles by Vladimir Onokoy with No Comments

In Part 1 of this article, I wrote about the early development history of Finnish AKs and the m/58 prototype. In this article, I will delve into the history of the first mass-produced AK from Finland – Valmet RK 62. In recent years, I had a chance to visit [ Read More… ]

POTD: Grafenwoehr Training Area With M4s & M17s

Posted 6 days ago in MIL/LE , Photo Of The Day , Training by Eric B with No Comments

Welcome to our Photo Of The Day! Today we’re offering images of U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment as they train with their M17 handguns and M4 carbines. The location is the Grafenwoehr Training Area (2023), in Germany. The [ Read More… ]

Concealed Carry Corner: Different Levels of Firearm Maintence

Posted 6 days ago in Concealed Carry , Concealed Carry Corner , Editorial , Gun Cleaning & Maintenance , Pistols , Revolver , Semi-Auto by Matt E with No Comments

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we looked at the best caliber for smaller carry guns. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I wanted to take a look at another issue [ Read More… ]

A Budget MP5SD? The Angstadt Vanquish Review

Posted 6 days ago in Submachine Guns/Pistol Caliber Carbines , TFBTV by James Reeves with No Comments

Is the Angstadt Vanquish the affordable alternative to the legendary H&K MP5SD? This detailed review ​⁠ dives into the features of the Angstadt Vanquish, a firearm that promises the functionality of the MP5SD at a fraction of the price. Discover how it stacks up in terms of design, [ Read More… ]

Czech President Petr Pavel visits CZ

Posted 6 days ago in Companies , Daily News , Defense by Matthew Moss with No Comments

The Czech Republic’s President Petr Pavel visited CZ’s factory in Uhersky Brod. The president formerly served 39 years in the Czech army and was previously the Chief of the General Staff. He was shown around the factory by CZ’s CEO Jan Zajic who [ Read More… ]

15 NEW Federal Sub-Gauge Loads in High Over All Competition Target

Posted 6 days ago in Ammunition , Daily News , News by Adam Scepaniak with No Comments

Federal Premium has announced that their High Over All competition/target shotgun load series is getting bolstered with some more “sub-gauge” offerings. You can now choose from 12, 20, 28, and .410 Gauge selections in a variety of payload weights, [ Read More… ]

TangoDown Releases Mk3 Magazine 

Posted 6 days ago in AR Patterned , Daily News , Magazines , News by Daniel Y with No Comments

TangoDown has a new magazine for guns using the AR pattern. The Mk3 is a polymer design with some unique design features. Let’s dive in.  Mags @ TFB: Lancer Debuts New L5AWM Gen 2 Magazines  Amend2 AICS Magazines Shipping To Retailers [SHOT 2024] ProMag Releases [ Read More… ]

TFB Behind The Gun Podcast #112: Bringing Competition to Night Vision Safely with Les from Polaris Logistics

Posted 6 days ago in Daily News , Podcast , Shooting Sports by Luke C. with No Comments

Continuing on with our coverage of the Forgotten Weapons Moons Out Goons Out night vision carbine competition, we’ve brought back an old friend, Les Winner with Polaris Logistics, to talk about his crucial role in the safety of the match. I think it goes without [ Read More… ]

AKs from Finland. Part 1: Development History

Posted 7 days ago in AK-47 / AK-74 / Everything AK , Editorial , Machine Guns , Rifles by Vladimir Onokoy with No Comments

The small European country of Finland always had a great reputation when it comes to arms production. For collectors, Finnish-made Mosin-Nagants are some of the most desirable Mosin rifles, but there is another rifle design that the Finnish took to a whole other level. [ Read More… ]

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Key facts about Americans and guns

Guns are deeply ingrained in American society and the nation’s political debates.

The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms, and about a third of U.S. adults say they personally own a gun. At the same time, in response to concerns such as rising gun death rates and  mass shootings , President Joe Biden has proposed gun policy legislation that would expand on the bipartisan gun safety bill Congress passed last year.

Here are some key findings about Americans’ views of gun ownership, gun policy and other subjects, drawn primarily from a Pew Research Center survey conducted in June 2023 .

Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to summarize key facts about Americans and guns. We used data from recent Center surveys to provide insights into Americans’ views on gun policy and how those views have changed over time, as well as to examine the proportion of adults who own guns and their reasons for doing so.

The analysis draws primarily from a survey of 5,115 U.S. adults conducted from June 5 to June 11, 2023. Everyone who took part in the surveys cited is a member of the Center’s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. Read more about the  ATP’s methodology .

Here are the  questions used for the analysis on gun ownership , the questions used for the analysis on gun policy , and  the survey’s methodology .

Additional information about the fall 2022 survey of parents and its methodology can be found at the link in the text of this post.

Measuring gun ownership in the United States comes with unique challenges. Unlike many demographic measures, there is not a definitive data source from the government or elsewhere on how many American adults own guns.

The Pew Research Center survey conducted June 5-11, 2023, on the Center’s American Trends Panel, asks about gun ownership using two separate questions to measure personal and household ownership. About a third of adults (32%) say they own a gun, while another 10% say they do not personally own a gun but someone else in their household does. These shares have changed little from surveys conducted in 2021  and  2017 . In each of those surveys, 30% reported they owned a gun.

These numbers are largely consistent with rates of gun ownership reported by Gallup , but somewhat higher than those reported by NORC’s General Social Survey . Those surveys also find only modest changes in recent years.

The FBI maintains data on background checks on individuals attempting to purchase firearms in the United States. The FBI reported a surge in background checks in 2020 and 2021, during the coronavirus pandemic. The number of federal background checks declined in 2022 and through the first half of this year, according to FBI statistics .

About four-in-ten U.S. adults say they live in a household with a gun, including 32% who say they personally own one,  according to an August report based on our June survey. These numbers are virtually unchanged since the last time we asked this question in 2021.

There are differences in gun ownership rates by political affiliation, gender, community type and other factors.

• Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are more than twice as likely as Democrats and Democratic leaners to say they personally own a gun (45% vs. 20%).
• 40% of men say they own a gun, compared with 25% of women.
• 47% of adults living in rural areas report personally owning a firearm, as do smaller shares of those who live in suburbs (30%) or urban areas (20%).
• 38% of White Americans own a gun, compared with smaller shares of Black (24%), Hispanic (20%) and Asian (10%) Americans.

Personal protection tops the list of reasons gun owners give for owning a firearm.  About three-quarters (72%) of gun owners say that protection is a major reason they own a gun. Considerably smaller shares say that a major reason they own a gun is for hunting (32%), for sport shooting (30%), as part of a gun collection (15%) or for their job (7%). 

The reasons behind gun ownership have changed only modestly since our 2017 survey of attitudes toward gun ownership and gun policies. At that time, 67% of gun owners cited protection as a major reason they owned a firearm.

Gun owners tend to have much more positive feelings about having a gun in the house than non-owners who live with them. For instance, 71% of gun owners say they enjoy owning a gun – but far fewer non-gun owners in gun-owning households (31%) say they enjoy having one in the home. And while 81% of gun owners say owning a gun makes them feel safer, a narrower majority (57%) of non-owners in gun households say the same about having a firearm at home. Non-owners are also more likely than owners to worry about having a gun in the home (27% vs. 12%, respectively).

Feelings about gun ownership also differ by political affiliation, even among those who personally own firearms. Republican gun owners are more likely than Democratic owners to say owning a gun gives them feelings of safety and enjoyment, while Democratic owners are more likely to say they worry about having a gun in the home.

Non-gun owners are split on whether they see themselves owning a firearm in the future. About half (52%) of Americans who don’t own a gun say they could never see themselves owning one, while nearly as many (47%) could imagine themselves as gun owners in the future.

Among those who currently do not own a gun:

• 61% of Republicans and 40% of Democrats who don’t own a gun say they would consider owning one in the future.
• 56% of Black non-owners say they could see themselves owning a gun one day, compared with smaller shares of White (48%), Hispanic (40%) and Asian (38%) non-owners.

Americans are evenly split over whether gun ownership does more to increase or decrease safety. About half (49%) say it does more to increase safety by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves, but an equal share say gun ownership does more to reduce safety by giving too many people access to firearms and increasing misuse.

Republicans and Democrats differ on this question: 79% of Republicans say that gun ownership does more to increase safety, while a nearly identical share of Democrats (78%) say that it does more to reduce safety.

Urban and rural Americans also have starkly different views. Among adults who live in urban areas, 64% say gun ownership reduces safety, while 34% say it does more to increase safety. Among those who live in rural areas, 65% say gun ownership increases safety, compared with 33% who say it does more to reduce safety. Those living in the suburbs are about evenly split.

Americans increasingly say that gun violence is a major problem. Six-in-ten U.S. adults say gun violence is a very big problem in the country today, up 9 percentage points from spring 2022. In the survey conducted this June, 23% say gun violence is a moderately big problem, and about two-in-ten say it is either a small problem (13%) or not a problem at all (4%).

Looking ahead, 62% of Americans say they expect the level of gun violence to increase over the next five years. This is double the share who expect it to stay the same (31%). Just 7% expect the level of gun violence to decrease.

A majority of Americans (61%) say it is too easy to legally obtain a gun in this country. Another 30% say the ease of legally obtaining a gun is about right, and 9% say it is too hard to get a gun. Non-gun owners are nearly twice as likely as gun owners to say it is too easy to legally obtain a gun (73% vs. 38%). Meanwhile, gun owners are more than twice as likely as non-owners to say the ease of obtaining a gun is about right (48% vs. 20%).

Partisan and demographic differences also exist on this question. While 86% of Democrats say it is too easy to obtain a gun legally, 34% of Republicans say the same. Most urban (72%) and suburban (63%) dwellers say it’s too easy to legally obtain a gun. Rural residents are more divided: 47% say it is too easy, 41% say it is about right and 11% say it is too hard.

About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) favor stricter gun laws. Another 26% say that U.S. gun laws are about right, and 15% favor less strict gun laws. The percentage who say these laws should be stricter has fluctuated a bit in recent years. In 2021, 53% favored stricter gun laws, and in 2019, 60% said laws should be stricter.

About a third (32%) of parents with K-12 students say they are very or extremely worried about a shooting ever happening at their children’s school, according to a fall 2022 Center survey of parents with at least one child younger than 18. A similar share of K-12 parents (31%) say they are not too or not at all worried about a shooting ever happening at their children’s school, while 37% of parents say they are somewhat worried.

Among all parents with children under 18, including those who are not in school, 63% see improving mental health screening and treatment as a very or extremely effective way to prevent school shootings. This is larger than the shares who say the same about having police officers or armed security in schools (49%), banning assault-style weapons (45%), or having metal detectors in schools (41%). Just 24% of parents say allowing teachers and school administrators to carry guns in school would be a very or extremely effective approach, while half say this would be not too or not at all effective.

There is broad partisan agreement on some gun policy proposals, but most are politically divisive,   the June 2023 survey found . Majorities of U.S. adults in both partisan coalitions somewhat or strongly favor two policies that would restrict gun access: preventing those with mental illnesses from purchasing guns (88% of Republicans and 89% of Democrats support this) and increasing the minimum age for buying guns to 21 years old (69% of Republicans, 90% of Democrats). Majorities in both parties also  oppose  allowing people to carry concealed firearms without a permit (60% of Republicans and 91% of Democrats oppose this).

Republicans and Democrats differ on several other proposals. While 85% of Democrats favor banning both assault-style weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, majorities of Republicans oppose these proposals (57% and 54%, respectively).

Most Republicans, on the other hand, support allowing teachers and school officials to carry guns in K-12 schools (74%) and allowing people to carry concealed guns in more places (71%). These proposals are supported by just 27% and 19% of Democrats, respectively.

Gun ownership is linked with views on gun policies. Americans who own guns are less likely than non-owners to favor restrictions on gun ownership, with a notable exception. Nearly identical majorities of gun owners (87%) and non-owners (89%) favor preventing mentally ill people from buying guns.

Within both parties, differences between gun owners and non-owners are evident – but they are especially stark among Republicans. For example, majorities of Republicans who do not own guns support banning high-capacity ammunition magazines and assault-style weapons, compared with about three-in-ten Republican gun owners.

Among Democrats, majorities of both gun owners and non-owners favor these two proposals, though support is greater among non-owners. 

Note: This is an update of a post originally published on Jan. 5, 2016 .

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether the Biden administration can lawfully regulate so-called ghost guns — firearms that are made from kits available online that people can assemble at home.

The justices took up a Biden administration appeal in defense of regulations that a lower court invalidated . The provisions in question are currently in effect while litigation continues.

In August of last year, the Supreme Court allowed the regulation to be enforced on a 5-4 vote, with Chief Justice John Roberts and fellow conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the three liberal justices in the majority.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the regulations in 2022 to tackle what it claims has been an abrupt increase in the availability of ghost guns. The guns are difficult for law enforcement to trace, with the administration calling them a major threat to public safety.

The rule clarified that the parts used to make ghost guns fit within the definition of “firearm” under the federal Gun Control Act, meaning the government has the power to regulate them the same way it regulates firearms made and sold through the traditional process.

The regulations require manufacturers and sellers of the kits to obtain licenses, mark the products with serial numbers, conduct background checks and maintain records.

Texas-based U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor last year ruled in favor of Jennifer VanDerStok and Michael Andren, who own components they want to use to build guns. Plaintiffs also include gun rights groups and makers and sellers of ghost guns.

After the Supreme Court allowed the regulation to remain in effect while litigation moved forward, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals mostly ruled for the challengers.

"Because Congress has neither authorized the expansion of firearm regulation nor permitted the criminalization of previously lawful conduct, the proposed rule constitutes unlawful agency action, in direct contravention of the legislature’s will," the ruling said.

If that decision were allowed to go into effect, "anyone could buy a kit online and assemble a fully functional gun in minutes — no background check, records, or serial number required," Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote in court papers.

"The result would be a flood of untraceable ghost guns into our nation’s communities, endangering the public and thwarting law-enforcement efforts to solve violent crimes," she added.

The challengers agreed with the Biden administration that the Supreme Court should take up the case, citing its nationwide importance.

Their lawyers wrote that it is not the job of the ATF to expand the meaning of "firearm" under the Gun Control Act.

"If that definition has become obsolete or unsatisfactory in any way, that is an issue for Congress to address," they wrote.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has backed gun rights in multiple cases, including the landmark 2022 ruling that for the first time recognized that the Constitution’s Second Amendment includes a right to bear arms outside the home.

The court is currently weighing the scope of that decision  in a case concerning whether people accused of domestic violence have a right to own firearms.

The ghost guns case, however, is on a separate legal question related to ATF’s regulatory authority, not the right to bear arms.

The justices are set to decide a similar case in the coming weeks, a challenge to another ATF regulation that banned " bump stocks ," an accessory that allows semiautomatic rifles to be fired rapidly.

Lawrence Hurley covers the Supreme Court for NBC News.

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On her first album since breaking up with English actor Joe Alwyn, Swift turns another page in her personal diary and bares it all.

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If the song title “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” doesn’t say it all, wait until you hear the lyrics. 

“Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?/Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?/Were you writing a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?/In 50 years will all this be declassified?,” Taylor Swift sings on track 14 from The Tortured Poets Department . “I would’ve died for your sins/Instead I just died inside/And you deserve prison/But you won’t get time.”

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“Sometimes I wonder if you’re gonna screw this up with me/But you told Lucy you’d kill yourself if I ever leave/And I had said that to Jack about you, so I felt seen,” she sings on the title track. “Everyone we know understands why it’s meant to be/’Cause we’re crazy.”

One of the best songs is “So Long, London.” Over a soft, electropop beat, Swift is recovering as she sings about “getting color back into my face” and being “pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free.” Near the end of the song, the singer, who is now dating NFL star Travis Kelce , proclaims: “So long, London/Had a good run/A moment of warm sun/But I’m not the one.”

“Florida!!!” is also a winning track, especially thanks to Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine’s eerie and badass verse. Post Malone is also a highlight, blending vocally with Swift on the downbeat track “Fortnight,” which opens the album.

Sonically, Poets Department feels like it pays homage to Swift’s past work: “But Daddy I Love Him” could easily fit on Speak Now or Fearless ; “Fortnight” and other tracks are reminiscent of Midnights , Swift’s last album; while other songs could live in her Folkore/Evermore era.

The production throughout the album is light, and some more experimental sounds would have made it better. But maybe that was done on purpose, so that the strong lyrics could do all of the talking.

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