Illinois Accidentally Bans Pandemic Carry, and Looking for Mr. Hi-Point’s Parts Kits
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We May Be Getting Good News from the Supreme Court on Monday
On Monday, the justices, by a 6-3 vote, dismissed the case as moot. The same day, they added ten held-over Second Amendment petitions to the Court’s calendar. These are petitions that were being...
Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Backs Down, Won’t Renew Order Banning Open Carry
Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued an executive order a week ago banning open carry in his city. Lumumba used two shootings involving children as justification for the move, even though neither instance...
BREAKING: Rhode v. Becerra Plaintiffs Ask Ninth Circuit to Lift Administrative Stay of Lower...
Late Friday evening, two judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an "administrative stay," blocking an injunction issued by District Court Judge Roger Benitez. The Benitez injunction halted enforcement of California's deeply...
Federal Lawsuit Filed Challenging Jackson, Mississippi Mayor’s Ban On Open Carry
Last week, Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced that he had signed an order banning the open carry of firearms in the city, despite the fact that such an action violates multiple state...
Illinois Governor Pritzker Orders Masks as of May 1, But Mask + Gun =...
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued an executive order last week requiring residents to wear masks in public effective May 1st. However, the order puts gun owners in jeopardy with Illinois firearms laws.
From the May...
Did Roberts and Kavanaugh Give In To Senate Intimidation in NYSRPA Ruling?
The dissenting justices say that if there are any remaining issues, like the coffee break question, then the case isn’t moot. Alito’s opinion also references the political brouhaha surrounding this case, explaining:
Five United States Senators, four of...
Ammo Again, Off Again, and the DC Police are Doing Firearm Transfers [VIDEO]
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What SCOTUS’s New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn. Mootness Means Now
By LKB
As was reported earlier, the Supreme Court has punted today in NYSR&PA v City of New York, finding in a short, unsigned per curiam opinion that New York’s last-minute gamesmanship rendered the case moot....
SAF: More Second Amendment Cases Headed the Supreme Court’s Way
From the Second Amendment Foundation . . .
While the U.S. Supreme Court has mooted the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association’s challenge of a now-defunct handgun law in the City of New York,...
BREAKING: Supreme Court Punts on Gun Rights, Declares New York State Rifle & Pistol...
In an effort to avoid an almost sure adverse ruling by the Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York, the city changed the underlying law. It...
Ninth Circuit Grants Emergency Stay, California Ammunition Background Check Law Back In Force
BREAKING: Rhode v Becerra (9th Circuit): The request for an immediate administrative stay is granted. The district court’s 4/23/20 preliminary injunction order is temporarily stayed pending further court order. The court will address the...