Judge Rules Washington State Ban on Standard Capacity Magazines Unconstitutional
Washington state’s ban on what gun control advocates call “high-capacity” magazines is unconstitutional, according to a judge’s ruling on Monday. Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor leaned heavily on the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision in determining that the law violated both the [...]
Naked Intruder Who Allegedly Burst Through Wall Shot in St. Louis
It does not matter how crazy and improbable a scenario may seem, how unlikely it is to encounter. In 2024, there is a good chance that if can be imagined, it has happened to someone. That is even more reason to be prepared for [...]
Indianapolis Officials Concerned with Rise in Armed Self-Defense Cases
When is an issue not an issue? When the “problem” is too many people utilizing their Second Amendment right to armed self-defense against violent attackers. Strangely enough, this is the case in Indianapolis, where political leaders are suddenly concerned that folks are using firearms [...]
Artificial Intelligence Displays Pervasive Bias Against Gun Rights
Whether the public agrees with its virtues or not, artificial intelligence is here to stay. It already permeates many industries and is utilized for everything from medicine to education. Also popular are AI chatbots, which provide instant access to information in a way that [...]
Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot in Attempted Gas Station Robbery
Robberies don’t always unfold in the dead of night at a dark and isolated location. One such violent encounter erupted on Sunday in the late afternoon at a gas station in Lincolnton, North Carolina, and the intended victim decided to flip the script on [...]
Bill Expanding Colorado’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Clears State Senate
Law-abiding Colorado gun owners will have more restrictions on their right to carry firearms if the state Senate gets its way. On Wednesday, lawmakers passed legislation to ban licensed concealed carry permit holders from possessing their weapons in five new locations. These so-called “sensitive [...]
Bill Expanding Colorado’s ‘Sensitive Places’ Clears State Senate
Law-abiding Colorado gun owners will have more restrictions on their right to carry firearms if the state Senate gets its way. On Wednesday, lawmakers passed legislation to ban licensed concealed carry permit holders from possessing their weapons in five new locations. These so-called “sensitive [...]
Pipe Welding Home Invasion Suspect Shot by Gun Welding Homeowner
Threats of violence by their very nature are unpredictable. Not knowing when or where such an encounter may unfold greatly increases the need to be alert and always prepared. Even in the comfort and relative safety of a person’s home, nothing is guaranteed. In [...]
ATF Pistol Brace Rule Enjoined from Affecting NRA Members
The National Rifle Association (NRA) scored a significant victory for its rank and file last week when a federal judge enjoined the egregious pistol brace rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Now millions of law-abiding gun owners are no [...]
Smith & Wesson Celebrates New Chapter with Tennessee Flag Series
It is unquestionably a striking new design adorning Smith & Wesson pistols, and the markings are a part of Second Amendment history. The venerable gun manufacturer unveiled a limited-edition series of M&P handguns as part of their relocation to the South. By all accounts [...]
Michigan Police Department’s Startling Decision: Gun Permit Hours Reduced to Just 4 Hours a Week
In a move that sent shockwaves through the Second Amendment community, the Wayne Police Department in Michigan recently unveiled a controversial change to their gun permit processing hours. According to a tweet that has since been deleted but caused quite the stir, the [...]
FBI Now Conducting Slow-Walk Background Checks on Young Adults
The insidious details of the so-called Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) are gifts that keep on giving. But thankfully there is a measure of good news this week on the controversy in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals — more on that later. The [...]
Anti-Gun Group Masquerades as Pro-Second Amendment Organization
Beware of the wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is a cautionary tale as old as time, warning that many will pretend to be one thing to gain trust and respect while in truth be diametrically opposed to that very thing they wish to appear [...]
Kentucky Joins Honor Roll of States Prohibiting Tracking of Gun Purchases
Anti-gunners must be furious at the wall being built around states across the U.S. against the scheme to track firearm and ammunition purchases through credit card transactions. Kentucky is the latest to step up and block this egregious practice before it even begins. It [...]
Colorado’s New AR-15 Ban Also Targets Semi-Auto Pistols & Shotguns
California leads the nation in egregious gun control measures that do nothing to combat violent crime but much to suppress the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. And it increasingly has a smaller sibling intent on following in its misguided footsteps. Colorado is [...]
NRA Stands in Opposition to Pennsylvania ‘Ghost Gun’ Bill
Homemade hobby guns have been part of the nation’s sport shooting tradition since before the founding. The craft was passed down through generations as enthusiasts enjoyed the fine art of creating their own firearms. But this hobby now has powerful enemies in the gun [...]
Tennessee Homeowner Defends Against Armed Intruders on Consecutive Nights
Rights contained in the Second Amendment protect American lives every day in many instances of which the general public will never know of. But it is now more frequent that we hear of armed good guys forced into situations not of their own choosing [...]
Philadelphia Woman Utilizes Semi-automatic Pistol to Defend Against Two Alleged Home Invaders
Anti-gun forces across the nation are on the warpath to limit the capacity of firearm magazines, and they repeatedly claim that no law-abiding citizen needs such firepower. They normally set a completely arbitrary limit of ten maximum rounds. But a horrific incident early Friday [...]
New Mexico’s Anti-Firearm Prohibition Fought by Gun Rights Groups
A pair of stalwart gun rights groups, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Firearms Policy Coalition (PFC) are pushing forward with their efforts to protect the freedoms of New Mexico gun owners. Their target is controversial New Mexico Gov. Michelle Luan Grisham (D), [...]
Retired NYPD Officer Shoots Alleged Machete-Wielding Road Rager
Trouble found a retired NYPD cop on Staten Island Wednesday, and he responded to a life-and-death confrontation with lethal force. The startling encounter erupted just before 9:30 a.m. following what was apparently a minor traffic collision. The accident occurred on a tree-lined residential street [...]
Kentucky Homeowner Shoots Alleged Meth-Carrying Home Intruder
Illegal drugs are a scourge on U.S. society, and methamphetamine is near the top of the list of those whose use often leads to deadly outcomes. Too many violent criminals are either under the influence of meth or commit their crimes to secure more [...]
State Attorneys General Target Glock Over Altered Semi-Automatic Pistols
Venerable gunmaker Glock is increasingly in the crosshairs of lawmakers upset over some using a secondary device to enable its pistols to fire at a faster rate. The company already faces a lawsuit from the City of Chicago over the so-called “Glock switches.” Now [...]
Youngkin Vetoes Virginia Lawmakers’ ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) exercised his veto power on Tuesday by rejecting lawmakers’ ban on so-called “assault weapons” and other measures contrary to the Second Amendment. Several legislators sought to specifically prohibit semi-automatic centerfire pistols, which include many models popular with the shooting [...]
Armed Grandmother Protects Small Grandson from Alleged Home Invader
A courageous New Mexico grandmother shot an alleged home invader and auto thief in self-defense and to protect her four-year-old grandson. She reported the suspect twice broke into her Albuquerque home on Friday night. The alarming incident unfolded after police attempted to pull over [...]
Idaho Bucks Western Trend with Several Pro-Gun Measures
It would be difficult to blame gun owners in the nation’s west for feeling besieged by anti-Second Amendment forces. One state after another throws up barriers to keep and bear arms for law-abiding citizens, but at least one is bucking that trend. Idaho lawmakers [...]