Gun ownership and Democratic politics can intersect in complicated ways. Here’s what Supreme Court precedent protects and where state gun laws still matter. The post Can You Vote Blue and Keep Your Guns? A Hard Look appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
A 42-year-old woman was arrested in Dallas and charged with lying on a 4473 to buy the gun a felon used to kill four officers in Charlotte. ATF is simultaneously rewriting the straw-purchase rule. Here is what the two stories mean for the person behind your counter.
Montana, 24 states, SAF and the NRA urge the Supreme Court to hear Beckwith v. Frey, the challenge to Maine’s 72-hour gun waiting period. Read the original story: Montana, 24 States, SAF and NRA File Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Maine’s 72-Hour Gun Waiting Period
Gavin Newsom signed ten more gun control bills as California continues piling restrictions onto the right to keep and bear arms. Anti-gun groups celebrated the package, but their approval does not change the Constitution: gun rights are civil rights, and government does not get to turn them into ...
The NRA and Second Amendment Foundation are asking the Supreme Court to review Maine’s 72-hour firearm waiting period and the First Circuit’s interpretation of Bruen. The post Maine: SAF, NRA Urge SCOTUS To Hear Challenge To State’s 3-Day Waiting Period appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
A criminal attacked a school. Now gun makers face claims over ads the complaints do not identify as having reached him. NRA and SAF ask the Supreme Court to step in.
The Massachusetts SJC hears Pratt v. Westbrook on October 7, a test of whether police chiefs can deny a carry license as ‘unsuitable.’ Read the original story: October 7 Is the Date: Massachusetts’ Highest Court Will Hear the Holyoke Man Denied a Carry License Over Decade-Old Charges That N...
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico says an “assault weapons” ban remains on the table, but ownership, crime, and mass-shooting data expose the weak case for banning commonly owned AR-15s.
Police identified Torrey Holliday as a robbery victim. The St. Louis Housing Authority cited “criminal activity” in a notice terminating his lease after he fought back with a gun. Courts have repeatedly rejected restrictions on gun rights in public housing.
Americans own roughly 40 million AR-15-style rifles. With the Supreme Court preparing to hear a major challenge to semiautomatic-rifle bans, the meaning of “in common use” could become one of the central Second Amendment questions before the Court. The post 40 Million AR-15s: If That’s ...