The Supreme Court Fiddles While the Second Amendment Burns – Part 2, How We...
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 &...
The Supreme Court Fiddles While the Second Amendment Burns – Part 3, The Way...
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....
2020: Potential Electoral Armageddon for Gun Rights
By John Velleco
The 2020 election is fast approaching, amid choruses of the old cliché about this being the “most important election in our lifetime.” But this time, the evidence is impossible to ignore. If...
Texas Rep. Kyle Biedermann to Introduce Constitutional Carry Bill in Texas Legislature
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...
Philadelphia Challenges State Preemption Again, This Time By Invoking the Right to Life
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...
SB 186 is a Domestic Violence Trojan Horse to Push Gun Control in Tallahassee
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...
Letter to Biden From GOA, JSD Supply and Defense Distributed on 80% Blanks and...
1 March, 2021
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Request on Behalf of Law-Abiding Owners of Non-Firearm Receiver Blanks and NonCommercial Manufacturers of Home-Built Firearms
Dear Mr. President:
Recent reports indicate that your administration is...
BREAKING: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Bump Stocks are Not Machine Guns
From Gun Owners of America . . .
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court decision which had denied Gun Owners of America's motion for a preliminary injunction...
In Young v. Hawaii, the Ninth Circuit Shows Its Clear Hostility for Gun Rights…Again…Still
By John Velleco
The Ninth Circuit’s contempt for the Second Amendment is no secret. As one of Gun Owners of America's other recent briefs explained: “ractically speaking, the Ninth Circuit has never found a Second...
Constitutional Carry Stalls in Florida Legislature Because Republicans Want it That Way
Florida has one week left before the 2021 legislative session adjourns on April 30. With a Republican supermajority of 102 lawmakers, you'd think that pro-gun bills would be piling up on Gov. Ron DeSantis'...
GOA: Texas Constitutional Carry Will End 150 Years of Gun Control Tyranny
From Gun Owners of America . . .
Gun Owners of America (GOA) released the following statement after the Texas Senate followed the lead of the Texas House and voted to accept the Legislative Conference...
48 GOP Senators Demand the ATF Withdraw Its Proposed Ban on Pistol Stabilizing Braces
From Gun Owners of America . . .
Forty-eight Senators are demanding in a letter that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) withdraw its Proposed Rule to ban stabilizing pistol braces —...