There is a time to stand up and be counted, and for Second Amendment supporters that time is now. There is a concerted effort that starts with the federal government and goes through state and local leaders to strip the fundamental right to self-defense away. Therefore, congratulations are due to Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) [...]
Colorado’s embarrassing effort to play little brother to big brother California when it pertains to gun control was exposed again on Wednesday. Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed SB24-066 into law mandating that financial services giants implement specific codes to track weapon and ammunition purchases. This further sets up the egregious patchwork system of Merchant [...]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owner’s Foundation (GOF) filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) this week. The states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Utah along with other organizations joined the filing. The fight against the latest ATF overreach in [...]
Despite how New York City’s political leaders spin statistics to convince the populace that the metropolis is safe, the people on the street are not buying it. New numbers issued by NYPD officials revealed that license and permit applications to carry weapons more than doubled in 2023. Unfortunately, the department will not confirm how [...]
The “temporary” firearms export ban is now permanent. Late last week, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) declared that the current 90-day pause will remain in effect — at least until lawmakers who support the Second Amendment rally to change it. The declared war on the weapons industry is in full [...]
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) reacted to the Oct. 25 Lewiston massacre by signing a package of gun control bills on Friday. The tragic mass shooting killed 18 victims and injured 13 others, and it was obvious that there would be a statutory response against gun rights. Mills, decidedly a moderate on the issue, [...]
The right to armed self-defense is a precursor to the numerous other liberties granted to law-abiding U.S. citizens by the Constitution. It is not exercised nearly as much as those freedoms involving speech, religion, the press and others. However, if the Second Amendment did not exist, many of these other rights could quickly become [...]
Second Amendment advocates have another victory to celebrate — this time in Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, a district court ruled in Lara v. Evanchick that young adults aged 18-20 are now eligible to apply for a concealed carry permit. The state’s previous ban on this age group fully exercising its constitutional freedoms was struck down. [...]
It must have been quite a shock in Surprise, Arizona, just after 4:00 a.m. Monday morning when a homeowner discovered two alleged burglary suspects in their home. But thanks to the Second Amendment and a dose of courage, the encounter ended well for the law-abiding citizen. The homeowner opened fire after encountering the two [...]
Following last year’s tragic mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school, Tennessee lawmakers and Gov. Bill Lee (R) stepped up and took action to protect students and teachers. On Friday, the governor signed a bill into law that will permit properly trained faculty and staff to carry firearms on school grounds. They will serve [...]