SCOTUS declined U.S. v. Hembree, leaving a Fifth Circuit ruling that a meth possession conviction alone cannot support a federal gun ban. Read the original story: DOJ Asked the Supreme Court to Restore a Felon-in-Possession Conviction Built on Simple Drug Possession. The Justices Said No.
A South Glens Falls resident shot a 20-year-old stranger who walked into the home at 4:39 a.m. Troopers charged the intruder with trespass. Read the original story: Hudson Falls Man Walks Into Wrong South Glens Falls Home Before Dawn, Gets Shot in the Leg and Charged With Criminal Trespass
Ordered to Washington for a National Guard deployment, Jakob Noonan now faces a felony charge for carrying a handgun without a D.C. license. His case shows the consequences of a carry-rights patchwork Congress has repeatedly promised to fix.
Demetrio Daga, a 44-year-old Albany resident and father with no prior criminal record, is facing up to 40 years in a New York state penitentiary following his conviction on 15 weapon-related felonies. The charges stem entirely from his possession and home assembly of unserialized firearms and 3D-...
Surviving a violent attack is only the beginning. Trauma can linger long after the danger is gone, and getting the right help can be part of recovery. The post You Survived the Attack. Now Deal With What Comes After appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
Three of the biggest names in the gun rights world just teamed up to take on one of the ugliest features of federal firearms law: the permanent disarmament of people who committed nonviolent crimes and have long since gone straight. If this sounds familiar, it should — this is the second time i...
DOJ formally let the suppressor ruling stand and ATF told dealers in Dallas it will not cite 4473 transfers of cans. Plus Connecticut's Glock ban blocked, California's roster counter-move, and why 1.41 billion trace records matter to your paperwork.
Joseph Johnson’s 2015 marijuana-cultivation conviction left him barred from possessing firearms or ammunition. NRA, FPC and SAF are asking the Supreme Court to hear his challenge, arguing that Founding-era history does not support permanently disarming peaceable Americans.
New Jersey upheld a firearm purchaser identification card denial based partly on offensive online posts. SAF argues protected speech cannot become grounds for denying Second Amendment rights.
Eight senators want DOJ to investigate ATF’s 1.4 billion out-of-business firearm records and order the destruction of those held unlawfully. AmmoLand believes the entire collection should go.