More evidence is now in the daylight of the true extent of the weaponization of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the previous White House administration. The ATF’s recently released Fiscal Year 2024 Fact Sheet showed a stunning 195 Federal [...]

Thursday was not a good day for Second Amendment advocates in Massachusetts. The First Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the denial of a preliminary injunction against the state’s sweeping ban on popular semi-automatic rifles and standard capacity magazines. The three-judge panel extended what [...]

Very little is more disturbing than having an intruder break into your home, day or night. When that intruder turns out to be naked, it raises even more alarm bells that this is a dangerous situation. A California couple found themselves in this hairy [...]

Gun rights advocates have long argued that these fundamental freedoms should not depend on where a law-abiding citizen lives. This is certainly true for the scores of Americans who reside in federally subsidized housing and find themselves unable to enjoy the liberties afforded to [...]

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Of course, a few changes in the process that did not work might be in order, and that’s the thinking of a group of gun rights advocates in Missouri. Show-Me State lawmakers made waves last [...]

Colorado legislators who support Second Amendment rights are appalled at the state’s recent enactment of a sweeping package of gun control laws, and they are asking for federal intervention. While the law doesn’t take effect until August 2026, gun enthusiasts are already working to [...]

The unmistakable momentum toward recognizing the fundamental rights of young adults to keep and bear arms continued this week. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Minnesota’s attempt to deny this freedom to 18-to-20-year-olds in a victory for the Second Amendment. This action followed last summer’s [...]

Young Iowans secured a significant victory Friday when Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill into law protecting their Second Amendment rights. House File 924 guarantees the freedom of adults under the age of 21 to own and carry handguns, a major step forward [...]

The patchwork quilt of arbitrary state restrictions on Second Amendment rights is a thorn in the side of law-abiding gun owners across the nation. But now, thanks to the combined efforts of several advocacy organizations, one state’s laws are changing this week. California must [...]

A Butts County father with his wife and three children at home is thankful for the Second Amendment as he successfully thwarted a suspected home invasion. The frightening incident last week underscored the need for preparedness and the importance of having a legal firearm [...]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has a new deputy director as the long-overdue overhaul of the embattled agency continues. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) celebrated the appointment of Robert Cekada as the ATF’s new deputy director, noting his more [...]

A federal judge in San Diego sided with California in its lawsuit against a Texas company that manufactures machines to enable hobbyists to produce their own weapons at home.  With this decision, Defense Distributed must stop selling and promoting machines used to allow California [...]

Of all the pro-Second Amendment states in the Union, many were shocked when a major Texas entity brought the hammer down on lawful concealed carry holders. The Texas State Fair last year sparked outrage when officials denied attendees the right to possess their firearms. [...]

The idea of a home invasion was something rarely thought of in decades past. There were the run-of-the-mill burglars, of course, but the horrifying breach of what should be a family’s safe dwelling by groups of gun-wielding violent criminals was almost unheard of. No [...]

Gun rights advocates cautiously celebrated the recent announcement by Attorney General Pam Bondi of the creation of the Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force. After all, promises made and promises kept often are not the same in Washington, D.C. But there was an air of [...]

A Montana man is thankful to be alive today after a frightening confrontation last week, and this time the incident did not involve a violent criminal bent on destruction. Instead, it was a charging grizzly bear. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) investigated the [...]

Law-abiding citizens use the Second Amendment every day in the U.S. to defend themselves, their loved ones, and their property from violent criminals. Deploying lawful force for protection should not expose good people to civil litigation that could destroy them financially, but that’s precisely [...]

Missouri gun enthusiasts may rest assured that a committed group of lawmakers safeguards their Second Amendment rights. And while not everything these legislators attempt passes judicial scrutiny, they never appear to waver. Take last week, when the lower chamber overwhelmingly approved House Bill 328, [...]

Anti-gunners know they cannot ban all firearms outright due to the pesky Second Amendment. In lieu of this draconian action, they are forced to settle for erecting every conceivable barrier—great and small—between law-abiding citizens and the right to keep and bear arms. This week, [...]

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is in a state of overhaul and flux, and this is a welcome development for Second Amendment advocates.  Now comes word that a long-time top official, Deputy Director Marvin Richardson, is no more. He was [...]

A Michigan man spent nine grueling months behind bars waiting for his trial on murder charges in the July 2024 death of another man. Eric M. Wills II argued that he acted in self-defense, but the prosecution wanted to put him behind bars—possibly for [...]

Law enforcement officials on the front lines of Colorado’s battle with violent crime are not happy with the state’s most recent gun control measures.  Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed the legislation last week without fanfare and behind closed doors. The new law's impact, which [...]

It must have been a hot morning in Florida as one man allegedly decided to make off with another person’s window air conditioner. That turned out to be a poor method to cool off as the resident was armed and unafraid to use his [...]

A group of pro-Second Amendment legislators penned a sharp letter demanding the end of the federal government policy declaring gun violence equates to a “public health crisis.” Fox News Digital reported that fifteen House members, led by Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), asked Health and [...]