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Federal judge blocks Delaware ban on self-built firearm possession, home manufacturing
WILMINGTON, DE — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that United States District Judge Maryellen Noreika issued an order enjoining Delaware’s bans on self-manufacturing and possession of home-built firearms in its Rigby v. Jennings lawsuit. The opinion and order can be viewed at FPCLaw.org.
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Namesake of landmark Supreme Court case scores another Second Amendment win in DC
A Washington, D.C. regulatory limit on how much ammunition a concealed carry handgun permit holder can carry was removed after a local resident filed a lawsuit in federal court this summer.
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Concealed-carry hero takes out shooter who seriously wounded him, killed two at party
- ‘If I didn’t have my gun, everyone in the house would have died’
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Judge rules that the ATF overstepped its authority
United States District Judge Reed O’Connor has ruled that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) overstepped the boundaries established by Congress in changing the 1978 definition of “frame or receiver.”
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Federal judge issues temporary restraining order, blocking Boulder County’s ban of some semi-automatic weapons
- The judge’s action marks the latest victory for Rocky Mountain Gun Owners in its fight against gun restrictions across Colorado
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Two big victories in Sacramento
In the wee hours last night, as the two-year legislative session was coming to a close in Sacramento, CRPA’s legislative team helped bring home two critical victories. SB 918, a bill that would have made it virtually impossible to carry a gun outside your home, and AB 1227, a bill to add 10-11% taxes to all new gun purchases, were defeated.
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Judge blasts New York gun laws
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Texas judge rules that all adults, including 18-year-olds, have the right to open-carry a handgun
A Texas judge has struck down a recent state law that prohibits adult civilians between the ages of 18 and 20 from carrying a handgun, claiming that such a law is unconstitutional.
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Mother jumps out of shower, grabs gun, shoots alleged intruder to save her children
A Milwaukee mother jumped out of the shower after hearing her children scream, grabbed a gun, and shot and killed an alleged intruder Monday morning.
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We will never back down in our defense of the 2nd Amendment
A number of politicians and their lobbying partners in the media have recently sought to disparage Smith & Wesson. Some have had the audacity to suggest that after they have vilified, undermined and defunded law enforcement for years, supported prosecutors who refuse to hold criminals accountable for their actions, overseen the decay of our country’s mental health infrastructure, and generally promoted a culture of lawlessness, Smith & Wesson and other firearm manufacturers are somehow responsible for the crime wave that has predictably resulted from these destructive policies. But they are the ones to blame for the surge in violence and lawlessness, and they seek to avoid any responsibility for the crisis of violence they have created by attempting to shift the blame to Smith & Wesson, other firearm manufacturers and law-abiding gun owners.
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How the FBI undercounts armed citizen responders to mass killers — and media play along
The shooting that killed three people and injured another at a Greenwood, Indiana, mall on July 17 drew broad national attention because of how it ended — when 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, carrying a licensed handgun, fatally shot the attacker.
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Ten times a good guy with a gun saved lives
Last weekend, a law-abiding citizen with a gun quickly ended a mass shooting in progress at an Indiana mall as soon as the gunman began firing. Less than three weeks after the state’s constitutional carry law took effect, the armed bystander, identified as 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken, delivered the kill shot that stopped the active shooter who is accused of murdering three victims and wounding two others, including a little girl who suffered minor injuries.
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Fact Check: Gun Owners of America spokeswoman claims ‘94 percent of mass shootings occur in gun-free zones’
CLAIM: During Wednesday’s congressional testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Gun Owners of America’s (GOA) Antonia Okafor said, “94 percent of mass shootings occur in gun-free zones.”
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Colorado U.S. District Court issues TRO against magazine and gun ban
- Ruling against town of Superior’s law is the first post-Bruen decision on arms bans
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Citizen calls the police on an ATF agent
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Upland attorney sues California attorney general over concealed weapon database leak
- In June, CA Department of Justice exposed personal information of people who applied for a permit to carry a concealed weapon
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‘Good Samaritan’ with gun stopped Indiana mall shooter ‘as soon as he began’
In another Democrat narrative-debunking situation, a law-abiding citizen carrying a firearm stopped a shooting in progress at a mall food court in Indiana over the weekend — and is likely to be ignored by most within the mainstream media despite overwhelming praise from leaders in the community.
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Gun rights groups sue to block new California law banning the marketing of firearms to minors
LOS ANGELES — Gun rights groups Friday filed suit in Los Angeles seeking to block the further implementation of a new law banning the marketing of guns to minors by manufacturers and others in the firearms industry.
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With restrictions lifted, Sheriff Villanueva says gun permits will rise in L.A. County
People in Los Angeles County are no longer required to explain why they need to be armed when applying for permits to carry guns in public, Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Wednesday.
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U.S. Supreme Court supports New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term 20-843 2nd Cir. Nov 3, 2021 Jun 23, 2022 6-3 Thomas OT 2021