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Pro-gun groups quickly rallied for Alex Pretti. Why didn’t they do the same for a Black gun owner?
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...dozens of local national and local gun rights groups lambasted federal officials including Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, and Gregory Bovino, a senior border patrol official, who baselessly claimed that Pretti’s carrying of a handgun proved that he planned to harm and kill border patrol agents. Prominent gun rights organizations, including Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA), called for an independent investigation into the shooting and defended Pretti’s right to carry a gun.
The reaction from the NRA, in particular, was markedly different from the one it adopted nearly a decade ago when it was called on to speak on the killing of another legal gun owner by law enforcement. |
LJC Reminds the Court that Cannabis Use Is Not a License to Strip Second Amendment Rights
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The government should not categorically strip millions of Americans of their Second Amendment rights based solely on cannabis use, especially without any individualized finding that they are dangerous. The Liberty Justice Center is proud to file an amicus brief in United States v. Hemani, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm the below decision.
The case concerns a federal statute that imposes a sweeping ban on firearm possession by “unlawful users” of controlled substances. In practice, the statute’s breadth reaches tens of millions of Americans who use cannabis—many of whom do so under state-law regimes that permit medical or adult recreational use. |
DC: US Attorney for DC Pirro Clarifies Her Threat Over Gun Prosecutions
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She said that anyone who brings a gun into D.C. is going to jail, regardless of whether they are licensed to carry a gun in another jurisdiction.
“You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words, you’re going to jail,” Pirro said Monday on Fox News.
She added, “I don’t care if you have a license in another district, and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail, and hope you get the gun back.”
Her comments led to strongly worded responses from gun rights supporters. They said she misstated District of Columbia law and appeared hostile to Second Amendment protections. |
AZ: Gun Owners of America to Host Arizona Freedom Festival 2026 in Glendale
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Gun Owners of America (GOA) proudly announces the Arizona Freedom Festival 2026 is taking place on March 28, 2026, at the Glendale Civic Center East Parking Lot in Glendale, Arizona.
This outdoor festival will bring together freedom-loving Americans from across the Southwest to celebrate the Second Amendment, the outdoor lifestyle, and the enduring values of liberty.
Arizona Freedom Fest 2026 will feature a diverse lineup of vendors showcasing firearms, accessories, vehicles, and survival gear, alongside Second Amendment advocacy organizations and freedom-focused nonprofits from across the region. |
UT: ‘We’re a Second Amendment state’: Utah Jazz fans could soon bring guns to games under new proposal, but it wouldn’t stop there
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A new law in Utah could let people with concealed gun permits bring firearms to Utah Jazz games and other major events. Republican Representative Candice Pierucci introduced HB452, which would force any private venue that gets more than $1 million in public money to allow concealed carry permit holders to bring their guns inside.
This would be a big change because the NBA already has a rule that bans guns at all games across the league. The NHL also has strict rules against weapons at arenas like the Delta Center, which currently uses metal detectors at entrances. This creates a conflict between what state law might allow and what the sports leagues require. |
The Black Codes must not define America’s fundamental freedoms
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In the 2022 case of New York State Rifle Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects a right to carry firearms in public. It further held that to justify a restriction on firearm-related conduct the government must show that the restriction is consistent with the “Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation.”
What does that test mean for the more unsavory aspects of our nation’s history? For example, following the Civil War but before their full reintegration into the Union, states across the south enacted laws aimed at subjugating newly freed persons and maintaining to the extent possible the social and economic relations that prevailed under slavery; |
Republicans now shrug their shoulders over Epstein and criticize guns?
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Next, we have the GOP’s sudden aversion to guns, after decades of never shutting up about how carrying as many guns as possible is the most important right any American has, and anyone who tries to infringe on that right is a commie lib-monster.
Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, who is remarkably the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said Feb. 2: “I don’t care if you have a license in another district, and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else – you bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail.”
That’s quite a statement from a party that has treated the Second Amendment as more precious than schoolchildren. |
MI: McMorrow’s gun violence prevention plan would take Michigan’s red flag laws nationwide
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Michigan’s so-called “red flag” law, which allows courts to temporarily remove firearms from a person who poses a clear threat to themselves or others, has become a model that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow wants to see implemented across the country.
Expanding the state’s extreme risk protection order law at national scale is just one part of McMorrow’s plan to address gun violence should she win the ongoing Democratic U.S. Senate primary and, in turn, the general election against the presumptive Republican nominee, who at this point appears to be Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers. |
Canada: Half Of Canadian Provinces Tell Government To Pound Sand Over Gun “Buyback” Scheme
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We recently reported how Canada’s pilot program for its so-called gun “buyback” failed spectacularly, yet the government decided to continue with the scheme anyway. Now, the federal government is facing open defiance from many of Canada’s provinces over the gun confiscation scheme.
According to a report at the nationalpost.com, half of the provinces, along with two of the three territorial governments, have now said they would decline to participate in the “buyback.” That leaves only Quebec, British Columbia, the Maritimes, and Nunavut that haven’t said they wouldn’t participate in the program. |
NW Anti-Gun Lawmakers Target Gun Owners’ Wallets
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Anti-gun-rights Democrats in Oregon and Washington have a new strategy to strangle the right to bear arms on both sides of the Columbia River, and it is squarely aimed at their wallets.
In Washington, Democrats in Olympia are looking at adding $100 to the nonrefundable fee for a concealed pistol license, jacking the cost up from $36 to $136, with the money ostensibly earmarked to fund a “juvenile firearm early intervention alternative account.” The measure, House Bill 2456, was already heard by the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services, while alarmed critics say the legislation should be before the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee. |
AL: House passes bill about weapons in self-defense cases
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The House passed a bill Tuesday specifying that a defendant’s use of physical or deadly physical force is presumed unjustified as self-defense if they alter or hide their weapon after the incident.
House Bill 192 sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, creates the presumption that actions other than voluntarily providing a weapon to investigating law enforcement mean the defendant’s use of force was not justified.
Alabama is a stand-your-ground state, meaning people have the right to use deadly force if they are doing so in self-defense or in the defense of a third party. Defendants have to show with a preponderance of the evidence that their use of force was justified in court. |
NC: Castle Doctrine did not apply in 2022 Fayetteville murder, court rules
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a man who shot and killed someone following a fight at his Fayetteville home.
On Feb. 4, the appeals court affirmed the jury verdict against Gary Bernard Duncan, rejecting his claims that the trial judge improperly admitted doorbell video evidence and gave confusing instructions to the jury on two defense theories — self-defense and defense of habitation, also called the Castle Doctrine. |
DC: Pirro's pledge that those who bring a gun into DC 'can count on going to jail' sparks backlash
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A new wave of criticism is brewing from Second Amendment advocacy groups and some Republican lawmakers against those in President Donald Trump’s orbit after a controversial comment from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
Pirro, who serves as the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia and was tapped to the post by Trump, caused a firestorm this week when she declared during an interview on Fox News that anyone who brings a gun into Washington would be put behind bars.
“I don’t care if you have a license in another district, and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else, you bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail,” Pirro said in the appearance Monday. |
SAF Welcomes Nighthawk Custom As Newest Gold-Level Corporate Partner
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Nighthawk Custom has joined the organization as the newest Gold-level corporate partner.
“We choose to support SAF because of the people,” said Nighthawk Custom Director of Marketing Landon Stone. “They’re the difference-makers – motivated, driven, and unafraid to put in the work to get things done. Their impact is clear in the results they deliver for the Second Amendment.”
Since 2004, Nighthawk Custom has become a globally respected name in precision firearms – defined by craftsmanship, integrity and an uncompromising pursuit of excellence. |
NRA’s SCOTUS Brief Sides With Marijuana Users In Second Amendment Challenge
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In an amicus brief filed recently before the U.S. Supreme Court, the powerful National Rifle Association came down solidly on the side of marijuana users retaining their right to keep and bear arms.
In the brief, filed January 30 in the case United States v. Hemani, the NRA, along with partners the Independence Institute and the FPC Action Foundation, urged the high court to strike down the federal prohibition on firearm possession by marijuana users.
The case challenges the federal law that bars firearm possession by anyone who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.” The prohibition applies to marijuana users regardless of whether marijuana is legal under state law or used for medicinal purposes. |
MA: Trump DOJ Submits Brief in Massachusetts Handgun Roster Case
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On January 28, 2025, Harmeet K. Dhillon filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Trump administration, detailing why the Massachusetts handgun roster is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. Harmeet K. Dhillon is Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. The lawsuit timeline began almost 5 years ago.
In 2021, a number of Massachusetts residents and the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed suit against then AG Maura Healey in Massachusetts, contending the Massachusetts handgun roster violated the rights protected by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. |
After Trump Appointee Jeanine Pirro Threatens To Arrest Gun Owners In D.C., GOP Lawmakers Go On The Attack
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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro set off a political firestorm this week with stern comments about firearms in the nation’s capital, drawing rare criticism from Republican lawmakers and pro-gun rights advocates before offering a clarification.
On Monday, during a Fox News interview, Pirro spoke about public safety and the sharp drop in homicides in Washington before issuing a blunt warning about guns.
“You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words, you’re going to jail,” she said. “I don’t care if you have a license in another district, and I don’t care if you’re a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else. You bring a gun into this district, count on going to jail and hope you get the gun back.” |
TX: 10-year-old boy claims self-defense in deadly stabbing of 13-year-old girl, Houston police say
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Houston Fire Department crews took the girl to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries, police said.
Lt. Crowson said officers spoke to a woman and a 10-year-old boy at the scene. Police say the boy told officers he stabbed the 13-year-old and turned himself in.
Investigators say the boy told police the girl was part of a group of 20 to 30 people who came to the apartment complex and began assaulting people inside. The boy is claiming the stabbing happened in self-defense, according to police.
Homicide investigators spoke with witnesses at the scene and are reviewing possible surveillance video as part of the investigation, police said. |
MD: Constitutional; Second Amendment
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BOTTOM LINE: Where individuals challenged various Maryland regulations prohibiting guns in a variety of locations, the regulations were largely upheld.
CASE: Kipke v. Moore, Case Nos. 24-1799, 24-1827, 24-1834, 24-1836 (filed Jan. 20, 2026) (Judges Diaz, GREGORY) (Judge AGEE concurs in part and dissents in part).
FACTS: Plaintiffs challenged various Maryland regulations prohibiting guns in a variety of locations. The district court denied injunctive relief to the majority of plaintiffs’ claims. The district court then granted in part and denied in part the parties’ summary judgment motions. All parties appealed. |
Supreme Court to hear arguments on legality of gun bans for marijuana users
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Is it against the law for someone to possess a firearm who is considered an “unlawful user” of any controlled substance, including marijuana? The exact definition of those terms is at the heart of one of the biggest Supreme Court decisions this term.
On March 2, 2026, the justices will hear arguments in United States v. Hemani, a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, where the appeals bench struck down the application of a federal law banning anyone who is “an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” from possessing firearms or ammunition. |
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