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MI: Bay County man shoots at possible home invader, faces felony due to prior record
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Hearing a clamor in the middle of the night, a Hampton Township man confronted an apparent intruder breaking into his family’s apartment.
He fired several rounds from his pregnant wife’s gun and seemingly scared off the trespasser but is now facing a criminal charge that could land him in prison.
The reason? He has a prior record prohibiting him from using guns.
Patrick J. Holloway, 26, is charged with one count of felon in possession of firearm. The charge is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. |
Women For Gun Rights Backs Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
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Women for Gun Rights, a nationwide organization of women committed to safeguarding the Second Amendment, publicly backed H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, by Representative Richard Hudson (NC-9).
“Our organization firmly believes that you are your own first responder and threats to personal safety do not end when you cross state lines,” said Dianna Muller, Founder of Women for Gun Rights. “H.R. 38 is a significant step toward ensuring that law-abiding gun owners can protect themselves and their families from harm no matter where they travel in the United States.” |
Federal Judge Rules Ban on Machineguns Is Unconstitutional
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A Federal District Court Judge from Mississippi has ruled that the federal prohibition banning private ownership of machineguns made after April 1986 violates Second Amendment Protections of the United States Constitution.
In 1986, the Hughes Amendment was added to the Gun Owners Protection Act (GOPA) as a poison pill. A poison pill is an amendment added to a bill to guarantee failure, but in the case of the GOPA, the bill passed with the poison pill attached. The Hughes Amendment closed the National Firearms Act (NFA) registry for new machineguns. It amended 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(o) and 924(a)(2) of the federal statute. |
Trump Orders Review of Federal Gun Policy
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President Donald Trump has directed his administration to look for and potentially undo federal regulations that may violate the Second Amendment.
On Friday, Trump issued a new executive order requiring newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi to dig through agency rules and policies, looking for any that might improperly restrict gun rights. He put a particular emphasis on agency rules implementing new gun restrictions during the Biden Administration, such as those added by the ATF. He gave Bondi a month to complete the review and left it to her to figure out the details of which policies to roll back and how to do so. |
NRA Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order Protecting Second Amendment Rights
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Today, the White House announced a new Executive Order to protect and expand the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding Americans. This is the first action taken by President Donald J. Trump to carry through on his promise to restore the full protections of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms for the American people.
“Promises made to law-abiding gun owners are being kept by President Donald J. Trump,” said Doug Hamlin, NRA Executive Vice President and CEO. “NRA members were instrumental, turning out in record numbers to secure his victory, and he is proving worthy of their votes, faith, and confidence in his first days in office.” |
Senators introduce Hearing Protection Act to improve access to firearm suppressors
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U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), alongside Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), have introduced the Hearing Protection Act, a new piece of legislation designed to help law-abiding gun owners more easily access suppressors to protect their hearing and enhance safety. The bill seeks to reclassify suppressors, treating them similarly to traditional firearms for the purposes of regulation.
“Increasing access to hearing protection for sportsmen and hunters is common sense,” said Boozman. “Law-abiding, responsible gun owners should not have to fight burdensome regulations to enjoy their hobbies safely and with the accessories that can protect their hearing.” |
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect Second Amendment Rights
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On February 7, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening Second Amendment protections by directing a broad review of federal regulations and policies implemented from 2021 to 2025. The order tasks the Attorney General with identifying any federal actions that may have infringed on Americans’ right to keep and bear arms and presenting a plan of action to address such concerns. |
Court Rules Suppressors are NOT Protected by the Second Amendment
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A three-judge panel for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect suppressors.
The case is United States v. Peterson. George Peterson was the owner of PDW Solutions, LLC. PDW Solutions was a Louisiana Federal Firearms Licensed (FFL) gun shop. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) claims that he was selling firearms without running background checks. The Bureau also states he did business away from the location of the FFL and allowed for a straw purchase. Because of Peterson’s alleged misconduct, the ATF asked for a received a search warrant for Peterson’s home. During that search, ATF Special Agents found a homemade, unregistered silencer in his bedroom closet. |
OK: Bill seeks to remove monetary penalty for using illegal ammunition under Oklahoma Self-Defense Act
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Senate Bill 123, filed by Sen. George Burns (R-Pollard), would remove a monetary penalty for using illegal ammunition and eliminate a prohibition on large-caliber bullets.
The Senate Bill would specifically remove the OSBI’s $500 administrative penalty if someone is caught using illegal ammunition and remove the prohibition on bullets that are larger than .45 caliber.
“Oklahomans who responsibly exercise their right to self-defense shouldn’t face steep penalties or overly restrictive ammunition regulations,” Burns said. “SB 123 removes these burdens while maintaining the principles of safety and responsibility that are central to our state’s gun laws.” |
TX: Trading Shears for Shots, Barber Cuts Loose on Bandit in Self-Defense
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A man strode into a San Antonio barbershop looking for more than just a little off the sides and began waving a gun and demanding wallets and purses from the patrons in the establishment.
When one of the barbers, a 26-year-old man who was part owner of the business, didn’t comply quickly enough, the bandit began pistol whipping him. He then turned toward the other owner of the shop, a 51-year-old woman and showing he was full of tricks, pulled out a handful of zip ties. |
Trump Moves to Undo Biden’s Gun Policies
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 7 in an apparent step toward fulfilling his campaign promises to roll back four years of gun reforms under his predecessor.
On the chopping block are several high-profile attempts by former President Joe Biden to reduce gun violence, including regulations on ghost guns, expanded background checks on gun sales, and tougher regulatory oversight of lawbreaking gun dealers.
The executive order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to conduct a review within 30 days “to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens.” After that, Bondi is expected to present a plan to undo any policies the administration believes violate gun rights. |
White House orders sweeping review of federal gun regulations
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President Donald Trump on Friday issued an executive order demanding a whole-of-government review of federal firearms regulations, a move which appeared aimed at papering over gun safety policies inked by the Joe Biden administration.
But the Trump White House’s decree went further than simply undoing Biden’s legacy — its broad mandate invites the possibility of an even more expansive relaxation of federal gun rules.
The executive order, issued Friday evening and entitled “Protecting Second Amendment Rights,” directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to examine a cornucopia of federal orders, regulations, guidance and international agreements to determine whether there are any “ongoing infringements” of constitutional gun rights. |
Second Amendment Doesn't Extend to Certain Gun Parts, Court Says
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The Second Amendment protection doesn’t extend to certain gun parts, including a sound suppressor, the Fifth Circuit ruled in a case of first impression where it affirmed a dealer’s conviction for possessing one.
The Second Amendment applies only to gun parts that are integral to their operation, and a suppressor is just a gun accessory, Chief Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod said Thursday for the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
“A suppressor, by itself, is not a weapon. Without being attached to a firearm, it would not be of much use for self-defense,” Elrod said. |
FL: DeSantis' "Second Amendment Summer": More Guns, More Danger for Miami?
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Gov. Ron DeSantis is adept at producing interesting (if not terrifying) headlines, whether he's endorsing an anti-vax surgeon general, threatening to send undocumented immigrants to Guantánamo Bay, or bending over backward to ensure that recreational weed never sees the light of day in the Sunshine State.
So when we heard that his $115.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2025-26 outlines an eight-week sales tax hiatus for gun and ammo purchases over the summer, we shouldn't have been surprised. |
VA: Firearm violence prevention bill passes House after previous failures
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A gun violence prevention bill that recently cleared the House hopes to resolve what advocates call a public health crisis, but opponents say the bill is just another attack on Second Amendment rights.
Del. Cia Price, D-Newport News, introduced House Bill 1736, which would create the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, and codify the center’s fund.
This is the third time Price has introduced this bill since 2022, but the first time it has gotten through the House. The bill passed the Democratic-majority chamber on mostly party lines, with three Republicans supporting it. |
A court ruling on minors and handguns got the history wrong
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A three-member panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously on Jan. 30 in the case of Reese v. ATF that the federal law barring the sale of handguns to those between the ages of 18 and 20 was unconstitutional.
Applying the Supreme Court’s spongy history-based standard for judging the constitutionality of modern gun laws based on the existence of similar old gun laws, a standard it set in its 2022 Bruen decision, the appeals court dismissed the government’s effort to defend the law as based on “scant evidence that eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds’ firearm rights during the founding-era were restricted in a similar manner to the contemporary federal handgun purchase ban.” |
WI: Cudahy shooting last year ruled self-defense; shooter pleads guilty to two related charges
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An argument followed by a gunshot drew police to the 5700 block of South Packard Avenue in Cudahy on Feb. 25, 2024.
Officers found 41-year-old Eric Maddox on the ground with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting was ruled as self-defense by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, according to Cudahy Police Chief Tony Andrews.
However, Steffon Rivera, 33, of Greenfield, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, a misdemeanor, and possession with intent to deliver a non-narcotic, a felony. |
Are State Constitutional Clauses that Strengthen Gun Rights Relevant After Bruen?
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So gun advocates turned to state constitutions, 44 of which also expressly protected the right to keep and bear arms. They lobbied to amend those state constitutions to clarify that the right to keep and bear arms was “fundamental.” The NRA’s hope was that such a recognition would justify applying “strict scrutiny” — the standard Gerald Gunther famously claimed is strict in theory and fatal in fact — to laws infringing on the right. |
AZ: Gun-friendly Arizona lawmaker unwittingly makes the case for gun control
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Unfortunately for him, the reason gun sense advocates should send Kolodin flowers is that his political stunt inadvertently disproves the most frequently used argument against any form of gun control.
For decades, the National Rifle Association and the gun lobby have made the claim that any restriction on firearms ownership, even things like machine guns, is the first step on a slippery slope that will lead to confiscation of all weapons.
If you didn’t already know that to be BS, you do now. Kolodin’s “Shall Not Be Infringed Act” proves it. |
The 5th Circuit Says the Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Young Adults Is Unconstitutional
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The federal ban on handgun sales to adults younger than 21 violates the Second Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled today. That law is "unconstitutional in light of our Nation's historic tradition of firearm regulation," a three-judge panel unanimously concluded in Reese v. ATF.
"Today's ruling is yet another critical FPC win against an immoral and unconstitutional age-based gun ban," said Brandon Combs, president of the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), which challenged the law along with two would-be handgun buyers and two other gun rights groups. "We look forward to restoring the Second Amendment rights of all peaceable adults throughout the United States." |
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