Court Denies Deerfield, IL Assault Weapon, ‘High Capacity’ Magazine Ban Appeal
More good news from Illinois. Here's a press release from the Second Amendment Foundation . . .
SAF, ISRA WIN AS ILLINOIS APPEALS COURT DISMISSES DEERFIELD APPEAL
The Second Amendment Foundation has posted yet another victory...
TTAG Weekly Gun Law Roundup: Northam’s Special Session, Cities Fight Supremacy, and More Spooky...
VA Special Session
Following the mass murder in VA beach where a city employee murdered 12 people, disgraced Virginia governor Ralph Northam announced his intention to "take on" the Republican controlled state legislature by forcing...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling May Spell Trouble for Pittsburgh Gun Control Laws
The Pennsylvania supreme court handed down an important decision on Friday in the case of Commonwealth v. Hicks. The court ruled that the mere possession of a firearm -- carried either openly or concealed...
Illinois Wants Gun Owners’ Fingerprints…And Their Cash
Some repeat players this week in our gun law roundup -- surprise, surprise -- but there's also some stuff you probably haven't seen before. It's never a sure bet whether that's a good or...
New York State Bill Would Allow NYC to Keep Restrictions at the Heart of...
The panic has officially set in regarding New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York. A number of observers on the anti-gun side have written articles warning of the effects...
TTAG Weekly Gun Law Roundup: Dueling Sovereigns, Concealed Carry, and the fallen Swiss
This week looked to be a slow one, then on Wednesday things kicked off. Some good, some bad, some silly. Let's take a look.
State Supremacy - Dueling Sovereigns
A Louisiana bill advanced to the state capitol...
Federal Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Against Riverside, CA County Sheriff CCW Denials
FED. JUDGE PERMANENTLY ENJOINS RIVERSIDE COUNTY’S CCW APPLICATION DENIALS
BELLEVUE, WA – A senior U.S. District Court judge in California has issued a permanent injunction against the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s longstanding policy of “dissuading,...
Working to Save the Right to Keep and Bear Arms – State Level Success...
By Chris W. Cox
When I started with NRA in 1995, most of the attention our organization received was over legislative efforts in Congress. Firearm-related legislation at the federal level obviously has an impact on...
US District Court Judge Paves the Way for Washington I-1639 Lawsuit
Last year, Washington State voters approved a raft of gun control measures collectively known as I-1639. It was a wide-ranging group of Second Amendment infringements including a minimum age of 21 to purchase semi-automatic...
Lone Star Gun Rights Sues Texas House Speaker Bonnen For Blocking Access to His...
Texas gun rights advocates have been going at it with Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen for months now. The Speaker is no fan of constitutional carry and kept a bill to legalize permitless carry...
Judges Matter: Contrasting Decisions Demonstrate Importance of the Judiciary to Second Amendment Rights
By Chris W. Cox
I’ve said it before: President Trump’s nomination of conservative judges may well be his most important legacy.
Here, “conservative” does not refer to political ideology. It means a legal philosophy that seeks...
BREAKING: PA Judge Issues Stay Blocking Illegal Pittsburgh Gun Laws
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pittsburgh’s three gun-control ordinances will not be enforced until after legal proceedings, according to an order issued by an Allegheny County Common Pleas judge Monday.
All parties agreed to the stay during...