DOJ Withholds Rights Restoration Records Citing Privacy Concerns

The Justice Department says records tied to firearm rights restoration decisions must remain hidden for privacy reasons. But if ordinary citizens are expected to petition for relief, they deserve to know what standards DOJ is actually using.

By David Codrea

One Old Misdemeanor, a Lifetime Gun Ban, and the Iowa Ruling That Just Ended It

DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa Supreme Court has thrown out a felony conviction built on a lifetime firearm ban, ruling that the indefinite prohibition could not survive the strict scrutiny that Iowa voters wrote into the state constitution in 2022. In a 5-2 decision filed June 26, the court reverse...

By Luke McCoy

Justice Department Gives California Six Days to Drop Glock Ban or Face Federal Suit

WASHINGTON, DC — The Justice Department put California on notice this week: drop the Glock ban or get sued. On June 24, Harmeet Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, sent Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta a formal notice of suit. She gave the stat...

By Luke McCoy

Karl-Gerät Mortar: Germany’s Tracked Giant

In the mid-1930s, Adolph Hitler cast his eye towards France and dreamed of revenge for the outcome of World War One. Standing in his way was the French Maginot Line, a collection of massive concrete strongpoints, casemates, armored turrets, and observation posts. Among the barbed wire, mine field...

By Tom Laemlein
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