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A Step Toward Protecting Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights
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 …
Will the Second Amendment Soon Become a Thought Crime?
If you think that the American media’s relentless attacks on the right to keep and bear arms represent a credible threat to the Second Amendment now, just wait until they come to realize that, instead of merely proselytizing against your rights, they can turn your support for them into a “thought …
The Great Legal War Over Your Freedom
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 …
Seeking Attention, Not Solutions in New Mexico – Part 2
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 …
Double Barrel: Biden Works To Suppress Retail And Private Firearm Sales
Many anti-gun politicians share the same goals—including the elimination of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and civilian disarmament. However, the means they use to pursue these ends may vary and are dictated by the political and legal framework of the moment. Case in point is consecutive …
Canada’s “Assault Weapon” Confiscation Delayed for Another Two Years
In the latest sign that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “assault weapon” gun ban and confiscation scheme is more concerned with persecuting responsible gun-owners than keeping Canadians safe, the amnesty period has (once again) been extended. Readers may recall the extreme language the Liberal government employed in May 2020 to justify …
Supreme Court Case Reinvigorates The Second Amendment
In May, we wrote about the dramatic events leading up to the historic 2016 presidential election, in which Donald Trump made judicial nominations a centerpiece of his campaign. That article explained how President Trump fortified the U.S. Supreme Court with Originalist appointments and how that in turn led to last …
Prohibited
You likely know it is a federal crime for a person convicted of a felony to possess a firearm. But what you may not know (and indeed, I did not know until last year) is that a conviction for any crime that could lead to a sentence longer than two years in prison is …
Massachusetts: 2A Rally in Boston Commons, on September 27th
Gun Owners’ Action League (GOAL) will be holding a rally against HD 4420 “an act modernizing firearm laws,” on Wednesday, September 27th. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to join the rally and contact their lawmakers in opposition to this sweeping gun control legislation. Event details are below: Gun Owners’ Action League: Bring Bruen …
EVERYTOWN COMES OUT FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN
For years, gun control organizations have been seeking to dismantle the bipartisan Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). That’s the crucial federal law shielding firearm manufacturers and sellers from frivolous lawsuits designed to bankrupt law-abiding businesses by blaming them for the criminal misuse of lawfully sold firearms or …