A licensed concealed carrier reportedly stopped a knife-wielding man who charged through a crowded Cerritos restaurant. The defensive gun use exposes the dangerous failure of California’s unconstitutional SB2 “sensitive place” restrictions.
The full Fifth Circuit has vacated a ruling upholding Curtis Squire’s felon-in-possession conviction. The rehearing could test whether a gun’s past movement across state lines gives Washington permanent authority over local firearm possession.
An alleged robber reportedly threatened to kill a Tulsa County homeowner and followed him inside. A baseball bat failed to stop the attack. One gunshot did.
Gun-control activists and hostile state officials are regrouping after major Second Amendment defeats in Hawaii and New Jersey. The reactions to Wolford and Cheeseman show that the anti-gun lobby will keep fighting even after its restrictions are ruled unconstitutional.
Congressional researchers say the Supreme Court’s Hemani decision may reach beyond the marijuana gun ban and prompt lawmakers to examine other federal prohibited-person laws.
The Justice Department has moved to abandon its appeal defending the federal post office gun ban, leaving a permanent injunction protecting present and future SAF and FPC members at ordinary post offices.
An en banc Third Circuit ruling invalidates New Jersey’s ban on semiautomatic rifles and magazines holding more than ten rounds. The decision creates the federal appellate split the Supreme Court will confront in Viramontes and Grant.
A coalition of gun-rights organizations is urging the Sixth Circuit to strike down NFA registration requirements for short-barreled rifles. The post Gun-Right Groups Collaborate On Amicus Brief In Case Challenging SBR Restrictions appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
The House passed H.R. 1181 by 221–201, advancing a federal ban on firearm-specific merchant category codes. The bill would shut down MCC 5723 and override state gun-store tracking mandates.
School officials searched 18-year-old Jack Harrington’s truck after learning he lawfully owned a handgun. They found nothing. SAF says gun ownership cannot erase Fourth Amendment protections.