9th Circuit ruling may help bring SCOTUS review on right to bear arms
By Dave Workman - February 13 2014 05:27 PM - Comments Off on 9th Circuit ruling may help bring SCOTUS review on right to bear arms - Breaking News
By Dave Workman | Senior Editor
A significant ruling by a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel in California striking down a requirement by San Diego County that concealed carry permit ...
Amicus brief from Capitol Hill supporting SAF’s newest SCOTUS Second Amendment case signed by 34 members
By TheGunMag - February 13 2014 01:59 PM - Comments Off on Amicus brief from Capitol Hill supporting SAF’s newest SCOTUS Second Amendment case signed by 34 members - Breaking News
Thirty-four members of Congress including Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran have signed onto an amicus curiae brief in the Second Amendment Foundation’s case of Drake v. Jerejian, which asks the U.S. ...
‘Progressive’ group pushes gun control agenda with a guide
By Dave Workman - February 5 2014 04:24 PM - Comments Off on ‘Progressive’ group pushes gun control agenda with a guide - Breaking News
by Dave Workman | Senior Editor
A political playbook for “progressive” candidates published in 2012 now has an addendum devoted entirely to gun control with advice on how to deliver a ...
White House issues NICS mental health exec orders
By TheGunMag - February 3 2014 05:24 PM - Comments Off on White House issues NICS mental health exec orders - Gun Mag Reports
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
While President Obama is vacationing in Hawaii, the White House inched forward again on Jan. 3 with two additional executive actions aimed at boosting ...
WA background check battle leaves antis long on emotion, short on facts
By Dave Workman - January 30 2014 04:26 PM - Comments Off on WA background check battle leaves antis long on emotion, short on facts - Breaking News
By Dave Workman | Senior Editor
Two days of emotion-laden hearings before Washington State House and Senate committees regarding an anti-gun initiative revealed that proponents of the 18-page gun control measure, ...
Gun issue ad war heating up as both sides plan for elections
By TheGunMag - January 30 2014 02:49 PM - Comments Off on Gun issue ad war heating up as both sides plan for elections - Media Watch
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
According to a Dec. 16, 2013 article in the marketing trade magazine Ad Age, gun-control groups are heavy on spending but light on return ...
Legislative Summary – February 2014
By TheGunMag - January 30 2014 02:33 PM - Comments Off on Legislative Summary – February 2014 - Grassroots Alerts
by Tanya Metaksa
Federal
After both the US House of Representatives and US Senate voted to reauthorize, but not expand the Undetectable Firearms Act, H.R.
3826, by voice votes, President Obama signed the ...
Junk science and the push for constraints on gun rights
By TheGunMag - January 30 2014 02:07 PM - Comments Off on Junk science and the push for constraints on gun rights - Hindsight
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
For years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention helped underwrite and push research that would support passage of more gun control laws. Much ...
Court upholds some of ‘SAFE’ Act, but rules against 7-round limit
By TheGunMag - January 30 2014 01:55 PM - Comments Off on Court upholds some of ‘SAFE’ Act, but rules against 7-round limit - Gun Mag Reports
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
Gun owners, sheriffs, county legislatures and other public officials have been calling for repeal of New York’s Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act ...
SAF Thanks Gun Companies For Support in Microstamping Case
By TheGunMag - January 30 2014 01:33 PM - Comments Off on SAF Thanks Gun Companies For Support in Microstamping Case - Breaking News
The Second Amendment Foundation is expressing heartfelt gratitude today to three major firearms companies – Ruger, Smith & Wesson and Glock – for their supporting documents in the on-going case ...
LEGISLATURES SWING INTO ACTION; WA BILL WOULD REMOVE GUN SALES TAX
By Dave Workman - January 22 2014 04:54 PM - Comments Off on LEGISLATURES SWING INTO ACTION; WA BILL WOULD REMOVE GUN SALES TAX - Breaking News
By Dave Workman | Senior Editor
State legislatures are now in full swing, and among the various bills that have already been introduced are a couple of pro-gun measures in Washington ...
‘Coordinated attacks’ by global anti-gunners gain sweeping victories at America’s doorstep
By TheGunMag - January 21 2014 01:54 PM - Comments Off on ‘Coordinated attacks’ by global anti-gunners gain sweeping victories at America’s doorstep - Gun Mag Reports
by Art Merrill | TGM Correspondent
Meeting fierce opposition on frontal assaults against America’s strong pro-rights defenses, anti-gun forces have successfully penetrated the US back door of Latin American countries, where ...
Supreme Court Asked to Consider SAF Right to Carry Case
By TheGunMag - January 9 2014 04:43 PM - Comments Off on Supreme Court Asked to Consider SAF Right to Carry Case - Breaking News
The Second Amendment Foundation and Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the appeal in the challenge to New Jersey’s unconstitutional ...