A federal judge in California has handed gun rights groups a major victory by granting summary judgment to three private citizens in a lawsuit challenging a statute in that state’s Penal Code which permanently denies gun rights to people who have had felony convictions vacated, set aside or dismissed, and their rights to possess firearms fully restored. […]
Editorial Says WA Gun Control Bill ‘Uses Public Safety as Smoke Screen’
An editorial in the normally pro-gun-control Seattle Times says a gun control measure aimed at licensed firearms retailers “pushes gun control to a level of punishment for legitimate businesses.” Singling out House Bill 2118 from among three measures still in play, the Times editorial board recognizes the restrictive nature of the legislation. “Some lawmakers may […]
SAF Win: 9th Circuit Panel Declines Cal. En Banc Request in Jr. Sports Magazine Case
The Second Amendment Foundation is cheering the decision by a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel to deny the State of California an en banc hearing in a case known as Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. v. Bonta, in which the state tried to prohibit firearm advertising which it claims, “reasonably appears to be attractive to […]
REPORT: ATF Developing Rule that Could Ban Private Gun Sales
The Daily Caller is reporting that the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is developing a new rule “that could effectively ban the sale of firearms between private individuals.” The report points to a Jan. 31 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) records request filed by Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research (EMPOWR) to […]
SAF Secures TRO, Prelim. Injunction in NY Public Housing Gun Ban Case
A federal judge in New York has granted a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a challenge of a public housing authority gun ban in Cortland, N.Y. The case is known as Hunter v. Cortland Housing Authority. U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby handed down the […]
Strategic Court Victory for Young Adults in PA Gun Carry Case
A pair of gun rights organizations have scored an important court victory in Pennsylvania with a 2-1 ruling by a Third Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversing and remanding a lower court, dismissing a state prohibition on open carry of firearms by young adults ages18-20 during a declared emergency. The state actually has changed the […]
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