Gun Grabbers Rejoice as California Blocks Tens of Thousands of Lawful Ammunition Sales

By Ryan Frasor “Working as intended.” That’s how an attorney with the Gifford’s Law Center described Proposition 63, California’s cockamamie ammunition background check system which, in less than six months, has denied over 60,000 Californians their right to purchase ammunition. That equates to approximately 20% of all ammunition sales being rejected by the California Department … Read more

Making Standard Magazines Great Again in California…For Now

By Larry Keane Last Friday, U.S District Judge Roger Benitez answered the existential question of whether a half-loaded magazine was half full or half empty. Judge Benitez said freedom comes in a fully-loaded standard capacity magazine. The judge delivered Californians a decisive victory when he enjoined a state law that unconstitutionally banned firearm magazines from holding over … Read more

BREAKING: California Judge Reinstates ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban As of 5pm Friday

In response to a motion from the California Department of Justice, US District Court Judge Roger Benitez, who issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of California’s “high capacity” magazine ban, has just issued a stay of his own injunction. That means that the window for ordering standard capacity magazines is closing. His order goes into … Read more

Brownells, Other Retailers Shipping Magazines to California as Fast as Possible

When Friday’s decision regarding California’s magazine ban was announced, it wasn’t quite clear how far the injunction went. But as the gun world has had time to digest the Duncan v. Becerra ruling, it became clear that Judge Benitez’s permanent injunction not only applied to Proposition 63 (which outlawed possession of standard capacity magazines), but … Read more

Ninth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against California ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban

In late June, a US District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking a ban on possession of magazines holding more than ten rounds of ammunition in California. The ban was passed as part of Proposition 63 which also instituted background checks for ammunition purchases. The “high capacity” magazine ban would have outlawed untold millions of … Read more

Attention Californians: Now is Your Last Chance to Mail Order Ammunition

As of January 1st — a mere 10 days away — it will be illegal to import ammunition into the state of California without going through a CA-based, licensed ammunition vendor. This includes internet and other mail orders. Some vendors are considering Friday, December 29th as the cut-off date so orders can ship prior to … Read more

Hi-Yo Silver! Lone Ranger Arrested in California!

By Wallace Schwam, MD The Lone Ranger was arrested in Lone Pine, California today for the crime of illegally transferring silver bullets. The famed masked man had just apprehended an armed felon after shooting the gun out of his hand. As was his practice for the last eighty years, he gave a silver bullet to … Read more

Springfield Armory Daily Digest: Appalling Education, Taking Comfort Where You Can, and More Guns Go Walkies

OMG! Someone taught my son something that could save his life! OMG! Jacksonville mother upset after child taught NRA-affiliated gun safety program at elementary school – “A Jacksonville mom is upset that her child was taught about guns without her permission. The woman’s child is a student at Mandarin Oaks Elementary. She said gun safety is … Read more

Springfield Armory Daily Digest: The Clown Contingency, the Spousal Suspicion, and Fun Without Guns

  What caliber for clown? Some Florida parents plan to arm themselves while going trick-or-treating over clown concerns – “Kimberly Kersey told Florida Today that she plans to carry a gun while taking her sons around her Palm Bay neighborhood after two men were arrested last week for allegedly threatening people while dressed as clowns. ‘I’ll be … Read more