The Illinois House of Representatives early Friday morning passed a bill banning so-called “assault weapons” which would prohibit the manufacture, sale or possession of such firearms. A report at WLS, the ABC affiliate in Chicago, mischaracterized the targeted firearms as “high-powered weapons” and “large-capacity” magazines. Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker was on the House floor for […]
‘Major Texas GOP Donors,’ Actor McConaughey Favor Some Gun Restrictions
UPDATED – Seventy-eight years after thousands of Americans landed on the beaches at Normandy, or parachuted in darkness behind enemy lines to defend their country and its constitution, the Texas Tribune is reporting how some “self-declared gun enthusiasts” in Texas are “supporting congressional action to increase gun restrictions in response to the mass shooting in […]
SAF Attorney Contacts 9th Circuit RE: Impact of Cal. Ruling on WA Case
The attorney representing the Second Amendment Foundation in a federal court challenge to a Washington State ban on the sale of semiautomatic rifles to young adults has written to the Clerk of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, bringing to the court’s attention the similarity between that case and California’s identical ban, which was […]
Ninth Circuit Panel Nullifies CA Ban on Semi-Autos for Young Adults
A three-judge panel for the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday struck down a California prohibition on sales of semiautomatic rifles to young adults in the 18-20-year-old range, remanding the case back to the district court for further proceedings in a win for gun rights groups. However, in the past, the liberal Ninth […]
GOP Sen. Graham Defends Ownership of Semi-Auto
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says he would “welcome that debate” if ownership of so-called “assault weapons” were brought to the Senate floor, because he owns such a firearm and would use it to protect his home and neighborhood in the event of a natural disaster. Graham took some heat from his recent […]
Swalwell Declares War on MSR Owners, Suggests Jail for Non-Compliance
California Rep. Eric Swalwell, having joined a growing flock of Democrat presidential hopefuls, is attempting to set himself apart from the herd by declaring war on gun owners, specifically those who have semiautomatic modern sporting rifles (MSRs), with a plan that would require them to turn their guns in for money or face […]
