We've received a number of requests for information on the availability of NAA firearms in various states. At the current time, neither the Guardian nor the Mini-Revolvers are available in the state of Massachusetts. Although some of the recent changes in this state are encouraging (see MA Governor Signs Pro-Gun Legislation Into Law!) we're waiting to see.

     This attitude of ours is not surprising, given our recent experience with California. After expensive testing and a time-consuming process of jumping through numerous hoops, a version of our Guardian pistols with the ILS was approved. The engineering changes to incorporate the ILS into the Guardian were also expensive.

     Several months after approving the Guardian for sale, they changed their minds - See Sandy's Soapbox, August 2005 for more information on that. The NAA-22LR and NAA-22M (1 1/8" barrels on both) have been approved in California and are still available for sale, but the Guardians are no longer available for purchase in California.

     So, given the California state government's history of acting in a capricious manner, we're waiting for a little more stability in this state before spending significant amounts of time and money on getting our other Mini-Revolvers approved. The same is true in Massachusetts - we're encouraged, but not yet convinced enough to invest significant amounts of time and money.

     Unfortunately, this applies to new 32H&R Magnum Mini-Revolver as well. We've decided to wait a bit for things to stabilize in California before even attempting the approval process. When that happens, we'll let you know on our website.