Tag: Second Amendment

Deep Dive (June 21): Texas Becomes Second Amendment Sanctuary State

President Joe Biden is meeting with Afghanistan’s president this week, as U.S. forces leave the country. Afghanistan’s former president, Hamid Karzai, said he thinks the country will be better off without the U.S. and NATO’s military presence. While the Afghan side is friendly, it’s not so with Iran. Iran’s president-elect turns down a Biden meeting,…


Missouri Officials Vow to ‘Fight Tooth and Nail’ to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights and Fight Federal Overreach

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Eric Schmitt have sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) defending their state’s recent gun rights legislation while denouncing what the pair called “potential federal overreach and encroachment on Missourians’ Second Amendment rights.” Parson signed a bill into law last week that declares some federal gun…


Gov. Abbott Signs Into Law 7 Bills Enforcing Second Amendment in Texas, Including Constitutional Carry

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 17 signed into law seven pieces of gun-rights related legislation aimed at enforcing the protection of Second Amendment Rights in Texas. The governor appeared at Alamo Plaza in San Antonio for the bill signing ceremony and was joined by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dade Phelan, and several other Republican lawmakers…


Missouri Firearms Dealer Spotlighted with Signing of ‘Second Amendment Preservation Act’

Missouri gun shop owner Mike Brown said it was “an honor to represent the people” after his store came under the spotlight as host to Gov. Mike Parson’s signing of a new bill to nullify federal gun laws and protect Second Amendment rights in the state. The bill, HB 85, was ceremoniously finalized on June…


Hundreds Attend Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally at Pennsylvania Capital

On June 7, hundreds of people gathered in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol for the 2021 Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally, including several dozens of pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers standing on the Capitol steps. State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a Republican, said: “We will not allow any new federal dictates on gun control…


Hundreds Attend Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally at Pennsylvania Capital

On June 7, hundreds of people gathered in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol for the 2021 Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally, including several dozens of pro-Second Amendment state lawmakers standing on the Capitol steps. State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a Republican, said: “We will not allow any new federal dictates on gun control…


California’s Assault Weapons Ban Violates Second Amendment: Judge

California’s ban on so-called assault weapons violates the Second Amendment, a federal judge ruled Friday. The government through the law “bans an entire class of very popular hardware—firearms that are lawful under federal law and under the laws of most states and that are commonly held by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes,” U.S. District Judge Roger…


California Bill to End State Gun Shows Passes in Senate

A California Senate bill that seeks to end the sale of firearms and ammunition on state property, including county fairgrounds, passed in the California state senate June 2. The vote came just days before the Crossroads of the West Gun Show was set to be held June 4 through June 6 at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa….


San Clemente Becomes ‘Second Amendment Freedom City’ 

Elected officials in San Clemente, Calif. voted June 1 to declare the region a “Second Amendment Freedom City” with a non-binding, symbolic resolution. The resolution, which had been discussed in three prior city council meetings, was introduced by Mayor Pro Tem Gene James in an effort to show support for the constitutional right to bear firearms, which James argued is being besieged…


24 State AGs Urge Supreme Court to Review New Jersey Law That Limits Magazine Capacities

A coalition of state attorneys general is urging the Supreme Court to review a court decision that upholds New Jersey’s ban on gun magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds. Twenty-four state attorneys general have filed a friend of the court brief on Friday arguing that New Jersey has criminalized citizens from possessing weapons…