In the News: January 2025

Inside the one US town where residents are legally required to own guns and ammo, New York Post, January 11, 2025. In Kennesaw, Georgia, it’s against the law not to own a gun. The city law, dating back to the 1980s, makes it a requirement for residents to own guns and ammo.

ATF Chief Warns That Agency Cuts Could Result in Dire Consequences, CBS News, January 4, 2025. With just days remaining in the Biden administration, not all of the president's appointees are departing quietly. Steven Dettelbach, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, is warning that the incoming administration has the agency in its sights.

Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Introduces Bill to Abolish Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, CBS News, January 10, 2025. Rep. Lauren Boebert announced on Thursday that she and a fellow Republican in the House of Representatives have introduced legislation to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Is Federal Reinventing Ammunition in 2025? Meet the 7mm backcountry, Guns.Com, January 7, 2025. Federal is kicking off 2025 with a bold announcement: it's “reinventing ammunition.” The company released its new 7mm Backcountry cartridge today, but that’s not even the biggest headline. The Peak Alloy case technology that houses the round is shaking things up even more.

SIG Sauer Recalls 230,000 Red Dot Firearm Sights Due to Ingestion Hazard, Newsweek, January 12, 2025. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) has announced that global firearms company SIG Sauer has issued a nationwide recall of approximately 230,000 ROMEO5 Red Dot Sights due to non-compliance with federal safety regulations regarding button cell batteries.

Congress Needs to Support the VA and Firearms Industry's Partnership to Prevent Veterans' Suicides, Military.Com, January 9, 2025. Last month, House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., sent a searing letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough in which he wrote that he found it "unfathomable that the veteran suicide rate, tragically, has not budged."