Almost immediately after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday banning the sale or possession of semiautomatic firearms—so-called “assault weapons”—Second Amendment advocates promised to quickly challenge the new law in federal court. According to Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), his group is already raising funds to fight the legal […]
23 Dem. AGs File Brief Supporting Ban on Guns Without Serial Numbers
A coalition of 23 Attorneys General representing 21 states, the District of Columbia and the Northern Mariana Islands filed an amicus brief supporting a federal ban on the possession of firearms from which serial numbers have been removed. This is in response to a Federal District Court judge’s ruling earlier this year that a law […]
Circuit Judge Puts OR Measure 114 on Hold, Sets Dec. 13 Hearing
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Wednesday was looking to the state Supreme Court for help after a Circuit Court judge in Harney County granted a temporary restraining order against implementation of Measure 114, the restrictive gun control initiative that narrowly passed Nov. 8, according to KATU News. Judge Robert Raschio ruled in favor of plaintiffs […]
Oregonians Rush to Gun Shops; State AG Asks Court Delay on Permits
Fox News is reporting that Oregon residents are “flocking to gun stores” as the Dec. 8 enactment of Measure 114 looms, and State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has asked the court to delay implementation of the purchase permit requirement for a month. At least four federal lawsuits have been filed against Measure 114 including two […]
Third Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Oregon Measure 114
As promised days ago, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has entered the legal fray in Oregon, filing a federal lawsuit supported by the National Rifle Association in U.S. District Court in Portland against Measure 114, the gun control initiative narrowly approved by voters last month. NSSF is joined by Mazama Sporting Goods, the Oregon State […]
North Carolina Sheriff Sued over Delayed CCW, Purchase Permits
A federal lawsuit has been filed against a sheriff in North Carolina, alleging he has intentionally delayed issuing concealed carry permits and gun purchasing permits, and it is not the first go-round for the sheriff or the plaintiffs. Grassroots North Carolina (GRNC) and Gun Owners of America, along with three private citizens, filed their complaint […]
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