ATF’s Gun Owner Registry Must Be Destroyed, Not “Reformed”
By Chris McNutt, President of Texas Gun Rights The ATF is trying to dress up a national gun owner registry as “records retention.” Don’t fall for it. As part of its latest rulemaking scheme, the ATF is proposing changes to how long gun dealers must keep firearm transaction records, including records the ATF collects when […]
The Next Gun Registry Won’t Be a List. It’ll Be an AI Model.
Texas Gun Rights warns artificial intelligence could turn ATF’s 4473 stockpile into the shadow registry Congress banned Congress banned the federal government from creating a national gun registry long ago. Now the question is whether artificial intelligence could allow the government to build one anyway. Not by creating a database labeled “registry.” Not by passing […]
Massie Bill To Expose NICS Failures Passes House
H.R. 2267 could help shine a long-overdue spotlight on false denials, demographic bias, and the failures of NICS The U.S. House just passed Congressman Thomas Massie’s H.R. 2267, the NICS Data Reporting Act of 2026, and gun owners should pay close attention. The bill, co-sponsored by Congressman Ben Cline and Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, would require […]
TXGR’s Former Chairman Now Helping DOJ Fight D.C. Gun Bans
Texas Gun Rights says the federal government is finally starting to treat gun rights like civil rights The Department of Justice just put Washington, D.C.’s unconstitutional gun ban regime directly in the crosshairs. And it’s about time. In its First Amended Complaint, the Trump DOJ is targeting D.C.’s bans on AR-15-platform rifles and suppressors, arguing […]
Texas Runoffs Could Decide Fate of Radical National Gun Grab
The gun confiscation lobby is done playing defense. After years of trying to sneak pieces of their agenda through Congress one bill at a time, anti-gun Democrats are now pushing a coordinated package of federal legislation that would dramatically expand federal gun control, nationalize “Red Flag” gun confiscation laws, and strip gun owners of their […]
Texas Gun Rights Hosts Weatherford Reception Honoring Chip Roy, Endorses Roy for Attorney General
Texas Gun Rights recently hosted a reception in Weatherford, the home of Texas Gun Rights, honoring Congressman Chip Roy for his years of service as one of the most stalwart defenders of the Second Amendment in Congress. Roy has built a reputation in Washington as one of the most outspoken pro-gun fighters in the entire […]
ATF Could Soon Allow Guns Shipped to Your Door — But There’s a Catch
For the first time in decades, the ATF is proposing several rule changes that would actually reduce federal burdens on gun owners instead of expanding them. That alone is a major shift. Under one of the proposed rules, lawful gun buyers could eventually complete much of the firearm purchase process remotely — including electronic Form 4473 paperwork, identity […]
Texas Court Could Gut Self-Defense Rights in Major New Case
A major legal fight is brewing in Texas, and the wrong decision could fundamentally weaken your right to defend yourself. At the center of it is State v. Ballester, now before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA). While the case hasn’t broken into national headlines yet, the stakes are enormous: whether long-standing self-defense protections will […]
TXGR Races to Expose Candidates as Texas Runoff Enters Final Stretch
With early voting underway in local elections and the May 26 runoff approaching, Texas Gun Rights is warning that the fight for the Second Amendment in Texas is entering a critical window — and most voters are being fed half the story. The political establishment is flooding key races with polished mail pieces and vague […]
ATF “Reform” Is a Trap — And Gun Owners Shouldn’t Fall for It
xgrThe Senate just confirmed ATF Director Robert Cekada to lead the agency permanently — and within hours, he and Attorney General Todd Blanche were already moving to save it. They’re calling it a “new era of reform.” After years of aggressive enforcement, shifting rules, and outright attacks on the Second Amendment, they’re now talking about […]