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Foster parents, home-based daycare operators cannot be denied their Second Amendment rights, FPC brief argues

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) have filed an important brief with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Miller v. Smith, urging the Court to reverse a misguided decision of the trial court that upheld Illinois law and regulations that bans firearm possession in child care facilities, including home day care facilities and foster family homes, and prevents an Illinois couple from exercising their fundamental right to keep and bear arms in their home. The brief, authored by FPCAF director of constitutional studies and Second Amendment scholar Joseph Greenlee, can be found at FPCLaw.org.

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Student sues school officials in FPC-backed lawsuit to protect pro-Second Amendment speech

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced a new FPC-supported federal lawsuit against the superintendent of Durand (Michigan) Area Schools, the principal of Robert Kerr Elementary School, and a Robert Kerr school staff member for violating a third-grader’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights when they prevented her from for wearing a hat bearing the text “Come and Take It” as well as an image of an AR_15 rifle to the school’s “hat day.” The complaint for C.S. v. McCrumb can be found at FPCLaw.org.

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C.S. v. McCrumb: FPC 2A Lawsuit Challenging Public School Ban on 2A-Related Hats

Federal lawsuit for violating a third-grader’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights when they prevented her from for wearing a hat bearing the text "Come and Take It" as well as an image of an AR-15 rifle to the school’s "hat day."

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FPC leads Second Amendment win in appeal challenging California’s age-based firearm purchase ban

A 3-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision today in the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF)-led case of Jones v. Bonta, holding that California’s age-based firearms purchase ban is unconstitutional and that “the district court erred in not enjoining an almost total ban on semiautomatic centerfire rifles” for young adults. The decision can be found online at FPCLaw.org.

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FPC responds to Duke Center for Firearms Law article on test courts should use on Second Amendment cases

A rebuttal in response to criticism of a scholarly paper authored by FPC Action Foundation director of constitutional studies, Joseph Greenlee, was published today by the Duke Center for Firearms Law. In its April 27 article, “Ghost Guns, History, and the Second Amendment,” the Duke Center called into question an argument Greenlee makes in “The American Tradition of Self-made Arms” defending the test of text as informed by history and tradition (THT) as being the correct methodology for Second Amendment jurisprudence.

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Glass v. San Jose: FPC 2A Lawsuit Challenging San Jose Gun Fee, Insurance Requirements

Federal lawsuit challenging San Jose gun fee and insurance requirements.

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FPC files First and Second Amendment lawsuit against San Jose’s unconstitutional gun insurance scheme

Today, attorneys for Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenging the City of San Jose’s ordinance requiring gun owners to purchase liability insurance and pay a fee in order to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. FPC’s complaint argues that the mandate violates both the First and Second Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. A copy of the complaint in Glass v. City of San Jose can be found at FPCLegal.org.

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FPC rebukes President Biden’s proposed “ghost gun” rule, ATF nomination

FPC has released the following statement regarding President Biden’s new ban on self-built firearms and nomination of Steven Dettelbach, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

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Brief filed by FPC is instrumental in obtaining order to proceed in case against government Facebook censorship

Firearms Policy Coalition today issued the following statement in response to summary judgment orders granted in Delbert Sgaggio v. De Young, et al., a case in which FPC filed an important brief to support a challenge to the City of Woodland Park, Colorado police department’s removal of criticisms posted by an individual to its Facebook page and banning the individual from further posting:

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FPC to Supreme Court in Duncan brief: Force ‘bitter medicine’ upon defiant lower courts or Second Amendment is meaningless

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of an important brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in Duncan v. Bonta (formerly Duncan v. Becerra), a case challenging California’s ban on magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

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Georgia becomes 25th state to enact permitless carry legislation

Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to Governor Brian Kemp signing Senate Bill 319. Effective immediately, the law removes concealed carry permit requirements for adults 21 years of age or older who are not otherwise prohibited from owning a firearm. Under this new law, the existing system remains optional for residents who still want to have a permit.

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FPC rebukes President Biden’s proposed “ghost gun” rule, ATF nomination

FPC has released the following statement regarding President Biden’s new ban on self-built firearms and nomination of Steven Dettelbach, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

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FPC to lead lawsuit against Washington State over magazine ban

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement in response to the enactment of Washington Senate Bill 5078, which goes into effect on July 1, 2022:

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Indiana acknowledges right to bear arms applies to all peaceable adults by enacting 18 and older permitless carry legislation

Today, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the Firearms Policy Coalition-supported House Bill 1296 into law, making it the 24th state to enact permitless carry legislation.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine enacts FPC-supported permitless carry legislation

Today, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the Firearms Policy Coalition-supported S.B. 215 into law and rightfully defended a truth we’ve known to be self-evident long before our nation’s founding: Government permission slips are not required for the free exercise of the People’s natural right to keep and bear arms.

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FPC Applauds Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Following Enactment of Permitless Carry

Firearms Policy Coalition announced today that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 272, enacting permitless carry in the state.

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FPC Exclusive: Interview with Texas Governor Greg Abbott

As we note in our own constitution, FPC believes that how a government or society regulates the right to keep and bear arms indicates how that government or society does or will approach regulation of other natural rights and personal property.

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FPC Statement on Indiana’s Permitless Carry Legislation

In advance of the Indiana Senate holding committee hearings this week on House Bill 1077, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement.

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FPC Statement on Gavin Newsom’s Newest Attack on Gun Owners

Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta held a press conference to boast about the State’s latest attacks on fundamental human rights.

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FPC Statement on President Biden’s Latest Attack on Gun Rights

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s latest attack on Second Amendment rights:

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FPC letter to U.S. Senate: Dettlebach unfit to lead ATF

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today it has sent a letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary demanding that it “exercise its constitutional authority, and moral duty, to withhold consent” of President Biden’s nomination of Steve Dettlebach for the position of Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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FPC statement on ATF classifying some ‘forced-reset triggers’ (FRTs) as ‘machineguns’

Firearms Policy Coalition today issued the following statement regarding the ATF’s “Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees” regarding its classification of some “forced-reset triggers” (FRTs) as “firearms” and “machineguns” as defined in the National Firearms Act (NFA) and Gun Control Act (GCA):

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California officials warn: Only days left to register all 'bullet button assault weapons'

“The State of California has made gun ownership a Hobson’s choice, wherein one must either accept registration that may yet lead to a confiscatory ban like Prop 63 and heavy-handed law enforcement or waive fundamental rights by not having guns at all,” said Combs.

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Bearing Arms: Florida candidate promises to ban 'assault rifles' by decree

[Former U.S. Congresswoman Gwen] Graham pledged to ban assault weapons sales using a little-known state law. “I have found a public safety statute that allows the governor, whoever she may be, to sign an executive order for public safety reasons banning that sale of military-style assault weapons,” Graham said.

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NJ.com: Phil Murphy's attorney general fires warning shot at 'ghost gun' makers

"These weapons are illegal in our state," Attorney General Gurbir Grewal wrote in the letter. "Your actions violate the laws of New Jersey and, if you do not stop these activities within 15 days, I will bring legal action against your company."

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Guns.com: DOJ Releases Regulation Banning Bump Stocks

"All bump stock-type devices are ‘machine guns’ under the GCA and NFA because they convert a semiautomatic firearms into a firearm that shoots automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.”

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Guns.com: Gun Rights Proponents Challenge New California ‘Assault Weapon’ Regs

A group of individuals and Second Amendment groups has filed suit against the state’s pending new regulations on “bullet-buttons” and assault weapons. In a complaint filed in a Riverside County state Superior Court, four gun owners– George Holt, Irvin Hoff, Michael Louie, and Rick Russel– contend many the firearms they have legally owned or built are now subject to new retroactive mandates from an out-of-control California Department of Justice that is flexible with the enforcement of new laws passed last year.

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Guns.com: North Dakota Attorney General Gives Thumbs Up to Storing Loaded Guns in Vehicles

State Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem on Thursday released an opinion that changes in North Dakota’s gun laws allow more people to leave guns in their cars.

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California's new gun laws: What every gun owner should know before Jan 1

What the heck is going on with gun laws in the People's Republic of California? Here's what every gun owner should know before January 1.

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FPC letter to U.S. Senate: Dettlebach unfit to lead ATF

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today it has sent a letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary demanding that it “exercise its constitutional authority, and moral duty, to withhold consent” of President Biden’s nomination of Steve Dettlebach for the position of Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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The Declaration of Independence — and What It Really Claimed

It has become a tradition for us to read aloud the Declaration of Independence on July 4th to put our celebration into a proper historical, philosophical, and emotional context. As law professor Josh Blackman correctly notes, “while you are enjoying your hotdogs and fireworks, praise the Declaration, which even today retains legal vitality.”

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California Gun Control Advancing to the Assembly Appropriations Committee June 02.

Succeeding in their endeavor to prove they're "non-essential", the California Assembly Public Safety Committee voted to give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety by approving more gun control.

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SupportHB1215.com Enhancing Current Mississippi State Preemption

Mississippi HB1215 enhances the state's existing preemption law by adding state agencies to the entities not allowed to restrict firearms further than state law. We support this effort to further safeguard the rights of the people of MS.

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SupportLAbills.com: Louisiana's Pro-Freedom Bills HB140, HB334, HB746, and HB781

Louisiana's pro-gun bills would prevent local governments from enacting laws more restrictive than state law and protect firearm related businesses in times of emergency or disaster. Support HB 140 and HB 781.

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StopNICSdelays.com: NICS expansion to include unreliable data and work towards 'social credit' background checks

StopNICSdelays.com: Oppose HR1324, HR5949, and HR6453 to stop delays, errant denials, state sponsored propaganda, and groundwork for a 'social credit' denial system.

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US Army Corps of Engineers to Remove Restriction for Carrying Firearms on Corps Projects

The proposed revision would remove the requirement that an individual obtain written permission before possessing a weapon on a Corps project, which is a requirement except when the possession occurs for certain authorized recreation purposes.

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3DPrintBanLetter.com: Reject the Attempt of 25 State Attorneys General to Censor 3D-Printable Models

25 Attorneys General attempting censorship of 3D printed files shows their ignorance or willful disregard for First Amendment protected speech but also solidifies that they have no idea how the internet works.

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The Truth About Gun Control

All over the news today, you see examples of government tyrants pursuing Jim Crow-like gun control policies. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s unconstitutional attacks on the Second Amendment is just one example. And with so many in today’s media and government trying to repeal or redline the Second and Fourteenth Amendments, it’s more important than ever to fight for those rights.

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March For Our Lives Exposed!

News this week has confirmed what we always suspected about the "March For Our Lives" and their supposed "organic" financing... According to the organization's tax filings, the gun control group derived 95% of its total fundraising from just 36 donations in 2018.

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Foster parents, home-based daycare operators cannot be denied their Second Amendment rights, FPC brief argues

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) have filed an important brief with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Miller v. Smith, urging the Court to reverse a misguided decision of the trial court that upheld Illinois law and regulations that bans firearm possession in child care facilities, including home day care facilities and foster family homes, and prevents an Illinois couple from exercising their fundamental right to keep and bear arms in their home. The brief, authored by FPCAF director of constitutional studies and Second Amendment scholar Joseph Greenlee, can be found at FPCLaw.org.

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Student sues school officials in FPC-backed lawsuit to protect pro-Second Amendment speech

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced a new FPC-supported federal lawsuit against the superintendent of Durand (Michigan) Area Schools, the principal of Robert Kerr Elementary School, and a Robert Kerr school staff member for violating a third-grader’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights when they prevented her from for wearing a hat bearing the text “Come and Take It” as well as an image of an AR_15 rifle to the school’s “hat day.” The complaint for C.S. v. McCrumb can be found at FPCLaw.org.

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FPC leads Second Amendment win in appeal challenging California’s age-based firearm purchase ban

A 3-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision today in the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF)-led case of Jones v. Bonta, holding that California’s age-based firearms purchase ban is unconstitutional and that “the district court erred in not enjoining an almost total ban on semiautomatic centerfire rifles” for young adults. The decision can be found online at FPCLaw.org.

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FPC letter to U.S. Senate: Dettlebach unfit to lead ATF

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today it has sent a letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary demanding that it “exercise its constitutional authority, and moral duty, to withhold consent” of President Biden’s nomination of Steve Dettlebach for the position of Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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FPC responds to Duke Center for Firearms Law article on test courts should use on Second Amendment cases

A rebuttal in response to criticism of a scholarly paper authored by FPC Action Foundation director of constitutional studies, Joseph Greenlee, was published today by the Duke Center for Firearms Law. In its April 27 article, “Ghost Guns, History, and the Second Amendment,” the Duke Center called into question an argument Greenlee makes in “The American Tradition of Self-made Arms” defending the test of text as informed by history and tradition (THT) as being the correct methodology for Second Amendment jurisprudence.

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FPC files First and Second Amendment lawsuit against San Jose’s unconstitutional gun insurance scheme

Today, attorneys for Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a new lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenging the City of San Jose’s ordinance requiring gun owners to purchase liability insurance and pay a fee in order to exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. FPC’s complaint argues that the mandate violates both the First and Second Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. A copy of the complaint in Glass v. City of San Jose can be found at FPCLegal.org.

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Georgia becomes 25th state to enact permitless carry legislation

Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to Governor Brian Kemp signing Senate Bill 319. Effective immediately, the law removes concealed carry permit requirements for adults 21 years of age or older who are not otherwise prohibited from owning a firearm. Under this new law, the existing system remains optional for residents who still want to have a permit.

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80% Lowers Joins FPC Constitution Alliance to Support Pro-Second Amendment Litigation, Advocacy, and Education Programs

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that national firearm component retailer 80% Lowers has joined FPC’s Constitution Alliance family as a Benefactor Member. Through its contributions, 80% Lowers is supporting pro-rights legal action, advocacy, grassroots engagement, and educational initiatives across the nation, including FPC Law, the nation’s first and only full-scope public interest legal team focused on the right to keep and bear arms and adjacent rights.

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FPC rebukes President Biden’s proposed “ghost gun” rule, ATF nomination

FPC has released the following statement regarding President Biden’s new ban on self-built firearms and nomination of Steven Dettelbach, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)

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Brief filed by FPC is instrumental in obtaining order to proceed in case against government Facebook censorship

Firearms Policy Coalition today issued the following statement in response to summary judgment orders granted in Delbert Sgaggio v. De Young, et al., a case in which FPC filed an important brief to support a challenge to the City of Woodland Park, Colorado police department’s removal of criticisms posted by an individual to its Facebook page and banning the individual from further posting:

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FPC and FPF file Amicus Brief Arguing that the Community Caretaking Exception Should Not Apply to the Home

FPC and FPF file Amicus Brief Arguing that the Community Caretaking Exception Should Not Apply to the Home. The issue presented in the case is whether the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement extends to the home.

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Supreme Court Should Decide Non-Violent Felons Have Second Amendment Rights, Lifetime Ban Should Be Struck Down

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and Firearms Policy Foundation (FPF) announced the filing of an important brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the case of Torres v. United States. FPC’s brief contains authoritative research showing that the federal ban on firearm possession by nonviolent felons is unconstitutional and not historically supported. It is available online at FPCLegal.org.

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BREAKING: Restraining Order, Injunction Sought Against Bay Area Counties, Government Officials Over Stay-Home Orders Banning Gun, Ammunition Sales

SAN FRANCISCO (April 10, 2020) ­— Today, attorneys for Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), California Gun Rights Foundation (CGF), California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees (CAL-FFL), National Rifle Association of America (NRA), and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed an amended complaint and request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Bay Area governments and officials that forced firearm retailers to close amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A copy of the court documents can be found online at www.firearmspolicy.org/altman.

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BREAKING: Second Amendment Groups, Individuals, Retailers Sue New Mexico Gov. Grisham, Others Over Gun Retailer Closures

BREAKING: Second Amendment Groups, Individuals, Retailers Sue New Mexico Gov. Grisham, Others Over Gun Retailer Closures

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BREAKING: Second Amendment Groups, Individuals, Retailers Sue Massachusetts Gov. Baker, Others Over Gun Retailer Closures

BREAKING: Second Amendment Groups, Individuals, Retailers Sue Massachusetts Gov. Baker, Others Over Gun Retailer Closures

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BREAKING: PA Gov. Wolf Adds Firearm Retailers to List of Approved Businesses Following Emergency FPC Legal Action

Another illegal Emergency Order closing gun shops has been reversed. PA Gov. Wolf adds firearm retailers to list of Approved Businesses following emergency FPC legal action.

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Californians Seek Injunction Against Attorney General Becerra, DOJ, Over Unconstitutional Gun Ban Policy

“This case and this motion seek to vindicate and restore fundamental rights,” explained the plaintiffs’ attorney, George M. Lee. “We have presented compelling reasons why the State of California, Attorney General Becerra, and the Department of Justice cannot continue to deprive these gentlemen of their right to possess firearms.”

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Briefing, Arguments Concluded in Two FPC and FPF-Supported Second Amendment Appeals in Third Circuit

Both Folajtar and Holloway are challenges to the federal government’s lifetime ban on firearm possession for “any person . . . who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year”

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Gun Owners, Dealers Seek Injunction Against Age-Based Ban After Gov. Newsom Signs Gun Control Bills

“Mere months after Senator Anthony Portantino’s unconstitutional SB 1100 (2018) ban went into effect, Governor Newsom signed Senator Portantino’s SB 61 (2019) to further ensure that law-abiding legal adults are denied their fundamental human rights,” said the plaintiffs’ attorney, John Dillon. “We filed the amended complaint and a new motion for preliminary injunction to address the expanded scope of California’s unconstitutional and discriminatory age-based gun control scheme enforced against young legal adults and licensed dealers.”

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FPC Urges Supreme Court to Restore the Human Right to Carry Arms in Public Throughout the U.S.

“By now, nearly every federal circuit court has addressed the right to bear arms in public. The courts have taken a variety of different approaches and have reached an even greater variety of outcomes. The result has been a different right from state to state, with the right essentially banned in many—leaving millions of Americans unable to exercise a fundamental right. Several courts have gone so far as to expressly request additional guidance from the Supreme Court in their opinions, and we hope that the Court will take this opportunity to provide that guidance."

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APPLE PAY TO PLAY: Company's Chief Security Officer Indicted in Concealed Carry Permit Scandal

The Second Amendment protects our right to keep and bear arms without prejudice. It is there to safeguard government overreach, not just for individuals who can afford favors or gifts for law enforcement issuing permits.

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The Federalist: Former Gun Control Candidate Charged With Shooting Her Campaign Manager

Kellie Collins, a former congressional candidate in Georgia’s 10th District, was charged with the murder of her former campaign treasurer, Curtis Cain. The allegations of murder follow Collins’ advocacy for “responsible” gun control laws during her campaign. WSB-TV reports that she argued for stricter legislation “to protect the community.”

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Guns: Politican who protested Dallas NRA show pleads guilty to corruption charges

The outspoken Dallas mayor pro tem who balked at the National Rifle Association coming to town earlier this year resigned on Thursday after entering a guilty plea in federal court.

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Guns.com: NY SAFE Act sponsor gets 7 years on federal graft, corruption charges

For the second time since 2015, Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, was unanimously found guilty after a jury trial in May of making millions off private schemes conducted in part through his public office. The ruling came following a retrial after his first conviction was overturned by an appeals court. In all, Silver is believed to have taken $4 million in bribes as well as pocketing another $1 million through money laundering the proceeds.

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Anti-Gun Teacher Arrested After Leaving Gun in Bathroom Stall

Simpson told the authorities that he had forgotten the loaded weapon in a stall in the bathroom at the Deerfield Beach pier. But before he could retrieve the pistol, the Sun-Sentinel reports, "a drunk homeless man found it and fired it, according to an arrest report from the Broward Sheriff's Office."

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Gateway Pundit: De Blasio Staffer Busted on Gun Charge

“A high-level deputy director in Mayor de Blasio’s Office of Criminal Justice was arrested on weapons charges this weekend, police say.

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#WearOrange: Ex-Stockton, CA mayor arrested on firearm charge

Silva was taken into custody by the California Department of Justice and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on a felony weapons possession charge and a misdemeanor charge for possessing ammunition

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#WearOrange: Anti-Gun State Rep. Katherine Rogers Pleads Guilty to Assault

State Rep. Katherine Rogers, D-Concord, pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced on Friday in Concord District Court in connection with a confrontation last year with well-known gun-rights advocate Susan Olsen.

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Anti-Gun Congresswoman Corrine Brown Gets 5 Years in Federal Prison

The Florida lawmaker was a reliable and vocal supporting voice for President Obama’s assault on the Second Amendment. Gun groups from all over the country consider her among the worst in Congress thanks to her semi-regular call for an “assault weapons” ban.

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Guns.com: Two Mayors, Champions of Gun Control, Indicted on Corruption Charges

Two Pennsylvania city leaders — a current and former member of gun control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns — have been charged with violations of federal public corruption laws.

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FPC leads Second Amendment win in appeal challenging California’s age-based firearm purchase ban

A 3-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision today in the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF)-led case of Jones v. Bonta, holding that California’s age-based firearms purchase ban is unconstitutional and that “the district court erred in not enjoining an almost total ban on semiautomatic centerfire rifles” for young adults. The decision can be found online at FPCLaw.org.

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Georgia becomes 25th state to enact permitless carry legislation

Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to Governor Brian Kemp signing Senate Bill 319. Effective immediately, the law removes concealed carry permit requirements for adults 21 years of age or older who are not otherwise prohibited from owning a firearm. Under this new law, the existing system remains optional for residents who still want to have a permit.

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Brief filed by FPC is instrumental in obtaining order to proceed in case against government Facebook censorship

Firearms Policy Coalition today issued the following statement in response to summary judgment orders granted in Delbert Sgaggio v. De Young, et al., a case in which FPC filed an important brief to support a challenge to the City of Woodland Park, Colorado police department’s removal of criticisms posted by an individual to its Facebook page and banning the individual from further posting:

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Indiana acknowledges right to bear arms applies to all peaceable adults by enacting 18 and older permitless carry legislation

Today, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the Firearms Policy Coalition-supported House Bill 1296 into law, making it the 24th state to enact permitless carry legislation.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine enacts FPC-supported permitless carry legislation

Today, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the Firearms Policy Coalition-supported S.B. 215 into law and rightfully defended a truth we’ve known to be self-evident long before our nation’s founding: Government permission slips are not required for the free exercise of the People’s natural right to keep and bear arms.

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FPC Applauds Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Following Enactment of Permitless Carry

Firearms Policy Coalition announced today that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 272, enacting permitless carry in the state.

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FPC Victory: PA Appellate Court Rules Philadelphia “Lost or Stolen” Ordinance is Unlawful

In another Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) legal victory, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled on appeal that Philadelphia’s ordinance requiring the reporting of “lost or stolen” firearms violates State law.

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FPC Applauds Texas Governor Greg Abbott for Signing HB 1927, Enacting “Constitutional Carry” in the Lone Star State

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition announced that Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the FPC-supported H.B. 1927 into law, enacting “constitutional carry” (i.e., permitless carry) in the Lone Star state.

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Consent Decree Entered in FPC Second Amendment Lawsuit Against Wake County, NC Sheriff

Today, FPC announced the entry of a consent decree, pending approval from Federal District Court Judge Louise Flanagan of the Eastern District of North Carolina, in the FPC lawsuit against Wake County, North Carolina Sheriff Gerald M. Baker that challenged his decision to shut down the county’s firearm permit processing in early 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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BREAKING: FPC Wins “Assault Weapon” Lawsuit in Historic Victory for Second Amendment Rights

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Judge Roger T. Benitez of the Southern District of California has issued an opinion in Miller v. Bonta (previously Miller v. Becerra), holding that California’s tyrannical ban on so-called “assault weapons” is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

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