SAF Lawsuit Targets Contra Costa County Ban on Red Dots, Weapon Lights and 1911 Pistols
SAF says Contra Costa County residents are barred from carry setups that out-of-county California permit holders can legally carry through the county.
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Feds Lost Young Adult Handgun Ban Case – Now Gun Groups Want the Full Win
Gun-rights groups already won the constitutional fight over the federal handgun ban for young adults. Now they want the Fifth Circuit to stop the government from limiting that victory to only a fraction of their members.
ATF Set To Issue New Guidance Gun Possession By Marijuana Users Soon
Following the Supreme Court's Hemani decision, the ATF says it is reviewing the ruling and will soon issue updated guidance on firearm ownership and marijuana use. The post ATF Set To Issue New Guidance Gun Possession By Marijuana Users Soon appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
SAF, FPC Look to Expand Court Ruling That Overturned Gun Ban for Young Adults
SCOTUS Rules the Feds Can't Disarm You Just for Smoking Weed
The Supreme Court handed down its decision in United States v. Hemani this week, and the headline writes itself: Marijuana users can own guns. The Court ruled that the government can't prosecute Ali Danial Hemani under the federal law that bars drug users from possessing firearms, at le...
Florida Appeals Court Restores Concealed Carry Rights For Young Adults Under 21
A Florida appeals court ruled that 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds cannot be barred from carrying concealed firearms, finding that young adults enjoy the same Second Amendment protections as other adults. The post Florida Appeals Court Restores Concealed Carry Rights For Young Adults Under 21 appeared...
SAF Sues the Only County in America That Bans Red Dots, Lights and 1911s for Permit Holders
MARTINEZ, CALIF. — The Second Amendment Foundation has sued Contra Costa County over carry restrictions that, by the group’s account, exist nowhere else in the country. The federal complaint, filed June 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, challenges Sher...
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).
“I Did What I Had To Do To Protect My Children”: Mother Shoots Career Criminal Forcing His Way into Home
A young Palm Coast mother, Courtney Price, acted entirely within her legal rights under Florida's Stand Your Ground statute when she shot an aggressive, repeat offender who forced his way into her residence. The suspect, 33-year-old Michael McDonald, breached the Big Bear Lane home on Sunday, Jun...