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Can cops confront open-carry advocates? Courts say yes :: 06/11/2015
When a man armed with a loaded assault pistol strapped to his leg, dressed in camouflage, and singing to himself, began walking in front of a Grand Rapids church one snowy Sunday morning in March 2014, an alarmed churchgoer called 911. When police arrived, they took the man's gun, and briefly handcuffed him while they questioned him.
Georgia gun owners' rights not destroyed by Corps' ban, court rules :: 06/11/2015
Gun owners Second Amendment rights are not “completely destroyed” by a ban on loaded firearms and ammunition at recreation areas managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
The Supreme Court Down the Stretch :: 06/11/2015
American Pharoah’s stretch run in the Belmont Stakes was a beauty to behold. The Supreme Court’s stretch run in the closing weeks of its term? Not so much.
SCOTUS Failure Casts Doubt On Court's Support Of The Second Amendment :: 06/09/2015
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a lower court ruling that requires gun owners in San Francisco to keep their guns locked up and bans the sale of hollowpoint ammunition in what can only be viewed as judicial cowardice:
Supreme Court Rejects NRA Challenge To San Francisco Gun Rules :: 06/08/2015
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block two San Francisco gun control measures that were fiercely opposed by the National Rifle Association. At least one veteran court observer says the high court's decision raises questions about how the justices interpret the Second Amendment.
Supreme Court Upholds CA Locked and Disassembled Gun Law, Hollow Point Ban :: 06/08/2015
The Associated Press reports that the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the NRA to strike down San Francisco’s draconian gun laws. The issue at the heart of the case: the requirement that firearms be kept locked and disassembled in the home – the very mandate the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional in DC v. Heller.
Federal judge tosses out Brady Campaign lawsuit against Kansas gun law :: 06/06/2015
A federal judge has dismissed a national gun control group’s lawsuit against Gov. Sam Brownback over a 2013 law that creates a felony charge for individuals enforcing federal gun regulations.
SAF files notice of appeal in I-594 federal lawsuit :: 06/06/2015
The Second Amendment Foundation filed a notice of appeal this morning with the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the next step in its challenge to Initiative 594, the 18-page gun control and handgun registration scheme approved by voters in November, less than 24 hours after the Seattle P-I.com reported that the measure had “survived a federal court challenge.”
Justice For ALL? -- Are Judges and Lawyers Around the Country Finally Realizing Its Game Over? :: 06/05/2015
While most mainstream media outlets are still on the judicial bandwagon, it appears that rather than get caught in the crossfire, some are starting CYA campaigns. More journalists are exposing each day, that the lives of millions of Americans over the last fifty years, have been destroyed because of abuse of power and collusion by judges and attorneys.
Justice For ALL? Judge calls attorney a 'lunatic'; attorney calls trial a 'farce' in Lehigh hearing :: 06/05/2015
A Lehigh County Court hearing erupted in yelling Friday, with the defense attorney calling the trial a "farce" and the judge calling the attorney a "lunatic."
Justice For ALL? Son of Allentown's police chief celebrates not guilty verdicts :: 06/05/2015
After it was official that the son of Allentown's police chief was acquitted of all charges related to a confrontation last August that involved a gun, Chief Joel Fitzgerald mouthed the words, "Thank you."
Silvester v. Harris (10-Day Waiting Period) Appeal Part I: The State's Opening Brief :: 06/05/2015
Calguns Foundation explains the Silvester v. Harris 10-day waiting period lawsuit appeal. Read on for Part 1California –-(Ammoland.com)- This is the first in a multi-part series on Calguns Foundation’s (CGF) Silvester v. Harris federal Second Amendment lawsuit, an action that challenges the 10-day waiting period laws (“WPL”) as unconstitutional (as applied). Each post will walk through a different aspect of the appeal, beginning with the State’s opening brief at the Ninth Circuit.
Judge backs Grand Rapids police in open-carry showdown :: 06/03/2015
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A judge said a Grand Rapids police officer acted lawfully when he stopped and briefly detained a man openly carrying a holstered firearm.
D.C. To Court: Don't Make Violent Criminals Face Armed Resistance :: 06/02/2015
As we reported last week, a federal judge on May 18 barred enforcement of provisions of D.C. law that effectively grant to the police chief the discretion to decide who is eligible for D.C. concealed carry licenses and thus who may lawfully exercise the right to bear arms in public for self-defense. According to an article in the Washington Times, District officials on Tuesday asked the court to suspend that order, pending further proceedings in the case known as Wrenn v. District of Columbia.
Drug Convictions, Firearms and the Supreme Court :: 06/01/2015
How the Second Amendment should be interpreted is one of those topics that doesn't come up at dinner parties often. One of the reasons is that people tend to feel very strongly on the subject. No matter where you land on that spectrum, you should also know that there is a federal statute, cited as 18 USC 922, regulating firearm transactions and ownership. One portion of that law, 922(g), specifically prevents felons from possessing firearms.
Nevada Man Not Guilty in Killing of Unarmed Trespasser :: 05/30/2015
Accused of murder for confronting two unarmed trespassers with a deadly barrage of gunfire, Wayne Burgarello walked out of a Nevada courthouse a free man after the jury found him not guilty of all charges in the latest of a series of cases nationally testing the boundaries of stand-your-ground self-defense laws.
Bad day in courts for Beltway progressives :: 05/29/2015
Both the Obama administration and the District of Columbia went to court today to defend themselves from lawsuits over policies that arguably overreach their authority — and neither came out unscathed. The district tried to get a stay on a recent ruling that overturned a gun-license prerequisite that made the district the sole arbiter of a “good reason” for a resident to exercise the right to bear arms, and … it didn’t go well, says the Free Beacon’s Stephen Gutowski:
Judge Denies Stay, DC 'Forced' to Issue Concealed Permits Now :: 05/29/2015
On May 28, Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. denied the District of Columbia’s request for an administrative state in the ruling against the “good reason” provision in DC’s concealed carry permitting process.
D.C. not going down without a fight after court rules against its gun law :: 05/28/2015
Last week, a federal judge reaffirmed an earlier ruling that declared Washington, D.C.’s regressive handgun permitting ordinance unconstitutional.
Second Amendment Foundation Seeks Contempt Against DC for Stalling CCW Case :: 05/28/2015
BELLEVUE, WA –-(Ammoland.com)- The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is asking the federal court to force the District of Columbia to abide by a May 18 2015 ruling requiring the city to drop its requirement to show a “good reason” before issuing concealed carry permits, or find the city in contempt.
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