Pigs are flying, Hell hath frozen, and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just handed down a pro-gun ruling. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the full court ruled that the state of Hawaii violated the Second Amendment rights of a man named George Young when they denied him a permit to openly carry a loaded firearm in public.
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BREAKING: In Stunning Decision, 9th Circuit Rules in Favor of Open Carry
Published: July 24, 2018 { 45 comments }
Toronto Mayor: ‘Why does anyone… need to have a gun at all?’
Published: July 23, 2018 { 34 comments }No details have emerged about the murderer who killed two and injured 12 last night in Toronto, but that hasn’t stopped the city’s highest officials from leveraging the attack to support their anti-gun agenda.
SAF & NRA Sue Seattle Over Mandatory Storage Ordinance Carrying $10,000 Fine for Noncompliance
Published: July 20, 2018 { 7 comments }“The City of Seattle has been trying to erode state preemption almost from the moment it was passed back in 1985,” recalled SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb.
Ted Nugent Accused of Banning Guns at Virginia Concert, Mandating Gun-Free Zone
Published: July 18, 2018 { 28 comments }“Given the things that have happened in nightclubs like the Pulse and what happened in Manchester, (Nugent’s) security people are taking extra precautions,” Schon continued. “They are not novices; they are very seasoned people.”
Gun-Rights Leader Discusses How He Got Duped Into Supporting Arming Toddlers by Borat Creator
Published: July 17, 2018 { 15 comments }“To feed him, take his lunch box and push it into his tummy like this,” explains Van Cleave, while loading the magazine. “Just remember to point Puppy Pistol’s mouth right at the middle of the bad man. If he has a big fat tummy, point at that.”
Illinois Governor Signs Red Flag Confiscation, 72-Hour Waiting Period Bills
Published: July 16, 2018 { 91 comments }“Today, Illinois took a step in the right direction to ensure people in a crisis can’t access guns,” said former Democratic Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Facebook.
NRA-ILA: Justice Scalia Made Clear the Second Amendment and Heller Prohibit ‘Assault Weapon’ Bans
Published: July 16, 2018 { 22 comments }Roughly five million Americans own AR-style semiautomatic rifles. The overwhelming majority of citizens who own and use such rifles do so for lawful purposes, including self-defense and target shooting. Under our precedents, that is all that is needed for citizens to have a right under the Second Amendment to keep such weapons.
Korwin: Americans Agree on 15 Gun Policies – Not!
Published: July 16, 2018 { 10 comments }Science News, a once respectable digest of important developments in scientific discovery, has abandoned even the pretense of neutrality or science, with a new report on firearms based solely on the nation’s leading gun-control advocates.
Dem Candidate Caught on Camera: ‘Assault Weapons’ Should Be Banned But I Can’t Say So Publicly
Published: July 13, 2018 { 12 comments }“When I was at this thing today, it was the first table I was at, a woman said, ‘How do you feel about assault rifles?’ And I said they should be banned,” said Tedra Cobb to a group of teens at a May 18th event.
Gun Groups Sue California DOJ Over Registration Disaster
Published: July 12, 2018 { 7 comments }“We’re suing because California DOJ’s Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS) broke down during the deadline week for people to register their firearms in accordance with new state laws,” said Second Amendment Foundation founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb.