In what is a burgeoning judicial trend regarding gun control, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court on Thursday ruled that at least some felons are legally capable of retaining their gun rights. Defendant Steven Duarte’s conviction was vacated when the court determined [...]

Score one for the good guys as Colorado’s latest effort to prohibit semi-automatic weapons was defeated this week in the state legislature. Lawmakers attempted to mimic the stringent gun control measures that nine other states have enacted against these popular sporting rifles. Colorado enjoys [...]

Crime doesn’t pay, and many times it offers a painful lesson to those who chose to engage in it.  The economics of burglary are not good when considering the potential for time behind bars along with even worse outcomes. As many areas of the [...]

Catholic nuns would not be the first guess for the plaintiffs against a major U.S. gun manufacturer, but that was the dilemma faced by Smith & Wesson. Besides being sisters of the cloth, they are also shareholders and brought legal action in that status. [...]

The Canadian military intends to destroy thousands of Browning Hi-Power pistols that were standard issue in the armed forces since World War II.  The pistols are now illegal under the nation’s gun control laws. Handguns with a barrel shorter than 4 ⅛ inches are [...]

Pennsylvania is the very definition of a political battleground state. This means on the critical issue of gun rights, there is only a very slim margin by which anti-gun measures may be defeated. And that’s exactly what transpired in the House this week. A [...]

Delivery drivers are everywhere, especially since the pandemic lockdowns drove shoppers from brick-and-mortar stores to online retailers. But besides finding the right house and the occasional canine greeting when they do, these hard workers also must deal with being targets for bad guys. On [...]

There are not many things more frightening for an upstanding citizen than to be arrested at work for crimes they did not commit. That’s what happened when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives descended onto a South Carolina business last December and [...]

The legal challenge that every Second Amendment supporter knew was coming against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) arrived on Wednesday. A staggering 26 states filed suit against the federal agency charging that its new Final Rule greatly overstepped its authority [...]

Georgia is one of several states that enjoys a firearms preemption law. This puts the brakes on anti-gun city leaders who seek to strip Second Amendment rights away from their residents through laws that go beyond those governing the rest of the state. A [...]

Despite some New Orleans officials insisting that Constitutional Carry rights be nullified in the French Quarter — and there were suggestions for the entire city — that will thankfully not be the case. Louisiana’s move to enshrine the freedom to armed self-defense without having [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Georgia and Tennessee last week became the newest members of the coalition of states to ban credit card companies from recording sensitive information about gun purchases. There are now 14 states that prohibit this controversial practice. Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed HB 1018, the [...]

A Nashville homeowner turned the tables on an alleged armed home intruder early Saturday morning in yet another heroic case of armed self-defense. Police determined the resident was well within his rights to use lethal force when encountered the stranger attempting to climb through [...]

With the current composition of the legislature being stridently in favor of more gun control, owners of firearms in Virginia are fortunate to have elected a governor to stand for the Second Amendment. The lawmaking body held its yearly Reconvened Session recently, a gathering [...]

Laws are one thing — the U.S. is built on a system of laws passed by duly elected lawmakers presumably for the good of the people. But sweeping regulations that originate from unelected bureaucrats are another, especially when they trample on Second Amendment rights. [...]