Academic Paper Proves Constitutional Carry Does Not Increase Crime
Despite the rantings of anti-gun zealots predicting blood flowing in the streets if more states enact constitutional carry, this prognostication proved far from accurate. In fact, the results of an academic study indicated a negligible to zero effect on violent crime by enabling law-abiding [...]
NRA Issues Statement on High Court Decision on Firearm Possession By Persons Under DVROs
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled in U.S. v. Rahimi that the federal ban on persons subject to domestic violence restraining orders (DVROs) is constitutional. The 8-1 majority handed down the first major high court decision on the Second Amendment since 2022’s landmark [...]
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Firearms for Those Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with the federal government in upholding the federal law prohibiting possession of weapons by individuals subject to a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO). Observers watched the justices in U.S. v. Rahimi closely as it is the first [...]
5 Reasons You Need A MP5
In my head, I have a running list of firearms that every true Second Amendment enthusiast should consider owning. This isn't about gatekeeping or saying, “You’re not a real gun guy if you don’t have this gun.” It’s more about sharing the joy [...]
Bump Stock Bans Remain in Several States Despite Supreme Court Ruling
With the dust now settling on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down the federal ban on bump stocks, many would assume that the ruling by the highest court in the land would enable law-abiding citizens to utilize these popular accessories once again. Not [...]
Lawsuit Filed Against Weapons Ban on Postal Property
The federal ban on carrying firearms at U.S. Post Offices and postal properties nationwide is being strongly challenged. The Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, and two Texas citizens filed a federal lawsuit in the Lone Star State challenging the ban. The defendant is [...]
Alleged Home Intruder Killed After Cornering Family in Bedroom
The Second Amendment affords all law-abiding Americans the right to armed self-defense. It is the ultimate equal opportunity to protect oneself, loved ones and property from wrongdoers who prey on the innocent and defenseless. Yet another case of an intended victim choosing to flip [...]
Senate Attempt to Restore Federal Bump Stock Ban Shot Down
Gun rights opponents resorted to a political stunt in the Senate this week after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the ATF ban on bump stocks. The attempt at a new prohibition had no chance of passage, but it was proposed to spotlight Second [...]
Self-Defense: Armed Colorado Homeowner Stops Attack by Intruder
A Colorado resident found himself in a frightening situation early Sunday morning as a violent intruder allegedly attacked him in his home. Once again, the alarming incident proved the necessity for proper preparations against criminal activities. Commerce City officers were notified at around 2:45 [...]
BLM Restricts Recreational Target Shooting in the Sonoran Desert National Monument
Where the sport shooting public could enjoy target practice in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert on 435,700 acres, that freedom is now restricted to merely 5,295 acres. All but 1.1% of the almost half million acres of the national monument are now off-limits to responsible gun [...]
Alleged Attack in Michigan Convenience Store Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured
One man is dead, and his girlfriend was seriously injured after an alleged attack at a convenience store in Pontiac, Michigan. The intended victim was armed, and what was reported to be an assault from behind was stopped by his quick actions. The attack [...]
Battle Brewing Over Maine’s New 72-Hour Waiting Period for Gun Purchases
Gun rights advocates are working to overturn Maine’s controversial new three-day waiting period for a citizen to take possession of a legally purchased firearm — even after they passed the mandated federal background check. Never mind that a person may face an immediate threat [...]
Death of Bump Stock Ban Leads to More Demands for Gun Control
Even as the U.S. Supreme Court drove the final nail in the coffin of the ill-advised bump stock ban, calls emanated from Washington to pursue yet more onerous gun control policies. On Friday, the high court struck down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, [...]
ATF’s Bump Stock Ban Overturned: Debunking Democrats Saying The Supreme Got It Wrong
In a recent landmark decision, the Supreme Court struck down the ban on bump stocks, a contentious accessory that allows semi-automatic rifles to fire more rapidly. Contrary to some popular beliefs, bump stocks do not transform a semi-automatic weapon into a machine gun [...]
Supreme Court Throws Out ATF Bump Stock Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court spoke emphatically Friday with its 6-3 decision in the case brought against the unilateral banning of bump stocks. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issued the prohibition on these firearm accessories after the 2017 Las Vegas massacre [...]
Federal Judge Tosses Controversial ATF Pistol Brace Rule Aside
Second Amendment supporters embraced good news from a U.S. District Judge in Texas on Thursday. Reed O’Connor vacated the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) contentious rule that magically transformed pistols equipped with popular stabilizer braces into “short-barreled rifles.” His ruling is [...]
Kentucky Road Rage Shooting Believed to be Self-Defense
Road rage incidents, despite seemingly becoming even more common, are notoriously dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. Most are easily avoided simply by ignoring the outraged driver and giving more space between vehicles, but sometimes the civilized approach fails. Such was apparently [...]
Louisiana Takes a Stand: No State Contracts for Businesses Discriminating Against the Gun Industry
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) drew praise from Second Amendment advocates for his strong stand against giant firms that discriminate against the weapons industry. The first-term lawmaker signed the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination (FIND) Act on Tuesday in a significant step toward punishing financial and [...]
Armed California Homeowner Detains Burglary Suspects at Gunpoint
There are numerous reasons why it is a great idea to be armed and prepared for the unexpected, and a California family learned that truth the hard way late Sunday night. That’s when Arcadia police believe that multiple suspects attempted to invade a San [...]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Sweeping California Ban on Gun Sales at Fairgrounds
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Tuesday that California’s blanket ban on gun shows and weapons sales on any state property is constitutional. The 3-0 decision upheld two laws that opponents charged violated the Second Amendment rights of firearm sellers and [...]
Lawmaker Targets Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms for Prohibition
New legislative attempts to brush aside the Second Amendment and ban standard weapons in the U.S. are as regular as the sunrise. The latest infringement comes from Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA). Its sights are set on a wide array of popular sporting rifles that [...]
Hunter Biden Found Guilty On All 3 Federal Gun Charges
Hunter Biden has been found guilty in his federal gun trial in Wilmington, Delaware. The president's son faced three felony counts for lying on a federal form about his drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018. He claimed he wasn’t a drug [...]
New York Lawmakers Mandate Safety Warnings in Gun Shops
The nanny state is alive and well in New York as gun stores are soon to be required to hang warning signs targeting customers. These will be emblazoned with messaging that firearms in the home are a health hazard. Never mind that the health [...]
Right to Concealed Carry on Colorado College Campuses Ends July 1
The freedom to exercise Second Amendment rights on Colorado campuses ends July 1 as the state lurches toward more oppressive gun control. Institutions of higher learning will become “sensitive places” after Gov. Jared (D) signed the new law into effect. There is a carveout [...]
Good Samaritan Uses Weapon to End Alleged Carjacking in Florida
The story of the Good Samaritan recounts the intervention of a person who assisted another in a time of great need when most in society would simply keep walking. The man had no personal connection to the victim and was not in the same [...]