Judge keeps California gun fight alive

• State imposed registration demand, but failed to provide system that worked

Virginia Beach employee works to abolish city’s gun-free zone policy

A Virginia Beach employee is circulating a petition to abolish the city’s policy barring personnel from bringing guns into work if they are properly permitted.

Court told ‘high-capacity’ mags around before Colorado existed

• Lawsuit challenges ban on ordinary weapons

Commerce City becomes Second Amendment sanctuary city

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (CBS4) — Two months after Gov. Jared Polis signed the state’s “red flag” gun bill into law, another Colorado community has declared itself a Second Amendment sanctuary city. Five members on the Commerce City Council voted for the resolution Tuesday night, two voted against and two abstained from the vote.

Court: Cops can’t stop and frisk armed citizens

• ‘Government may not target and seize specific individuals without any particular suspicion’

Federal judge orders permanent injunction against Riverside County over unconstitutional ‘CCW’ carry license policy

LOS ANGELES — Today, plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed last fall announced that Senior United States District Judge Dean D. Pregerson entered an order permanently enjoining Riverside County, California from having a policy and practice of preventing legal U.S. residents from exercising their right to apply for a carry license in Van Nieuwenhuyzen, et al. v. Riverside, CA Sheriff Stanley Sniff, et al. A copy of the court filings can be viewed at www.firearmspolicy.org/legal.

Brief of California Rifle & Pistol Association, Incorporated and Gun Owners of California, Inc. as Amici Curiae in support of petitioners

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Brief Amicus Curiae of Gun Owners of America, Inc., Gun Owners Foundation, The Heller Foundation, Tennessee Firearms Association, Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Restoring Liberty Action Committee in Support of Petitioners

Schools that allow teachers to carry guns are extremely safe

After the Columbine school shooting 20 years ago, one of the more significant changes in how we protect students has been the advance of legislation that allows teachers to carry guns at schools.

Four Rhode Island towns declare 2nd Amendment Sanctuary

Four Rhode Island towns have declared themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries in the last two weeks.

Florida governor signs bill allowing armed teachers for classroom defense

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Wednesday that will allow teachers to be armed for classroom defense.

Gun control takes ‘3 hard punches’

• Second Amendment Foundation: Restrictions ‘should be down for the count’

Cases where concealed handgun permit holders have stopped mass public shootings and other mass attacks

• This is a revised, updated version of a post originally written on April 21, 2015.

Stringent California gun controls failed to stop synagogue attack

California has every gun law the Democrats are pushing on the federal level but none of it prevented 19-year-old John Earnest from allegedly opening fire in Congregation Chabad in Poway.

Donald Trump to NRA: Concealed carry can thwart heinous attacks

President Trump referenced the November 13, 2015, Paris attack, where armed terrorists shot and killed 130 unarmed concert goers and revelers.

5 critical mistakes made by defensive gun owners

Working in the field of personal defense, I make an effort to keep informed about defensive techniques, equipment and training. The most-obvious thing I see is that there is a lot of good gear and ideas out there. However, it is also obvious that there are some folks who, though they seem well-meaning, come up with some faulty information and ideas. It is important for us not to be too critical of this sort of thing. After all, we went through the learning process to develop our defensive skills and training, too. With that in mind, here are a few defensive mistakes that occur from time to time.

How America’s gun culture cultivates civic virtue

From the colonists winning independence from Great Britain to African-Americans vindicating their civil rights, the role of the gun is inseparable from American identity.

Study: ‘Assault weapon’ and magazine bans do not lower homicide rates

A study on state-level gun control laws in the U.S. shows that bans on “high-capacity” magazines and “assault weapons” do not lower homicide rates.

Judge blocks California’s ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds

A federal judge in California on Friday ruled against the Golden State’s ban on gun magazines that are able to hold more than 10 rounds.

U.S. District Court strikes down New York’s ban on TASERs and stun guns

New York, being opposed to citizens having the ability to adequately defend themselves, either within our outside their homes, has had a longtime ban on the possession of electronic dart (TASER) and stun guns. Owning one is a misdemeanor and displaying or threatening to use one is a felony.