Hundreds Attend Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally at Pennsylvania Capital
BY LILY SUN On June 7, hundreds of people gathered in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol for the 2021 Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally, including several dozens…
Judge rules California’s decades-old assault weapon ban violates Second Amendment
By Brie Stimson A federal judge in San Diego on Friday overturned California’s three-decade ban on assault weapons, saying it violates the Second Amendment. “Under no level of heightened scrutiny…
Los Angeles sheriff vows to expand concealed weapons permits amid rampant crime surge
by Jake Dima Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced on Wednesday that his department is set to expand the number of approved concealed weapons permits as the area experiences a…
Armed School Employee Prevents Man From Allegedly Kidnapping Juvenile Utah Girl
BY LORENZ DUCHAMPS An armed school employee at an elementary school in Utah prevented an alleged kidnapping on the school’s playground earlier this week, police said. The incident happened at…
Biden’s ATF nominee says some law-abiding gun owners may commit ‘violent crimes’
By Kerry Picket David Chipman, President Joe Biden’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives nominee, testified Wednesday that a “law-abiding” gun owner can potentially…
Texas House, Senate strike compromise on bill legalizing permitless carry of handguns
BY PATRICK SVITEK The Texas House and Senate have reached a compromise on a bill to allow the permitless carrying of handguns, the top negotiators said Friday, moving it even…
Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ANDREW SELSKY , Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is…
Louisiana House votes to remove need for permit, training to carry a concealed firearm
David Jacobs, Media shut out of DeSantis elections bill signingYou’re fully immunized against COVID-19. So why do you still need to mask? The Louisiana House approved a bill Wednesday that…
Texas Senate Passes Permitless Gun Carry Bill
BY JANITA KAN The Texas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would allow eligible residents 21 years and older to carry a handgun openly or concealed without a permit,…
North Dakota Declared a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary State’
BY JANITA KAN North Dakota has been designated a “Second Amendment sanctuary state” after its governor signed a proclamation reiterating the state’s support for gun rights. The proclamation signed by…
Sen. John Cornyn and Senate GOP Introduce Concealed-Carry Reciprocity Bill
BY TOM OZIMEK A group of Senate Republicans, led by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), have introduced a bill that would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home state…
SCOTUS Taking Up 2nd Amendment Case Could Mean Cuts To Broad Swaths Of Gun Regulation
Nicole Lafond It’s been more than a decade since the Supreme Court decided a major Second Amendment case. But that dry spell ended with Monday’s decision to hear New York…