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Texas Rep. Kyle Biedermann to Introduce Constitutional Carry Bill in Texas Legislature

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From GOA: Gun Owners of America Texas Director Rachel Malone released the following statement after Rep. Kyle Biedermann announced that he will file Constitutional Carry in Texas’ 87th Legislative Session: “I am thrilled that Rep. Biedermann...
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The Supreme Court Fiddles While the Second Amendment Burns – Part 2, How We...

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By John Velleco The first article in this three-part series recounted the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent, and deeply disappointing, abdication of its duty to protect Second Amendment rights in its New York State Rifle &...
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Philadelphia Challenges State Preemption Again, This Time By Invoking the Right to Life

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What a year, huh? The city of Philadelphia is once again challenging state of Pennsylvania's preemption law. Last time around, they tried a "home rule city" tactic. That failed. This time the approach is a...
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SB 186 is a Domestic Violence Trojan Horse to Push Gun Control in Tallahassee

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The gun control lunatics in Tallahassee have introduced another anti-gun bill that could gain traction in the Florida Legislature. The bill is SB 186 and here's the rundown on it. Introduced by Sen. Lori...
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VCDL, GOA File Emergency Appeal of Northam’s Gun Ban to Virginia Supreme Court

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By Denise Lavoie, AP A gun-rights group has filed an emergency appeal of a judge's ruling upholding the Virginia governor's ban on firearms at a pro-gun rally that's expected to draw thousands of gun activists...
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The Supreme Court Fiddles While the Second Amendment Burns – Part 3, The Way...

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By John Velleco This article concludes a three-part series explaining the courts’ shabby treatment of the Second Amendment since Heller and McDonald were decided more than a decade ago. The first article recounted the U.S....
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PA Court Rules Pittsburgh DA Violated the Law in Refusing a Criminal Complaint Against...

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From Gun Owners of America Today, a Commonwealth Court three-judge panel ruled that Allegheny County District Attorney, Stephen Zappala, violated Pennsylvania’s Rules of Criminal Procedure by refusing to accept a private criminal complaint from four Pittsburgh residents...

Armed Tulsa Man Stops Five Attackers

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As a political writer and solid believer in the right to armed self-defense, I spend some time each day researching defensive shooting episodes throughout the country in order to keep my finger...
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Gun Owners of America Sues ATF to Block New Definition of Frame or Receiver...

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John Crump at Ammoland reports that Gun Owners of America (GOA), Bridge City Ordinance, and North Dakota resident Eliezer Jimenez have sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over its new rule...

Gun Rights Orgs React to House Federal Assault Weapons Ban Bill Passage

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  Desperate to give Democrats something they view as positive to campaign on this fall, the House of Representatives voted narrowly to resurrect a federal "assault weapons" ban last night. As Speaker Nancy Pelosi laughably...

ATF Agents Attempt ‘Solvent Trap’ Confiscation, Man Tells Them To Get a Warrant [VIDEO]

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The boys from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives and really big fires have grown increasingly busy in recent weeks. If they're not running down legitimate gun owners while fishing for straw purchasers,...
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Gun Owners of America Sues to Block Philadelphia Mayor’s Illegal Recreation Facilities Gun Ban

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Maybe Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney thinks Pennsylvania's preemption law somehow works differently on the east side of the state than it does in Western Pennsylvania. He's apparently under the impression that by instituting his...