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AK: Anchorage teens lead club team to air rifle state championship
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During the high school air rifle season, Henry Riffe and Aviana Bierl competed on different teams. But as members of the Borealis Bullseyes in the club season, they joined forces to lead their team to the 2025 Alaska Three Position Air Rifle CMP State Championship on Saturday.
At an indoor range in the bowels of Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School, Riffe — a senior at Service High — won the individual gold, finishing with a personal-best mark of 593 and an overall score of 689.3.
He said he wasn’t confident heading into Saturday’s competition, so his gold-medal-winning performance came as a surprise.
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'Armed Doesn't Mean Dangerous': Black gun owners confront stereotypes
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For several weeks in January and February, a quiet gallery at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC) displayed images of everyday people showing off their firearms.
“Armed Doesn’t Mean Dangerous” features Black gun owners, something Christian K. Lee, the Chicago-based artist behind the work, said is rare.
“I never saw anybody in my hometown with a firearm in a positive way,” Lee said. |
WY: Gordon Slams Legislators As He Lets Bill Banning Gun-Free Zones Go Into Law
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Wyoming will no longer have any gun-free zones.
That’s the result of an announcement Gov. Mark Gordon made Thursday evening that he’s letting House Bill 172, a bill banning gun-free zones, pass into law without his signature. The law will apply to all public spaces in Wyoming including the Capitol, schools and the University of Wyoming campus.
The governor has three options on every bill that comes to desk: veto it, sign it into law or let it pass into law. The last two create the same end result, but letting a bill pass into law without a signature is a way for the governor to show displeasure about a bill while still letting it move forward. |
CA: Local Sheriff Opposes Bill Restricting Self-Defense Rights
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Tehama County Sheriff Dave Kain voices strong opposition to Assembly Bill 1333, which proposes limitations on self-defense rights in California. Introduced by Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur, the bill seeks to require individuals to retreat from threats instead of having the right to protect their homes, a move that Kain calls “probably one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard of.” |
CA: California Gun Owners Beware: ‘Duty to Retreat’ Required in New Bill
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The California gun prohibition lobby is hailing a new Assembly bill that includes a duty to retreat “When the person was outside of their residence and knew that using force likely to cause death or great bodily injury could have been avoided with complete safety by retreating,” but the measure is drawing a barrage of criticism from Republicans.
According to a synopsis of Assembly Bill 1333, introduced by Democrat State Rep. Rick Chavez Zbur (51st District), “This bill would eliminate certain circumstances under which homicide is justifiable, including, among others, in defense of a habitation or property.” |
NY: NRA Files Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to NYs “Concealed Carry Improvement Act”
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Today, the National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to New York’s “Concealed Carry Improvement Act.”
In response to the NRA’s landmark victory in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen in 2022—which confirmed that the Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms in public—New York passed the so-called “Concealed Carry Improvement Act,” which severely restricts the right to carry firearms throughout the state. |
CA: Local Sheriff among many speaking out against AB 1333 which would limit legal self-defense
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Assembly Bill 1333 was introduced last week by assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur from Los Angeles. The bill would place restrictions on self-defense rights in California, including the rights of people to protect their homes.
Many law enforcement officials around the state have come out criticizing the proposed legislation, including Tehama County Sheriff Dave Kain, who tells Action News Now, "We are swinging so far outside the realm of what is reasonable by telling people now that under certain circumstances, they can't protect themselves in their own home against a criminal element is probably one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard of." |
CA: California Debates Self-Defense Bill Amidst Public Backlash and Criticism
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California legislators are considering a controversial bill, AB 1333, which aims to tighten the criteria for justifiable self-defense homicides, even in instances where individuals are attacked in their own homes. Proponents of the bill argue that it seeks to limit excessive use of force in self-defense situations. However, critics contend that the bill unfairly targets homeowners instead of focusing on the criminals committing home invasions. |
CA: California Bill Sparks Debate on Home Defense and Use of Force
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A new bill in the California State Assembly is stirring debate over homeowners’ rights to defend themselves. If passed, the legislation would require individuals to exhaust all reasonable means of escape before using force that could cause death or serious injury. Essentially, if a homeowner defends themselves against an intruder instead of attempting to flee, they could face criminal charges.
The discussion heated up during The Roggin Report, where contributors Anthony Turk and Katrina Dixon shared their strong opposition to the bill.
“I think anyone should be able to defend their home and their family,” Turk stated. “If we can’t do that, then what’s the point?” |
Legislation introduced to protect veterans' Second Amendment rights
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The chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL-12) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), as well as Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), have reintroduced the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 1041/S. 478).
This legislation would reverse a controversial and longstanding policy by which veterans are stripped of their constitutional right to possess a firearm without due process, simply because they have been assigned a fiduciary to help manage the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits they’ve earned through suffering a service-connected disability. |
Could The Washington Post Go Pro-Second Amendment?
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The Washington Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, announced that the newspaper’s opinion section is taking a turn away from woke propaganda and could be heading to the center.
“I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages,” Bezos wrote on X. “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.”
So, one of the two pillars they’ll be defending is “personal liberties” and “opposing” views will be left out of the opinion pages? |
NY: Second Amendment Concerns Raised After Long Island Village Bans All Gun and Ammo Sales
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A small community on Long Island, NY, has enacted a controversial law that completely bans the sale of guns and ammunition within its limits. Babylon Village, home to about 12,000 residents, passed the measure at a village board meeting last month.
Mayor Mary Adams defended the decision as a matter of public safety, stating, “Good people carry guns and so do bad people, and I’m not going to take that chance. I’ve got to protect the kids and the families here.”
The move has been met with mixed reactions, with gun rights advocates calling it an unnecessary restriction on Second Amendment rights. |
What to Make of the Supreme Court’s Latest GVR
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) placed a new twist on a familiar pattern in its treatment of Second Amendment cases this week.
On Monday, the justices declined a request by a Florida man to review his conviction over possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. Instead, they opted to grant, vacate, and remand (GVR) that decision back to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to be re-examined with the Court’s US v. Rahimi decision in mind. |
American Gun Companies Are Not Responsible for Mexico’s Violence
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As the Supreme Court prepares to hear Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers on March 4, the battle over who is responsible for cartel violence is intensifying. Gun-control advocates, Mexico’s government and even California’s attorney general are siding with Mexico, arguing that American firearms are the cause of the bloodshed. Meanwhile, pro-Second Amendment voices, including the NRA, have countered this claim with hard facts, exposing the deeper realities of cartel armament and corruption. |
PA: Mastriano to re-introduce bill that would prohibit PA enforcement of ANY new federal restrictions on firearms
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Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) re-introduced the Pennsylvania Right to Bear Arms Act to reaffirm the state’s historic stand for freedom and protect a right that predates even the United States Constitution.
The bill would prohibit the enforcement of any new federal restrictions, prohibitions or registration requirements on firearms, magazines and ammunition in the commonwealth. It would also prevent state or local resources from being used to enforce unconstitutional federal mandates. Finally, it would ensure that law-abiding citizens can continue to exercise their Second Amendment rights without fear of overreach or persecution. |
AZ: Scottsdale lawmaker advocates weapons liberty
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Arizonans who want to possess everything from pipe bombs to hand grenades will have to instead settle getting for automatic weapons, sawed-off shotguns and silencers.
It’s not what Rep. Alexander Kolodin proposed when he introduced HCR 2037. He contends that there is a constitutional – if not a God-given -–right to possess not just traditional firearms but even what he called “weapons of war.’’ |
TN: Brentwood Resident Shoots Attacker Multiple to Save Stabbing Victim
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Authorities in Brentwood are investigating a violent incident in which a stabbing led to a shooting on Wednesday afternoon.
The Brentwood Police Department responded to a 911 call around 1:17 p.m. on Lost Hollow Drive, reporting that a man was actively stabbing a woman. Before officers arrived, a concerned neighbor attempted to physically stop the assault but was unsuccessful. Seeing the woman in imminent danger, the neighbor, who was armed with a handgun, fired multiple shots at the suspect. |
IN: Indiana Appeals Court affirms Second Amendment doesn’t apply to machine guns
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McGee appealed. He argued Indiana’s ban on machine guns violates his constitutional right to bear arms, and, alternatively, that there wasn’t enough evidence that he knew the “Glock switch” made his firearm into a machine gun.
In a Feb. 19 opinion, a three-judge panel cited a long history of recognition that this constitutional right is “not unlimited.” It agreed with “the overwhelming number” of federal district courts and federal appellate courts that “have uniformly concluded” that the Second Amendment’s plain text doesn’t protect machine guns because they’re “dangerous and unusual weapons.” |
SCOTUS Makes an Interesting Move as ATF Gets New Leadership
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The Supreme Court did something unusual in a Second Amendment case this week.
It wasn’t the move gun-rights activists have been hoping for. The Court didn’t take up an “assault weapons” ban or concealed carry case. Instead, it granted, vacated, and remanded another felon-in-possession challenge. Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman explains why this time is a bit different from the others and what it might mean. |
PA: Pennsylvania’s 21+ Concealed Carry Age Restriction Stays Overturned as Third Circuit Denies Rehearing
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In a major victory for Second Amendment advocates, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied a petition for en banc rehearing in Lara v. Commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police, allowing its previous ruling to stand. The decision reaffirms that Pennsylvania’s restriction on 18-to-20-year-olds carrying concealed firearms is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
Despite efforts from 19 state attorneys general to challenge the ruling, the Third Circuit declined to revisit the case, solidifying the precedent that law-abiding young adults cannot be arbitrarily denied their right to carry firearms for self-defense. |
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