Key Takeaways U.S. District Judge James Browning granted summary judgment against New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for firearm purchases, despite believing the law is constitutional. The order came in the case Ortega v. Grisham, where plaintiffs Samuel Ortega and Rebecca Scott challenged the law, leading to an injunction against its enforcement. Browning emphasized the Tenth Circuit’s previous ruling that found the waiting period likely unconstitutional, binding his decision. The injunction specifically protects Ortega and Scott, preventing state officials from enforcing the Waiting Period Act against them. The state plans to appeal to the Tenth Circuit, seeking to overturn a decision…

I am very excited to release Armorer.app V. 1.8 today. The major focus for this update was making it faster to log what you shot. Armorer is the firearm maintenance app I built. It keeps a service log for every gun, tells you when a service interval is coming due,…

Challenger Job Cuts looked really good today:“Job Cuts Fall in September; Hiring Plans Up 3% Over 2025 On Weak Early Seasonal Hiring.“SEPTEMBER LAYOFF PLANS FALL TO 43,281; TYPICAL SURGE IN SEASONAL HIRING PLANS ABSENT, BUT HIRING REMAINS ABOVE 2025U.S.-based employers announced 43,281 job cuts in September, down 18% from the…

Key Takeaways Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 24 states filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review Beckwith v. Frey regarding Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for firearms. The petitioners argue that the waiting period restricts the ‘keeping’ of arms under the Second Amendment, potentially meeting the criteria…