Firearms Owners Against Crime
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National Review Takes Aim At Challenge To Heller :: 08/09/2021
The Heller decision is more than a decade old at this point. The decision became one of the most important decisions regarding the Second Amendment in history as it definitively found that the amendment preserved an individual, not a collective right. Of course, the collective right argument has never really made any sense to me, but people still make it.
Fed Up: Gun Owners Sue Over Lengthy Licensing, Permitting Delays :: 08/08/2021
Since the start of the COVID pandemic last spring, plenty of government agencies have closed their offices to the public or limited hours and interaction with staff in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus. That’s perfectly understandable, but it’s also no excuse when those agencies fail to uphold their responsibilities to the citizens they serve.
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds State's Gun-Carrying Law :: 08/08/2021
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state law requiring individuals to possess a permit to carry a handgun in public is constitutional and doesn’t contravene the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Sheriff Sued Over Concealed Carry Licensing Delays :: 08/07/2021
Since the start of the COVID pandemic last spring, plenty of government agencies have closed their offices to the public or limited hours and interaction with staff in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus. That’s perfectly understandable, but it’s also no excuse when those agencies fail to uphold their responsibilities to the citizens they serve. The Second Amendment activists at Grass Roots North Carolina are taking that argument to court with a lawsuit filed this week that accuses the Mecklenburg County sheriff of keeping both gun owners and those who’d like to purchase a handgun in a legal limbo for months on end.
The Dubious Challenge to Antonin Scalia’s Heller Decision :: 08/05/2021
A new linguistic tool joins the debate.
Federal Court Rules California Wrongly Denied Man His 2A Rights :: 08/04/2021
An interesting decision out of U.S. District Court in northern California, where a federal judge declared this week that a man in his 30s still possesses his Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms after a drug binge as a teenager landed him in a mental institution.
Republican AGs, Reps, & Senators Weigh In On SCOTUS Carry Case :: 07/21/2021
The Supreme Court received a flurry of friend of the court briefs in support of the right to carry this week, including a filing by a coalition of 26 Republican attorneys general, a Ted-Cruz led brief co-signed by 24 other GOP Senators, and a brief signed by 170 Republican House members that was put together by New York Rep. Claudia Tenney.
Federal Court Declares Handgun Ban for Adults Under 21 Unconstitutional :: 07/14/2021
Young adults may soon be able to legally buy handguns once again.
California judge rules shooting victims can sue Smith & Wesson :: 07/13/2021
Plaintiffs alleged the gunmaker used misleading marketing to attract 'impulsive young men with military complexes,' leading to a 2019 synagogue shooting
FPC Files Opening Brief in Second Amendment Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania’s Ban on Firearm Carry by Adults Under 21 :: 07/02/2021
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 30, 2021) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief in the appeal of its federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging the State of Pennsylvania’s laws that prevent young adults under age 21 from carrying a loaded firearm outside of the home for self-defense. The brief in Lara v. Evanchick can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.
Texas Supreme Court Strikes Down Lawsuits Over Sutherland Springs :: 06/28/2021
The 2017 shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs is the worst church shooting in American history, but without an armed citizen named Stephen Williford, it’s possible the killer would have found another place to unleash his evil rage and the number of those killed and injured could have been even higher.
Federal Judge Upholds Florida Law Barring Gun Sales To Under-21s :: 06/26/2021
After the 2018 murders at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the state legislature approved a new restriction on the Second Amendment rights of residents in the state; a ban on purchasing firearms for those under the age of 21.
Sixth Circuits Grants DOJ En Banc Rehearing In GOA’s Bump Stock Case :: 06/25/2021
CINCINNATI, OH –-(Ammoland.com)- The United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted an en banc rehearing of Gun Owners of America VS. Garland.
Ninth Circuit En Banc Panel Hears Challenge to Ban on Standard Capacity Magazines :: 06/23/2021
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- An 11-judge panel, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in Duncan v. Bonta (formerly Duncan v. Becerra). The CRPA lawsuit, which challenges California’s flat ban on magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition, was the first successful constitutional challenge to bans on so-called “large-capacity magazines” in the country. But with a likely unfriendly en banc panel—composed of 7 judges appointed by Democrats and just 4 appointed by Republicans—that victory hangs in the balance.
Analysis: The Real Danger of the New Texas Silencer Law :: 06/22/2021
Texas passed a law last week that claims to legalize unregistered gun silencers made and sold within Texas, putting it at odds with federal law. There is a significant danger in this law, but it’s not the one many people might expect.
Ninth Circuit Panel Issues Stay of District Court Ruling Overturning CA ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban :: 06/21/2021
As expected, a Ninth Circuit three-judge panel has issued a stay of US District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez’s ruling that California’s “assault weapons” ban is unconstitutional. The state has appealed the decision and the panel’s stay ensures that the ban will remain in place until the Ninth Circuit appeals process plays out.
St. Louis Sues to Block the Missouri Law Preventing Enforcement of Federal Gun Statutes :: 06/21/2021
The city of St. Louis and St. Louis County are suing to block a new Missouri law that bars local authorities from enforcing federal gun laws, in a lawsuit filed in Cole County Circuit Court on Monday.
FPC Files 2A Challenge to Nevada's New Ban on Self-Built Firearms, Precursor Parts :: 06/11/2021
RENO, NV (June 10, 2021) — Less than a week after it secured a historic victory in a post-trial judgment striking down California’s unconstitutional ban on so-called “assault weapons,” Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today filed a new federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Nevada’s unconstitutional statutes enacted in Assembly Bill 286, which established a new, confiscatory ban on all unserialized, self-manufactured firearms as well as all “unfinished frames or receivers.” The complaint in Palmer v. Sisolak can be found at FPCLegal.org.
2A Groups Launch Legal Challenge To Minnesota Carry Laws :: 06/09/2021
A coalition of individual gun owners and Second Amendment groups has filed suit in federal court in Minnesota alleging that the rights of 18-20 year-olds are being violated by the state’s prohibition on concealed carry for those under the age of 21.
After Miller Ruling, 2A Activists Await En Banc Hearing on Duncan v. Becerra :: 06/09/2021
In the wake of last Friday’s major gun rights win in California, gun rights activists throughout the Golden State and the entire western United States are looking ahead to June 22, when a full panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will re-hear the case of Duncan v. Becerra, which declared the state’s ban on so-called “large capacity magazines” unconstitutional.
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