10
Apr
Colorado Governor Signs Controversial Bill Making Modern Sporting Rifles More Difficult to Purchase
The contentious issue of Colorado lawmakers attempting to put ownership of popular semi-automatic rifles out of reach for many citizens culminated with Gov. Jared Polis (D) signing the bill into law on Thursday. That settled…
10
Apr
Anti-Second Amendment Virginia Lawmakers Fail to Override Youngkin’s Veto
Fortunately for gun rights enthusiasts, Virginia law requires a two-thirds majority to override the governor’s veto pen. That statutory limitation saved the day and previewed future legislative battles in the Old Dominion. At issue was…
09
Apr
SAF Blasts Controversial Ruling by Illinois Judge on Smith & Wesson Lawsuit
An Illinois judge ruled that a contentious lawsuit against Smith & Wesson may proceed, despite federal law prohibiting such frivolous legal actions against the weapons industry. This brought an immediate and sharp rebuke from the…
09
Apr
Georgia House Approves Upholding Preemption Law to Block Savannah’s Gun Control
Georgia leaders are stepping up to stop a city’s attempt to restrict Second Amendment rights despite a clear state law prohibiting such actions. The Peach State is one of many that wisely prevents local municipalities…
08
Apr
Credit Card Companies May Now Track New York Ammunition Purchasers
Even as several states move to protect their citizens’ Second Amendment rights and block the tracking of firearm and ammunition purchases, some are headed in the opposite direction. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed…
07
Apr
Bill Reintroduced to Repeal Federal Transfer Tax on Short-Barreled Rifles
If a new congressional action is successful, the federal excise tax levied when certain firearms governed by the National Firearms Act of 1934 are purchased will no longer apply. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Rep.…
07
Apr
Armed Citizen Shoots Suspect Allegedly Pilfering Houston Storage Unit
Situations that call for armed action are rarely known beforehand. The well-established pattern is for upstanding Americans to be going about their day-to-day business when suddenly a criminal interrupts their routine and threatens life and…
06
Apr
DOJ to Investigate Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Over Possible Second Amendment Abuses
In previous years, the federal government could be counted on to bring the hammer down on Second Amendment rights. Critics charged that agencies such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) were…
06
Apr
NSSF: March Gun Sales Lowest in Five Years
U.S. gun sales dove again in March to levels unseen since before the 2020 pandemic, but there is also good news from the latest industry statistics. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reported that firearm-related…
05
Apr
Idaho’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Protects Man Who Killed Attacker in Self-Defense
Using a firearm to defend against violent criminals is a regular occurrence in 2025. However, even in a clear case of self-defense, the possibility exists that an overzealous prosecutor or misguided laws may endanger the…
04
Apr
Firearm Industry Trade Association Files Suit Against Maryland’s Anti-PLCAA Law
Another day, another state moves to circumvent federal law shielding the gun industry from being hammered by frivolous lawsuits seeking to drive it into the ground. This time it is Maryland, with an assist from…
04
Apr
Armed Louisiana Woman Turns Tables on Alleged Attacker
An alarming attack on a woman in her home unfolded Monday in Louisiana, and despite efforts to deescalate the situation, it was a loaded firearm that may have saved her life. The St. Tammany Parish…
03
Apr
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Cites PLCAA in Dismissing Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturer
Common sense and the rule of law carried the day with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week. Justices tossed out a lawsuit seeking to blame a gun maker for an apparent negligent act which resulted…
03
Apr
Elderly Philadelphia Homeowner Fatally Shoots Alleged Burglar
It takes a different sort of evil to prey on the young and the elderly, but sadly, that is all too familiar in 2025. That is yet another reason why it pays dividends to lawfully…
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…