SafeSide Tactical - Roanoke

04/05/2026

SafeSide will be closed Sunday in observance of Easter

03/19/2026

If you had fingerprints and photos done this past weekend for the Utah Concealed class, they are all ready for pickup. If you chose to have them mailed, those went out today as well.

03/13/2026

Virginia lawmakers have approved a controversial bill that would restrict the sale, transfer, importation, and manufacture of certain semi-automatic fi****ms and high-capacity magazines, sending it to the governor’s desk for final consideration. Senate Bill 749, if signed into law, would prohibit ...

03/13/2026

Virginia gun shop sees sales surge ahead of possible assault fi****ms sales ban. Brian Richardson reports: wdbj7.com/2026/03/12/virginia-gun-shop-sees-sales-surge-ahead-possible-assault-fi****ms-sales-ban/

03/13/2026

Accidentally saying the quiet part out loud.

02/08/2026

HB217 has passed the Virginia House. Now goes to senate.

Among the proposed legislation is a bill aiming to ban the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Another places age restrictions on some kinds of guns.

02/05/2026

Colion Noir breaks down what’s behind some of these extreme anti-gun proposals.

Virginia lawmakers just advanced an AR-15 ban that doesn’t target criminals — it targets possession. And that distinction matters.In this video, Colion Noir ...

02/04/2026

Trivia from today's SafeSide newsletter email:

In what state is it legal for any citizen to carry a gun, but it is illegal to carry nun chucks?

02/03/2026

Our Tuesday 2/3 Concealed class is sold out, but you can catch one next week on Tuesday 2/10 @ 5:30pm or for a romantic Valentine's Morning 2/14 @ 9:30am

01/31/2026

Storms like these call for the proper equipment.

01/30/2026

📣 Important Update from ATF — New Rule Effective Jan. 22, 2026

The Bureau of Alcohol, To***co, Fi****ms and Explosives has issued a new regulatory rule called 2025R-54T that updates federal gun law definitions affecting who is prohibited from possessing fi****ms. 

🔎 What the Rule Changes
• Clarifies the federal definition of what it means to be an “unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance” — a key category in federal fi****ms law that makes someone legally prohibited from possessing a firearm. 
• Historically, ATF’s rule had broad language on drug use that wasn’t always aligned with how courts interpreted it. This new rule adjusts the definition to better match statutory language and judicial interpretation. 

📌 Why This Matters
• People who use controlled substances may be banned from buying or owning guns under federal law — but the new rule makes it clearer when use counts as unlawful. 
• The updated definition is intended to focus on regular, ongoing use, instead of isolated or past use that isn’t recent. 
• ATF is accepting public comments on this interim rule until June 30, 2026 before making it final. 

🗓 Effective Date: January 22, 2026
📣 Comment Deadline: June 30, 2026