Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says Americans have a right to muskets. Everytown insists AR-15 features have no place in civilian hands. Both arguments run headlong into American firearms history and Supreme Court precedent.
A Nov. 18 hearing is set in the Lynchburg suit challenging Virginia's handgun purchase ban for 18-to-20-year-olds and background checks. Read the original story: Nov. 18 Hearing Set as GOA and VCDL Fight Virginia’s Handgun Purchase Ban for 18-to-20-Year-Olds and Universal Background Checks
Delaware Gov. Meyer backs a governors’ amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold Illinois and Connecticut AR-15 bans. Read the original story: Delaware Gov. Meyer Backs Governors’ Supreme Court Brief Defending Illinois and Connecticut AR-15 Bans Five Weeks Before Oral Arguments
Lea County, NM voters decide Tuesday on a 0.01% gross receipts tax to fund a legal defense fund against state gun laws. Read the original story: Lea County Voters Decide Tuesday Whether to Tax Themselves to Fund a Fight Against New Mexico Gun Laws
SAF, NSSF and NRA ask a federal court to stop New Mexico from enforcing its 7-day gun waiting period after the Tenth Circuit struck it down. Read the original story: Ruled Unconstitutional, Still Enforced on Everyone but Two People: SAF, NSSF and NRA Ask Federal Judge to Stop New Mexico’s 7-Day...
The Justice Department is investigating whether Middletown and Waterbury police unnecessarily delay or deny Connecticut carry permits. Read the original story: DOJ Civil Rights Division Opens Investigation Into Middletown and Waterbury Police Over Carry Permit Delays and Denials
SAF and NRA filed an amicus brief asking the full Fifth Circuit to tie lifetime gun bans to dangerousness, not a felony label. Read the original story: ‘History Disarmed the Dangerous, Not the Peaceable’: SAF and NRA Urge Full Fifth Circuit to Limit Lifetime Gun Bans in United States v. Cordova
DOJ says Glendale, California's $2,000 carry permit costs are unconstitutional and gives the city until Nov. 4 to negotiate or be sued. Read the original story: ‘Tick Tock’: DOJ Gives Glendale, California Until Nov. 4 to Drop $2,000 Carry Permit Costs or Face a Federal Lawsuit
A federal judge rejected an agreement to end Florida's mandatory three-day firearm waiting period, despite the state's admission that it violates the Second Amendment. The NRA-backed lawsuit now moves forward, with Brady and Giffords invited to participate. Copy excerpt
Two armed residents held a knife-wielding, intoxicated woman at gunpoint in a Polk County Dollar General until deputies arrived. Read the original story: Two Armed Shoppers Hold Knife-Wielding Woman at Gunpoint Inside Polk County Dollar General Until Deputies Arrive