Over the weekend, CNN reported on gun control laws passed so far in 2022, adding this reference, “There is a direct correlation in states with weaker gun laws and higher rates of gun deaths, including homicides, suicides and accidental killings, according to a January study published by Everytown for Gun Safety, a non-profit focused on gun violence […]
Special Note from Lee Williams, SAF Investigative Journalism Project
The Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project broke four national stories last month and we’re pretty proud of that. On July 1 we revealed that UPS was cancelling gun dealers’ accounts and destroying packages in transit. The story prompted two follow-up stories. On July 5 we named the five anti-gun Senators who were behind UPS’ […]
Dem Majority Pushes Through Semi-Auto Ban; Senate Loss Awaits
On a 217-213 vote that saw five Democrats jump ship in opposition, and two Republicans crossing the aisle to support it, the U.S. House on Friday passed H.R. 1808, which bans the future sale and manufacture of so-called “assault weapons.” But it may wind up being a symbolic election year gesture, designed to show voters […]
17-State AGs Join Lawsuit Over ATF Rulemaking Against Gun Builds
A coalition of 17 state attorneys general has joined a federal lawsuit challenging Biden administration rules that allegedly violate the Second Amendment by regulating unfinished, non-functional firearm components the same as finished firearms. The legal action was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. The case is known as Morehouse […]
Months After Court Loss, Edmonds Repeals Gun Law; What About Seattle?
Three months after losing unanimously before Washington State’s liberal Supreme Court in its challenge to state gun law preemption, the City of Edmonds has repealed its “safe storage” ordinance, but that still leaves nearby Seattle with a similar regulation on the books, which the high court’s decision effectively nullified. Seattle adopted its ordinance about the […]
Fireworks Over Firearms in House Oversight Committee Hearing
The clear division between Republicans and Democrats on the issue of gun control became dramatically evident during a Wednesday hearing by the House Oversight Committee on the sale of semiautomatic rifles—so-called “assault weapons” which is a term the Associated Press recently advised against using in reports about semi-auto firearms. The hearing, chaired by Rep. […]
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