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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., v Bruen, which lifted restrictions on carrying defensive firearms and changed forever how lower courts must adjudicate Second Amendment challenges, has created a massive amount of pushback. Bruen was a big win for gun […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched an effort to make his restrictive gun control agenda the law of the land by proposing a constitutional amendment mandating such things as universal background checks, a waiting period on purchases, setting the minimum age for purchase at 21, and prohibiting citizens from purchasing so-called […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Range v. Lombardo: In this precedential case the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit’s opinion issued on June 6 stated, “Bryan Range appeals the District Court’s summary judgment rejecting his claim that the federal “felon-in- possession” law—18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)—violates his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in an 11-4 ruling said Tuesday the federal government cannot ban gun ownership for people convicted of non-violent crimes, a decision which could have huge ramifications. According to NBC News, the decision by an en banc panel of 15 judges “is the latest defeat […]

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N8 Tactical, an innovative holster company with a mission to provide quality products with superior comfort for all day, every day carry, has developed another accessory for the armed-and-ready personal defense community. The company’s new Magna-Clip magazine carrier eliminates the bulk and printing issues of conventional magazine carriers with a design that securely and discretely […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief In a setback for gun rights activists, a federal district judge in Tacoma has denied a request from gun rights organizations for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the law pending a trial. The motion was filed by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), a business in […]

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By Lee Williams   SAF Investigative Journalism Project  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a stern warning last week after Minnesota became the 23rd state to legalize recreational marijuana.   The author, apparently Jeff Reed, ATF’s Acting Special Agent in Charge of the St. Paul Field Division, sought to provide “clarification for gun owners […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief The recent announcement by the Second Amendment Foundation that it is teaming up with veteran Second Amendment strategist Chris Cox and his public policy/public affairs consulting group, Capitol 6 Advisors, could make for some interesting times ahead. Cox, who spent 25 years at the National Rifle Association—including 18 as executive director […]

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Cimarron Firearms, makers of quality replicas of Old West firearms, have been quietly filling a hole left wide open when manufacturers of traditional hunting calibers slowly rode off into the sunset. Since 2020, Cimarron Firearms has partnered with Steinel Ammunition to deliver 45-60 Win. and 50-95 Win. ammunition to support customers and the many true-to-original […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose father and uncle were both murdered by assassins, insisted during a Twitter Spaces conversation he will not be disarming American citizens to prevent mass shootings, according to The Independent. “My position on the gun control is I’m not going to take away anybody’s guns,” he […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A stunning surge in memberships has been reported by the Second Amendment Foundation after a federal judge “clarified” an earlier ruling in a challenge of the Biden administration’s new rule on arm braces, explaining a preliminary injunction she issued applies to all SAF members. U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle had […]

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By Tanya Metaksa What’s New—Constitutional Carry: South Carolina: S109 advances to a floor vote in the Senate; Louisiana: HB131 was reported out of the Committee on Administration on May 17 and passed in the House on May 23; US House of Representative: H.R. H.J. Res. 44, to overturn the Biden Pistol Brace Rule before it […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) this week asked Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz to launch an investigation into whistleblower allegations that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) had engaged in “substantial waste, mismanagement and unlawful employment practices.” The announcement came less than a week after […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief With seven Republican lawmakers crossing the aisle to join the Democrat majority, the Connecticut House of Representatives has passed what the Hartford Courant is calling “the state’s most comprehensive gun-control package since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings more than a decade ago.” However, five Democrats voted against the package, the […]

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A Chicago lawsuit against a Gary, Indiana gun shop which alleged the store repeatedly sold guns to straw purchasers in violation of federal law was dismissed Thursday by a Cook County Circuit Court judge. Judge Clare J. Quish issued the seven-page ruling in the city’s lawsuit against Westforth Sports, Inc., of Gary, a city about […]

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By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project OPINION: The first edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association was published July 14, 1883. It contained a transcript of the annual address then-AMA president, Dr. W. Brodie, made during the group’s annual meetings in Cleveland, Ohio. Brodie told the delegates that “in the very near […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief President Joe Biden is once again calling on Congress to take action on gun control, using the first anniversary of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas to underscore his demand. He did virtually the same thing a week ago on the fifth anniversary of the Santa Fe High School […]

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By R.K. Campbell | Contributing Editor Images courtesy Mossberg media    The Mossberg 500 pump action shotgun I grew up with is only roughly similar to the Mossberg shotguns I use today, but I remain loyal to the brand.    The original Mossberg 500 shotgun was smooth, reliable and well finished. I took a lot […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief A three-judge panel for the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a temporary injunction blocking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from fully enforcing a new rule on pistol braces, pending appeal, in a case known as Mock v. Garland. The new arm brace rule was scheduled […]

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By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, predicting her actions will help reduce violent crime, signed gun control legislation this week including a so-called “red flag” law which at least one county sheriff has promised to not enforce, according to USA Today. Democrat state Sen. Mallory McMorrow reportedly added, “These laws, more than anything […]

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