 | Newslinks for Saturday, February 28
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Norming Guns Away: Social Norm Formation, International Influence, and the Second Amendment After Bruen
Gun Rights Legal Action • SCOTUS Gun Watch 2/27/2026
• Supreme Court to weigh case on gun ownership, marijuana use
• Supreme Court weighs legality of gun ban for drug users
• Trump touted support for gun rights but has defended restrictions in court
Self-Defense News and Views • OH: “He Fired, I Fired”: A Springfield Homeowner’s Tale of a Fatal Self-Defense Shooting
• OH: Springfield police identify man killed in claimed self-defense
• PA: Man who fired shot that killed man, injured 2 others after bar fight in Allentown will not be charged, acted in self-defense, DA says
News and Views from the Antis • NC: Raleigh police cracking down on ghost guns amid NC lawmakers' push for reform
Politicians and Legislation • CO: “Apologize to the Constitution”: House rejects amendment on 3D gun bill
• CO: Colorado bill would ban making and selling 3D-printed gun parts
• Cornyn Introduces Bill to Stop Illegal Aliens from Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
• FL: Florida HB 133: Senate Blocks Bill to Restore Rifle Purchases for Young Adults
• GA: Georgia Lawmakers Introduce Measure That Would Strengthen Stand Your Ground Statute
• LA: Proposed bill in Louisiana would prevent confiscation of firearms by gov
• NV: Nevada lawmakers say candidates can use campaign donations to buy guns
• Senator Eric Schmitt Urges ATF to Repeal Three Biden-Era Gun Regulations
• WY: Gun-related bills advance in the Wyoming Legislature
• WY: Senate Panel Backs Bills Letting 18-Year-Olds Carry Guns On UW Campus
Gun Buy-ups • TN: Church to host 'Guns to Gardens' safe surrender event
From the States • MI: Mayor LaGrand’s Epic Fail: Defensive Gun Use Data Destroys the Narrative
News and Views From Abroad • Nigeria: “Allow Us Carry Guns” — Nigerian Farmers Back US Congress Plan for Self-Defence
• Nigeria: Legalising Gun Ownership
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Connors Walther PPK/S – Rifleman’s Second Amendment Award
Gun Rights Legal Action • Court to hear argument on whether and when drug users may possess firearms
• FL: Is Florida’s Felon Gun Law About to Change?
• Guns, Ganja, and Gavels—Five Things to Watch for in the Supreme Court’s US v Hemani Oral Arguments
• OH: BFA joins federal lawsuit challenging ATF tax stamp requirement on suppressors, short-barreled rifles
• SAF Supports Third Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality Of NFA
• Trump DOJ attacks cannabis consumers’ constitutional rights
Self-Defense News and Views • AL: Self-Defense in Tuscaloosa: Woman Shoots Domestic Abuser While Awaiting Police
• GA: Douglas women charged in machete home invasion case
• OH: 1 dead after reportedly shot in self defense: Police
News from the Campaign Trail • TX: GOP candidate calls to 'bring back smoking on airplanes' as opponent battles affair claim
Politicians and Legislation • Cornyn Introduces Bill to Stop Illegal Aliens from Possessing Firearms and Ammunition
• Democrats Reintroduce Bill To Require Background Checks For Ammo Purchases
• Hyde-Smith reintroduces ‘GRIP Act’
• Johnson and Mullin Introduce Legislation to Enhance Firearm Access for Tribal Communities
• KY: Bill would allow state police to transfer machine guns to Ky. residents
• KY: Kentucky HB 749 Follows West Virginia in Expanding Citizens’ Access to Modern Machine Guns
• OR: Gun control bill passes the Oregon House
• PA: West Manheim Township abandons proposed firearms discharge ordinance
• UT: Utah Proposal for Citizen Carry Puts Pro-Teams in Crosshairs
• VA: Board Formalizes FOIA Safeguards, Reaffirms Sanctuary Status
• VA: Proposed firearms legislation sparks Second Amendment support amongst Va. Sheriffs
• WY: Wyoming Senate panel backs jail time for red flag law violations
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Anti-Gun States Are Arming Illegals to Enforce Unconstitutional Gun Control
• ATF pick decries GOP-led budget cuts
• Carrying Defensive Revolvers
• Firearm industry 'responsible controls' legislation is existential threat to gun owners
• Silencer Central's Brandon Maddox Donates to Protect Liberty PAC
Gun Rights Legal Action • The ACLU, Long Leery of the Second Amendment, Joins the NRA in Urging SCOTUS To Uphold Pot Users' Gun Rights
Self-Defense News and Views • AL: Woman Shoots Man in Tuscaloosa After Calling 911, Acts in Self-Defense
• GA: DA declines charges in Atlanta rapper T-Hood shooting
• MO: Missouri Supreme Court opens door to using deadly force in self-defense, even over minor threats
From the Enemy Camp • The Data on U.S. Guns Used in Crimes in Mexico
Politicians and Legislation • AL: Alabama House Approves Second Amendment Tax Holiday
• AL: House approves Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday
• AL: House pulls trigger on Second Amendment sales tax holiday
• FL: Florida bill could allow college, university staff to carry guns on campus
• GOP Rep Asks Agency To Evaluate How Many Ways Fad Favored By Anti-Gun Groups Can Go Wrong
• OR: Oregon House Passes Gun Bill Bolstering Measure 114 Over Republicans’ Data Privacy Concerns
• Representative Gosar and Senator Hyde-Smith Reintroduce Legislation to Block Gun Registries
• Sen. Budd, Rep. Miller Lead Bill to Close Loophole Exploited by Illegal Aliens Employed as Police Officers
• WV: Contact Chairman Willis Now: SB1071 Could Restore Access to Modern Machine Guns, If It Gets a Hearing
• WV: West Virginia could sell its residents machine guns under new bill
• WV: West Virginia Machine Gun Bill: How The State Could Restore Full-Auto Rights
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Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Bill of Rights and Respect
• Deputies: Man Shot for Trespassing, Assault (OH)<script></script>
• Man Fatally Shot by Homeowner After Breaking into Shelby County Residence (OH)
• 1 Dead After Reported Pickaway County Home Break-in, Shooting (OH)
• Witness Shoots and Kills St. Charles QuikTrip Robbery Suspect (MO)
• Legally Armed Woman Shoots Violent Unprovoked Attacker in Grocery Store: Police (IA)
• Homeowner Shoots Intruder During Attempted Break-in, West Chester PD Says (OH)
• Police: Woman with pistol killed man who shot at crowd of people in Charleston (WV)
• Nearly 70-year-old Orange County Woman Recounts Shooting, Killing Intruder (FL)
• Armed Burglar Shot Dead in Walnut Home (CA)
• Woman Shoots Man Allegedly Impersonating Officer, Claims Self-Defense (GA)
• Naked Middle Georgia Man Tackled Woman off Lawn Mower Before Her Husband Shot Him, Deputies Say (GA)
• 80-year-old Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder During Break-in, Police Say (MI
• 1 Man Dead After 'Self-defense' Shooting at Danville Apartments (VA)
• Police: Homeowner Shoots Man in Attempted Burglary (TN)
• Man Shot and Killed During Home Invasion Attempt While Disguised as Nurse, Police Say (TX)
• Employee Shoots, Kills Alleged Robber at Cannabis Dispensary (WA)
• Rescuer, who Shot South Carolina Man Who Fell into Lake, Acted in Self-defense, Prosecutors Say (SC)
• Police- Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder in Fontana (CA)
• Homeowner Shoots, Kills Armed Intruder in Northland, Kansas City Police Say (MO)
• Man who Prompted Florida Blue Alert Shot, Killed By Homeowner During Break-in (FL)
• Delivery Driver Shoots Would-Be Carjacker in Kensington, Police Say (PA)
• Reno Police- Intruder Killed in Self-defense (NV)
• Washington Man Kills Armed Intruder in Shootout (WA)
• Truck Driver Shoots and Kills Robber in Self-Defense, Hillsborough Deputies Say (FL)
• Another Lyft Driver Breaks Company Policy, Defends Himself By Shooting Two Carjackers (PA)
• Oregon Grandfather Shoots, Kills Home Intruder With Grandchildren in the House (OR)
• Texas Woman Shoots, Kills Man During Attempted Robbery: Authorities (TX)
• Teen Son of Philadelphia Pizza Shop Employee Shoots Robber During Struggle, Police Say (PA)
• Homeowner Shoots and Kills Intruder in Spanaway (WA)
• Occupant Shoots and Kills Man During Alleged Home Invasion, Bellevue Police Say (NE)
• Woman With Concealed Carry Permit Shoots At Would-Be Armed Carjacker In Roseland (IL)
• Alleged Burglar Shot By Homeowner with Shotgun in Camp County (TX)
• Chicago Concealed Carry Holder Guns Down Car Thief After Being Shot at in the Street (IL)
• Elderly Retired Firefighter With Concealed Carry Shoots Chicago Robber Dead (IL)
• Armed South Carolina Woman Shoots at Man who Tried to Sexually Assault Her on Street (SC)
• Police in Texas Say 'Armed Citizen' Shot Robbers at Fast-food Restaurant, Killing 1 Suspect (TX)
• Police: Man Shot By Worker had BB Gun (NM)
• Moses Lake Homeowner Shoots Suspect Who Broke into Home After Fleeing from Deputies in Stolen Car (WA)
• Man Shot After Broken Necklace Dispute in Jefferson County Ruled Self-defense (AL)
• Sheriff: No charges after driver kills man who pointed gun (SC)
• Intruder Killed by Webster Groves Homeowner, Police Say (MO)
• Police Say Resident Shot Intruder in Self-Defense (IA)
• Dallas Police Say Man shot, Killed 27-year-old in Self-Defense (TX)
• Utah Grandfather Shoots Grandson in Self-defense During Knife Attack, Deputies Say (UT)
• Possible Home Intruder Shot By Homeonwer in Modesto, Sheriff's Office Says (CA)
• ‘They were shot in self defense’- Pizza Shop Employee Reports Southwest Ohio Shooting in 911 Call (OH)
• Littleton Resident Shot and Killed Intruder in Apparent Self-defense, Sheriff’s Office Says (CO)
• Pizza Delivery Man Says He was Attacked by Knife in Fatal Showdown Saturday (GA)
• Sarasota Homeowner Shoots, Kills Man Trying to Break in (FL)
• Bulloch Co. Man Shows up to House Uninvited, Shot in Self-Defense (GA)
• Cathedral City Homeowner Shoots Intruder in Self Defense, Police Say (CA)
• Man Killed in Self-Defense Shooting (KY)
• 12-year-old Boy Shoots, Kills Gunman During Home Invasion (GA)
• Shreveport Man Shot in Home Invasion (LA)
• Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder in Self-Defense While Family was Inside House (FL)
• Sporting Goods Employee Shoots Robbery Suspect Trying to Steal Firearms from Store (WA)
• Chicago Armed Robbery Thwarted as Gun Owner With Concealed-carry Permit Kills Suspect (IL)
• Woman Kills Live-in Boyfriend After Tomahawk Incident, Says it was Self-Defense (FL)
• Armed 67-year-old Woman Detains Suspected Burglars on Weatherford Property, Police Say (TX)
• Store Clerk Shoots Robbery Suspect in Maplewood (MO)
• Robbery Victim Shoots 2 in Self-Defense, 1 Dead (IA)
• Shooter at Krystal in Trussville Acted in Self-Defense (AL)
• FLorida Homeowner Used Second Amendment Right to Shoot Intruder (FL)
• Man Stabs Assailant In Self-Defense At Sedgwick Brown Line Stop, Police Say (IL)
• Legally Armed Driver Shoots, Kills Gunman to Stop Fatal Shooting Spree (IN)
• Two Dead in Stabbing, Self-Defense Shooting at Bellevue Apartment Tower (WA)
• Florida Homeowner Shoots 3 Intruders, 2 Fatally (FL)
• Confrontation Over Noise Ends With Self-defense Killing in Eureka (CA)
• Man Shoots Relative in Self-Defense (AL)
• Sacramento County Homeowner Shoots Suspect Who Led Officers on Chase (CA)
• Fredericksburg Woman Shoots and Kills Alleged Home Intruder (TX)
• LVMPD- Man Shoots Suspect Armed With Knife in Central Valley (NV)
• Suspected Burglar Shot by Spokane Homeowner Told Deputies He Thought he was in Friend's House (WA)
• Lyft Driver Pulls Gun in Self-Defense After Cape Coral Man Pulls Knife (FL)
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