Category: Second Amendment

Senate Republicans Introduce Bill Codifying Right to Bear Arms Outside the Home

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Senate Republicans are set to introduce on a bill on Thursday that would codify the right to bear arms for self-defense outside the home. The bill would incorporate elements from the Supreme Court’s 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller decision and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v….


Despite California’s Mass Shootings, Biden Wants to Emulate Its Gun Laws

Commentary President Biden traveled to Monterey Park, California, the site of a mass public shooting that left 11 dead in January, to announce new executive actions on gun control. He touts the proposals as necessary “to reduce gun violence and make our communities safer.” But California already has all the gun control laws that Biden…


LIVE NOW: Senators Graham and Other Republicans Speak About Codifying Second Amendment Rights

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and other Republicans of the Judiciary committee discuss codifying second amendment rights at 10:45 a.m. ET on March 16. …


Senators Graham and Other Republicans Speak About Codifying Second Amendment Rights

U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and other Republicans of the Judiciary committee discuss codifying second amendment rights at 10:45 a.m. ET on March 16. …


Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Gun Rights for Nomads, Military

A bill reintroduced in the U.S. Senate aims to fix the problems faced by people who live a nomadic lifestyle or don’t have a permanent address and wish to register a firearms license. The Traveler’s Gun Rights Act would allow people who live full-time in RVs, have multiple homes, or are military personnel and their…


Senate Committee Hears Both Sides of Gun Control, Public Safety Debate

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard from both sides of the gun control debate in a hearing to preserve public safety in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. In that case, the court struck down a New York state law that made it difficult to obtain…


‘An All-Out Assault on the Second Amendment’: Gun Rights Groups Respond to Biden’s New Executive Order

Second Amendment advocates responded quickly to President Joe Biden’s newest executive order designed to advance his gun control agenda and his repeated call for a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines. “Crimes are committed by criminals. Until President Biden and his allies decide to go after violent criminals, violence will continue to spiral…


Gun Owners of America Aghast at Potential ATF Expansion

A national gun rights organization is decrying the expansion of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in President Joe Biden’s $6.8 trillion budget proposal for 2024. “GOA is extremely concerned at the massive surge in ATF funding in recent years—doubling the size of the agency since the end of the Obama administration,”…


Federal Judge Sides with Biden Admin, Ruling Missouri Second Amendment Law ‘Unconstitutional’

A Missouri law that would have penalized police for enforcing federal gun laws was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge Tuesday, handing a win to the Biden administration Department of Justice that filed suit against the law last year. The DOJ alleged the law was undermining federal drug and weapons investigators by placing heavy fines…


Reps. Jordan, Massie Ask ATF Director to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) of the House Judiciary Committee have requested that the director and employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) testify regarding the agency’s firearms policies. In a March 6 letter to ATF Director Steven Dettelbach, the congressmen invited Dettelbach to testify at a 10…