RICHMOND, VA — The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission says the Virginia State Police are stonewalling gun buyers, and a top Justice Department official says Washington is watching. Andrew Ferguson, who chairs the FTC and once served as Virginia’s solicitor general, posted Saturday t...
Before we begin, let’s just address the elephant in the room. What is “long-range” with a pistol, especially in a caliber like .380? That is a fair question, so let’s just start with the simple fact it is FUN to see how far we can go, to push our skills and develop our technique for Read ...
COVINGTON, KY — Firearms Policy Coalition is pushing a federal judge to gut the heart of the National Firearms Act, and on June 24 the group filed the brief that could decide the case. The filing is a reply brief in Roberts v. ATF, an FPC-backed lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Easter...
The Justice Department says records tied to firearm rights restoration decisions must remain hidden for privacy reasons. But if ordinary citizens are expected to petition for relief, they deserve to know what standards DOJ is actually using.
COLUMBUS, IND. — A Columbus resident told police he shot and killed a man who attacked him near his own front door, and days later no arrest has been made. It happened just after 9 a.m. on Monday, June 22. According to the Columbus Police Department, officers and other first responders were cal...
HORRY COUNTY, SC — A homeowners association on the Grand Strand has told residents they can no longer carry a firearm across most of their own community’s shared property, and gun owners there are right to be asking whether the rule actually holds up. As reported by WMBF News, residents o...
KANSAS CITY, MO — A federal judge has ruled that Jackson County’s short-lived ban on handgun purchases by adults under 21 violated the Second Amendment. In an order dated June 24, U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips granted partial summary judgment to plaintiff Leonard Wilson Jr., finding t...
DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a felony conviction built on a lifetime firearm ban, ruling that the indefinite prohibition could not survive the strict scrutiny that Iowa voters wrote into the state constitution in 2022. In a 5-2 decision filed June 26, the court reverse...
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A Northeast Memphis man opened fire on a masked intruder he caught trying to carry his television out of his apartment, police say, leaving the suspect hospitalized in critical condition. It happened around 3:15 p.m. in the 6600 block of West Quailbrook Cove at the Greenbrook a...
DOVER, DE — The Delaware House passed Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300 on June 25, sending the dealer licensing measure that gun rights groups call the “FFL killer” bill to Governor Matt Meyer for his signature or veto. I covered this bill last month when it was still sitting...