By Lee Williams SAF Investigative Journalism Project The U.S. Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section describes itself merely as one of several sections working within the Civil Rights Division. In truth, they are much more than that. The Special Litigation Section was created to protect people in several areas, including those in jails or prisons, individuals […]
Gun Rights Groups Challenge Colorado Gun Excise Tax
Fresh on the heels of federal legislation to prohibit excise taxes on guns and ammunition, a coalition of national and local gun rights organizations has filed a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s Proposition KK, which establishes an excise tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition, alleging in their complaint this constitutes an unconstitutional tax on […]
Bill Would Prevent State Excise Taxes on Firearms, Ammunition
Legislation which would prevent state governments from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition has been introduced in Congress, with versions in both the House and Senate. The House version of the “Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act” is known as H.R. 2442, while the Senate version is S. 1169. The House version is sponsored […]
DOJ Investigating L.A. County Sheriffs Dept. for Slow CCW Processing
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has launched a Justice Department investigation into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department “to determine whether it is engaging in a pattern or practice of depriving ordinary, law-abiding Californians of their Second Amendment rights.” In a Thursday press release, the DOJ explained this investigation is “part of a broader review […]
R.I. Gun Owners Jam Hearing on New Gun Control Legislation
Legislation which would ban so-called “assault weapons” in Rhode Island drew hundreds of angry citizens to the State House in Providence, where Second Amendment activists outnumbered gun ban supporters by a wide margin. The Rhode Island Current is reporting that “nearly 2,000 people” showed up for a hearing on House Bill No. 5436, which […]
VA Gov. Youngkin Vetoes Dem Gun Control Bills
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has applied his veto pen to several gun control bills, once again nixing attempts by Democrats to penalize law-abiding citizens and open up avenues for harassment lawsuits against the firearms industry in the Old Dominion. The Washington Post is reporting that Youngkin has rolled up “the biggest number of vetoes of […]
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