A federal court in Texas on Thursday struck down a ban on 18-to-21-year-olds carrying a handgun outside the home, ruling it violated the constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. The lawsuit was brought by two adult plaintiffs within that age group and the Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. The ban prevented the plaintiffs…
Texas Judge’s Ruling Upholds Second Amendment Rights for 18-to-21-Year-Olds
August 26, 2022
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California Had the Most Active Shooter Incidents in 2021: FBI
August 5, 2022
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In a report issued by the FBI, California ranked first for the most active shooter incidents in 2021. The state has been in the top spot in three of the past five years. According to the study, a total of 61 active shooter incidents occurred across 30 states last year with 103 people killed and 140…
House Passes ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Along Party Lines, Likely Doomed in the Senate
July 29, 2022
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The House of Representatives on July 29 passed legislation that would ban so-called “assault weapons” and high-capacity magazines. The bill, sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and dubbed the “Assault Weapons Ban Act,” passed in a mostly party-line 217–213 vote. Though the definition of “assault weapon” has long been contested, the bill defines such weapons as…
Pelosi Announces House Will Vote Immediately on ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban After Democrat Infighting
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced in a July 29 letter to Democrats that an intra-party impasse over a bill to ban assault weapons had been bridged, and said that a vote on the bill will be held the same day. The bill would ban an array of semi-automatic firearms dubbed “assault weapons”…
Black Guns Matter: A Conversation With Maj Toure
With much recent dialogue and partisan positioning about the Second Amendment and gun control, I sat down with Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter, to discuss the shooting “pandemic,” the source of the problem, what leaders are doing wrong, how to potentially solve it, and how the media reports it. Follow us on Facebook,…
Second Amendment Advocacy Group Sues New York Over New Concealed Carry Restrictions
July 13, 2022
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Gun Owners of America (GOA) is suing New York state over new restrictions on the public carrying of firearms that were rushed through the state Legislature and signed into law after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s requirement that a carry permit applicant must demonstrate a special need for self-defense. The lawsuit takes aim specifically…
Cornyn Says No Additional Gun Control Negotiations Planned as Biden Pushes for Ban on Sporting Rifles
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the top Republican negotiator for the Senate’s newly unveiled gun control bill, has said he will not take part in a new round of gun control talks concerning proposals aimed at limiting access to certain rifles or expanding background checks. The lawmaker was asked by reporters on July 12 whether Republicans would negotiate…
Woke California AG Tells Gun-Permitting Officials to Deny Applicants Based on Politics
July 11, 2022
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After the Supreme Court’s landmark Second Amendment ruling in June, California’s attorney general encouraged law enforcement officials in the state to deny firearm carry permits to individuals with a history of “hatred and racism”—whether expressed in social media posts or elsewhere. The problem, critics say, is that in these politically polarized times defining hatred and…
Hawaii Veteran Pleads With 9th Circuit to Comply With Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Ruling
July 10, 2022
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A 72-year-old Vietnam War veteran is asking an appeals court to speed up processing of a gun permit he first sought 11 years ago now that the Supreme Court has ruled Hawaii’s gun-permitting system is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court determined June 23 that there is a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense….
New York Sheriffs Condemn ‘Thoughtless, Reactionary’ New Gun Law Hurried Through State Legislature
July 7, 2022
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After the New York legislature rushed through legislation cracking down on gun ownership in response to the Supreme Court striking down the state’s tough concealed carry gun permitting system, state law enforcement officials condemned the new legislation they say will be difficult to enforce and may be unconstitutional. “We do not support punitive licensing requirements…
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