02
Apr
NRA Sues to End Colorado’s Controversial Excise Tax on Guns and Ammunition
A broad coalition of gun rights groups filed a lawsuit Monday against Colorado’s punitive excise tax levied on firearm and ammunition purchases. The National Rifle Association (NRA), along with the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), Second…
02
Apr
Federal Push to End NFA Restrictions on Short-Barreled Rifles Underway
The last four years saw an unprecedented effort by politicians and bureaucrats to criminalize perfectly legal weapons. The previous administration and the ATF recategorized pistols equipped with braces as short-barreled rifles (SBRs), meaning they fell…
01
Apr
Semi-Automatic Weapons Ban Sent to Colorado Governor’s Desk
Senate Bill 3, which bans the manufacture of and dramatically infringes on the ownership rights of popular semi-automatic sporting rifles, passed through the Colorado legislature and now heads to Gov. Jared Polis’s (D) desk for…
31
Mar
Oregon Considers Reckless Gun Control Legislation
Second Amendment advocates cried foul over Oregon lawmakers’ last-minute amending of a bill to fill it with anti-gun restrictions. SB 243 originally sought to permit the Department of State Police to research the process for…
31
Mar
Lawmaker Demands ATF Explain Secret Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Last week, a Washington lawmaker demanded that the embattled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives explain why it utilized facial recognition technology without proper oversight or even simple training. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), the…
31
Mar
New Mexico Legislative Session Ends Without Gun Control Bills Advancing, But Trouble Looms
It’s the season to watch the schemes that anti-gun state legislators concoct, and there were positive results out of New Mexico’s session that ended Saturday. Sort of. Despite multiple bills decidedly antagonistic to the Second…
30
Mar
South Carolina Bill Aims to Stop Banks from Tracking Firearm Purchases
The insidious practice of allowing powerful Wall Street banks to track firearm purchases by law-abiding Americans will not be established in South Carolina if certain lawmakers get their way. House Bill 3930, the Second Amendment…
30
Mar
Report: Justice Department Weighing Merger of ATF and DEA
Another round of rumors is swirling around the controversial Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). According to a Reuters report, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering merging the ATF with the Drug…
29
Mar
Alleged Car Burglar Tried to Fool Police After Being Shot Twice by Owner
Despite the best efforts of anti-gun forces, the right to keep and bear arms is exercised every day by millions of law-abiding Americans. They know they may be thrust into a violent encounter at the…
29
Mar
NRA: Second Amendment Rights Poised for ‘Monumental” Victory in Congress
Two significant bills that would profoundly affect gun rights in the United States advanced in Congress last week, and the National Rifle Association (NRA) strongly supports their passage. John Commerford is the executive director of…
28
Mar
Police: Alleged Attacker Shot Dead by South Carolina Driver
An apparent bad choice proved fatal for an alleged attacker this week in South Carolina, and an armed citizen walked away unharmed. According to the Hardeeville Police Department, at 9:38 p.m. on Monday, a “male…
27
Mar
Setback: SCOTUS Upholds Controversial ‘Frames and Receivers’ ATF Rule on 7-2 Vote
In a startling rebuttal to gun rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the controversial Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule treating unfinished frames and receivers as fully functional firearms.…
26
Mar
Acting ATF Director Denies CNN Report on Plans to Remove 1,000 Agents
Acting Director Kash Patel vehemently denied a news report about major changes at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). CNN reported Saturday that plans are afoot to reassign as many as 1,000…
26
Mar
Store Clerk Uses Gun to Fend off Alleged Attack by Customer
Being a store clerk is a dangerous profession, so it is quite understandable that many people who are in this line of work choose to be ready to defend themselves with lethal force. One such…
24
Mar
Gun Rights Group Blasts Push to Remove Patel as Acting ATF Head
Changes are certainly underway at the embattled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after four years of controversy and overreach. While the sometimes rogue agency is getting a much-needed overhaul, FBI Director and…
24
Mar
Armed Good Guy Stops Vicious Knife Attack in McDonald’s Parking Lot
Fast food parking lots at late-night hours are not the safest places to be, and it was fortunate for a New Hampshire man Tuesday night that a Good Samaritan was armed and willing to step…
23
Mar
Fifth Circuit Ruling Leaves Future for Firearm Suppressors Up in the Air
According to the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Peterson, suppressors are not firearms and are thus not protected by the Second Amendment. That controversial ruling came down last week and, if not successfully challenged,…
23
Mar
NRA Files Brief Supporting Challenge to Illinois’ Ban on Concealed Carry on Public Transit
Last week, the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs in the case against the Illinois prohibition on concealed carry on public transportation. Schoenthal v. Raoul is before the Seventh Circuit…
22
Mar
NC Moves Toward Becoming 30th Constitutional Carry State
The wave of states recognizing constitutional carry as a fundamental right renewed its momentum Thursday in North Carolina. The state Senate approved a measure on a party-line vote to remove the controversial requirement that the…
22
Mar
Surgeon General’s ‘Public Health Crisis’ Warning on Guns Removed
The much-ridiculed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warning that guns somehow are a “public health crisis” is no more. Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a 40-page advisory during the heat of last…
21
Mar
Maine Lawmakers Consider Voiding ‘Duty to Retreat’
Maine is one of only 12 states that mandates law-abiding citizens retreat when faced with a violent threat outside of the home. That may change if a group of lawmakers gets their way. On Monday,…