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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Democrat Gun Control Backfires as Virginia Gun Sales Surge, New Jersey Carry Permits Spike • Finally: Thanks to Pete Hegseth, American servicemen are no longer sitting ducks on their own bases • Judge Roger Benitez Retires, Leaving Behind a Major Second Amendment Legacy • State Judges Turn to Guns in New Era of Judicial Threats • States consider expanding campus carry laws, reigniting college gun debate • WGR Leadership Brings Women's Voice to the White House and Capitol Hill
Gun Rights Policy Conference • Silencer Shop Named GRPC Saturday Night Reception Sponsor
Gun Rights Legal Action • CA: Bullet Tax Battle: Legal Showdown Targets California’s Controversial 11% Surcharge • CA: SAF Files Motion For Summary Judgment In California Firearms Tax Case • Knife Rights' FSA Appeal Oral Argument Summary • New lawsuit pushes for guns in national park visitor centers • SCOTUS Declines To Hear Illinois Case Involving Carry On Public Transportation • Trump DOJ Keeps Biden’s Ghost Gun Rule in Place, Defying White House’s Own Second Amendment Executive Order
Self-Defense News and Views • IA: Two charged in apparent self-defense Des Moines homicide • TX: Gas station employee stabs teen in ‘self-defense’ after dispute over beer escalates, SAPD says
News and Views from the Antis • “Post-Modern” Judging and Guns • NH: Senate must reject unregulated guns on UNH campus
Politicians and Legislation • MS: Senate debate over Mississippi’s 2nd Amendment Sales Tax holiday goes from firearm safes to diapers • RI: Debate on gun restrictions takes spotlight at Rhode Island State House • RI: Gun owners muster for RI State House hearing, looking to head off proposed restrictions
From the States • VA: Virginia State Police boss says troopers won't go door-to-door collecting guns: 'Very un-American'
News and Views From Abroad • UK: Liz Truss suggests UK should get right to bear arms due to 'state abusing power'
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Initiatives at USPS, DOJ, VA, FBI, others instill Second Amendment optimism • It’s been four long years since ATF arrested Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak • The Supreme Court's Next Big Fourth Amendment Case • Trump Must Deliver on the Second Amendment or Republicans Will Pay the Price • Vortex Renews Gold-Level Corporate Partnership
Gun Rights Legal Action • Brown v. ATF: Gun Rights Groups Challenge NFA Registration After Tax Repeal • DC: Pirro’s Office Won’t Defend D.C. Magazine Ban, But Still Wants Benson’s Convictions to Stand • Guns OK in national park buildings, lawsuit claims • IL: Supreme Court allows Illinois ban on firearms on transit to stand • ME: Federal Appeals Court Upholds 3-Day Waiting Period Law For Firearm Purchases
Politicians and Legislation • AL: Senate committee advances bill to create Second Amendment sales tax holiday • FL: Students concerned about bill that could allow faculty to have guns on campus • Guns.com Announces Special Promotions to Support Virginia Gun Owners Ahead of Looming Gun Laws • LA: State lawmakers reject bill that penalizes people who don't properly store their guns • MD: Maryland lawmakers approve bill banning popular Glock handgun sales • MO: Missouri advocates push for red flag laws • RI: Llawmakers take up several gun-related proposals
From the States • FL: Florida's Stand Your Ground law: Is it legal to fire a warning shot? • NJ: Sayreville Club XXXV Owners File Federal Lawsuit for Return of Seized Firearms • PA: Rep. Bashline To Host Annual Concealed Carry Seminar In New Bethlehem April 30 • UT: Karianne Lisonbee endorsed by College Republicans of America for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District • VA: Virginia’s Governor Setting Records for Wrong Reasons • WY: Friends of the NRA Celebrates 250 Years of American Independence
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Comments and Commentary • Battle over WA Wildlife Management Heats Up with Fed. Lawsuit • It’s Been Four Long Years Since ATF Arrested Patrick ‘Tate’ Adamiak
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Armed Man with 100 Rounds of Ammo Tackled in Texas Church • Best Sniper Ammo to Make Every Shot Count (Long-Range Shooting) • Brown v. ATF: Gun Rights Groups Challenge NFA Registration After Tax Repeal • New for 2026, Working Lever Action Essentials: The Chiappa 92 Core • Prepared 2 Protect Prepares for NRA Convention • Review: New Springfield Armory SA-35 4-inch Compact • TGM Readers React to ‘Wheelgun Wednesday’ Articles • The Best Ammo for Glock 19: Our Top 5 9mm Ammo Picks for 2026 • Top 5 Best 22 WMR Ammo on the Market: The Rimfire Powerhouse • Understanding Red Dot Sights and MOA
Gun Rights Legal Action • Grassroots Judicial Report—April 8, 2026 • Maine: Federal Appeals Court Upholds 3-Day Waiting Period Law For Firearm Purchases
News and Views from the Antis • 14 Shot During Weekend in Democrat-Controlled Chicago
Politicians and Legislation • Senate committee advances bill to create Second Amendment sales tax holiday
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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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