Controversial Memphis Gun Control Referendum Blocked
Memphis is one of several cities in states that respect the Second Amendment attempting to buck the law. The municipality recently submitted a ballot to the Tennessee government with a gun control referendum that clearly violated state guidance. Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) [...]
Federal Judge Delivers Blow to California’s Non-Resident Carry Ban
The political patchwork quilt of gun laws between states that respect Second Amendment rights and those seeking to abolish them is getting out of hand. California, for example, does not permit out-of-state residents to legally carry a firearm, no matter what their home state [...]
Machete-Wielding Alleged Attacker Stopped by Gun-Wielding Homeowner
As the old song says, “You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.” That was definitely the case for an alleged Texas intruder who threatened a homeowner with a machete only to be confronted with a 9mm pistol. It [...]
New York Man Fires at Teens Allegedly Attempting to Run Him Down
An obviously stunned 46-year-old New York man encountered a frightening situation Wednesday that would terrify anyone, and he is lucky to have walked away unharmed. A group of violent teenagers allegedly used two vehicles to attempt to run him down, and he was [...]
YouTube Declares War on Gun-Related Channels
The world’s dominant video-sharing service set its sights on Second Amendment-related channels and is targeting those who make a living supporting gun rights. The Google-owned platform earlier this year announced a crackdown on content producers who focus on home gun making and installing bump [...]
Appeals Court Rejects Petition for Rehearing Minnesota Gun Control Case
The effort by Minnesota lawmakers to strip Second Amendment rights from young adults was dealt another severe blow on Wednesday when the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to rehear the case. State officials sought relief from the appeals court after U.S. District Court [...]
Armed Good Samaritan Saves Postal Worker from Alleged Violent Robber
Postal workers travel through sketchy areas of the country every day, and it is not uncommon for them to encounter some of the worst of society. One Atlanta mail carrier ran into an alleged armed robber and was only saved by a kind stranger [...]
Advocates Challenge New Mexico’s Parks and Playgrounds Gun Ban
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D) quest to stamp out the Second Amendment drew yet another court challenge, and gun rights advocates are lined up to be heard. Of course, her previous blanket ban on carrying firearms in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County was [...]
University Poll Shows Americans United in Support of Second Amendment Rights
Despite the steady anti-Second Amendment drumbeat from those opposed to gun rights, the American public is solidly behind the right to keep and bear arms. More specifically, a vast majority broadly agrees that the U.S. Supreme Court was correct when it reaffirmed the right [...]
DA Declines Charges Against Pennsylvania Homeowner Who Shot Alleged Burglar
Despite the fundamental right to self-defense enjoyed by all Americans, taking up arms can still be risky when faced with a threat. That is due to the startling number of rogue prosecutors who are bent on letting perpetrators walk and persecuting those who exercise [...]
Brief Filed With SCOTUS Over ‘Frames and Receivers’ Final Rule
With the October 8 date looming for hearing arguments on the ATF’s contentious “ghost gun” rule, the U.S. Supreme Court is receiving briefs from Second Amendment organizations. The agency rewrote the definition of a “firearm” to include unfinished “frames or receivers” more than two [...]
ATF Begins Process of Returning Bump Stocks to Lawful Owners
There is much to be said for the spectacle of seeing an overbearing federal agency with egg on its face having to backtrack from yet another bureaucratic overreach. That is the sight enjoyed by Second Amendment advocates who get to watch the Bureau of [...]
Police Instructed Not to Enforce Controversial ‘Gun-Free’ Zone in Louisiana City
On July 4, Louisiana enacted constitutional carry for all law-abiding citizens. The good people are no longer mandated to go hat-in-hand to the state government for permission to freely exercise their Second Amendment rights. Now, local law enforcement is forced to step in where [...]
Four Alleged Georgia Burglars Confronted by Armed Neighbor
Surveillance is everywhere, and it is increasingly difficult for bad guys to do what they do undetected. Four of them were the stars of the show last Thursday night when a Georgia woman spotted them on her security cameras. Horrifyingly, they were already in [...]
Researchers Claim Deer Hunting Leads to ‘Gun Violence’
Research should not start with a hare-brained hypothesis and then do whatever it takes to prove the original supposition. It is intended to be a balanced survey of all the facts that leads to an educated conclusion supported by evidence. That was hardly the [...]
Gun Rights Groups Rush to Defense of Citizen Victimized by Massachusetts Gun Control
Massachusetts v. Donnell is before the state’s Supreme Judicial Court, and the constitutional rights of a New Hampshire man and millions of Americans are at stake. Several Second Amendment advocacy groups, including the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), submitted [...]
Young West Virginia Woman Uses Firearm to End Alleged Violent Attack by Boyfriend
There are far too many horrifying instances of domestic violence in today’s society, and so often, it is the female who is victimized and has very few options for self-defense. But one young West Virginia woman fought back against her alleged assailant, and she [...]
Ninth Circuit Puts Brakes on California’s Ludicrous Attempt at Gun Rationing
The Second Amendment is brilliant in its simplicity. Like the Constitution and the rest of the Bill of Rights, it gets straight to the point in clear and concise language. And at no point does it allow for the rationing of firearms to law-abiding [...]
NSSF Funds Legal Challenge to Massachusetts’ Oppressive Gun Control
Even the worthiest legal actions do not pay for themselves, and fighting government overreaches unfortunately requires deep pockets. As more and more misguided state governments attempt to thumb their noses at the Constitution and Supreme Court on gun rights, it is increasingly necessary to [...]
Texas Political Leaders Fight Gun Ban at State Fair
When considering states where Second Amendment rights are honored and cherished, most would put Texas at or near the top of the list. After all, the Lone Star State is noted for its staunch defense of personal freedoms and individual liberties. In this light, [...]
85-Year-Old Wyoming Man Uses Handgun to Fight Off ‘Irrational’ Attacker
Much is made of Baby Boomers and their influence on U.S. society, but there’s also a sizable population born before the end of World War II — the Silent Generation. Only, they are not so silent and are far from defenseless despite their advancing [...]
Legal Battle Over Controversial ATF Pistol Brace Rule Advances to Appeals Court
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that the U.S. government has appealed the June decision by a district court judge to invalidate its arbitrary pistol brace rule. The gun rights organization brought the case of Mock v. Garland, which will now go before the [...]
Police: Woman Mistakenly Attacks Armed Neighbors with Knife
As the age-old adage goes, it is always a bad idea to take a knife to a gunfight. Rarely does that showdown end well for the holder of the sharpened blade. A Nevada woman learned that lesson the hardest way early Thursday evening when [...]
New York City Finally Allows Non-Residents to Seek Carry Permit — With Major Restrictions
It is no secret that New York City lawmakers hold the Second Amendment and its adherents in scorn. Residents are subject to oppressive restrictions that would horrify good people in much of the nation, and their right to keep and bear arms is systematically [...]
Nebraska Lawmakers Consider Targeting Gun Owners with Ammo Tax
Even in the unlikeliest places, there are anti-gunners who seek nothing less than to burden law-abiding citizens with taxes and penalties for exercising their rights. Nebraska is now a prime example. State Sen. Justin Wayne (D) recently introduced Legislative Bill 65, which would impose [...]