Brandon Curtis

LEANDER, TX — When Gun Owners of America (GOA) members Brandon Herrera and Texas State Representative Wes Virdell acquired firearm suppressors over the counter at Silencer Shop without filing an ATF Form 4 or waiting for federal registration approval, it sent shockwaves through the firearms community.

HOUSTON, TX — A terrifying domestic confrontation spilled across an apartment threshold in north Harris County on Saturday, resulting in a fatal shooting captured in real time by emergency dispatch audio.

LAWRENCE, KS — Jurors are weighing testimony in a criminal trial examining the legal boundary between lawful self-defense and unlawful display of a firearm following an encounter at a commercial service station.

A high-speed police pursuit in Orange Park, Florida, ended after a suspect abandoned a stolen vehicle and broke into a residential home through a garage. The homeowner confronted the intruder inside the residence and shot him in the leg to defend his family.

SACRAMENTO, CA — In a landmark administrative development, the Department of Justice has officially launched its online application portal under the Federal Firearm Rights Restoration Program, establishing an active administrative pathway for qualifying individuals to petition for relief from federal firearm disabilities.

LEESBURG, FL — A dangerous forced entry attempt ended safely for a local resident after an alert homeowner accessed a personal firearm and confronted an intruder attempting to breach his home during late evening hours.

An armed robbery attempt at a Chase Bank in Cedar Hill, Texas, ended when a customer shot the suspect. The suspect entered the bank with a knife and threatened employees. An armed customer fired at the suspect, who fled outside, collapsed, and later died at a hospital.

Sheriff deputies in Spartanburg, South Carolina, determined that a homeowner acted in self-defense when he fatally shot an intruder. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. after an individual forcibly breached an exterior door, prompting the resident to defend his home with a personal firearm.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — For millions of Americans stripped of their right to keep and bear arms due to nonviolent or decades-old offenses, the promise of relief under federal statute had long been a dead end. Enacted under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c), Congress established a mechanism allowing prohibited individuals to petition the Attorney General to have their federal

A Phoenix resident successfully deterred an intruder attempting to break through his front door. After retrieving a firearm from a safe, the resident confronted the suspect from a secure position. The intruder fled the scene, and police confirmed the resident acted lawfully in self-defense.