Miller, Rupp, Duncan and What the Latest ‘Assault Weapons’ Ruling Means for Californians
By Chuck Michel
United States District Court Judge Roger Benitez meant it when he took his oath to uphold the Constitution as he was sworn in as a federal judge in 2004. Indeed, in recent...
FPC Sues Nevada Over the State’s New Ban on Self-Built Firearms
From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . .
Less than a week after it secured a historic victory in a post-trial judgment striking down California’s unconstitutional ban on so-called “assault weapons,” Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) has filed a new...
Gould: Benitez is Wrong, the Founders Never Wanted Citizen Militias to be Armed
The preamble to the Second Amendment mentions service in a militia as a reason citizens have the right to keep and bear arms: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a...
New York’s New Anti-Gun Law Will Threaten Gun Makers From a New Angle of...
The anti-gun industry has been trying to find a way around the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms act for years now. The PLCAA became law back in 2005 with bipartisan support for very...
Mark and Patricia McCloskey Plead Guilty to Misdemeanors, Pay Small Fines
What began with serious felony charges against the two St. Louis attorneys has now finally been settled as a far less serious matter. Mark and Patricia McCloskey became infamous last year when photos and...
DOJ to Missouri: Your New Law Doesn’t Nullify Federal Gun Control Laws
By Jason Balsamo, AP
The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun rules.
In a...
Betting on the Court’s Courage to Defeat the ATF’s Proposed AR-15 Pistol Brace Ban
It’s not certain what a court faithful to the law can do to block the proposed rule on stabilizing braces, short of striking down the NFA on the grounds that its per-firearm $200 tax...
Texas’s New Suppressor Law Explained: Nothing Will Change Any Time Soon
By LKB
At long last, the pro-2A side in Texas had a decidedly winning record in the last legislative session. Finally free from years of obstructionist RINO House Speakers, the Texas House passed a slew...
Ninth Circuit Panel Issues Stay of District Court Ruling Overturning CA ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
As expected, a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel has issued a stay of US District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez's ruling that California's "assault weapons" ban is unconstitutional. The state has appealed the decision and...
What’s in David Chipman’s Personnel File That the ATF Doesn’t Want to Disclose?
It seems that the nation's firearms regulator -- better known as the ATF -- hasn't been forthcoming with FOIA requests into the work record of a former employee named David Chipman. You know Chipman...
New York Counties to Governor Cuomo: Don’t Sign This Anti-Gun Bill Into Law
By Larry Keane
They’ve watched as the Empire State’s staunchly antigun legislature continues to attack their Second Amendment right and the industry that supports it. Now New York county legislatures are raising their collective voices,...
Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments in Duncan v. Bonta California ‘High Capcity’ Magazine Ban Case
By Chuck Michel
Yesterday an 11-judge panel, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in Duncan v. Bonta (formerly Duncan v. Becerra). The California Rifle & Pistol Association lawsuit, which challenges California’s flat ban on magazines capable of holding...