The roster of states thumbing their noses at the United States Supreme Court is up to five. On Tuesday, California lawmakers approved legislation making it more difficult to acquire a carry permit while expanding the volume of so-called “sensitive places.” In these places, even [...]

The slings and arrows targeting New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) are increasingly coming from within her own ranks. The governor shocked many last week when she unilaterally banned open and concealed carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County — even by those with [...]

Travelers through the Flagstaff Airport for years were greeted with advertising posted in the baggage claim area by Timberline Firearms and Training. The Arizona facility announced to departures and arrivals that the city was home to the store featuring an indoor shooting range. That [...]

You know it’s bad when your own family tells you that you messed up. That’s the situation faced by embattled New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) after her ill-advised executive order last week banning open and concealed carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. [...]

A Zaxby’s chicken restaurant just north of Atlanta was the scene of a potentially deadly encounter Sunday evening, and an armed customer saved the day.  According to Alpharetta police, a 57-year-old man attempted to rob the store manager at gunpoint. This violent confrontation was [...]

A frightening home intrusion was halted in its tracks Friday night in a dramatic confrontation in Phoenix, Arizona. Police report that an alleged intruder broke out a window of a home and hit a door. According to 12News, 35-year-old Juan Saavedra attempted to force [...]

Friday’s surprise emergency order by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) banning concealed carry in the state’s largest city is bearing bitter fruit. Multiple lawsuits and threats of more came pouring in within 24 hours of the announcement. The National Association of Gun [...]

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lijan Grisham (D) stepped into a hornet’s nest with her Friday executive order banning concealed carry for self-defense in cities such as Albuquerque. The order took effect immediately and lasts for 30 days. There are calls within the state legislature [...]

A proposal to add an 11% tax on guns and ammunition in California cleared the state Senate on Thursday. The controversial measure now moves to the House and almost certainly to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk from there. The tax is sponsored by Assemblyman [...]

Anti-Second Amendment groups are notorious for trotting out any ridiculous measure and claiming it will “save lives.” A current example is California’s proposed 11% tax on guns and ammunition, which is nothing more than a money grab on the back of a constitutional right. [...]

New Mexico features a sprawling span of Indian country, and there is a common saying among residents who encounter trouble and need rescue from elsewhere. “No one is coming to save you.” With this in mind, there is a new demographic of gun owners [...]

Pushmataha County Sheriff’s officials opened an investigation into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) SWAT raid on a local federal firearm license (FFL) holder. Undersheriff Dustin Bray said Tuesday that his office was not informed that a dozen agents in tactical [...]

Rare Breed Triggers suffered a loss in a Brooklyn District court on Tuesday when Federal Judge Nina R. Morrison issued a preliminary injunction against the business. The company was founded in Florida and is now based in Fargo, North Dakota. It is embroiled in [...]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is busy attempting to export his state’s failed gun control policies to the rest of the nation through the proposed 28th Amendment. This addition to the Constitution has zero chance of being ratified, but it may work to fire up [...]

Holidays are meant to be celebrated, whether it’s a cookout with family or simply enjoying time away from work and other duties. These days are not to face life-and-death situations at the hands of a violent criminal intent on doing harm. But life is [...]

Even for California, Santa Clara County has a particularly notorious reputation as being unfriendly to the Second Amendment. Part of the reason was the hypocrisy exhibited by longtime former Sheriff Laurie Smith. Her regime made it clear that the right to keep and bear [...]

Federal law bans drug users from possessing firearms. This even applies to those who partake in marijuana where it is legal at the state level for medicinal purposes, creating a conflict between levels of government Court rulings have not exactly cleared the air. Last [...]

Nebraskans joined the fraternity of 26 other constitutional carry states this month, but it has not come without controversy. Before Sept. 2, a citizen had to pass a criminal background check, pay a $100 fee to the government and take an eight- to 16-hour [...]

The wheels of government turn slowly, as anyone who has made a visit to their DMV may testify to. But when the unreasonable delay applies to fundamental constitutional rights, this is now an issue that must be addressed. Applicants for a concealed carry permit [...]

Anti-gun zealots work themselves into a frenzy when there is a push to expand concealed carry in the U.S. They trot out such warnings as the landscape will be transformed into the “wild west” with a shootout on every corner. The facts, however, suggest [...]

Some say you should never let facts get in the way of a good argument. This is certainly true among the gun control lobby, as adherents seek to claim that the number of gun owners in the U.S. is in decline. Perhaps this is [...]

A long-fought battle between hunting rights groups and environmentalists over the use of lead ammo went decisively for the former in federal court on Friday. Coming out victorious were the nation’s hunters, the National Rifle Association and the U.S. Forest Service. The Ninth Circuit [...]

Sometimes it takes a village to put lawbreakers where they belong. Having armed, alert and courageous citizens to defend themselves and assist law enforcement is a plus that any community should welcome. This was the case Wednesday afternoon in Butler County, Pennsylvania. A man [...]

Rumors swirling of a coming universal background check mandate turned out to be very real on Thursday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is implementing as close to a system of universal background checks as possible under current law. This egregious [...]

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the federal law banning handgun sales to adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is therefore blocked across the country. This key ruling came from Senior Judge Robert Payne of the U.S. District Court for the [...]