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Disparities in justice yet another reason to defend Second Amendment
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With former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden resurfacing in the news in recent weeks, it’s worth a few moments to consider a far less known name: Alexander Ledvina.
Ledvina, as Reason magazine recently detailed, was convicted in 2023 of failing to disclose his past drug use when purchasing a firearm. For this, he was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison.
If the nature of his crime sounds familiar, it likely is because Hunter Biden violated the same law — but didn’t serve any sentence after his father granted him a presidential pardon. |
Restore Fairness for Firearm Small Businesses
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U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week teamed up with U.S. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) to introduce legislation to stop the Small Business Administration (SBA) from using its loan programs to discriminate against firearms-related businesses.
The Equal Shot Act (S.2562) responds to concerns of politically-motivated discrimination against gun-related businesses under the Biden administration and seeks to ensure all eligible small businesses receive fair, unbiased treatment. Related to this unfair treatment, Hyde-Smith also cosponsored Risch’s S.Res.342, a resolution that recognizes the contributions of small business firearm manufacturers and designates August as National Shooting Sports Month. |
TN: Jason Knight Kicks Off District 7 Campaign Ads with Military Motif
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“This evil is why I served in three combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s why I’ve dedicated my life to serving others. I’ve continued to answer the call to public service, serving in the Army reserve and being elected county commissioner.
“I fought to protect our conservative values, never voting for a tax increase and never will. Improving school safety and protecting our Second Amendment.
“Now, President Trump needs reinforcements in Congress. He needs someone he can count on, someone that’s been through the battles, someone tough, someone decisive, someone that has stared down the sights of a .50 cal and didn’t flinch. |
MI: Walmart stabbings show flaw in gun control logic
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Last weekend, a man walked into a Walmart in Traverse City and stabbed 11 innocent people in a random, brutal act of violence. The scene was horrifying—but thankfully, everyone survived.
The media covered the initial shock. The politicians issued generic statements. But something’s missing — something that always seems to go missing when the narrative doesn’t fit: no one is talking about “knife control.” Why is that? |
MO: Fiocchi America Moved into TKG's Brands, Hevi Shifting from Oregon to Missouri
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News came this week that Fiocchi's U.S. arm will be moving under the same umbrella of ammo brands maintained by the Kinetic Group.
Formerly part of Vista Outdoor, last year's purchase of several classic American ammunition brands, including CCI, Federal, Hevi, Remington, and Speer by the Czechoslovak Group, became TKG. As the Czechoslovak Group-- which has held a majority stake in Fiocchi since 2022 and quietly became the 100 percent owner of that ammo company in April-- the writing was on the wall that its U.S. operations would be consolidated with TKG. |
WY: Life Ain't Grand
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You hear about wrongful convictions on the true-crime podcasts that are all the rage.
You likely know your local police officers and prosecutors so assume they are on the up and up. The reality is that bias enters the criminal justice system everywhere.
Thankfully, we had the resources to retain excellent legal counsel, and the court in your community finally did the right thing in dismissing these charges.
With all due respect to your community, we suggest that for Teton County to achieve the “Life is Grand” motto you desire, kick the tires on your local law enforcement. Anyone who lawfully exercises their right to self-defense should have a place in your town. |
SAF Petitions SCOTUS To Consider Challenge to Young Adult Handgun Purchase Ban
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The pro-gun Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has been battling to restore the Second Amendment rights of young adults aged 18 to 20 years of age in courtrooms at all levels and throughout the nation. The organization recognizes that while every other constitutionally protected right applies to all adults, too many in government restrict the Second Amendment rights of those citizens.
In the latest chapter of the ongoing war, SAF and some partners recently filed a Petition of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to take up the case Brown v. ATF. ThatSAF case challenges the federal ban that prevents adults aged 18 to 20 from purchasing handguns from licensed dealers. |
UK: King Charles Carried a Concealed ‘Black Blade’ During His Scotland Visit — but Not for Self Defense
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King Charles holds Scotland dear to his heart; after all, he visits the beautiful country for annual summer vacations with his family, and it’s also where his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, breathed her last. On July 28, the King visited Scotland ahead of his summer holidays for a reception with Caithness communities in Thurso. While he looked dapper in a traditional Scottish Highland dress complete with a kilt, a small detail caught royal watchers’ attention: a hidden black dagger tucked under his sock, with a small part sticking up his leg.
Ed.: Surely even the regular folk (the ones without armed guards) in the UK can carry a concealed knife, right? |
RI: Federal Judge Upholds Rhode Island’s Gun Permit System for Open Carry
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A federal judge says Rhode Island’s gun permit system, which requires residents to show “a need” to openly carry a firearm throughout the state, does not violate the Second Amendment.
In a ruling handed down Friday, U.S. District Judge William Smith granted Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha’s motion for summary judgment that dismisses a lawsuit filed by a coalition of gun owners in 2023.
The lawsuit stems from a Rhode Island law dictating how the state issues firearms permits. |
GOA is Doing What Spineless Politicians Wouldn’t
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For nearly a century, the draconian NFA has suffocated our Second Amendment rights, weaponizing bureaucracy against law-abiding gun owners like us. But here’s the breakthrough: Congress removed the NFA’s legal foundation by eliminating the $200 tax on suppressors and short-barreled firearms.
There’s just one problem: The unconstitutional registration requirement remains in place.
Previously, the courts upheld this unconstitutional regime only because it was a tax law. Now, with the tax gone, the NFA’s last excuse is gone.
That’s why GOA and allies filed the One, Big, Beautiful Lawsuit to gut the heart of the NFA, ending its harassment and registration of law-abiding gun owners. |
MS: Mississippi ammunitions company banned from shooting firearms on property after local leaders get complaints from residents
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The owners of a Mississippi ammunition manufacturing company have been effectively banned from shooting any firearms on their own property by local leaders who have been getting complaints from surrounding property owners. The decision, handed down during the Panola County Board of Supervisors’ regular meeting on Monday, applies to the seven-acre property owned by Zelazny & Schaeffler Armaments LLC on Highway 35S in Panola County. While other residents in unincorporated parts of the county are legally allowed to shoot for sport or practice, the owners of the ammunition company are now prohibited from doing so, even for personal use. |
CA: DA throws out Oakland murder case against Richmond realtor
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Despite a last-minute plea from the victim’s mother, prosecutors here have dismissed the murder case against a Richmond man accused of killing his romantic rival.
Terryan McDowell, 27, was charged Feb. 4 with murdering 42-year-old Darnell Parker at the apartment of the woman both men dated. Just six weeks after filing the charge, prosecutors dismissed it; by then, McDowell had already been granted bail. |
RI: Judge rules that Rhode Island's gun permit system does not violate Second Amendment
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A federal judge says Rhode Island's gun permit system, which requires residents to show “a need” to openly carry a firearm throughout the state, does not violate the Second Amendment.
In a ruling handed down Friday, U.S. District Judge William Smith granted Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha’s motion for summary judgment that dismisses a lawsuit filed by a coalition of gun owners in 2023.
The lawsuit stems from a Rhode Island law dictating how the state issues firearms permits.
According to the statute, local officials are required to issue concealed-carry permits to anyone who meets the specific criteria outlined in the statute. |
Gun rights groups file federal lawsuit challenging National Firearms Act
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Several Second Amendment rights groups filed a federal lawsuit aiming to nullify the National Firearms Act of 1934. The law requires people to register with the federal government before they can own several types of firearms and gun accessories.
The groups – the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), American Suppressor Association (ASA), National Rifle Association (NRA), Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC), Prime Protection STL Tactical Boutique, and two members of the organizations – are suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Justice Department in federal court. |
GA: Fort Stewart army base shooting raises questions about military gun policies
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Department of Defense policy prohibits military personnel from carrying personal weapons on base without permission from a senior commander, and there is a strict protocol for how the firearm must be stored.
Typically, military personnel must officially check their guns out of secure storage to go to on-base hunting areas or shooting ranges, and then check all firearms back in promptly after its sanctioned use. Military police are often the only armed personnel on base, outside of shooting ranges, hunting areas or in training, where soldiers can wield their service weapons without ammunition. |
One Big Beautiful Bill Act opens door to ending some gun controls
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Several of the nation’s most prominent Second Amendment advocacy groups said one tweak made to the 91-year-old National Firearms Act opened the door to its unraveling, and with it, ending federally required gun registration.
According to those groups, the new law’s elimination of a $200 tax on sound suppressors and short-barreled guns ended the government’s right to require the registration of those items and the onerous application process to get them.
“This was a big opening for us,” Doug Hamlin, CEO of the National Rifle Association, said in an interview. |
MN: Ghost Gun Charge Dropped After Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling
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Just days after the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a ruling upholding a state law concerning so-called "ghost guns," the State Supreme Court has done the opposite.
The Court of Appeals ruling involved a man charged with illegally possessing a firearm without a serial number, even though the gun was privately built. The defendant in that case unsuccessfully argued that the state law violated the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution because it criminalizes the possession of privately made firearms. |
AMM-Con 2025 Returns to Kick Off GRPC Weekend in Salt Lake City
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If you’re part of the ever-growing Second Amendment media world — whether you’re a podcaster, blogger, YouTuber, or just someone using social platforms to push back against anti-gun narratives — AMM-Con 2025 should be on your calendar.
The Alternative Mass Media Conference (AMM-Con) is officially set for Friday, September 26, 2025, at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek in Salt Lake City, Utah. This year’s event once again kicks off the 40th Annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC), co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA). |
Lawsuit: The Regulation Of Untaxed Firearms Under Federal Law Is Unconstitutional
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President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill erased the NFA’s $200 stamp tax on short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, any firearm classified by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) as “other,” and suppressors starting Jan. 1, 2026. However, “the firearms are still required to be registered and are subject to” regulations designed to enforce the “now-extinct” tax, the lawsuit says. This “regulatory regime” no longer comports with Congress’ constitutional authority, plaintiffs claim. The lawsuit also argues that “the NFA’s regulation of suppressors and short-barreled rifles violates the Second Amendment.” |
NJ: N.J. The New Battleground of the 2A?
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New Jersey has some of the strictest laws regulating the Second Amendment. The current stage looks like the Garden State will be the place to litigate for the foreseeable future.
The laws in New Jersey are so bad that Giffords Law Center gives the state an “A” on “gun law strength” and ranks them two out of 50 of the states. New Jersey was one of the Bruen-affected states, as well as had a strict Bruen-response law enactment. Indicators point to New Jersey as the next battleground on the Second Amendment. |
Gun Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Registration Law
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A coalition of plaintiffs, including the NRA, Firearms Policy Coalition, a Missouri firearms store, and several Missouri residents, are challenging the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act (NFA).
Now that the tax has been sent to Hades, the legislation’s regulatory and registration requirements are left standing. The lawsuit argues that since “Congress passed the NFA explicitly premised on its enumerated power to ‘lay and collect Taxes,’” the tax’s removal means the NFA has no valid constitutional basis for imposing regulations. |
MN: Minnesota Supreme Court rules “ghost guns” are legal
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Minnesota leaders are questioning a decision made by the state’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, calling it “concerning.”
The state’s high court ruled that “ghost guns,” or guns without serial numbers, are legal in Minnesota because state law doesn’t state otherwise.
The executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association says this only makes law enforcement’s job harder.
“We’ll just deal with it kind of case-by-case, but if a ghost gun is lost or stolen, if it doesn’t have a serial number, its going to be really difficult for law enforcement to recover that for the rightful owner,” said Executive Director Jeff Potts. |
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