He Had a Gun and Still Lost His Home Invasion Gunfight
A Pennsylvania man was armed in his own home and still killed by an intruder. Here's what his death teaches every gun owner about real home invasion defense.
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Virginia Judge Blocks Spanberger’s Assault Firearm Ban Statewide Days Before It Takes Effect
LANCASTER, VA — A Virginia judge has blocked the state’s new “assault firearm” ban statewide, six days before it was set to take effect on July 1. Lancaster County Circuit Court Judge John S. Martin granted a preliminary injunction Thursday in Crump v. Katz, barring the Virgin...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule,’ Restoring Carry on Property Open to the Public
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today handed gun owners a second straight win, striking down Hawaii’s so-called “Vampire Rule” in a 6-to-3 decision in Wolford v. Lopez. I have been waiting on this one. The ruling, written by Justice Samuel Alito, holds that Hawaii cannot presum...
Supreme Court’s Hemani Ruling Spells Doom for Unlawful Red Flag Laws
The Supreme Court’s Hemani decision was not just about marijuana users and gun rights. Its due-process language may become a major weapon against red flag laws that seize firearms first and offer hearings later.
After Hemani, Bruen’s History and Tradition Test Has a New Target
The Supreme Court’s Hemani decision reinforces a simple constitutional reality: the government cannot restrict the right to keep and bear arms unless it can prove the restriction fits America’s historical tradition.
Florida Court Kills the Under-21 Concealed Carry Ban
Florida's ban on concealed carry for adults aged 18 to 20 is gone. On June 17, 2026, the state's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled in Eubanks v. State that section 790.06(2)(b), Florida Statutes, is facially unconstitutional as to young adults ages 18 to 20. That's the pr...
Court Rules Suppressors Are ‘Protected Arms’
The Fifth Circuit has ruled that firearm suppressors are protected arms under the Second Amendment, rejecting the government's argument that silencers are merely accessories and deepening a growing split among federal appeals courts. The post Court Rules Suppressors Are ‘Protected Arms’ appea...
Second Amendment Foundation Fights to Extend Under-21 Handgun Ban Victory Nationwide
NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Second Amendment Foundation and two partner organizations have asked the Fifth Circuit to expand a court victory that struck down the federal ban on handgun sales to adults under 21, arguing the relief they won is being withheld from most of their members. In an opening br...
After Hemani, Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule’ Faces a Bruen Reckoning
The Supreme Court’s 9-0 Hemani judgment rejected automatic disarmament based solely on regular marijuana use. Its rigorous historical analysis could also spell trouble for Hawaii’s “Vampire Rule” in Wolford v. Lopez.
Justice Thomas Questions Constitutional Basis of Federal Gun Ban
Justice Clarence Thomas says the federal government’s constitutional problem may extend far beyond marijuana users. His Hemani concurrence invites courts to reconsider whether Congress has the authority to criminalize purely intrastate gun possession under §922(g).