By Shasta Unfiltered October 20, 2026 In Bend, Oregon, a 36-year-old father armed with a legally carried pistol ended a deadly school shooting within minutes—before police even entered the building. On October 15, 16-year-old Griffin J. John II killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School. The rampage stopped when Kaylub Giamanco, the father of two students at the school, followed the shooter inside and shot him dead. Memorials outside of the Silver Ra

A federal court ruling grounded in the Constitution’s Taxing Clause could reshape how law-abiding Americans acquire certain firearms — and California gun owners are watching closely. On August 5, 2026, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas permanently enjoined key registration and approval requirements of the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA) as applied to suppressors (silencers), short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs)

California, already home to some of the nation’s toughest firearm regulations, just rolled out a fresh wave of restrictions on gun storage, purchases, and parts — even as federal courts are chipping away at others. From locked safes in every home to a new three-gun-per-month limit, the changes come from bills signed last year and took effect or will soon. At the same time, recent court decisions are creating confusion.