New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who presided over a nationwide gun control effort in 2019 following a terror attack in Christchurch, announced Thursday she is resigning from office between now and Feb. 7, according to several published reports, including CNN. She was first elected in 2017 at the age of 37. At the time […]
Heavy Opposition to WA House Gun Control Measures
Opponents of three House bills in Washington State—to repeal state preemption, ban so-called “assault rifles” and require training and permits to purchase firearms—vastly outnumbered supporters of each measure during public hearings at the state capitol in Olympia, although the number of people speaking on both sides of the issue was balanced by time limits. According […]
SAF Files Federal Challenge to Illinois Semi-Auto Ban
One week after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation banning the future sale, import, manufacture and import of so-called “assault weapons” and “high capacity magazines” in the Prairie State, the Second Amendment Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the statute. Joining SAF in this legal action are the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), Firearms […]
OR Atty. General Asks State Supremes to Unblock Measure 114
The Oregon State Attorney General’s office has asked the state Supreme Court to remove a block on the implementation of gun control Measure 114, imposed by Harney County Circuit Judge Robert S. Raschio, according to the Salem Statesman-Journal. It has been more than two months after the measure barely was approved by voters, but lawsuits—four […]
SCOTUS Justices Warn NY Carry Restrictions Raise ‘Serious’ Questions
Supreme Court Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have warned that New York State’s restrictive new concealed carry law raises “serious” constitutional questions and “presents novel and serious questions under both the First and the Second Amendments,” according to the Washington Examiner. Their remarks were reportedly contained in a letter attached to the high […]
Hearing Monday on Virginia Gun Control Measure
The Virginia Citizens Defense League has sent out a statewide alert to its members and Second Amendment activists about a Virginia Senate bill that penalizes people who leave a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless the vehicle is locked and the gun is in a locked container or compartment. VCDL issued the alert to its […]