SAF and the NRA ask the Supreme Court to hear Beckwith v. Frey, calling the First Circuit's Maine waiting period ruling interest-balancing. Read the original story: SAF and NRA Ask the Supreme Court to Kill Maine’s Firearm Waiting Period After the First Circuit Ruled Buying a Gun Isn’...
The murder trial of 56-year-old Antwoine McCants was upended in dramatic fashion in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court after the primary prosecution witness recanted her statement and admitted the alleged victim was armed during the confrontation. Security camera footage from inside the Calhoun S...
As the Supreme Court prepares to hear two AR-15 ban cases, a law professor says Heller protects only arms common in 1791. The Court’s own opinions reject that reading.
Rick Sung’s guilty plea closes an eight-year Santa Clara County carry-permit corruption investigation. The case shows what happened when officials treated the right to bear arms as a favor.
Connecticut's convertible-pistol ban takes effect October 1 with felony penalties and two federal challenges pending. Virginia's attorney general has switched on civil enforcement, and the appeals courts now disagree about whether buying a gun is protected conduct.
SIG’s new P385 has a flush-faced Trigger Block, modular MagStrap grip and P320 magazine compatibility. Here’s how the five 9mm models differ and what remains untested.
With the Supreme Court preparing to consider challenges involving AR-15-style rifle bans, a new Marquette poll finds Americans almost evenly divided over whether the Second Amendment protects possession of those rifles. The post New Survey: Americans Split On Semi-Auto Ban Challenge, Other Suprem...
A divided Fifth Circuit panel held that the federal ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment. For dealers, the effect is on the calendar, not the counter yet.
A divided Fifth Circuit panel has ruled that the federal laws blocking a direct handgun sale to an out-of-state buyer violate the Second Amendment. The September 18 opinion in Elite Precision Customs v. ATF reverses a Texas district court and enters judgment for a gun shop and its fellow pl...
New Hampshire school officials have admitted that their search of student Jack Harrington’s truck was unconstitutional. The agreed judgment says lawful gun ownership did not create reasonable suspicion and could not be used to strip Harrington of his Fourth Amendment rights.