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MD: QAC 4-H Marksmanship Club freshmen earns silver at National USA Shooting Junior Olympics
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Queen Anne’s County 4-H Marksmanship Club first-year student Jordan Richards of Arundel High School earned a silver medal in January at the Maryland Junior Olympic Small Bore and Air Rifle Qualifier held at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Jordan shot 609/654 in Air Rifle and 559/600 in Small Bore, earning silver medals in both disciplines and qualifying for the National Junior Olympics in April 2025 in Anniston, Alabama. At the national competition, Jordan earned another silver medal in Small Bore in the under-15 category. On the first day of competition, she shot a 558/600, and on the second day, a 547/600. |
CO: Going in with a bang: Cameo and A Girl & A Gun fire away at fourth national conference
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The Cameo Shooting and Education Complex recently hosted its fourth A Girl & A Gun national conference.
A Girl & A Gun, based in Austin, Texas, was founded in 2011 to connect women interested in shooting sports. What began as a girls’ night out at the shooting range has grown into the largest women’s shooting organization in the country, as well as the largest firearms training organization dedicated to women. This year, the national conference attracted 750 women and 100 instructors from across the country.
“We provide classes for shooting pistol, rifle and shotgun,” said Robyn Sandoval, president and CEO of A Girl & A Gun. |
TX: Alleged attacker critically injured in West Side stabbing, SAPD says
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A man was critically injured after he was stabbed on the West Side during a confrontation he allegedly initiated with another man, according to San Antonio police.
The stabbing happened just before 2 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of North Zarzamora Street and West Poplar Street.
Police said the other man, who was described as a victim, was walking with his significant other when he felt a “large thump” in the back of his head.
The victim then started fighting with the man, according to SAPD.
Several witnesses told police the victim was acting in self-defense during the altercation. |
WA: Gun group accuses Washington of taking aim at its speech
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Before a three-member panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday, a gun rights group urged the court to revive its lawsuit accusing Washington leaders of unfairly targeting the group based on its political beliefs.
“No matter how much advocacy the Second Amendment Foundation is engaged in right now, it's a hundred thousand dollars less than what it would've been without the retaliatory investigation,” said Jack Lovejoy, attorney with Corr Cronin representing the Second Amendment Foundation.
The Second Amendment Foundation accused former Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson — now governor — of targeting the group in retaliation for its protected political speech. |
New Federal Legislation Would Protect Second Amendment, Target Criminals
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A new measure introduced by two pro-gun U.S. Senators is crafted to protect lawful American gun owners’ Second Amendment rights while also preventing violent criminals from having access to firearms.
Last week, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2025. The authors say the multi-pronged measure would take concrete steps to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), prosecute gun crime and crack down on cartel-fueled gun trafficking. |
FPC Applauds House of Representatives on Removing Suppressors from NFA; Urges Senate to Follow Suit
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The Firearms Policy Coalition applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a landmark budget reconciliation package early this morning, which includes a long-overdue full removal of firearm suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA). This measure marks an historic victory for Second Amendment advocates who have fought tirelessly to remove these vital hearing protection tools from the outdated and tyrannical constraints of the NFA. We strongly urge the U.S. Senate to preserve this critical language as they take up the bill. |
House passes 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' completely removes suppressors from NFA
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In a historic vote early Thursday morning, May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.1, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," effectively eliminating suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934.
On May 14, the House Committee on Ways and Means completed a markup of the reconciliation bill, reducing the tax on suppressors from $200 to $0. However, even in that form, suppressors would still have been subject to other NFA regulations. |
House Passes Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Removes Suppressors from NFA
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Passing in a scalpel-slim 215-214 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives this morning voted to pass H.R. 1, better known as President Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” sending it on to the Senate. Included in the final House version of the bill is Section 2 of the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove suppressors entirely from the National Firearms Act of 1934.
The move is a historic advance for Second Amendment advocates. Just hours before the vote, gun rights backers – including here at Guns.com – directed a letter to House and Senate leadership demanding an end to the “unconstitutional National Firearms Act (NFA) tax scheme.” |
PA: Based PA Sheriff’s Department Brings Carry Permit Applications To The Community
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A Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Department is actively supporting the rights of its residents to carry firearms for self-defense by expanding the department’s outreach throughout the county to process License to Carry Firearms (LTCF) permits via satellite locations.
The Bucks County Sheriff’s Office, led by Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran, initially launched its Mobile Gun Permit Unit program in 2022, a first-of-its-kind initiative to enhance public access to apply for and obtain a Pennsylvania LTCF permit. Shortly after, a second Mobile Gun Permit Unit was launched, followed by continued expansion of the department’s operational presence across the county, ...
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Justice Department Agreement Ends Ban On Forced Reset Triggers
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) reached an agreement with Rare Breed Triggers on Friday, May 16, reversing a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) action that banned forced reset devices at the behest of the Biden administration. The deal comes as the DOJ, headed by United States Attorney General Pam Bondi, has been taking steps to investigate Second Amendment infringements by individual states as well as the federal government. It is part of the Trump administration’s initiative recommitting to American gun rights following the President’s Executive Order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights. |
Suppressor Deregulation Headed To The Senate, But We Still Need Your Help!
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The House Ways & Means Committee has sent the original Hearing Protection Act (HPA) language to the Senate, effectively deregulating suppressors from the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA).
If approved, this would be the most monumental Second Amendment victory in my lifetime, one that I have personally been disillusioned enough to believe would never happen. Getting to this point, however, was not smooth sailing. It required the voices of millions of Americans, calling their representatives, bombarding switchboards, and flooding the Ways & Means Committee phone line to clear the murky waters soiled by fake Republicans attempting to water down the HPA into nothing more than a tax stamp discount. |
Silencer Deregulation Might Actually Become Law
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This week, in rather dramatic fashion, silencer deregulation ended up in the House budget bill.
After a bruising political fight, Republicans added a provision delisting silencers from the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934 to their massive budget legislation just before passing it. As I lay out for readers, that puts one of the gun-rights movement’s top priorities closer to becoming law than ever before. But I also explain why there is a possibly insurmountable hurdle waiting in the Senate. |
SC: Attorney General Wilson urges Congress to pass concealed carry reciprocity act
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Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.
The proposed legislation, H.R. 38, aims to establish a framework allowing lawful concealed carry across state lines.
In a letter addressed to House leadership, Wilson and his counterparts emphasized the importance of broad rights for concealed carry among law-abiding citizens, asserting that it promotes public safety and respects fundamental liberties of gun owners. |
PA: Burns, gun groups spar over vote tied to constitutional carry
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A procedural vote last week in the Pennsylvania House tied to efforts to enact constitutional carry spurred gun rights lobbyists to admonish a Democrat lawmaker with a history of supporting the Second Amendment.
Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria, says he was justified in voting to uphold a chair ruling that struck down a floor amendment offered by Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-Lawrence/Butler, found to be in violation of House rules. |
Former NRA President Claims Gun-Control Group Offered $5 Million for Her to Quit
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The former head of the National Rifle Association and longtime powerhouse Florida lobbyist is accusing a leading gun-control group of trying to buy her off.
Marion Hammer, the first female president of the NRA, said in a lawsuit filed in federal court this month that Brady United offered her millions of dollars. She claimed taking the money would require her to cut ties with the NRA and stop lobbying on behalf of gun interests. |
DOJ settles suits with gun parts maker in win for firearms advocates
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The Justice Department ended three high-profile lawsuits involving a gun parts manufacturer in a win for firearms advocates after Attorney General Pam Bondi committed to easing bureaucratic restrictions on Second Amendment rights.
The deal marked the first major action from the DOJ's Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force following President Donald Trump’s February executive order aimed at restoring gun protections. The settlement, announced Friday, halts the federal government’s efforts to regulate and seize “forced-reset triggers” under the National Firearms Act. |
Longtime NRA Lobbyist Marion Hammer, 86, Opens Fire On NRA, Claims It Abandoned Her, Breached $220K-A-Year Contract
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At 86, lobbyist and grandma Marion Hammer remains ready to rumble – this time against her once steadfast ally, the National Rifle Association.
Hammer, a former NRA president and female face of the NRA, sued the beleaguered gun rights group earlier this month, alleging her longtime cash cow unlawfully breached the 10-year $220,000-a-year consulting contract she signed in 2018 with the NRA’s now-disgraced former boss Wayne LaPierre. Hammer is also seeking cash damages for fraud and the continued unauthorized use of her name, image and likeness. |
Short History of Bans on Possession of Firearms in Federal Facilities
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Laws banning the carry or possession of weapons in government buildings are a very late addition to the United States of America. At the time of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment, there were only three places where the possession and carry of weapons were banned with some regularity. Those were: Court rooms while court was in session; legislative chambers where governmental bodies were involved in their legislative duties; and polling places on election day. There were no bans on carrying or possessing weapons in most public buildings, most of the time. From the Supreme Court Bruen opinion, bold added p. 27: |
30+ Orgs Call On Johnson & Thune To End Suppressor Tax Scheme In Reconciliation
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Today, the American Suppressor Association (ASA) led a coalition of nearly 40 organizations in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune calling for the removal of suppressors from the unconstitutional National Firearms Act (NFA) tax scheme.
Joined by nearly 40 industry representatives, medical professionals, and Second Amendment groups including Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA), ASA makes the case for Congressional Republicans to remove suppressors from the NFA by including section 2 of the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) in the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” |
FL: NRA Takes Fight Against Florida’s Under-21 Gun Purchase Ban to Supreme Court
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review Florida’s law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and long guns from 18 to 21. This move follows seven years of litigation challenging the law enacted after the February 2018 Parkland school shooting.
The NRA’s petition highlights a split between federal appeals courts: the 11th Circuit upheld Florida’s law in March with an 8-4 ruling; however, the 5th Circuit found a similar federal restriction unconstitutional. According to the NRA, “This split between the circuits over so fundamental a question is intolerable, and it urgently calls for this Court’s resolution.” |
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