William Brewer, Sarah Rogers & Noah Peters of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors and I filed a petition earlier this month asking the Supreme Court Second Circuit to review the Second Circuit decision in NRA v. Vullo; I think many of our readers will find it interesting (my apologies for the delay in passing it along).
A decade-old California law requiring newly sold handguns to include equipment enabling the owner to know whether the gun is loaded and preventing accidental firings, and allowing police to trace cartridges from crime scenes, violates the constitutional right of self-defense because no current models have all those features, a federal judge ruled Monday. “These regulations
The largest United States gun safety organization is the latest group to give its input in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race ahead of the general election, releasing a $500,000 ad targeting the conservative candidate in the contentious race. Everytown for Gun Safety, a giant nonprofit group among gun control activists, is releasing a 30-second ad
A man holds a handgun at the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston in 2022. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing a state law requiring new semiautomatic handguns to have certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The ruling
Courtesy of Jametlene Reskp (Unsplash CC0) In the 1960s movies about spring break, usually in Florida and California, were very popular. The stories were virtually the same: Beautiful, young men and women with raging hormones, in search of alcoholic beverages and sex. The titles included “Where the Boys Are,” “Palm Springs Weekend,” “Ride the Wild
Sen. Perry’s 2nd Amendment bill powers forward Published 10:56 am Monday, March 20, 2023 Senator Jim Perry, (R- Craven, Beaufort, Lenoir) From the office of Sen. Jim Perry Kinston, N.C. – Senator Jim Perry, (R- Craven, Beaufort, Lenoir) is headed for a showdown with North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper. Perry is one of three primary
The largest gun safety group in the U.S. is launching a $500,000 ad campaign in the closely watched Wisconsin state Supreme Court race targeting conservative candidate Daniel Kelly over his stances on abortion rights and guns. The campaign by Everytown for Gun Safety, the massive gun control nonprofit founded in part by former New York
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A bill to make it more difficult for local police to enforce federal gun laws and in some cases criminally penalize them, now heads to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk. Kentucky lawmakers have secured enough votes to override a veto of House Bill 153, which bans state and local law enforcement and other public officials
COLONIAL HEIGHTS — When Glen Sturtevant stood to speak to diehard gun rights supporters gathered at an American Legion post last week, he knew he had some explaining to do. A former state senator with a moderate profile who is trying to make a political comeback in a more conservative district, Sturtevant opened his remarks
I have to comment on the Feb. 18 Point Of View by the local representative of Michael Bloomberg’s front group the Alliance for Gun Responsibility which is also backed by local anti-gun billionaires. Her ignorance on firearms and her ideological allegiance to the radical Left’s
Content warning: Mentions of gun violence. The first school shooting I heard about was Sandy Hook. In December 2012, a gunman opened fire on the Connecticut elementary school, leaving 27 people dead. Several years later, another gunman murdered 17 more students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In 2021, yet another school shooting
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Stacker.com) — Presidential approval ratings are constantly monitored—from the inauguration and transfer of power between administrations to each chief executive’s last day in office—in order to gauge popularity. Job approval ratings are a simple metric on how Americans judge the commander-in-chief at any given time. Approval numbers can vary widely throughout a president’s
While Pacific faces two lockdowns in one week, gun control legislation flounders Last week, nearly everyone in the Pacific University community received not one, but two Boxer Alert messages warning of active threats. On Wednesday, Pacific’s campus at Lane Community College (LCC) in Eugene went into full lockdown citing an “Armed Individual on LCC Campus.”
Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay March 17, 2023 – WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday introduced the Respect for the Second Amendment Act. The legislation is cosponsored U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas),
President Biden wants Congress to enact a federal ban on “assault weapons and high-capacity magazines” just like the one he helped pass in 1994. Biden said on Twitter Wednesday evening that he was “determined” to see through such a ban and called on Congress to “finish the job.” “I am determined to once again ban
A Second Amendment advocacy group is calling on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to cancel his financial support of Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), arguing the Republican leader shouldn’t funnel money to lawmakers who have backed “anti-gun” legislation. Fitzpatrick was one of five Republicans to break with the majority of the GOP in June to vote
Young children and teenagers in Virginia have proved they can get their hands on guns and harm themselves and others. The firearms might have been right in their own homes. Against this backdrop, lawmakers in the General Assembly passed almost no new gun legislation this year to stem the ongoing carnage. It was as if
Former NRA board member Ted Nugent screamed on Newsmax that if any federal agent tries to register his guns, he will arrest them instead. Media Matters caught his act. President Biden issued new executive orders on gun violence, trying to strengthen background checks and expose gun dealers who refuse to do their jobs. Nugent had
LINCOLN — Students at the Nebraska State Capitol on Thursday demanded action on gun safety and called on the Legislature to halt efforts on a “permitless” concealed carry bill. Jayden Speed, the founder of the Nebraska chapter of Students Demand Action, addresses the need for gun reforms on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb.
MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers began circulating a bill Thursday that would designate a lever-action rifle produced in northwestern Wisconsin as the state’s official rifle. The bill from state Reps. Dave Armstrong, Treig Pronschinske and James Edming and Sen. Romaine Quinn would designate the Henry All-Weather .45-70 as Wisconsin’s official state rifle. The bill is
Eventually, the Supreme Court may hear one or more challenges to Democrat-state laws that ban rifles Americans most commonly acquire for legitimate purposes, including self- and collective defense. Rupp v. Bonta, which challenges California’s ban, is moving as we speak, and its outcome may depend on which veterans of the United States Marine Corps the
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers began circulating a bill Thursday that would designate a lever-action rifle produced in northwestern Wisconsin as the state’s official rifle. The bill from state Reps. Dave Armstrong, Treig Pronschinske and James Edming and Sen. Romaine Quinn would designate the Henry All-Weather .45-70 as Wisconsin’s official state rifle. The bill
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OPINION: Montanans call their state “The Last Best Place,” and for gun owners, it may be just that. Their political leaders actively defend the constitutional rights of Montanans and the rest of us as well. Greg Gianforte, Montana’s Republican governor, is a gun guy who suspended his campaign for a day or so in 2020
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
If Democrats regain political power in Montana in the future, it’d be good to have gun rights soundly secured in the Montana Constitution. That’s the argument Rep. Braxton Mitchell, R-Columbia Falls, made Wednesday with a supermajority of Republicans in control of the Montana Legislature. In the House Judiciary Committee, Mitchell argued in favor of a
Montana lawmakers are considering advancing a constitutional ballot referendum that, if approved by voters, would provide for “constitutional carry” of concealed firearms in the state. House Bill 551 is carried by Rep. Casey Knudsen, R-Malta. It proposes amending the state Constitution’s language on the “right to bear arms.” Currently, the document states that any person may
After the president unveiled stricter gun laws, gun rights groups threatened to take legal action against the Biden Administration. On Tuesday, Second Amendment advocates argued that President Joe Biden’s new executive order would target legal gun owners, taking away a constitutional American right. The National Rifle Association criticized Biden’s decision, pointing out that criminals, not
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said Wednesday she does not support a proposal to lower the minimum age from 21 to 18 to buy rifles and other long guns in Florida. “We don’t have it in the Senate,” Passidomo told reporters. “Nobody’s filed it.” The House this week started moving forward with a bill (HB
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