A federal judge in North Carolina will allow plaintiffs in a case challenging a suspension of pistol purchase permit applications last year to move ahead in pursuit of damage claims and associated claims for declaratory relief and attorney’s fees, according to the Second Amendment Foundation. The case involved a county sheriff’s decision to suspend accepting […]
Preemption Battle in Big Sky Country as Gun Owners Fight Big $$ Opponents
Montana gun owners are facing a tough fight to protect and strengthen that state’s preemption statute as big-money gun prohibition lobbying groups are pitching in to prevent passage of a legislative referendum that would fix loopholes in the law and prevent local governments from adopting their own restrictive gun control ordinances. Known as LR-130, the […]
Surging Gun Sales Show Realization, We’re Responsible for Own Safety
From one end of the country to the other, gun sales are surging—initially because of the COVID-19 pandemic panic and over the past several days in response to civil unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis—and it suggests people finally understand they are responsible for their own safety. According to TMZ, riots and […]
Does Special Montana Election Hinge on Gun Rights?
When Montana voters head to the polls this Thursday to fill the state’s single seat in the U.S. House of Representatives left vacant by Ryan Zinke, will their decision hinge on which candidate – a former country singer Democrat or a tech industry Republican – has a better chance of defending their gun rights? Montanans […]