A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that a 48-day COVID-19-related shutdown of gun stores and shooting ranges in two California counties in the spring of 2020 violated the Second Amendment. The cases are known as McDougall v. Ventura County and Martinez v. Villaneuva. In the McDougall case, […]
Failed CA Gun, Ammo Tax Plan Could Be Re-introduced in Jan., says ABC
A proposed tax on firearms and ammunition in California that failed by four votes to advance in the state Assembly is “set to be re-introduced in January,” according to ABC News, reporting as part of a series called “Rethinking Gun Violence.” The proposed excise tax—10 percent on handguns and 11 percent on long guns, “precursor […]
Gun Groups File Federal Lawsuit over CA Gun Show Restrictions
The Second Amendment Foundation and two California gun rights groups—the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. (CRPA), South Bay Rod and Gun Club, Inc.—have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s new restrictive regulatory scheme covering the sale of firearms and ammunition as it applies to gun show operations in the state. They are joined […]
Increase in Home Defense Shootings Affirms Self-Defense Right
Recent days have seen an uptick in self-defense shootings involving burglaries or home invasions, leading to the inescapable conclusion that gun-buying over the past 15 months is not working out so well for people who break into other peoples’ homes. Down in Orlando, Fla., the police were called to a home in the Lake […]
San Jose Council Vote: Tax Gun Owners for Crimes Others Commit!
The San Jose City Council has unanimously voted to charge an annual “gun owner fee to help cover the cost of gunshot-related police and ambulance response and medical treatment,” according to KNTV News, the local NBC affiliate. The “yet-to-be-determined” fee for gun owners amounts to a tax on the exercise of a constitutional right, and […]
A Tale of Two Politicians and Their Dramatic Differences on Guns
Two stories about two politicians—one a Democrat mayor in California, the other a Republican congressman from Ohio—illustrate the philosophical divide that exists when it comes to firearms ownership, a right protected by the U.S. Constitution and specified by most state constitutions. According to KNTV, the NBC affiliate in California’s Bay area, reported this week that […]
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