Data shows that the number of homicides in Washington State skyrocketed after Second Amendment Rights were restricted. According to a report released July 10 (pdf), the rate of murders, violence, and property crimes rose across Washington state in 2022, while the number of law enforcement officers available to respond and protect citizens decreased. Specifically, the…
Homicides Rise 96 Percent in Washington State After Passage of Gun Restrictions
July 13, 2023
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Gun Rights Advocates Sue ATF Over Zero Tolerance Policy
Two Virginia-based gun rights organizations sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over policy changes concerning federal firearms licensed (FFL) gun dealers. Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) claim the policy was rewritten to advance the Biden administration’s anti-Second Amendment agenda. “This zero-tolerance policy towards lawful commerce…
US Supreme Court Takes Up Major Second Amendment Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on whether people under domestic violence restraining orders have the right to possess firearms, announcing Friday that it will hear a case on the matter during its next term. The court on Friday agreed to review an appeal by President Joe Biden’s administration of a lower court’s ruling that…
Senate Democrats Shoot Down Measure to Block Biden Pistol Brace Rule
The Senate on Thursday shot down a Republican-backed joint resolution that disapproves the Biden administration’s new rule on pistol braces. The resolution, originally sponsored by 182 Republican members of Congress, passed the House last week by a largely party-line vote of 219-210. It failed by one vote, 49-50, in the Senate. The measure would have…
Sen. Kennedy Brings Pistol Brace to Senate, Criticizes Biden’s ‘Stabilizing Brace’ Ban
June 22, 2023
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) decried an “anti-Second Amendment” rule in the Senate today as he criticized the pistol brace ban that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) introduced in January. Kennedy used a pistol brace he had brought to the Senate floor to demonstrate how the device would not make a gun…
House Passes Bill to Nullify ATF Pistol Brace Rule
June 14, 2023
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The House of Representatives approved a bill to nullify a controversial rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) regulating pistol stabilizing braces. The measure will now proceed to the Democrat-controlled Senate, where it is expected to fail. President Joe Biden has said he will veto the bill if it clears the…
Federal Judge Hears Challenges to Oregon’s New Gun Laws
June 11, 2023
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A trial held in Portland last week aims to determine whether Oregon’s voter-approved gun-control measure is constitutional in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last summer. Should Ballot Measure 14 survive this legal test, the state would have among the strictest gun laws in the nation. The measure at issue would ban the manufacture…
Man Convicted of Non-Violent Crime Cannot Be Stripped of Gun Rights, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has overwhelmingly ruled that a man convicted of a non-violent crime cannot be stripped of his Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. In an 11-4 ruling (pdf) delivered on Tuesday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Bryan Range, a Pennsylvania man who was banned…
Man Convicted of Nonviolent Crime Cannot Be Stripped of Gun Rights, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has overwhelmingly ruled that a Pennsylvania man convicted of a nonviolent crime cannot be stripped of his Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. In an 11–4 ruling (pdf) delivered on June 6, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Bryan Range, who was banned from…
‘I Support the Constitution—That Includes the Second Amendment’: RFK Jr. on Gun Rights
Presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that he supports Second Amendment and would not seek a gun confiscation program if elected. Asked about his stance on gun rights by The Epoch Times, Kennedy, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy, replied, “I support the Constitution that includes the Second Amendment.” “I’m not going to…
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