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NY: Council Member Inna Vernikov brought a gun to a protest. Did she break the law?
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Vernikov was opposed the protest, which she labeled antisemitic, and worked with the City University of New York to move it from the Brooklyn College campus onto a public street in between college buildings. In a joint press release with Council Members Farah Louis and Kalman Yeger, Vernikov announced that she and the other council members would be on hand at the protest to help any students who felt unsafe. Photos and videos of her at the rally show a pistol stuck into the front of her pants, with the grip clearly visible.
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NY: Supreme Court rejects challenge to New York’s ammo sale background checks
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Opponents to the law, including a number of gun shops across the state, had argued that the rule enacted a month ago requiring a background check on all ammo purchases made in stores across the state was an improper restriction on Second Amendment rights. Since Sept. 13, gun sellers have had to run a background check for gun and ammo purchases through a New York State Police system.
The law’s opponents had sought a stay before the law went into effect, which was rejected by Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The motion denied on Tuesday was similar to the one rejected by Sotomayor, but was brought in front of Justice Clarence Thomas instead. |
'The Gun Machine' Ep. 2: Tracing the roots of the culture of fear used to sell guns
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Gun advertising sows seeds of mistrust and the promotes need to carry a gun for self-protection. But protection from whom?
The first European settlers wielded firearms to control enslaved people and fight Native people. Later, during Reconstruction, white Southerners picked up arms, not only for self-defense and to enact racist terror, but as a totem against imagined threats — sowing the roots of what guns represent to many people today. |
The Supreme Court's 2023 term: Will the conservative majority flex its muscle or forge consensus?
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In Rahimi, the Justices will apply Bruen's framework to a federal law banning the possession of a firearm by someone who is subject to a domestic violence restraining order. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — which previously had upheld the federal ban — determined that it could no longer pass constitutional muster under Bruen's historical framework. The United States swiftly sought cert, and the Justices will hear oral argument in November.
Oral argument may provide a preview of how the Justices will approach the case: Will they underscore and embrace Bruen's framework to strike down a longstanding, common-sense ban, or will they find ways to foster agreement by distinguishing or even limiting Bruen? |
NM: Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds
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A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico's largest metro area.
The order from U.S. District Judge David Urias rejects a request from gun rights advocates to block temporary firearms restrictions as legal challenges move forward.
It marks a victory for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her advocacy for temporary gun restrictions in response to recent shootings around the state that left children dead. |
NRA-ILA Fall 2023 Litigation Newsletter
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NRA-ILA’s Office of Litigation Counsel has been busy fighting for our members’ rights in courtrooms across the country. Things haven’t slowed down since we won New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen at the United States Supreme Court last summer—for which the court recently ordered the state of New York to pay ILA just under half a million dollars in fees. And ILA has not stopped fighting for your Second Amendment rights. We filed several new cases and continued the fight in many existing cases. This newsletter covers ILA’s efforts to defend your freedoms in court over the spring and summer of 2023. |
CA: Gun Show returning to San Diego at a new venue
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It's a new life for the the San Diego Gun Show.
For decades, the Del Mar fairgrounds had hosted the gun show until protests led to new legislation banning gun shows on state property. That gun show will be held at the Masonic Center in San Carlos October 21 and 22. It's a considerably smaller venue than the original gun show at the del mar fairgrounds, and that won't be the only difference.
Michael Schwartz of San Diego County Gun Owners PAC said the biggest challenge in finding a new venue for the gun show was finding enough space. |
CA: California Adds New Excise Tax on Gun and Ammo Sales
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Retail sales of guns and ammunition will soon be subject to a new state excise tax in California. Under Assembly Bill 28, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on September 26, 2023, an 11% tax will apply to gross receipts from retail sales of ammunition, firearms, and firearm precursor parts starting July 1, 2024. Revenue generated by the tax will be deposited in a new Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Fund. |
MA: Testimony illustrates tensions underlying House gun law reform effort
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“This is nothing but a tantrum after Bruen,” he said, referring to a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down New York’s concealed-carry law and has drawn the attention of Massachusetts Democrats. “Even though there’s nothing in here to reduce crime, suicides and everything else, for the first time in my career I’m going to say this: you might have a bigger problem, because 600,000 lawful citizens are going to tap out. We’re done. We’re done. Twenty-five years of trying to comply with the garbage laws that have only increased crime and suicide in Massachusetts, and now you’re going to do it again, and make it worse? |
House GOP launches inquiry into Biden ATF gun sales rule: 'Universal gun registry'
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Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), chairman of the House Small Business Committee, is launching an investigation into a new rule from the Biden administration making single-sale gun sellers subject to gun dealing licenses.
In September, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives proposed a change to the definition of "engaged in the business of selling firearms" to include anyone who sells a firearm with the "predominant purpose" of profit. |
SIG Sauer Expanding Ammunition Operations in Arkansas
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SIG Sauer announced on Oct. 6 that it was investing $150 million to add a 250,000-square-foot building to its Elite Performance Ammunition plant in Jacksonville, AR. When complete, another 625 people will work on the campus, nearly tripling an employee count that currently stands at roughly 350.
The factory has grown significantly since SIG Sauer moved its small operation in Eubank, KY, to Jacksonville in 2016. The staff count when it opened in Arkansas was only 50. Five years later the company invested $12 million to expand operations, adding another 210 people to the team. |
NRA’s 2024 Board Selections: More of the Same – Let’s Make a Change!
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The NRA has released its nominees for the 2024 Board of Directors elections. The list does not include any nominees that might be nominated by petition of the members, as those haven’t been determined yet. Petitions are still being circulated and collected until early November, after which those who collected enough valid signatures will be announced.
Just a reminder, Judge Phil Journey, Rocky Marshall, Dennis Fusaro, and myself, Jeff Knox are all running as petition candidates calling for reform of the NRA. More on that down below. |
IL: After vagueness hearing, federal judge could strike down Illinois’ gun ban
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A federal judge who once ruled plaintiffs challenging Illinois’ gun and magazine ban may be able to prove their case now has the option of striking the law down based on the merits.
Illinois’ ban on more than 170 semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and pistols was enacted on Jan. 10. The law also bans the sale and possession of handgun magazines over 15 rounds and rifle magazines over 10 rounds. Firearms owners with such guns purchased before Jan. 10 have until Jan. 1, 2024 to register their firearms, attachments and .50 caliber ammunition, or face potential criminal penalties. |
Copper Plated Payload! Federal Premium Buckshot 12 Gauge #1 Buck
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A new offering of Federal Premium Buckshot is now available featuring copper plated lead shot in a #1 buck size with 16 pellets for self-defense or hunting. A lot of shotgun users tend to lump buckshot into a category of being inaccurate – scattergun ammo – but when Federal Premium is developing the ammunition, that is not the case. The same precision and exacting tolerances they use for their other selections of ammunition are also instilled in the Federal Premium Buckshot as well. |
2500+ Patriots Attend the Smith & Wesson New Headquarters Grand Opening
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Smith & Wesson celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Maryville, Tennessee, on Saturday with a grand opening celebration featuring live concerts, shooting demonstrations, and a silent auction benefiting local charities. The event marked the company’s move from Massachusetts, where it had been located for nearly 170 years.
The company sold 2500 tickets to the sold-out event, which took place in a large field adjacent to the brand new facility. The event kicked off with a shooting demonstration by shooting legend Jerry Miculek. Coming off a high from breaking two shooting working records the previous day, Miculek wowed the crowd with an exhibition of his signature speed shooting. |
OH: Second Amendment ‘Sanctuary’ Bill in Ohio Gets Tweaks to its Approach
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With little discussion Tuesday, Oct. 10, an Ohio House committee approved a series of changes to a controversial gun measure. The bill, known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act, would keep state and local law enforcement from carrying out federal firearm provisions.
Supporters claim the measure falls within the scope of anti-commandeering doctrine; essentially, federal officials can’t compel other agencies to enforce policy for them. But opponents argue it’s an attempt to nullify federal law, littered with unintended consequences. |
MO: Second Amendment: Missouri asks Supreme Court to revive a controversial gun law
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Missouri officials on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a controversial law that blocks local police from enforcing federal gun prohibitions.
The state's "Second Amendment Preservation Act," signed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson in 2021, allows Missouri residents to sue police for $50,000 if they attempt to enforce federal gun laws. The Biden administration sued Missouri over the law last year and a federal appeals court blocked it late last month. |
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