USA Shooting at the 2024 Olympics in Paris
From USA Shooting . . . USA Shooting has a strong roster for the Paris 2024 Games. With a team that includes many returning Tokyo Olympians and medalists, athletes are expected to bring back an impressive medal haul. USA Shooting currently has 121 Olympic/Paralympic medals and hopes to add more to their collection in Paris. The U.S. […]
Spirit of Aloha: Hawaii Working to Reestablish a Gun Rights-Free Kingdom in the Pacific
By Michael Findlay Hawaii might be the picture of paradise with swaying palm trees and sugar-sand beaches. Beyond the postcard-worthy landscapes, though, there’s a troubling trend by state officials to write Second Amendment freedoms out of the island state. In Hawaii, lawmakers are taking the approach that Second Amendment rights are a problem to be […]
Two-Thirds of Voters Say Gun Crime is a Criminal Problem, Not a Public Health Problem
By Salam Fatohi There are many concerns with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s recent declaration that “gun violence” is a public health “crisis.” First among them is that the voting public largely disagrees. Two thirds of voters, or 66 percent, polled think that criminal misuse of a firearm is a criminal justice issue and not […]
SCOTUS’s 2023 Term Was a Triumph for Reining in Executive Branch Overreach
By Shelby Baird Smith The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 Term has been a triumph for reining in executive overreach. It is no secret that the Biden administration has used its executive agencies—and for our industry Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in particular—to circumvent the will of Congress to enact its radical antigun […]
DOJ Eyes Vista Ammo Brand Sale for Antitrust Violation
…in recent weeks DOJ antitrust lawyers have been meeting with third parties, including law enforcement groups concerned that the deal will lock up the U.S. market for primer, the key ingredient in bullets, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. A letter from the National Association of Police Organizations sent last week […]
In Cargill, SCOTUS Ruled that Words Mean Things and Congress Writes the Laws
By Shelby Baird Smith Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court took a major step in reining in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) administrative overreach. The Court held in Garland v. Cargill that the agency exceeded its statutory authority by classifying semiautomatic rifles equipped with bump stocks as “machineguns” under the National Firearms Act […]
What the Crumbley Convictions and Safe Storage Laws Mean for Parents
By Justin Heinze, University of Michigan, April M. Zeoli, University of Michigan, and Frank E. Vandervort, University of Michigan During the recent trial of James Crumbley, the father of the Oxford, Michigan school shooter, prosecutor Karen McDonald demonstrated the use of the cable lock that federal law mandates sellers provide with the 9 mm handgun […]
Biden’s Anti-Gun Supporters are Expecting a Lot More If He’s Reelected
By Salam Fatohi Pew Research Service released a Cultural Issues and the 2024 Election report that shows there’s a stark difference in the way those who support more gun control and those who support gun rights see the issue of lawful gun ownership in America and what it means for the 2024 election. Pew Research Service surveyed […]
Anti-Gun Politicians Step Up SCOTUS Attacks As 2A Cases, Election Loom
By Shelby Baird Smith There’s a troubling trend by certain politicians to salt the ground at the U.S. Supreme Court before more significant firearm-related cases can be argued and decided. Politicians are disparaging the justices in an attempt to politicize the Court and delegitimize its decisions, even before arguments are heard. It’s unfolding in the […]
Why Gun Owners are Conflicted Over the Trial of Hunter Biden
By Jill McDaniel While Hunter Biden clearly violated the law when he lied about his drug use on a background check form when he bought a gun in 2018, it may surprise people that there are two perspectives regarding the trial right now within the Second Amendment community. Side A: Hunter shouldn’t be charged because […]