It’s a Damn Shame
Our civil rights as gun-owning Americans are being simultaneously restricted and expanded, depending on where you live. It’s extremely confusing about what’s legal and illegal right now, so I’ve chosen...
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Anti-gunowner rights shareholder complainants are planning to sue the board of Smith & Wesson because, they allege, the board members “knowingly allowed the Company to become exposed to significant...
View ArticleAn Attack On The Civilian Ammunition Supply
If you live in one of the below mentioned states, please understand that the legal system in your area is attempting to restrict gun ownership and usage all over the country. This coordinated attack on...
View ArticleRebellion In The Lower Courts
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Protect Illinois Communities Act in January 2023, and it is among the nation’s worst gun-control laws. It bans the sale and possession of more than 1,000 models...
View ArticleMore California Nonsense
I often write about outlandish judicial decisions in this space, but on March 15, 2024, Federal District Court Judge Josephine L. Staton raised the bar for bad thinking about guns. On that date, she...
View Article‘Background Check’ Rule Is Coming For You
On April 11, 2024, the Biden Administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives issued a new rule to expand background-check requirements for private gun sales. It will have taken...
View ArticleNews Nuggets
You may not have seen the very odd news that the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Interim Final Rule that would make permanent a ban of firearm exports. Perhaps...
View ArticleNRA Wins 9-0 1A SCOTUS Decision
On May 30, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a 9-0 decision in the NRA v. Vullo decision, a big win for the NRA in a 1st Amendment case. Yes, you read that right, a 1st Amendment case — that...
View ArticleATF Rulemaking Dealt Blow In ‘Chevron’ Overturn
In a major ruling on June 28, the Supreme Court has scaled back the power of federal agencies to make up regulations that U.S. gun owners must follow under what has been called “Chevron deference.”...
View ArticleAppeals Court Upholds AR Ban
In an almost incomprehensible decision in early August, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled 10 to 5 to uphold Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban in a case called Bianchi v....
View ArticleCourt Overturns MO 2A Amendment Protection Act
A federal appeals court has overturned Missouri’s interesting “Second Amendment Protection Act,”a measure that was passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Republican Gov. Mike Parson...
View ArticleWorrisome Questions From SCOTUS
I am uneasy after hearing oral arguments in the Supreme Court case, Garland v. VanDerStok, and reviewing a transcript from the October 8, 2024 session. If you’ll recall, Garland v. VanDerStok is a case...
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