There was a time when western Massachusetts and Connecticut represented the epicenter of American firearms production. Much of that production was centered on the Connecticut River Valley, nicknamed “Gun Valley,” and home to such iconic operations as the original Springfield Armory, and later Colt, Smith & Wesson and Winchester. No …

In an “extraordinary” session, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed—and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed into law–a sweeping new list of gun-control laws that seemed designed to nullify the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in NYSRPA v. Bruen, a majority opinion which confirmed that, yes indeed, the Second Amendment’s right to “bear …

In maneuvers highly reminiscent of the frantic enactment of the “SAFE” Act in 2013, “rushed to a vote only hours after it was printed,” Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s latest gun control bill into law on the same day the lengthy bill text was made publicly available. Legislators in the Empire State …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2022 Washington, D.C. – Earlier this week, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) filed a federal lawsuit in North Dakota over the ATF’s proposed “Ghost Gun” and Gun Registry Final Rule, which is slated to take effect on August 24th.  The rule, which was heavily modified from …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a 6-3 decision in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Assn. v. Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law which allowed government officials to pick and choose which class of citizens were deemed worthy of self-protection. Affirming that the Second Amendment “right to bear arms in …

The American Firearms Association is in Kansas City this week going head-to-head with anti-gun Attorney General Merrick Garland in federal court, who’s launched a full-on attack on Missouri’s recently enacted Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA). Missouri’s SAPA law says that Missouri law enforcement WILL NOT enforce Biden’s tyrannical gun control …

Tens of millions of Americans face an onslaught of litigation and legislative revision after a sweeping Supreme Court decision making it easier to carry a firearm in public upended gun control laws in at least a half-dozen states…. The Supreme Court ruling does not immediately nullify or revise these state laws; it …

Yesterday, the House voted 23-18 to pass Senate Bill 302 and the Senate voted 14-7 to pass House Bill 451. HB 451 then went back to the House, which voted 25-15 to concur. These two anti-gun bills now go to Governor John Carney’s desk, where they join three other anti-gun bills. …

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen did more than strike New York’s “may issue” subjective concealed carry permitting scheme. The ruling also told lower courts that attempting to balance the individual’s Constitutional right to keep and bear arms against the government’s interest in …

Tens of millions of Americans face an onslaught of litigation and legislative revision after a sweeping Supreme Court decision making it easier to carry a firearm in public upended gun control laws in at least a half-dozen states…. The Supreme Court ruling does not immediately nullify or revise these state laws; it …