A federal judge refused to block Colorado's permit-to-purchase law and found gun owners failed to show AR-15s are protected arms. Read the original story: Federal Judge Says Gun Owners Failed to Prove AR-15s Are Protected ‘Arms,’ Refuses to Block Colorado’s Semiauto Permit-to-Purchase Scheme
Democrats' victories in the 2026 midterms could trigger another gun-buying surge. October firearm background checks were already up 7.9%, and gun-rights advocates warn that the prospect of new restrictions on semiautomatic firearms could send Americans rushing to gun shops.
Virginia gun owners secured another courtroom victory as a judge expanded an injunction against the state's AR-15 and standard-capacity magazine ban to include the Commonwealth, its agencies, and employees.
The social utility of firearms extends far beyond self-defense. From preventing violent crime and protecting innocent lives to preserving individual liberty, lawful gun ownership provides benefits that deserve recognition in the debate over firearms and the Second Amendment.
Oregon already has some of America's toughest gun laws, yet gun control activists are demanding more after the deadly Bend school shooting. The restrictions failed to stop the killer. An armed parent did.
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 gun control activist accused of defacing the 9/11 Memorial used the names of fallen Americans to promote his campaign for universal background checks and a national gun registry. His demands expose a broader threat to Second Amendment rights.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed argues that the Second Amendment protects muskets, but the Supreme Court rejected that interpretation in its landmark 2008 Heller decision. The post El-Sayed Says the Second Amendment Only Protects Muskets appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed argues that the Second Amendment protects muskets, not modern firearms. But the Supreme Court rejected that argument in 2008, and El-Sayed previously proposed replacing the amendment entirely.
Gun-control groups defending AR-15 bans are asking the Supreme Court to go further than ever. Giffords wants Bruen overturned if it prevents rifle bans, while Virginia argues AR-15s aren't even protected by the Second Amendment.