Gun rights opponents are consistent in their inconsistency. Most attempt to frame their position as compatible with a healthy respect for the Second Amendment and the nation’s fine tradition of hunting and sport shooting.  The reality, however, is far different. There is a deep [...]

An alleged home invader was shot dead last week by a homeowner defending his family in Phoenix, Arizona. According to police, 30-year-old Ricky Gomez started pounding on the door of a residence in central Phoenix on Thursday night at about 11 p.m. He was [...]

Alleged smash-and-grab thieves bit off far more than they could chew last Friday when they attacked a jewelry store in Manhattan Beach, California. The lunchtime raid ended quickly when a store clerk produced a weapon and opened fire, sending the alleged thieves scrambling. [...]

Venerable firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson pulled up stakes in anti-Second Amendment Massachusetts and headed South. In particular, to the friendly climate of Tennessee. Last weekend, the company celebrated its grand opening in Maryville before a throng of welcoming people. The $125 million move [...]

Layne Hoffee Keith, of Rainier, tells the story of the armed home invasion. Layne Marie Hoffee Keith, 70, was in bed getting ready to watch her nature program on television in her Rainier, Washington, home. What she did not know was that [...]

California is the undisputed number one state in the nation for vehement opposition to Second Amendment rights by political leaders. It drew competition in recent years but continues to wear the crown. So, what has that done for safety from violent crime? Of course, [...]

Second Amendment advocates scored a judicial victory on Saturday when United States District Court Judge Reed O’Connor ruled in their favor. Specifically, he granted a preliminary injunction against the ATF’s enforcement of its reclassification of forced reset triggers (FRT). With a conventional semiautomatic trigger, [...]

The Second Amendment to the Constitution protects the rights of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms. As many as six out of ten Americans or even higher own at least one firearm. Further, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reported there are almost 25 [...]

Alabama authorities are searching for a suspect who was thwarted in his alleged efforts to attack a woman by several shots from her firearm. Unfortunately, police say she was unable to prevent him from setting her home on fire. Police are looking for 44-year-old [...]

At the start of this month, Connecticut’s ban on open carry of firearms took effect. It will predictably have zero impact on violent crime, but that’s not the expressed intent of the new law. The law is the product of years of controversy in [...]

Over one hundred concerned Michigan gun owners and their freedom supporting partners braved the elements Thursday to make their beliefs known. The group took part in the latest Second Amendment March in Lansing to signal to lawmakers that they will not be ignored. The [...]

The ATF’s war on lawful gun owners hit a roadblock in Florida last week. State Attorney General Ashley Moody issued an opinion declaring the legal definition of a short-barreled rifle in the Sunshine State does not include pistols which have an attached stabilizing brace. [...]

Thursday was a red-letter day for gun control zealots in Massachusetts, and a shot across the bow for those who cherish the Second Amendment. An updated sweeping gun bill was unveiled in the state House that would bring drastic changes to laws governing firearm [...]

A terrifying situation unfolded last week at Vandergriff Honda in suburban Dallas. Shocked witnesses reported that a recently fired employee, 25-year-old Abbas Al-Mutairy, entered the dealership at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening with a “blank, very calm” expression on his face — and a [...]

The old “four-in-the-floor” once again earned its reputation as an anti-Millennial car theft device in a Thursday incident in San Antonio, Texas. It was a stick shift — and a good guy with a gun — that foiled an attempted carjacking in the middle [...]

A who’s who of valiant gun rights organizations kept their powder dry and were ready to pounce when nearly two dozen anti-Second Amendment bills were signed into law in California. If the goal of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and his band of rabid gun [...]

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has been busy, and it used its time to the benefit of those who support the Second Amendment. In recent days, the three-judge panel upheld most of the preliminary injunction granted in the battle against the ATF’s so-called [...]

For a state with a rich sporting history and one that generally favored Second Amendment rights, Michigan is swerving down a different path. Anti-firearm advocates in the Wolverine State successfully elected more gun control lawmakers, and elections absolutely have consequences. Several gun control bills [...]

Often the path to justice is a long and winding road. In the latest installment of the U.S. government’s fight against firearm frames and receivers, the victory went to Second Amendment advocates. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the majority of the previous [...]

In its long and storied history of defending the Second Amendment rights of everyday Americans, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has certainly encountered bizarre attacks on personal liberties. Zealots overstate issues and overreach in their attempts to solve them. Few, however, are quite as [...]

Gun owners in Connecticut this week face a new round of gun control measures that clamp down on Second Amendment rights. Signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont (D) in June, the new laws target gun freedoms in two primary ways. The first [...]

In what will be a hard pill to swallow, New York state officials were ordered last week to cough up nearly half a million dollars to the National Rifle Association (NRA). This humiliation came on the heels of last year’s embarrassing defeat of a [...]

Taylor Rhodes, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, testifies against Senate Bill 23-170, a gun violence prevention bill, during the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee hearing at the state capitol in Denver, March 8, 2023. Sunday marked the first day [...]

It is important to recognize and celebrate milestones in defense of the Second Amendment, and another was recently reached in the great state of Montana. The controversial policy by the Montana Urban Transportation District (MUTD) prohibiting the carry or transport of weapons on its [...]

Like spoiled children, states that line up against Second Amendment rights exploded in fury when the U.S. Supreme Court returned sanity to the nation’s gun control laws.  Part of the reaction to last year’s landmark Bruen decision was for grandstanding political leaders in New [...]