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 […]
Washington Heat: 57K More Carry Licenses in 2022
A year-end report from the Washington State Department of Licensing reveals the state added more than 57,000 active concealed pistol licenses to its already swelling numbers in 2022, ending the year with just over 696,000 CPLs in circulation, according to TheGunMag.com. It was an interesting number, falling short of what had appeared in early December […]
Legislation and Litigation Will Remain Challenging in ‘23
As the tumultuous 12 months of 2022 come to an end, Second Amendment activists and advocacy groups can count on more of the same heading in 2023, with Congress convening within days and state legislatures opening up right behind Capitol Hill. The courts will continue to be a battleground for restoring the Second Amendment to […]
WA Sheriff’s Acquittal a Blow to Attorney General, Say Critics
The acquittal by a jury of Pierce County, WA Sheriff Ed Troyer of two gross misdemeanor charges stemming from an incident in 2021 in which he was allegedly threatened by a newspaper delivery was really a blow to the office of state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, say critics of the prosecution. It was Ferguson’s office […]
CA Appeals Court Denies Bonta Request to Enjoin Gun Owner Privacy Case
A California appeals court panel has denied a request from state Attorney General Rob Bonta for an immediate stay of an injunction granted in a case challenging AB 173, which allows the state Department of Justice to share information about firearms owners with private researchers, according to the Second Amendment Foundation. SAF is a plaintiff […]
Bill of Rights Day: Biden Ignores 2A, Rights Groups Focus on RKBA
Thursday is Bill of Rights Day in the United States, and while Joe Biden ignored a major tenet of the BOR in his White House proclamation, ironically after calling for a ban on semiautomatic rifles, two gun rights organizations came out swinging in their focus on the right to keep and bear arms. The Washington […]
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