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Judge Jackson Affirms Second Amendment Rights but Questions Linger :: 03/25/2022
Anyone expecting Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing to be a firework show when it came to gun rights was disappointed. President Joe Biden’s nominee answered questions posed by probing U.S. senators, but some of those answers gave reason for pause.
March for Our Lives Demands Gun Control That Wouldn't Have Stopped Parkland Shooting :: 03/25/2022
March for Our Lives formed in the wake of the February 14, 2018, Parkland high shooting and they are now pushing gun control that would not have prevented that shooting from taking place.
NBC News and PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro's Office Commit Felonies by Manufacturing a Firearm for NBC News...When will Charges be Filed? Was AG Josh Shapiro Complicit in the Federal and State Violations of Law? :: 03/25/2022
In a recent NBC News video that was reported on by Ammoland, Reporter and the “team at NBC News” decided to investigate what they termed “ghost guns,” including the process to purchase one. However, they didn’t stop there. As declared in the video, Reporter Hillyard started out in Philadelphia, at a gun show where he purchases a hunk of plastic, and thereafter, declares that two weeks later he “returned to Pennsylvania and met up with special agents from the AG’s Office, who agreed to use the kit we purchased from the show and build it into a ghost gun. We won’t show you all the steps but for the agents it only took some drilling.” (From the video, it is clear that there are at least two agents from the PA AG’s Office involved in the unlawful manufacture and transfer of a firearm in the absence of a federal firearm license, as discussed below)
Utah: Governor Cox Signs Bill Protecting 2A Rights :: 03/25/2022
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Yesterday, Governor Spencer Cox signed Senate Bill 115, to enhance Utah’s firearm preemption law. With this action, Governor Spencer Cox continues to show his commitment to the Second Amendment, adding to the list of pro-gun bills he has signed into law, which includes constitutional carry from last year.
ATF Sends Open Letter to FFL Holders Regarding Forced Reset :: 03/24/2022
Earlier today, 24 March, 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) sent out a letter to all Federal Firearms License (FFL) holders advising of their new declarations related to Forced Reset Triggers (FRT). Short version of the message- they are machine guns, yes just the trigger parts are now considered to be machine guns by your friends at ATF. Lying in a drawer, or just held in your hand they are machine guns, all by themselves.
Judge Jackson Sidesteps Question on Constitutionality of Gun-Carry Licensing :: 03/24/2022
What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson believes about the Constitutionality of subjective gun-licensing schemes was left unanswered on Wednesday.
New McLaughlin Poll Shows Strong Support for 2A After Ukraine Invasion :: 03/24/2022
BELLEVUE, WA – A new survey by the nationally-recognized polling firm of McLaughlin & Associates shows strong public support for the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Robberies with a Firearm up 44 Percent in Gun-Controlled Los Angeles :: 03/24/2022
LAPD Chief Michael Moore says robberies with a gun in Los Angeles are “up 44 percent from 2021” and “up 57 percent from 2020.”
Amazon Employees Supported Gun Control, Defund Police. Crime Forced Them Out. :: 03/23/2022
Seattle is the home of Amazon’s corporate headquarters, employing more than 80,000 people. It is also one of the nation’s epicenters of crime, rioting and looting that erupted in 2020 which remains a concern today.
Don’t Believe the Hype. Smart Gun Tech Still Not Ready for Primetime :: 03/23/2022
There is a media blitz afoot, pitched by developers of authorized user recognition technology equipped firearms; what the media refers to as so-called, “smart guns.” Several of these companies herald that this is the year when they will finally bring their product to market. It might be a little premature to start popping corks, though.
Published Research: Do Right to Carry Laws Still Reduce Violent Crime? :: 03/23/2022
The CPRC has some new research published in Academia Letters. The research finds statistically significant reductions in murder from the adoption of Constitutional Carry laws (see Table 3).
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Signs Bill Repealing All Concealed Carry Permit Fees :: 03/23/2022
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) signed legislation Tuesday repealing all concealed carry permit fees in the state.
Washington Governor Inslee Signs Ammo Magazine Ban :: 03/23/2022
Gun owners in Washington state will soon see their options for ammunition magazines severely diminished.
Biden Supreme Court Nominee Says Supreme Court Established Second Amendment as 'Fundamental Right' :: 03/22/2022
Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson affirmed Supreme Court Second Amendment precedent during her confirmation hearing.
Constitutional Carry not stopping Texas police from seizing illegally possessed guns :: 03/22/2022
One of the go-to arguments of opponents of Constitutional Carry is that by removing the requirement that legal gun owners be licensed to carry, police will have no idea who can or can’t bear arms lawfully. That was an oft-repeated claim during the recent debates in states like Ohio, Alabama, Georgia, and Indiana, with gun control activists and some law enforcement figures chiding supporters of Constitutional Carry for allegedly allowing prohibited persons to carry a gun without consequence.
'Moral and Ethical Concerns' Prompt Proposals to Decouple Firearms and Ammunition Sales from Conservation :: 03/22/2022
By John Casellas Connors, Texas A&M University and Christopher Rea, The Ohio State University
SOROS CASH PAYS DIVIDENDS: Cook County Prosecutor Seeks 'Resentencing Initiative' Early Release For Violent Career Criminals :: 03/22/2022
Imagine the handful of incarcerated criminals who might deserve an early release. Yes, there are those who probably pose a minimal risk to others in the community. Last year, the Democrat-run Illinois legislature and governor approved a new law to allow prosecutors to petition for re-sentencing inmates deemed to deserve an early release.
FRAC, ASA Call-To-Action on eForm 1 Silencers :: 03/21/2022
We recently posted about new BATFE eForm1 disapprovals. In response to these new-and-unexplained denials, the Firearms Regulator Accountability Coalition (FRAC) released a letter calling out the agency for operating under secret rules, now signed by twenty members of congress.
GOP Sens. Call Out ATF over 'Mass Denial' of Suppressor Applications :: 03/21/2022
Sens. James Lankford (R-OK), Steve Daines (R-MT), and 24 other Republican senators are demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) stop infringing Americans’ Second Amendment rights via denial of suppressor applications.
Indiana Becomes 24th Permitless Gun-Carry State :: 03/21/2022
Gun-rights advocates notched another win in the fight over gun-carry laws on Monday.
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