[ad_1] This story was published in partnership with the Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletter here. On Jan. 29, in a federal courtroom in Mississippi, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves delivered a ruling that just a few years ago would have been unthinkable: He found the decades-old

[ad_1] Anyone who has been tracking the rise of Christian nationalism should know of Patriot Mobile and its chief communications officer, Leigh Wambsganss. She, the company she represents and that company’s political action committee each had starring roles in investigative journalist Mike Hixenbaugh’s book They Came for the Schools: One Town’s Fight Over Race and

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by a group of gun-rights advocates seeking to overturn Maryland‘s ban on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines under the Second Amendment. The decision, a major win for gun-safety advocates, leaves in place a ruling by the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals which ruled that

[ad_1] To the Editor: There is an important warrant article that will be taken up at the June 3, 2025, Town Meeting. If more residents knew about it, I would refer to it as “controversial” given the differences of opinion about guns, gun laws, and gun ownership in this country.   Article 26 in the Dartmouth

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected two Second Amendment cases Monday, one challenging Maryland’s ban on semi-automatic rifles and the other challenging Rhode Island’s ban on such firearms as well as high-capacity gun magazines. The rejection of the Maryland case effectively upholds the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that a firearm’s

[ad_1] by Mitch Perry Marion Hammer, the National Rifle Association’s first woman president and a longtime Second Amendment lobbyist in Tallahassee, is suing the organization for alleged breach of contract. Among the allegations in her federal lawsuit is that in 2018 she was offered $5 million by Brady: United Against Gun Violence, the gun violence

[ad_1] Among the multitude of horrors tucked into Trump’s “big beautiful bill” is a measure that lifts a $200 tax on gun silencers, while ending background checks and registration requirements for their purchase. If enacted, the impact of the SHUSH (Silencers Help Us Save Hearing) Act is more sociological than financial—the government might as well

[ad_1] Just a few hours before the U.S. House passed President Trump’s “big, beautiful budget bill,” Republican leadership added an amendment to the package that would remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act. Doing so would eliminate the $200 tax on suppressors as well as the onerous approval process that requires would-be buyers to submit

[ad_1] The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request from the Justice Department to further extend a case concerning the federal prohibition on gun ownership by people who consume marijuana. About a month after the court granted the Trump administration’s initial request to push back the case so it could have more time to decide

[ad_1] On May 22, 2025, John Commerford, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, gave the following release. “This morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill, which includes the complete removal of suppressors from the NFA. This represents a monumental victory for Second Amendment rights, eliminating burdensome

[ad_1] Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO) made a rare public appearance today, holding a press conference in support of President Donald Trump’s budget bill. Evans, who cast a deciding vote in favor Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” (It passed 215-214), was flanked by four other GOP officials: U.S. Rep Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Weld Sheriff Steve Reams,

[ad_1] J. Joel Alicea, “Bruen Was Right,” 174 U. Pa. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2025), sets forth a comprehensive defense of the text-history approach and rejection of means-scrutiny set forth in Justice Clarance Thomas’ opinion in Bruen. A professor at the Columbus School of Law, Alicea is the director of the Center for the Constitution and

[ad_1] Memorial Day’s mass shooting in Philadelphia runs counter to what had been a 38% decline in gun-related homicides in the state but federal funding cuts now threaten key gun violence prevention programs. The Cure Violence program run by New Kensington Community Development Corporation, is one of 350 groups learning their Justice Department grants would

[ad_1] Circa 2005 Throughout history, passion has lead people to do remarkable things and achieve extraordinary heights. An unfettered passion for equality and freedom brought an end to slavery; doctors passionate to find cures for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis teeter on the brink of medical breakthroughs. And behind every great movement, there

[ad_1] The U.S. House of Representatives worked Wednesday night into Thursday to pass H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill included language that Second Amendment advocates nationwide, including in BamaCarry, which bills itself as Alabama’s only “No Compromise” gun rights group, are supporting. U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) initially included the elimination

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – After passing along party lines, a bill to raise the age for buying semi-automatic guns heads to Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for what could be a veto. Assembly Bill 245 would raise the minimum purchasing age of assault rifles and semi-automatic shotguns to 21 from 18. Despite its passage, the bill

[ad_1] If there is one concept Democrats and the left can’t seem to comprehend, it’s the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms. The right to defend yourself, your family, and your property against those who would do harm to any of those things. Ask any Democrat or leftist what they think

[ad_1] A recently issued decision by the Eleventh Circuit may open the door for additional direction from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the scope of the Second Amendment. In National Rifle Association v. Bondi, the Eleventh Circuit held that a Florida law prohibiting the purchase of firearms by minors is constitutional as applied to individuals

[ad_1] Firearm silencers could soon get deregulated if the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cleared the House earlier Thursday, prevails in the Senate. Buried deep in the megabill is a provision that would scrap a $200 federal excise tax on silencers and remove them from registration requirements under the National Firearms Act in a

[ad_1] While much of the coverage surrounding the House passing President Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” has centered on tax cuts, it also provides a win to Second Amendment supporters. The bill removes suppressors from the National Firearms Act. Suppressors, also known as silencers, reduce but do not eliminate the sound that guns make when

[ad_1] Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photography-of-brass-bullets-53224/ In 2024, gun violence caused over 72,000 deaths or injuries in the United States. School shootings in the last four years rose 107% compared to the previous 25 years, and in 2024, over 500 shooting incidents resulted in the deaths of four or more people. Despite these statistics, the majority

[ad_1] Second Amendment advocacy groups on Thursday cheered their win on deregulating gun suppressors, calling it a first step in a broader campaign to dismantle archaic firearm laws. The House-passed budget bill included provisions to eliminate the registration and $200 tax on suppressors. If the provision survives in the Senate version of the “big, beautiful

[ad_1] The GOP-led House passed budget reconciliation, Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, early Thursday morning and it eliminates the tax and registration requirement on suppressors. The legislation passed by a vote of 215-214, as Breitbart News reported. The NRA praised passage of the bill: Prior to passage, the  Second Amendment Foundation and its partners submitted

[ad_1] Dozens of Second Amendment groups are urging Congress to make firearm suppressors more accessible for law-abiding Americans, according to a letter exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The gun rights groups — which include the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the American Suppressor Association (ASA) — called on

[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s administration has upended a years-long attempt by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn to block the sales of a device that allows rifles to quickly fire a volley of shots. The U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York filed a lawsuit in January 2023 arguing an out-of-state company was selling

[ad_1] In the wake of the Parkland shooting, Florida did some pretty dumb stuff. One of those was to restrict long gun sales to those over 21. As it stands, handgun sales are already banned for those under 21 under federal law, which means they can’t lawfully buy any firearm. That’s a violation of the

[ad_1] (TNND) — The National Rifle Association is turning to the Supreme Court to overturn laws barring 18-20-year-olds from purchasing guns. Breitbart is reporting that the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Court denied their legal challenge, two years after a three judge panel for the Court of Appeals for the 5th

[ad_1] Citing a split between the 5th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeals, the NRA is asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to intervene over laws barring 18-20 year-olds from gun purchases. CBS News reported that the NRA referred to the decisions from the split circuits as “intolerable” on Friday and asked SCOTUS

[ad_1] Families of Parkland shooting victims are speaking out against the National Rifle Association‘s push to overturn a Florida law that raised the minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21, a measure enacted after the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The NRA is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court