DOJ Hits Gun Rights Restoration Application Limit on First Day
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) opening of its Federal Firearm Rights Restoration application process to the American public on Wednesday was a smashing success. After decades without a roadmap to regain Second Amendment protections for…
Armed Security Officer and Marine Vet Stops Citibank Massacre
An armed, courageous security guard and Marine veteran is being credited today with saving perhaps scores of lives at a massive Citibank corporate facility in Tampa on Wednesday. The deadly encounter began when a married…
Valiant 2A Defender Dhillon Steps Down From DOJ
With the dust from the midterm election battlefields settling, another seismic shock to Second Amendment rights hit the sporting community. Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon announced…
Report: Gun Rights Opponents Outspent 2A Supporters Nearly 20-1 in Midterms
There is virtually no way to spin Tuesday’s midterm election results that is not unfavorable for the right to keep and bear arms, and The Trace was quick to note the massive influx of dollars…
11 Governors Urge SCOTUS to Support Modern Sporting Rifle Bans
Less than a month from the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in consolidated cases concerning so-called “assault rifle” bans, 11 state governors expressed their solidarity with the gun-grabbers. Last Wednesday, New York Gov. Kathy…
NRA: Midterms Handed Power to ‘Anti-Gun Forces’
There were bright spots here and there, but there’s no mistaking the outcome of the November midterm elections. The National Rifle Association (NRA) surveyed the aftermath and declared the results “were not what gun owners…
80-Year-Old Homeowner Fatally Shoots Alleged Intruder
Midmorning on a Tuesday in Harris County, Texas, is not considered prime time for bad guys targeting other people’s property. Still, it apparently was for an unfortunate Lone Star State suspect last week who learned…
Meltdown: NYPD Shares Video of Destroying Firearms
On Monday, New York City Police Department (NYPD) officials posted a 90-second video on its webpage that was unusual, to put it mildly. Someone thought it was a good idea to share images of a…
Young Father Shoots Alleged Costumed Intruder with AR-15
Not only are anti-gunners adamant that the good guy with a gun saves the day scenario is a myth, but they are also certain that AR-15s and other popular semi-automatic firearms are merely “weapons of…
NRA-ILA Warns Texas and Michigan Races Threaten 2A Rights
Election Day is here, and as with all midterm contests, there is plenty of handwringing about potential shifts in power and a new direction for Washington. Real threats to hard-won Second Amendment freedoms prompted the…
Judge Denies Orthodox Jews Carry Rights While Walking to Synagogue
An Orthodox synagogue in Maryland is trapped in a court-created conundrum. Worshipers at the Silver Spring Jewish Center are free to legally carry firearms for self-defense when they gather in the building to protect themselves.…
NRA, FPC Challenge Pennsylvania’s Young Adult Carry Ban
Pennsylvania’s arbitrary young adult carry ban is on notice. On Friday, the National Rifle Association (NRA), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), and a private citizen sued the state over its deeming adults under 21 unqualified to…
Feds Warn 2 Connecticut Police Departments Over Permitting Delays
Anti-gunners suppress Second Amendment rights in a variety of ways. Where they can get away with it, they ban various firearms outright or make vast swaths of public spaces off-limits to legal carry. Then there’s…
NYPD to SCOTUS: 2nd Amendment ‘No Barrier’ to City’s Gun Control
Of all the eyes focused on the U.S. Supreme Court as it prepares to hear arguments in the controversy over so-called “assault weapons” on December 2, those of New York City officials will be on…
Federal Judge Rejects Bid to End Florida’s 3-Day Waiting Period
If plaintiffs sue a state over a controversial law and officials agree with the litigants that the statute is unconstitutional, shouldn’t that be sufficient cause to wipe away the provision? Not in Florida. Complete agreement…
DOJ Threatens California City Over $2K CCL Fees
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a scathing letter on Wednesday to Glendale Mayor Ardashes Kassakhian (D), Chief of Police Robert William, and City Attorney Michael Garcia. Why? Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet…
Connecticut Attorney Believes Parts of Second Amendment are ‘Extinct’
The U.S. Supreme Court, while accepting briefs on the constitutionality of banning the most popular sporting rifles in America, received one too ludicrously misguided to take seriously. Connecticut attorney David A. Robinson’s claim to fame…
Virginia AG Tells SCOTUS That AR-15s are ‘Machine Guns’
Whatever qualifications Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones claims to have as a spokesman on gun-related issues just went flying out of the window. The rabid Second Amendment opponent was not satisfied with joining other anti-gun…
FFLs to Use FBI’s NICS to Check Employees’ Backgrounds
It’s one of those ideas that feels so obvious; it’s no small wonder that we waited until 2026 to see it ready to be implemented. Federal Firearm Licensees (FFLs) have a lot at stake in…
Gun Control Radical Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing 9/11 Memorial
Terrorism, by definition, is a shocking act that repulses reasonable people and attempts to weaponize their reactions to get some point or another across. Some nonviolent protests accomplish the same feat. On Monday evening, gun…
Marijuana Users More Likely to Acquire Firearm After SCOTUS Ruling
In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling last year that the federal ban on firearm ownership for even casual marijuana users was unconstitutional, many who partake now say they are open to…