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SCOTUS holds on to gun, magazine ban cases pending in conference :: 06/28/2022
I was hoping that after last Thursday’s historic decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen the Supreme Court might choose to put an exclamation point on its opinion by granting cert to at least one of the four Second Amendment-related cases that have been pending in conference, but instead the justices are keeping those cases in conference for at least another week.
Hawaii stands ready to lose court cases after Bruen :: 06/27/2022
The state of Hawaii does not like guns. They haven’t believed in the right to keep and bear arms for a very long time. That’s been clear by the way the state restricts the right to bear arms.
Monday could be another big day for SCOTUS and the Second Amendment :: 06/27/2022
Not as momentous as last Thursday, to be sure, but a big day nonetheless. The Court will be releasing orders from last week’s conference, and will likely take action on four Second Amendment cases that have been pending in conference for several months awaiting the outcome of the Bruen case.
The Supreme Court Strikes a Historic Blow for Second Amendment Rights :: 06/23/2022
Today’s Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen is not only the most important Second Amendment ruling since D.C. v. Heller, it is potentially the most important Second Amendment ruling in American history.
9th Circuit Strikes Down California’s Semi-Auto Gun Ban For Young Adults :: 05/12/2022
BELLEVUE, WA – -(Ammoland.com)- A three-judge panel for the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday struck down a California prohibition on sales of semiautomatic rifles to young adults in the 18-20-year-old range, remanding the case back to the district court for further proceedings in a win for the Second Amendment Foundation. The case is known as Jones v. Bonta.
New York AG Seeks Court-Appointed Overseers for NRA, Removal of Wayne LaPierre :: 05/05/2022
Fresh off the denial of her request to see the country’s largest gun-rights group dissolved, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D.) is back in court seeking new penalties for the organization.
FPC responds to Duke Center for Firearms Law article on test courts should use on Second Amendment cases :: 05/04/2022
LAS VEGAS (May 4, 2022) – A rebuttal in response to criticism of a scholarly paper authored by FPC Action Foundation director of constitutional studies, Joseph Greenlee, was published today by the Duke Center for Firearms Law. In its April 27 article, “Ghost Guns, History, and the Second Amendment,” the Duke Center called into question an argument Greenlee makes in “The American Tradition of Self-made Arms” defending the test of text as informed by history and tradition (THT) as being the correct methodology for Second Amendment jurisprudence.
Amicus Brief Filed In Hawaii Handgun Permit Law Challenge - Yakutake v. Hawaii :: 05/03/2022
BELLEVUE, WA – -(Ammoland.com)- The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Yakutake v. Hawaii, challenging two cumbersome state laws they say are “undermining” Second Amendment rights.
FPC files First and Second Amendment lawsuit against San Jose's unconstitutional gun insurance scheme :: 05/02/2022
SAN JOSE, Calif. (April 26, 2022) – Today, attorneys for Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenging the City of San Jose’s ordinance requiring gun owners to purchase liability insurance and pay a fee in order to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. FPC’s complaint argues that the mandate violates both the First and Second Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. A copy of the complaint in Glass v. City of San Jose can be found at FPCLegal.org.
Heller Foundation gets settlement from DC :: 04/16/2022
Ghost guns are everywhere! The latest assaults on the civil liberties have yet to fully manifest from the Biden-Harris administration, but we know that the matter of homebuilt firearms are in the crosshairs of the anti-freedom caucus. Regardless to what the Feds have in store for us, people are dealing with local level infringements. Back in November I reported on Dick Heller suing the District of Columbia, again. And getting a win, again. What was the suit about? Homemade firearms and so-called ghost guns. The lawsuit against the District did yield the result of some temporary and emergency rule changes to the laws, however nothing final has been implemented to date. Also wrapped up in the suit was DC seeking to settle with Heller in the form of monetary damages for his rights being usurped. A recent announcement talked about some of that settlement being fulfilled.
Federal judge mulls legality of Mexico's lawsuit against US gun makers :: 04/13/2022
Gun control activists squared off against attorneys for the firearms industry in federal court on Tuesday, as gunmakers argued that U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor should throw out a lawsuit filed by the government of Mexico seeking to hold more than a dozen American manufacturers responsible for cartel violence south of the border.
Oral Arguments Set to Begin in Mexico Lawsuit Against U.S. Gun Makers :: 04/12/2022
Oral arguments are set to begin this week in the lawsuit brought against six United States gun makers by the government of Mexico.
Fifth Circuit Clamps Down on NJ District Court in 2nd Amendment Case :: 04/07/2022
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)-– The saga continues in defense of the First and Second Amendments in federal courts. On April 1, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a split decision in a three-judge panel, reversed the District Court’s decision to transfer the case to New Jersey. In a court opinion, this was a vigorous slap down against judicial bias and activism.
Fourth Circuit: A Person has a Right to Come to the Door with a Firearm :: 04/06/2022
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- On March 30, 2022, a three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit published an opinion in the case of Knibbs v Momphard. The Court found for the Estate of Knibbs, which is suing Deputy Momphard of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department. It was a split opinion, for the Knibbs Estate.
FPC to Supreme Court in Duncan brief: Force 'bitter medicine' upon defiant lower courts or Second Amendment is meaningless :: 04/04/2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 1, 2022) – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of an important brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in Duncan v. Bonta (formerly Duncan v. Becerra), a case challenging California’s ban on magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The brief is available at FPCLaw.org.
Amici Curiae Brief filed with the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania :: 03/31/2022
Firearms Owners Against Crime Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action (FOAC- ILLEA) and the Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League (ACSL) filed an Amici Curiae Brief with the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in opposition to the City of Philadelphia’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the February 14th, 2022 Order of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in City of Philadelphia v. Armstrong, Case No. 1204 CD 2020.
FPC’s Supreme Court brief argues lifetime handgun ban for nonviolent offenders is unconstitutional :: 03/25/2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 25, 2022) — Firearms Policy Coalition today announced the filing of an important brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to grant certiorari in Morin v. Lyver, a case challenging Massachusetts’s lifetime ban on firearm purchases as applied to a person convicted of a nonviolent misdemeanor. FPC’s brief is joined by FPC Action Foundation (formerly Firearms Policy Foundation) and can be found at FPCLaw.org.
FPC statement on ATF classifying some 'forced-reset triggers' (FRTs) as 'machineguns' :: 03/25/2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 25, 2022) — Firearms Policy Coalition today issued the following statement regarding the ATF’s “Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees” regarding its classification of some “forced-reset triggers” (FRTs) as “firearms” and “machineguns” as defined in the National Firearms Act (NFA) and Gun Control Act (GCA):
FPC to lead lawsuit against Washington State over magazine ban :: 03/24/2022
OLYMPIA, Wash. (March 23, 2022) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement in response to the enactment of Washington Senate Bill 5078, which goes into effect on July 1, 2022:
Smith & Wesson NJ Consumer Fraud v Civil Rights Case Remanded :: 03/22/2022
New Jersey – -(AmmoLand.com)- The state of New Jersey decided a long time ago to wage an all out war on the Second Amendment. Dating back to the late ’60s, the Garden State has been problematic, to put it lightly. The Florio free in 93’ days brought bad “gun control” measures, but law abiding citizens of the land of a thousand diners has not seen such a zeal for stripping away civil liberties as that which has been captured by Governor Phil “The Bill of Rights is Above my Paygrade” Murphy. Under the leadership of the Murph, former Attorney General Grewal launched a so-called consumer fraud investigation against Smith and Wesson.
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