On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held an oral argument for United States v. Rahimi, a case that challenges the federal ban on gun possession by a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO). Stephen Halbrook, an author and attorney who has argued cases before the Supreme …

While NRA members made huge strides in 2023 to defend and expand the right to keep and bear arms, 2024 will be an even more important year for the future of the Second Amendment. For starters, the Supreme Court will likely provide more guidance for how it will apply the Second Amendment …

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) sure was quick to implement portions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) that benefit their gun control agenda but seem to be ignoring other parts of the law that would make it easier for firearm retailers to do business. The …

Another year has come and gone, and with it so did many important battles in the ongoing fight to defend our Second Amendment rights. These are the top stories of the past year—both good and bad—that we’ll still be talking about in 2024. Constitutional Carry Continues to Spread Earlier this …

If there’s one thing every member of Congress should agree on, it’s that America’s veterans deserve the full benefit of all the freedoms and constitutional safeguards those veterans served to protect. That has not been the case, shockingly, when it comes to Second Amendment rights. Fortunately, bipartisan coalitions from both …

Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen in 2022, the lower courts have been either trying to apply, or to resist, its directive to decide the validity of restrictions on the basis of the text of the Second Amendment and historical analogues from the …

As we wrote earlier this year, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) – like many elected Democrats – has shown that she has few scruples against infringing on the rights of law-abiding gun owners, as well as overlooking her own oath of office, if it means the possibility of advancing a …

The title of this article may seem curious, but there is a point to it.  Consider the fact that “assault weapon” is an intentionally nebulous, malleable term created and promoted by anti-gun extremists with the stated intent of creating confusion.  A “weapon” can actually be anything that is simply used to inflict damage …

Another week another news item complaining about the misuse of firearms and firearm parts that are already illegal. This time it was the Washington Post, who on December 6 published a piece titled, “With ‘conversion switch’ devices, machine guns return to U.S. streets.” At this point gun owners don’t expect …

Congress heard directly from women on the need to empower women by protecting Second Amendment rights in a hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives. The hearing gave voice to women, including domestic violence survivors, of how gun control measures often make it more burdensome for women to protect themselves, …