Air Force veteran Craig Philips can legally own handguns, but Pennsylvania permanently bars him from carrying one because of a 1994 marijuana conviction. GOA says the lifetime ban cannot survive Bruen and Hemani.
California’s Glock-style pistol ban remains in force after a federal judge rejected the DOJ’s emergency request, but the central Second Amendment question remains unanswered.
BUTLER, PA — Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania law that permanently bars anyone with any drug conviction, no matter how minor or how old, from ever obtaining a License to Carry Firearms. The lead plaintiff is Craig Philips, a...
CHICAGO, IL — The National Rifle Association, the Illinois State Rifle Association, three federally licensed gun dealers, and five individual gun owners filed a federal lawsuit this week challenging Illinois’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases. The case, Pearlstein v. Raoul, wa...
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a major Second Amendment case over AR-15-platform rifles, but the real impact could reach far beyond so-called “assault weapon” bans.
Fundamental rights are not granted by Albany. They are recognized by the Constitution and protected from government infringement. That is precisely why Bruen mattered. It reminded the nation that constitutional rights do not depend upon whether politicians approve of them.
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Viramontes and Grant could finally force lower courts to answer whether AR-15-style rifles are protected arms under the Second Amendment.
Virginia tried to pull four separate challenges to its new gun-control laws into one courtroom. A judicial panel rejected the move, ruling the cases are too different and too far along to justify transfer.
A new Johns Hopkins policy guide urges states to tighten public carry laws, but its history and crime claims leave out key facts gun owners should know.
WASHINGTON, DC — The ATF rule that would let your local gun shop ship a firearm straight to your front door is suddenly everywhere. Reuters ran a story this week, and Fox stations across the country picked it up within hours. If you read USA Carry, this is not news to you. I covered this [̷...