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Guns.com: Maine Becomes 9th State to Ban Future Gun Registration
June 15, 2017
Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Monday gave his signature to a bill that prohibits the keeping of a list or registry of privately-owned firearms or gun owners.
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FPC Takes on Kevin McCarty and his Attack on CCW Permit Holders
June 15, 2017
Recently, FPC Advocate Craig DeLuz testified in committee against Sacramento politician Kevin McCarty's attack on schools that allow CCW permit holders to carry on campus.
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SF Chronicle: California Needs Federal Help to Restrict Use of Guns, Advocate Says
June 15, 2017
“We have tightened our laws but we don’t have closed (states’) borders,” said state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco. “Until Congress acts and addresses what is a national issue in a country awash in guns, we’re going to see these horrific tragedies.”
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Real Clear Politics: VA Gov. McAuliffe Calls For Gun Control After Republican Shooting: "We Lose 93 Million People A Day"
June 14, 2017
"This is not what today is about but there are too many guns on the street," the governor said Wednesday morning. "We lose 93 million Americans a day to gun violence."
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Injunction Sought in Lawsuit Challenging California’s Total Ban on So-Called “Large Capacity” Firearm Magazines
June 13, 2017
The brief, filed in support of the temporary injunction plaintiffs believe is necessary to keep them from irreparable harm, argues that the State’s “large-capacity” magazine ban laws not only violate Second Amendment rights, but also violate the Constitution’s guarantee of due process, prohibition against government taking of private property without just compensation, and are unconstitutionally vague.
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Guns.com: How Legislation Forced the .450 Bushmaster into the Spotlight
June 13, 2017
The .450 Bushmaster caliber quietly crept back into the limelight this year, its resurgence linked to legislation from the Midwest.
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Fox News: Florida Sheriff Urges Citizens to Arm Themselves in Case of Attack
June 12, 2017
“Folks, now more than ever is the time for our citizens to be prepared to serve as the first line of defense, not only for them, but for their families,” Sheriff Ivey said.
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Washington Post: Second Amendment Right to Meet People at the Door with a Machete by your Side?
June 12, 2017
Yes, says the New Jersey (!) Supreme Court in yesterday’s unanimous State v. Montalvo opinion; here are the facts, from the court’s syllabus.
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Guns.com: Olympics Drops Several Historic Shooting Events for 2020
June 12, 2017
Moving towards being “more youthful, more urban, and more women” the International Olympic Committee approved a host of changes to the shooting sports for the upcoming Tokyo Games.
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We’re Making Progress, Even in the Most Anti-Gun States
June 09, 2017
In some of the most anti-gun states in the country, cities, towns and counties are repealing unconstitutional restrictions on the Second Amendment - because they know we’ll sue them if they don’t.
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WATCH: FPC's Craig DeLuz Takes On the Anti-Gunner's Pushing the Gun Rationing Bill in California
June 09, 2017
Help us stop SB 497, the measure that seeks to implement gun rationing in California.
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Vocativ: After London Attack, British Gun Activists Call For Right To Bear Arms
June 09, 2017
“These tragedies may have been the eye opener to just how ineffective our laws are,” Dave Ewing, a representative from the gun ownership advocacy group, Firearms-UK, told Vocativ.
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AP: Court: University of Michigan Can Ban Guns on Campus
June 09, 2017
The University of Michigan can ban guns on its campuses, the state appeals court said, rejecting arguments that the school is stepping on turf controlled by the Legislature.
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2A Rights Prevail in Nevada
June 08, 2017
After the narrow passage of Question 1 on the November 2016 ballot, it was obvious that the anti-second amendment movement, led by New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg had declared war on the civil rights of Nevadans.
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Detroit News: Michigan House OKs Bill to Carry Guns without Permits
June 08, 2017
Any legal firearm owner could carry a concealed gun without a permit or mandatory training under a controversial plan the Michigan House approved Wednesday.
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Washington Post: Czech Government Tells its Citizens how to Fight Terrorists: Shoot them Yourselves
June 08, 2017
Now the country's interior ministry is pushing a constitutional change that would let citizens use guns against terrorists.
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Breitbart: Handgun Murders Dropped when These States Abolished Concealed Permit Requirements
June 08, 2017
FBI crime report figures show that Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming–three states that abolished their concealed requirement years ago–have since witnessed a decreased in handgun murders.
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Reno Gazette Journal: Gun-Control Groups Try to Undermine Nevada Attorney General Laxalt
June 07, 2017
The ill-conceived Question 1 ballot initiative was doomed from the start. That’s because it was poorly written by out-of-state gun control groups that clearly did not understand Nevada's existing firearms background check system.
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Fox 6: Wisconsin Republicans Propose Gun Classes in Public Schools
June 07, 2017
Under the bill, the state superintendent would have to work with the Department of Natural Resources or police or an organization that specializes in firearms safety or certifies firearm instructors to develop the curriculum for an elective class on gun safety.
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Sacramento Politicians Want Even More Money to Stifle your Second Amendment Rights
June 06, 2017
Legislative procedures are there for a reason. When lawmakers draft a bill, they should have all of the particulars - and how to pay for them - figured out before it’s passed and signed into law. And if they don’t, they certainly shouldn’t be rewarded for their laziness.
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RT: Gun Sales are Back? FBI Background Checks Up for First Time Since Trump Election
June 06, 2017
Prior to May, NICS statistics show background checks had decreased each month since the November election compared to the previous year.
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CRITICAL: New Filing in Magazine Ban Lawsuit Imminent
June 05, 2017
A little over a month ago, we filed the federal lawsuit Wiese v. Becerra to challenge California’s “Large Capacity” magazine ban scheme and Prop. 63’s total ban on even “grandfathered” magazines.
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Gun Businesses are Starting to Look for the Exit Ramp Out of California
June 05, 2017
California is known to most in the Second Amendment world as one of the most anti-2A states in the country. But for gun stores, they have to deal with the other “well-known” part of California: the hostile business climate, which in 2016 was named the worst in the nation.
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Guns.com: Gov Scott Walker Shies Away from Wisconsin Permitless Carry Legislation
June 05, 2017
As the measure drew attention at public hearings in a Senate committee last week, Walker said he was happy with the current law.
