Legislative
BREAKING: 9th Circuit Holds “Large Capacity” Firearm Magazines Protected by 2A
Today, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed (by a 2-1 vote) a federal district court’s ruling that so-called “large capacity” magazines are protected by the Second Amendment. … First, the panel held that Cal. Penal Code § 32310 struck at the core right of law-abiding citizens to self-defend by banning LCM…
Read MoreNY AG Sues To Dissolve The NRA
New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures. Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan after…
Read MoreTexas On Pace For Record Firearm Background Checks
Texas is on pace for a record-breaking year for firearm background checks, according to new data on U.S. firearms sales compiled by the FBI. National Instant Criminal Background Check System data, which the FBI uses to screen prospective gun buyers throughout the country, showed Texas has seen 1,364,051 background checks initiated through the system this…
Read MoreH.R.7468 – Stop Home Manufacture of Ghost Guns Act of 2020
To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose prohibitions relating to machines designed for the manufacturing of frames or receivers for firearms. Not really even sure how this would be enforceable… https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7468/text?r=1&s=1
Read MoreMaking The Evidence Fit The Charges
The gun Patricia McCloskey waved at protesters was inoperable when it arrived at the St. Louis police crime lab, but a member of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s staff ordered crime lab experts to disassemble and reassemble it and wrote that it was “readily capable of lethal use” in charging documents filed Monday, 5 On Your…
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