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FPC Files Lawsuit Challenging Oregon “Large Capacity” Magazine Ban as Unconstitutional

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it has filed a new Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Oregon Measure 114’s ban on magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds and requested a temporary restraining order to prevent the ban from being enforced while the case continues.

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Fitz v. Rosenblum - FPC Law Challenge to OR Ban on "Large-Capacity" Magazines

Fitz v. Rosenblum - FPC Law Challenge to OR Ban on "Large-Capacity" Magazines

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FPC Files for Injunction Against Delaware "Assault Weapons" Ban

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it has filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Gray v. Jennings, its lawsuit challenging Delaware’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.”

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FPC VICTORY: Federal Judge Blocks New York’s Default Private Property Handgun Carry Ban

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that United States District Judge John Sinatra, Jr. has issued a preliminary injunction against New York’s law banning guns on all private property without express consent.

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FPC Files Opening Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s Ban on Handgun Carry by Young Adults

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Baughcum v. Jackson, which challenges Georgia's ban on the right to bear arms as to young adults.

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FPC Files Lawsuit Challenging Delaware "Assault Weapons" Ban as Unconstitutional

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it has filed a new Second Amendment lawsuit challenging Delaware’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.”

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Gray v. Jennings - FPC Law 2A Challenge to Delaware's "Assault Weapons" Ban

Gray v. Jennings - FPC Law 2A Challenge to Delaware's "Assault Weapons" Ban

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FPC Files Opening Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Massachusetts Handgun Roster, AG Handgun Sales Regulations

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Granata v. Healey, which challenges the Massachusetts Approved Firearms Roster and the Attorney General's Handgun Sales Regulations.

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FPC VICTORY: Federal Judge Again Blocks New York “Places of Worship” Handgun Carry Ban

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that United States District Judge John Sinatra, Jr. has issued a preliminary injunction against New York’s ban on guns in “any place of worship or religious observation.”

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The Second Amendment Protects the Right to Firearms Training, FPC Argues in PA Supreme Court Brief

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of an important brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the case of Barris v. Stroud Township, which challenges the Township’s restrictions on shooting ranges.

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FPC Statement on Senate Gun Control Agreement

Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate’s release of the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act”

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FPC Statement on Trio of Gun Control Bills Signed By RI Gov. McKee

Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee’s signing of three gun control bills.

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FPC Statement on Calls for Gun-Control Following Mass Murders

No words can adequately express the pain and loss caused by the mass killing of innocent people—including children—at the hands of manifest evil.

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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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Washington Free Beacon: Gun-Rights Groups File Suit Against New California Assault Weapons Regulations

A number of gun-rights groups joined forces to file a lawsuit against California's latest assault weapons regulations on Thursday.

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BREAKING: New Legal Action Challenging California’s “Assault Weapon” Regulations

“The State of California is nothing short of bipolar with its gun control policies,” commented FPC President Brandon Combs. “On one hand, the State is requiring people to register virtually all of their guns. On the other hand, the DOJ is doing everything it can to suppress compliance and prevent people from registering their guns.”

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Breitbart: California DOJ Publishing New ‘Assault Weapons’ Regulations over Thanksgiving Holiday

The California Department of Justice is publishing new “assault weapons” regulations over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The regulations cover “assault weapons” definitions, which means they detail what the state considers an “assault weapon” based on certain cosmetic features and/or accessories.

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California DOJ Pushes New “Assault Weapons” Regulations Before Thanksgiving Holiday

FPC has published the new proposed regulations at BulletButtonBan.com — a Web site it established in 2016 for tracking the new California assault weapon laws and regulations — where members of the public can use FPC’s grassroots action tools to submit written comments to DOJ regarding the proposed regulations. A public hearing on the new regulations is scheduled for 10 a.m. on January 8, 2018, at the Resources Building Auditorium in Sacramento.

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Guns.com: Wisconsin Measure Aims to Increase Regulations on Gun Stores

The proposal, LRB-3860, requires firearms retailers to lock all guns in a secured safe or steel gun cabinet or on a secured rod or cable when the when the business is closed or unattended. The sponsor said it comes as a response to a series of high-profile gun store burglaries in the state.

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Guns.com: Homeland Security Personnel Lost Over 200 Firearms in Three Year Period

A report issued last week by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General details that hundreds of guns and thousands of badges have gone missing in recent years.

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Visalia Times: AG Sends Reminder to Gun Dealers, No Bump Stocks

Firearms Policy Coalition is firing back at California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Becerra recently issued a reminder stating bump stocks are illegal and anyone in the "state who possesses, manufactures, imports into the state, offers for sale, or who gives or lends one of the devices has committed a crime."

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FPC: Calif. Attorney General Becerra’s ‘bump stock’ press release “disingenuous at best and probably illegal”

“Not only is Attorney General Becerra’s so-called ‘news release’ inaccurate and misleading,” said FPC President Brandon Combs, “it is almost certainly an illegal underground regulation....This appears to be one more example of the Attorney General and his anti-gun DOJ banning guns and gun parts by executive fiat rather than following the rule of law and the constitutions he swore an oath to uphold.”

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Daily Signal: Trump Justice Department Ends Operation Choke Point

"All of the Department’s bank investigations conducted as part of Operation Choke Point are now over, the initiative is no longer in effect and it will not be undertaken again.”

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Fox News: Republicans Press Trump DOJ to End Obama-Era Program that 'Targeted' Gun Dealers

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte and the other GOP lawmakers said in an Aug. 10 letter that they want the department and related federal agencies to formally “repudiate” Operation Choke Point guidelines.

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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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DOJRegWatch.com: Firearm Regulation News & Updates

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CA legislators have returned to enact more gun control

After a month-long recess, California lawmakers have returned to their posts to infringe on even more of your rights. With only weeks to go until adjournment, this is our last chance to take a stand.

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Virginia AG Dismisses Rural School District's Plan to Arm Employees as a "scheme"

For months, the Lee County (VA) School Board has been studying ways to ensure the safety of teachers and students on campus. The county, located in the southwestern corner of the state, only has four school resource officers for 11 schools, and don't have funding to hire more. In the mountainous, rural area there isn't always a Sheriff's deputy nearby, so administrators can't count on a quick law enforcement response to an active shooter situation.

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CA Democratic Party Disses Di-Fi, Endorses “Ghost Gun” De Leon Instead

It’s always fun to watch anti-gunners squabble amongst themselves. But it’s even more fun to watch them publicly cannibalize each other. And that’s just what happened to 2A public enemy Dianne Feinstein this week. In a humiliating snub, Kevin “Ghost Gun” DeLeon garnered a whopping 65% of the vote among the Democrat Party’s executive board members, according to news reports. Feinstein, however, only managed to attract 7% of the vote.

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CA Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Gun Storage Bill Into Law in Victory for Gun Owners

Firearms Policy Coalition is pleased to announce that California Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 1382 by Senator Andy Vidak (R-14), a bill making it easier to transport firearms, into law.

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AP: Baker signs 'red flag' gun bill

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday signed a bill that will allow for the temporary removal of guns from people considered a danger to themselves or others.

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FPC Law-Splainer: WTF is a "featureless" firearm in California?

California's ever-expanding tyranny against gun owners and the right to keep and bear arms is ratcheting up to 11 tomorrow (7/1/2018). You probably need to read this.

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ALERT: Looming BBAW registration deadline & CFARS outages

California DOJ's California Firearms Application Reporting System (CFARS) system has been experiencing significant outages and issues that may affect or prevent an intended registration of a "Bullet Button Assault Weapon."

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Oregon Gun Ban Measure is Dead

The Oregon Supreme Court proved Wednesday that when it comes to firearms, definitions actually DO matter! The court ruled in favor of a lawsuit that challenged Initiative Petition 43 on the grounds that it was overbroad in applying the term “assault weapon” to common firearms.

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FPC Files Opening Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Massachusetts Handgun Roster, AG Handgun Sales Regulations

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Granata v. Healey, which challenges the Massachusetts Approved Firearms Roster and the Attorney General's Handgun Sales Regulations.

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FPC VICTORY: Federal Judge Again Blocks New York “Places of Worship” Handgun Carry Ban

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that United States District Judge John Sinatra, Jr. has issued a preliminary injunction against New York’s ban on guns in “any place of worship or religious observation.”

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The Second Amendment Protects the Right to Firearms Training, FPC Argues in PA Supreme Court Brief

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of an important brief with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the case of Barris v. Stroud Township, which challenges the Township’s restrictions on shooting ranges.

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FPC Files Supplemental Brief in Lawsuit Challenging California Age-Based Firearm Purchase Ban

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the filing of a supplemental brief in their Jones v. Bonta lawsuit, which challenges California’s age-based ban on firearms purchases by peaceable adults under the age of 21.

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Parties Dismiss New York City Carry Ban Lawsuit After Policy Changes Made, New York Defeated in Bruen

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that, because of New York’s defeat in NYSRPA v. Bruen, New York City’s subsequent elimination of the city’s “proper cause” requirement, and the acquisition of unrestricted carry permits by all individual plaintiffs, the parties in its Greco v. NYC litigation filed a stipulation to dismiss the case as moot.

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FPC Amends Lawsuit Challenging Illinois Young Adult Carry Ban

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an amended complaint in Meyer v. Raoul, its case that seeks to restore the right of adults under 21 years of age to carry loaded, operable arms in public for self-defense in Illinois.

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FPC VICTORY: Federal Judge Blocks New York’s “Places of Worship” Handgun Carry Ban

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that United States District Judge John Sinatra, Jr. has issued a temporary restraining order against New York’s ban on guns in “any place of worship or religious observation.”

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FPC Statement on New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee’s Contempt for the Supreme Court by Advancing A4769

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) issued the following statement in response to today’s vote on A4769, which is deliberately crafted to defy the United States Supreme Court’s decisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms.

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FPC VICTORY: Judge Issues Injunction Against California Gun Owner Data-Sharing Law

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that San Diego Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal has issued a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit challenging California Assembly Bill 173, which requires the state’s Department of Justice to share the personal identifying information of millions of gun and ammunition owners with other parties for non-law-enforcement purposes.

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FPC Files for Injunction Against New York “Places of Worship” Handgun Carry Ban

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that it has filed a motion for preliminary injunction in Hardaway v. Bruen, its lawsuit challenging New York’s law banning guns in “any place of worship or religious observation.”

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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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BREAKING: Court Blocks Pittsburgh, PA Gun Control Scheme in Lawsuit Brought by FPC, FPF, FOAC, and 3 Gun Owners

Another illegal law struck down.

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FPF, FPC Sue State Department Over FOIA Violations Regarding Requests For Records About ‘3-D’ Gun Blueprints, CodeIsFreeSpeech.com

“This lawsuit is the result of the government yet again failing to follow the law and do their job."

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FPC Statement: FPC Demands Police Training, Policy Reforms in the Wake of Another Unjustifiable Killing of Armed and Innocent Person

The tragic and unjustifiable killing of Ms. Jefferson underscores why law enforcement must be better trained to safely encounter people with guns and other constitutionally protected weapons.

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Second Amendment Protects So-Called “Large-Capacity” Gun Magazines, Firearms Policy Coalition Argues in Important 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Brief Joined by Second Amendment Foundation, Armed Equality, Others

“Magazines are inherent, operating parts of all semi-automatic firearms, and it is indisputable that the so-called ‘large-capacity magazines’ at issue in this case are in common use for lawful purposes and protected by the Constitution,” explained George M. Lee

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FPC, FPF Join Law Professors, Scholars in Supreme Court Brief Urging Protection for Second Amendment Industry Against Frivolous Lawsuits

FPC’s coalition amicus brief encourages the Supreme Court to restore the PLCAA’s protections of fundamental, individual human rights.

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BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Rein in Federal “Administrative State” and Clarify or Overturn Chevron Precedent

In the petition for review, Supreme Court counsel for the petitioners, Erik S. Jaffe of Washington, D.C., boutique firm Schaerr | Jaffe LLP, argues that the “Court should grant the Petition for three reasons: (1) the decision below conflicts with multiple decisions of [the Supreme] Court by elevating Chevron deference above the rule of lenity as applied to ambiguous criminal statutes; (2) the decision improperly finds Chevron deference to be unwaivable; and (3) the decision so grossly interprets Chevron deference as to raise the question whether Chevron should be overruled.”

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BREAKING: Second Amendment Lawsuit Challenging California “Assault Weapon” Ban Filed in San Diego Federal Court

The State of California’s ban on these so-called "assault weapon" firearms will fail constitutional scrutiny for the same reasons that the ban on firearm magazines did. “This is a straight-forward case to protect our clients' constitutional rights and property,” explained attorney John Dillon.

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Firearms Policy Coalition Announces Another Gun Rights Victory in Federal Court

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today an important victory in the federal Second Amendment lawsuit Wilborn v. Attorney General William Barr, et al.

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Firearms Policy Coalition Issues Policy Statement on Calls for “Red Flag” Laws, More Gun Control, and President Trump’s Remarks

Red flag firearm prohibition and confiscation laws are unconstitutional, unsound, and dangerous policies. They should and must be opposed – not rewarded with millions of taxpayer dollars.

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LA Times: Ex-L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca Sentenced to Three Years in Prison in Jail Corruption Scandal

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, once a towering, respected figure in policing, was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to obstruct an FBI investigation of abuses in county jails, marking an end to a corruption scandal that has roiled the Sheriff’s Department for several years.

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Anti-Gun Senator Yee Charged With Gun Trafficking

State Senator Leland Yee is the poster child for the anti-gun movement in California. And now he has taken it to a whole new level, as he was arrested by federal agents on charges of corruption, bribery and WEAPONS TRAFFICKING!

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#WearOrange: Anti-Gun Rep. Chaka Fattah Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Fattah was found guilty on all of the 23 charges the feds laid against him, including racketeering, money laundering, and fraud.

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Wear Orange: Anti-Gun PA AG Headed to Prison

Kane had been charged for leaking grand jury records and then lying about it. The judge in the case sentenced her to 10-23 months in prison.

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A #WearOrange Politician Gets Caught Dealing Drugs In The Most Outrageous Way

That other side of Silverthorne, 50, burst into public view Friday, as Fairfax County police announced that he had been charged following a sting in which they said he agreed to give an undercover officer the drug in exchange for an orgy at a Tysons hotel.

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Pennsylvania’s Chief Cop Headed to #WearOrange

Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is not only the latest #WearOrange politician to confuse her disdain for gun owners with her distaste for following the law, but perhaps she even challenges anti-gun California Senator Leland Yee and his gun trafficking as the most spectacular politician to #WearOrange.

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Anti-Gun Stockton, CA Mayor to #WearOrange... Behind Bars

Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva, who has supported legislation and even filed an Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court to further Michael Bloomberg’s sinister agenda, was arrested earlier in Amador County, CA.

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#WearOrange Flashback: Former NJ Mayor Against Illegal Guns Samuel Rivera

Former Passaic, NJ Mayor Samuel Rivera (D) spent time as a member of New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun group Mayors Against Illegal Guns in addition to having once sat on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s Mayors Council.

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#WearOrange Update: Former Sheriff Lee Baca Withdraws Plea Deal, Opens Self to More Serious Charges

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca withdrew his guilty plea Monday to a charge of lying during an FBI investigation into the county’s jails, opting instead to take his chances at a high-stakes trial.

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#WearOrange Flashback: Former CA Assemblywoman “Mug Shot Mary” Hayashi

That’s right. “Mug Shot Mary” was charged in 2011 for felony grade theft for shoplifting almost $2,500 worth of merchandise from a Neiman Marcus store.

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FPC Secures Partial Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging ATF "Frame or Receiver" Rule

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) secured a partial victory in VanDerStok v. Garland, in the form of a partial and limited injunction in its lawsuit challenging the ATF’s rule that would create new terms and enact a slew of regulations for the agency to enforce.

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FPC VICTORY: Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas’ Ban on Handgun Carry by Young Adults

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced a victory in Andrews v. McCraw, its Second Amendment lawsuit that challenged a ban on handgun carry by young adults in the State of Texas.

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FPC Succeeds in Appeal of Lawsuit Challenging Ban on Shooting Ranges for Long Guns

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation announced its successful appeal in Oakland Tactical Supply, LLC v. Howell Township, Michigan, which challenges zoning restrictions imposed by the Township that prohibit shooting ranges for long guns.

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FPC Wins Lawsuit Challenging California Firearms Purchase Delays

Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced a victory in its Campos v. Bonta lawsuit, which challenged policies and practices of California Attorney General Rob Bonta and his Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Firearms that delayed firearm transactions beyond the statutory 10-day waiting period absent a legal basis.

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Parties Move to Dismiss Maryland Carry Ban Lawsuit After New York’s Defeat in Bruen

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that, because of Maryland Governor Hogan’s concession and order to cease the state’s utilization of its ‘good and substantial reason’ carry permit standard, the parties have filed a joint motion to dismiss the Call v. Jones litigation as moot.

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Supreme Court Vacates Decision Upholding Maryland “Assault Weapon” Ban, Sends FPC Lawsuit Back to Circuit Court

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced today that the United States Supreme Court has granted, vacated, and remanded its Bianchi v. Frosh lawsuit, which challenges Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.”

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BREAKING: New York Gun Carry Ban Unconstitutional, Supreme Court Rules in FPC-Supported Case; Court Addresses “Scrutiny” for Second Amendment Litigation

The Supreme Court of the United States held today that the Second and Fourteenth Amendments protect the right to carry firearms in public in the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC)-supported case, NYSRPA v. Bruen.

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FPC Appellate Win Blocks Pittsburgh, PA Gun Control Scheme

Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) today announced an appellate victory in FOAC v. Pittsburgh, Penn., a lawsuit filed in 2019 in response to a gun control scheme enacted by the City and its then-Mayor, Bill Peduto.

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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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