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Federal judge blocks Illinois assault weapons ban

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois — An Illinois District Court Judge in East St. Louis blocked the state’s new “assault weapons” ban. The decision came after Illinois successfully petitioned the court to combine four different lawsuits challenging the new law into a single case. The state claimed since the cases were all arguing against the ban, it would save the state money in litigation fees.

7 Gun-Free Tactics To Defend Your Home

Guns are on their way out. And thank goodness! With guns gone, violence will all but disappear. Still, once in a great while, you might need to defend yourself against a ne’er-do-well. When those ruffians come kicking your door down, you need to be ready. Here are seven great ways to defend your home against an armed burglar when your guns have all been confiscated.

Nebraska becomes the 27th Constitutional Carry State

With Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signing the state’s Constitutional Carry bill into law this coming Tuesday, twenty-seven states will have Constitutional Carry laws, representing 65% of the land in the country and 44% of the population in 2022. If South Carolina passes Constitutional Carry, 67% of the land in the country and 45% of the population will be covered.

Propaganda at play: ‘Guns Are the Leading Cause of Death Among Children’

Second Amendment Roundup: To preserve liberty, not slavery

• Carl Bogus invented the fiction that the purpose of the Second Amendment was slave control.

Governor Ron DeSantis signs Florida constitutional carry bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 543 which strengthens Floridians’ Second Amendment rights by allowing Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a government-issued permit. HB 543 goes into effect on July 1, 2023, making Florida the 26th state to enact Constitutional Carry legislation.

Judge rules against the requirements in California’s Handgun Roster

Judge Dana M. Sabraw issued a preliminary injunction against the chamber loaded indicator (CLI), magazine disconnect mechanism (MDM), and microstamping requirements for California’s Unsafe Handgun Act (UHA), the act under which the state’s handgun roster is overseen.

North Carolina legislature overrides veto and repeals permit requirement for handgun purchase

North Carolina’s state legislature has voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto and repeal the state’s requirement for a resident to obtain a permit from a local sheriff before legally purchasing a handgun.

Biden’s State of The Union spin

As the old saying goes, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Preliminary injunction issued regarding handgun roster

U.S. District Court judge Cormac J. Carney has issued a preliminary injunction against continuing enforcement of the California handgun roster, ruling that the roster is unconstitutional. The court grants Preliminary Injunctions when the trial judge is satisfied that the plaintiff will prevail after the trial. Kudos to the California Rifle and Pistol Association (CRPA) for filing the suit … and for prevailing.

Graham leads Senate GOP effort to codify landmark Supreme Court gun decisions

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and other Republican members of the Judiciary Committee are leading the charge to codify the Supreme Court’s landmark Second Amendment decisions, arguing Democrats are committing a “frontal assault” on the constitutional amendment.

CNN uses misleading data to claim over 100 mass shootings in 2023

CNN used misleading data from the Gun Violence Archive to claim Monday “the U.S. has surpassed 100 mass shootings in 2023.”

Gov. Justice signs bill to strengthen 2nd Amendment protections in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice held a signing ceremony today for Senate Bill 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act. This bill allows law-abiding West Virginians, who already have a concealed carry permit, to carry concealed on the campus of a state institution of higher education beginning July 1, 2024.

Leading firearms expert: The statistics don’t make sense

Contra County Sheriff addressing massive CCW application backlog

In the wake of the Bruen decision last summer, applications for concealed carry permits exploded. Contra Costa County was no exception, as the Sheriff’s office there was besieged by applications, which, unfortunately, were going largely unprocessed.

False statistics fly as California Democrats push for gun control laws that failed already

• The per capita rate of mass shootings was much higher in California than in the rest of the U.S., despite the state having the strictest gun control laws in the country.

Gun Owners of California issues response to the Governor and AG’s press conference on guns

In response to Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta’s announcement of new efforts to advance critical “gun safety” legislation, Gun Owners of California is boldly challenging the direction their policies will take the state of California.

CCW permit issued in San Francisco

Update from SF - the Sheriff has finally approved the very first CCW permit post-Bruen (and the first in years in general). Once the applicant does the training, a permit will issue.

Armed worker stops shooting