01
Jun
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Young Adults Carrying Firearms in Public
Georgia Supreme Court upholds ban on young adults carrying firearms in public. Even some of the most Second Amendment-friendly states in the country can pass laws that raise serious constitutional concerns. Georgia a state often…
29
May
School Systems Increasingly Turn to AI Gun Detection Programs
School systems increasingly turn to AI gun detection programs. Like it or not, artificial intelligence is here to stay. Among the seemingly endless ways it is suddenly being utilized in the U.S. is to keep…
28
May
Senate to Consider Federal Ban on Firearm-Specific Merchant Category Codes
Senate to Consider Federal Ban on Firearm-Specific Merchant Category Codes. As more states line up to protect their citizens from giant Wall Street firms tracking their gun and ammunition purchases, a push is on to…
28
May
Las Vegas Open Carrier Fatally Shot with Own Handgun in AutoZone
Las Vegas Open Carrier Fatally Shot with Own Handgun in AutoZone While the Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms, exercising that right in public comes with serious responsibilities. One of the…
27
May
California Homeowner Shoots Alleged Intruder While Talking to 911
California Homeowner Shoots Alleged Intruder While Talking to 911. A frightening West Coast incident drove the point home of the saying, “When seconds matter, help is minutes away.” A California homeowner on Thursday night found…
26
May
State AGs Advocate for Bill Establishing National Reciprocity
State AGs Advocate for Bill Establishing National Reciprocity. When 24 state attorneys general agree to anything, it’s news. It’s even better news when the issue is protecting gun rights nationwide for law-abiding citizens. Last week,…
25
May
SC Shooting During Attempted Robbery Ruled Justifiable Self-Defense
SC Shooting During Attempted Robbery Ruled Justifiable Self-Defense. According to South Carolina authorities, an attempted criminal act went tragically wrong Monday evening when two teenagers allegedly tried to rob an armed citizen. One of the…
25
May
Armed Bystanders Stop Florida Man Allegedly Using Car to Ram Crowd
Armed Bystanders Stop Florida Man Allegedly Using Car to Ram Crowd. The right to keep and bear arms is a constitutional guarantee for law-abiding U.S. adults that should never be taken for granted. This means…
25
May
Illinois Lawmakers Scheme to Reach into Pockets of Gun Owners
No right-thinking person would suggest that the state levy a tax on freedom of speech or set up a collection box outside their house of worship. But for many anti-gunners, erecting a paywall between law-abiding…
24
May
Vermont Government Promises Veto of Guns in Bars Bill if it Reaches His Desk
While some political leaders like to play both sides of any issue, one this week planted his flag firmly in support of the Second Amendment. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) announced in no uncertain terms…
24
May
Silencer Deregulation Added to House Budget Bill
Gun rights advocates have long argued that silencers should not be subject to special taxes and federal regulations. On Thursday morning, this wish took a significant step toward becoming reality when the House passed the…
23
May
Santa Monica Robbery: Store Owner Fatally Shoots Armed Suspect in Self-Defense
Shooter Identified as Law-Abiding Business Owner Defending Himself In a high-profile case of legal self-defense, a Santa Monica robbery turned deadly when a store owner shot and killed an alleged intruder who sprayed him with…
23
May
Florida Restaurant Customer Uses Legal Firearm to Protect Himself from Alleged Attack
Florida Restaurant Customer Uses Legal Firearm to Protect Himself from Alleged Attack. The Founding Fathers added the Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights for many reasons, one of the most fundamental of which was…
22
May
Preschool Security Guard Shoots Alleged Attacker in Self-Defense
It is a sorry state of affairs when licensed and armed security guards are necessary at a preschool, but that’s where we are. Nothing can be gained by burying one’s head in the sand and…
22
May
Less-Lethal Firearms Gaining in Popularity as ‘Personal Safety Technology’
Less-Lethal Firearms Gaining in Popularity as ‘Personal Safety Technology’. Americans cherish choices almost as much as their constitutional freedoms, and many seeking to defend themselves from violent criminals are choosing a recently developed option. That…
21
May
Washington State Ban on Standard-Capacity Magazines Upheld
Washington State Ban on Standard-Capacity Magazines Upheld. Without the means to ban firearms outright, which of course is the aim of many lawmakers, anti-gunners must resort to attacking the right to keep and bear arms…
20
May
Texas Lawmakers Advance Bill to Prohibit Local Taxpayer-Funded Firearm ‘Buybacks’
Texas Lawmakers Advance Bill to Prohibit Local Taxpayer-Funded Firearm ‘Buybacks’. Of all the silly schemes dreamed up by anti-gunners, “buybacks” are some of the most foolish. Does anyone honestly believe that violent criminals will sell…
20
May
New Oklahoma Law Permits ‘Defensive Display’ of Firearm to Protect Property
New Oklahoma Law Permits ‘Defensive Display’ of Firearm to Protect Property. Very little is more fundamental and sacred than the right to defend loved ones and property. This goes to the very heart of the…
20
May
House Passes Bill to Expand Carry Rights for Off-Duty and Retired Police Officers
House Passes Bill to Expand Carry Rights for Off-Duty and Retired Police Officers. Constitutional rights should not be terminated or changed just for crossing a state line or being on private property open to the…
19
May
NY Lawmakers Request DOJ Review of Controversial Gun Control Laws
NY Lawmakers Request DOJ Review of Controversial Gun Control Laws. Political courage is a rarity in modern America, which makes the recent actions of two New York state lawmakers all the more admirable. Surrounded by…
18
May
NRA Petitions Supreme Court to Take Up Florida’s Young Adult Gun Ban
NRA Petitions Supreme Court to Take Up Florida’s Young Adult Gun Ban Florida’s controversial ban on firearm purchases by young adults aged 18 to 20 could soon face the highest level of judicial scrutiny. On…