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GOV. HOCHUL: HERE’S WHAT THE DATA ACTUALLY SAYS
It only took 30 seconds, that’s all. New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul held a press conference calling back her state’s legislature for an “extraordinary” session to pass more gun control after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s restrictive and subjective “may issue” pistol permit license scheme. In …
Another State Goes Shall-Issue
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down New York’s subjective requirements to exercise your Second Amendment rights outside the home is impacting other states that had “may-issue” licensing regimes. The latest is Maryland. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) recently ordered Maryland State Police to suspend the “good and substantial reason” standard for …
A Century of Opposition to New York’s Sullivan Law
On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s discretionary carry licensing regime as a violation of the Second Amendment right to bear arms in the NRA-backed case NYSRPA v. Bruen. The law at issue was the modern version New York’s Sullivan Law, which was enacted in 1911. Named …
California Attorney General Just Doxed All Legal Gun Owners In The State
This week, the California Attorney General announced new and updated firearms data available through the California Department of Justice (DOJ)’s 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal — in a move they claim will “improve transparency.” In reality, however, the AG simply doxed thousands of the state’s law-abiding gun owners and concealed carry permit holders. On …
STACEY ABRAMS SELLS A GUN CONTROL PLAN THAT GEORGIA’S NOT BUYING
Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams is rolling out a gun control plan that includes restricting gun rights. It’s a gambit she believes state Republicans are ready to get behind. Abrams wants to reverse course on several pro-gun measures signed into law by Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, including a repeal …
SCOTUS DECISION SWEEPS AWAY LOWER COURTS ‘INTEREST-WEIGHING’ TESTS ON GUNS
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 …
The Dominoes Begin to Fall: NJ Amends Permit Rules After Bruen
New Jersey’s acting Attorney General, Matthew J. Platkin, issued a directive “clarifying requirements for carrying firearms in public” a day after the historic ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. Bruen on June 23. That ruling struck down as unconstitutional the handgun permitting regime in neighboring …
Who Would You Kill? The Moral Question Behind The Supreme Court’s Abortion & Gun Control Decisions
The proximity of two Supreme Court decisions, one upholding the right to carry guns for self-defense, and the other, dispensing with Roe v. Wade and the myth of a constitutional basis for abortion, has unleashed the furies of political outrage and hot takes. “Gonna be very weird if Supreme Court …
New Jersey: Chaos Reigns Supreme In Trenton
Trenton Democrats desperately want to pass something, anything. They just are not sure what. So far, their approach has been to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. Make no mistake, Gov. Phil Murphy loaded them up with plenty of bad ideas, and now, they seem destined to intertwine their …
Federal Judge Rules Against New Jersey and In Favor of Retired Officers In LEOSA Case.
Back in 2020, a coalition of retired federal law enforcement officers and the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association sued the state of New Jersey for not honoring their carry rights under the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (“LEOSA”). On Tuesday, a federal judge agreed with them and struck two provisions …
