Editor’s Note: In the aftermath of two significant Supreme Court Second Amendment rulings, and the announcement that the court will take up the constitutionality of bans on modern semiautomatic rifles this fall, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following statement on why American gun owners have much to […]
How Media Gets It Wrong About Recent Second Amendment Rulings
By Dave Workman ANALYSIS – In the 24 hours following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wolford v. Lopez—striking down Hawaii’s unconstitutional ban on licensed concealed carry on private property open to the public—many media reports incorrectly declared the 6-3 decision to be a “new expansion of the Second Amendment.” That’s how a headline at Slate described the high […]
DOJ Hits Virginia with Lawsuit to Stop Semi-Auto Ban
By Dave Workman Fresh on the heels of the Virginia House of Delegates’ decision to push back the effective date of the Commonwealth’s ban on so-called “assault firearms,” the Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to block the law from ever taking effect. The lawsuit targets SB749, alleging that it “infringes […]
Supreme Court will Hear 2 ‘Assault Weapons Ban’ Cases This Fall
By Dave Workman The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two combined cases this fall which could become the gun rights battle of the decade, and finally determine whether modern semiautomatic rifles including the AR-15 and its clones are protected by the Second Amendment. Both cases were brought by the Second Amendment Foundation, which […]
SCOTUS Strikes Down Hawaii’s CCW Ban on Private Property Open to Public
By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief On a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Hawaii’s restrictive concealed carry statute requiring people with carry permits to first get permission from businesses before they enter their premises—referred to as the “default rule” or “Vampire rule” in a case known as Wolford v. Lopez. The Los Angeles […]
Dhillon Threatens to Sue California over Glock Ban
By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon on Wednesday advised California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta that the government will sue the state and its Department of Justice if a new section of the state penal code, which bans the sale of Glock pistols and similar handguns, takes effect as […]
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