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DE: ‘Permission Slip’ Now Required to Exercise Constitutional Right in Delaware
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Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika denied a motion seeking an injunction to halt Delaware’s new “permit-to-purchase” handgun law. Her decision was made not on the basis that such a blatant restriction to a fundamental right is unconstitutional, but that gun-rights plaintiffs hadn’t successfully proven the state’s infrastructure was not ready for such a bureaucratic burden.
That’s a far cry from a final word on the lawfulness of a sweeping scheme that forces every ordinary, law-abiding Delawarean to secure a state permission slip, complete mandated training, submit fingerprints and endure extra delays just to purchase a handgun for lawful self-defense. |
New XS Sights Products for Diamondback SDR & Walther PDP
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The Walther PDP and Diamondback SDR are two extremely popular pistols for daily carry and self-defense. That’s why XS Sights is excited to announce its latest offerings for the two platforms. This includes new Minimalist adjustable night sight options for both platforms, new fiber optic sights for the Walther PDP, as well as new Optics plates and bundles for the PDP, as well as for use with the RMR and ACRO optic footprints. |
What Does Massie Challenger Gallrein's Promised 2nd Amendment Support Really Mean?
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President Donald Trump has endorsed retired Navy SEAL, farmer and businessman Ed Gallrein to run against incumbent Kentucky 4th Congressional District Rep. Thomas Massie in the 2026 Republican primary. Gallrein, Trump declared, would “…defend our always under siege Second Amendment.”
That’s the focus of this article, not any other policy issues or the reasons Trump wants to end Massie’s political career, nor Massie’s reasons for opposing parts of the president’s agenda. When it comes to the Second Amendment, Massie’s record has been consistent and clear, and in the interests of full disclosure, given favorable coverage in this magazine. |
The Supreme Court is more interested in Second Amendment cases than ever before
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With the Supreme Court back in session, the justices are preparing to weigh two Second Amendment challenges. One will look at whether it is constitutional to restrict people from carrying firearms on private property, and the other concerns drug use and gun rights.
For a court that’s taken less than a dozen Second Amendment challenges in its 230-year history, two in one year is unprecedented. “This is a real indication that we have a court that’s more willing to and more interested in taking these cases,” said Andrew Willinger, the executive director of the Center for Firearms Law at Duke University. |
Gun rights groups hail Trump’s pick to lead ATF: ‘First ever truly pro-Second Amendment nominee’
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President Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is being hailed Wednesday as the “first ever truly pro-Second Amendment” choice to lead the agency.
ATF Deputy Director Robert Cekada’s nomination to the top job at the bureau was quietly transmitted to Congress on Tuesday and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Cekada, a former NYPD detective, has been with the federal law enforcement agency in various roles since 2005 and has served as deputy director since April. |
Merits Brief Informs SCOTUS on Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule’
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A Legendary Era Comes to a Close as the Iconic Line Begins a Multi-Year Modernization Journey
Walther Arms, Inc. announces the formal multi-year pause of production for its legendary PPK®, PPK/S®, and PP® legacy handgun lines—marking the end of an era for some of the most iconic firearms in history.
For nearly a century, the Walther PP-series pistols have stood as global symbols of craftsmanship, elegance, and reliability. Immortalized in popular culture and revered by firearm enthusiasts worldwide, these handguns have set the standard for timeless design and performance. |
OK: Fired 7-Eleven clerk sparks debate over self-defense and company policy
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The firing of Stephanie Dilyard, a former 7-Eleven clerk in Oklahoma, has ignited widespread debate over self-defense rights and corporate policies.
Dilyard, 25, was terminated after using her personal firearm to shoot Kenneth Thompson, 59, who she claims attempted to strangle her when she refused a counterfeit bill.
Despite being protected under Oklahoma's self-defense law, 7-Eleven cited a violation of company policy as the reason for her dismissal.
The incident has drawn significant public attention, with many criticizing 7-Eleven for prioritizing protocol over employee safety. |
MN: Edina City Council proposes ban on assault weapons
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The Edina city council is proposing a ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, and other gun control measures.
The council read a proposed ordinance for the first time Tuesday night, which states, "there is a public safety and welfare crisis resulting from gun violence in the City. The City finds that semi-automatic military-style assault weapons, ghost guns, large-capacity magazines, and binary triggers have not commonly been used for self-defense purposes, yet these firearms and firearm modifications inherently have a significantly higher capacity for causing damage, injury, and death compared to ordinary firearms used for lawful self-defense purposes." |
FL: Juvenile Arrested In Wesley Chapel Shooting Incident; Victim Fired Shot In Self-Defense
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The Pasco Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in connection with a shooting incident that occurred near Sierra Center Blvd. on Thursday evening, revealing that the shot was fired by the victim in response to an assault.
A juvenile suspect was arrested on a charge of Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
The incident began around 6:00 p.m. as an altercation between two parties. Authorities now confirm that the situation escalated when the juvenile suspect struck the elderly victim in the head. Preliminary findings indicate the victim then discharged one shot in response to being struck. |
CA: Jurors Deadlock Deliberating Case of Ex-Detective Charged in Shooting That Paralyzed Man
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With jurors declaring they were deadlocked after roughly two days of deliberations, a judge Wednesday declared a mistrial in the case of a former Whittier police detective charged with assault for an on-duty shooting that left a man paralyzed just more than 5 1/2 years ago.
Deputy District Attorney Ryan Tracy told the downtown Los Angeles jury in his closing argument of the trial that Salvador Murillo “used more force than was reasonable in this case” and did not have to fire four times at Nicholas Carrillo, who was struck twice in the back April 30, 2020.
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RI: Second Amendment not bar to felon in possession indictment
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A defendant’s indictment for being a felon in possession of ammunition should not be dismissed despite his argument that the charges against him violate his Second Amendment rights, a U.S. District Court judge has decided.
The defendant was indicted pursuant to 18 U.S.C §922(g)(1).
“According to [the defendant], the decision in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), makes clear that application of §922(g)(1) violates his Constitutional right ‘to possess ammunition and firearms that are commonly used for self-defense.’ |
Why Does SCOTUS Hear So Few Second Amendment Cases?
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But then the Supreme Court sort of went quiet for a while. The next truly major Second Amendment case did not arrive until 2022's New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, which extended the logic of Heller and McDonald to recognize "an individual's right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home."
The recent news that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new Second Amendment dispute later this term raises the interesting question of why it takes the Court so long to hear so few of these kinds of cases. What gives? |
FPC Blasts DOJ Motion to Gut Second Amendment Victory, Fires Back in New Court Brief
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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a scathing brief responding to a recent Department of Justice motion to gut a major Second Amendment victory in Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., et al. v. Bondi, a case where the court previously held that peaceable Americans must be allowed to carry firearms in Post Offices.
This latest DOJ maneuver—stripping nearly all practical benefit from a court order declaring a federal gun law unconstitutional—is not an isolated incident. Rather, this is part of the Trump DOJ’s sustained pattern of defending federal gun control at all costs. |
VA: Virginia’s 2025 Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement! Time to Recommit!
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In late 2019 and early 2020, a powerful movement swept through the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Local government meetings across the state were flooded with hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of gun owners demanding that the locality stand up for its citizens and become a Second Amendment Sanctuary! The ideal Second Amendment Sanctuary would not enforce any unconstitutional gun laws, especially gun bans or carry bans. (Some localities opted to be Constitutional Sanctuaries instead.) |
Walther Suspends Production of PPK, PPK/S, and PP Legacy Products
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A Legendary Era Comes to a Close as the Iconic Line Begins a Multi-Year Modernization Journey
Walther Arms, Inc. announces the formal multi-year pause of production for its legendary PPK®, PPK/S®, and PP® legacy handgun lines—marking the end of an era for some of the most iconic firearms in history.
For nearly a century, the Walther PP-series pistols have stood as global symbols of craftsmanship, elegance, and reliability. Immortalized in popular culture and revered by firearm enthusiasts worldwide, these handguns have set the standard for timeless design and performance. |
NY: New York City Gun Buyers Want Feds to Reinstate Challenge to State’s Gun Laws
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A group of New York City gun buyers asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to reinstate their Second Amendment challenge against the state’s administrative gun licensing requirements, which they claim infringe on their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
Charles Mills, Craig Sotomayor, and Braden Holliday sued New York City in 2023, claiming regulations like the city’s 90-day waiting period to purchase firearms, background checks and the ban on possessing a backup concealed handgun limit are “absolute bar — even if temporarily — to their right to have and bear arms.” |
The Nationwide Movement Turning Guns into Garden Tools
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The first time Mike Martin held an AK-47 was after the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, which claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults. The shooting shocked a friend of a friend, a lawyer, into questioning why he owned an AK-47 in the first place. “He decided to destroy that one,” Martin recalls.
As a Mennonite youth and young adult pastor, Martin had long contemplated the idea of interpreting the “swords to ploughshares” ideal from the Book of Isaiah in a modern context.
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OR: Gov. Kotek signs bill banning bump stocks, limiting guns in public spaces
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed the Community Safety Firearms Act into law Tuesday, effectively banning bump stocks and allowing local governments to decide whether firearms are allowed in public meeting spaces.
Senate Bill 243 creates new crimes for possessing bump stocks, otherwise known as devices that turn semi-automatic guns fully automatic.
The bill also gives local governments the authority to limit concealed handgun license holders from bringing firearms in public buildings where official meetings are held, such as city halls. |
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