News agencies in Pennsylvania are reporting on the arrest of four Philadelphia men in connection with the alleged “illegal carrying, buying and selling” of so-called “ghost guns, firearms produced from kits with no serial numbers or transfers involving background checks. Recently, according to Al Dia News, Congressmen Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) “unveiled […]
SAF, Partners Get Busy in Court; Are They ‘Extremist’ Groups?
Mother Jones just published an article about the troubles plaguing the National Rifle Association in which it suggested several other, far more “extreme” organizations might move in to fill any void, and among those radical outfits it listed the Second Amendment Foundation. That’s the group currently blazing a legal trail through a maze of offensive […]
Gun Sales Spike Continues; Anti-Gunners Lament Increased Ownership
Handguns, rifles and shotguns are “flying off the shelves” with the primary focus on self-defense, and “nearly 26 million background checks were run through the FBI’s national instant check system through August,” the Washington Times is reporting. That number will no doubt climb when the September NICS check data is released, possibly eclipsing the record […]
Bloomberg’s Gun Control Lobby to Spend $1M in Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety political arm will spend “at least $1 million to help Democrats try to gain control of the Pennsylvania legislature in the November elections.” It’s part of a nationwide effort to flip state legislatures to Democrats in an effort to press the […]
Gun Fight: ‘Essential’ or ‘Non-Essential’ at Issue
Are retail firearms stores an “essential” or “non-essential” business? That’s the question at the heart of a battle currently being waged in New Jersey and promising to spread to several other states, and the fight revolves around the individual right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment. A federal lawsuit filed by […]
SAF Reveals Possible Legal Actions vs. WA, MA ‘Among Others’
The Second Amendment Foundation, which filed a federal lawsuit against New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy earlier in the week alleging depravation of rights under color of law indicated in a news release late Tuesday it is also “working on lawsuits against Washington, Massachusetts and jurisdictions in California and North Carolina, among others.” According to SAF […]