Firearms AlmanacEst. 2026

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Last updated: October 30, 2026

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  1. · Manufacturers

    SIG Sauer catalog

    What changed:
    Fourteen pistol versions SIG lists as past models are now Discontinued, and four TANGO6T scopes SIG still sells are Current. Forty-seven announced versions are marked Coming soon. Rows we could not find on a public SIG page are marked Retailer-listed, not confirmed by SIG. Confirmed spec fixes include the P385 full-size overall length, two P365 TACOPS barrel lengths, the ROMEO-MSR reticle color, and the ROMEO8H weight.
    Why:
    Those rows did not match SIG's current public pages.
    Source:
    SIG Sauer

  2. · Manufacturers

    CZ catalog: CZ 75 Compact and Scorpion 22 LR

    What changed:
    The CZ 75 Compact now shows 15+1, 7.25 in and 32.8 oz from the 2025 CZ US catalog, with a note that the product page disagrees. The Scorpion EVO 3 S1 22 LR row now shows the .22 LR carbine specs, including a 1:16 twist. The CZ 75 B, BD and Compact, including 50th Anniversary versions, are marked as a final production year for 2026 rather than already gone.
    Why:
    The Compact row had copied another model's specs, and the .22 LR Scorpion row had the 9 mm pistol specs.

  3. · Manufacturers

    Glock catalog

    What changed:
    The G23 Gen5 MOS and G26 V MOS are marked law enforcement only. The G19X V capacity and G23 V MOS weight now note that us.glock.com and the 2026 Buyer's Guide disagree, and the rows follow the website. Retailer part numbers are labeled as retailer listings.
    Why:
    Glock's own website and Buyer's Guide do not match on those two specs, and Glock does not publish part numbers.

  4. · Laws & Regulations

    Federal gun laws: NFA items

    What changed:
    The NFA section now cites One Big Beautiful Bill Act § 70436, names the consolidated Jensen v. ATF case as No. 6:26-cv-227-H, and says a district-court order does not bind other courts. It says ATF's choice not to enforce 26 U.S.C. § 5861(j) is a policy choice, not a court ruling, and that unregistered items can be contraband if enforcement resumes. Machine guns are described as lawfully possessed before May 19, 1986, and registered under the NFA. It also states the State Department registration rule for suppressor makers through Nov. 19, 2026, and the Nov. 20, 2026 move of other suppressors to the Commerce Control List.
    Why:
    The earlier section left out the statute section, the consolidated case number, and the difference between the court order and ATF policy.

  5. · Laws & Regulations

    Iowa and Missouri gun laws: NFA litigation

    What changed:
    Iowa is not a party to the Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF injunction. Iowa is a plaintiff in the Missouri-led case Missouri ex rel. Hanaway v. ATF, consolidated with Brown v. ATF. The Oct. 22, 2026 status conference was continued to Dec. 3, 2026, 11:00 a.m. CT.
    Why:
    Iowa joined a separate Missouri-led case. It is not a party to the Texas injunction.

  6. · Laws & Regulations

    Kansas gun laws: suppressors and short-barreled shotguns

    What changed:
    Kansas no longer has a state offense for suppressors or short-barreled shotguns. Those offenses were repealed effective July 1, 2026 (2026 Kan. Sess. Laws ch. 101). Using a suppressor in certain felonies can still raise the severity level.
    Why:
    The entry followed the legislature's online statute page, which still showed the pre-2026 text.

  7. · Laws & Regulations

    State gun laws: suppressors and short-barreled firearms

    What changed:
    Cleared state entries now follow the statute: states with no suppressor or short-barreled law say so, ban states cite the ban, and the approved federal-tie suppressor entries say no court has ruled on whether ATF's October 2026 change satisfies state law. Cells that are still unsettled were left unchanged.
    Why:
    The old line, "legal if federal requirements are met," was too loose for statutes that ban the item, that do not mention it, or that tie it to federal law in a specific way.

  8. · Manufacturers

    SIG Sauer catalog: 1911X Damascus - SIG Shorts (SKU 1911XR-45-CW-DMCS)

    What changed:
    The Caliber field for this version showed the maker's whole spec sheet run together as one line. It now reads 45 Auto, and the other specs (8-round capacity, three 8-round magazines, 5 in. barrel, 8.7 in. overall length, 41.9 oz with magazine, Damascus Pattern Cerakote finish, XRAY3 Day/Night sights, optic-ready for the Shield RMSc footprint) sit in their own fields.
    Why:
    A data-import error stored the spec text in the caliber field. We also added a check that rejects a sentence-length caliber on future catalog refreshes.

  9. · Laws & Regulations

    Iowa gun laws: suppressors, SBRs and SBSs

    What changed:
    We had said suppressors, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns are legal in Iowa 'if federal requirements are met.' The entry now says what the statutes say: Iowa makes it a class D felony to knowingly possess one of these items "in violation of federal law" (Iowa Code §§ 724.1B, 724.1C), and Iowa has no state registration of its own.
    Why:
    The old wording paraphrased the statutes too loosely. The 'in violation of federal law' wording matters more since ATF stopped enforcing NFA registration for these items on Oct. 9, 2026.

  10. · Laws & Regulations

    Hawaii gun laws: ammunition

    What changed:
    We had said ammunition purchases are tied to permit and registration status. The entry now says Hawaii law doesn't require a separate permit or registration to buy ammunition; sellers may not sell or give ammunition to anyone under 21 (with a hunting and target-shooting exception) and must check photo ID (HRS § 134-7.7), and people barred from owning firearms may not own or possess ammunition (HRS § 134-7).
    Why:
    The earlier entry was unconfirmed and didn't match the statute.

  11. · Laws & Regulations

    Minnesota gun laws: minimum age to buy a long gun

    What changed:
    We had suggested a statutory age-21 rule for buying 'semiautomatic military-style assault weapons,' affected by the Worth litigation. The entry now says the purchase age is 18; buyers of those rifles need a permit to purchase or a dealer transfer report (Minn. Stat. §§ 624.7131, 624.7132), and the age-21 rule struck down in Worth v. Jacobson applied to the permit to carry, not to buying.
    Why:
    The earlier entry mixed up the carry-permit age with the purchase age.

  12. · Laws & Regulations

    Delaware gun laws: short-barreled rifles and shotguns

    What changed:
    We had only said SBRs were reported legal at the state level. The entry now says short-barreled shotguns are prohibited: a 'sawed-off shotgun' (a barrel under 18 inches, or an overall length under 26 inches) is a destructive weapon under 11 Del. C. § 1444.
    Why:
    The earlier entry left out Delaware's short-barreled shotgun ban.

  13. · Laws & Regulations

    Ohio gun laws: minimum age to buy a handgun

    What changed:
    Private-sale minimum age for handguns changed from 18 to 21. Ohio bars selling a handgun to anyone under 21 (with exceptions for trained law enforcement officers and active-duty military aged 18 to 20) and bars selling any firearm to anyone under 18 (R.C. 2923.21).
    Why:
    We had used the federal baseline without checking Ohio's statute.

  14. · Laws & Regulations

    Nebraska gun laws: permit to purchase a handgun

    What changed:
    We had said LB 77 (2023) repealed Nebraska's handgun purchase certificate. It didn't. To buy, rent or receive a handgun, from a dealer or in a private sale, you need a handgun purchase certificate (issued only at 21) or a Nebraska concealed handgun permit, unless an exception such as a close-family transfer applies (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 69-2403, 69-2404). The minimum handgun age and the private-sale entry were updated to match.
    Why:
    The earlier entry misread the effect of LB 77.

  15. · News

    CZ 75 B, BD and Compact Discontinued: 2026 Is the Final Year

    What changed:
    We had said the CZ 75 Legend and other current models carry the CZ 75 name forward. The story now names the models CZ-USA lists: the SP-01, SP-01 Tactical, P-01 and D PCR.
    Why:
    We relied on product-page wording that didn't match CZ-USA's official announcement.