ATF Director discusses Tate Adamiak’s case
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The first time ATF Firearm Enforcement Officer Jeffrey Bodell ever testified in a courtroom was October 20, 2022, during the criminal trial of Patrick “Tate” Adamiak.
At that time, Bodell had very little experience and had worked for the ATF for only two years.
“I attended Pennsylvania Gunsmith School where I, upon graduation I worked for a small gunsmithing shop for good, a year and a half, conducting general gunsmithing,” Bodell testified during the trial. “After that I worked for a semi-custom production bolt-action rifle company making rifles for a year and a half. And then after that I had my own gunsmithing business based out of my house.” |
Supreme Court Makes Major 9-0 Ruling on Second Amendment and Drug Offenders
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The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that a drug user could not lose his Second Amendment rights, in a case that put the ACLU and the National Rifle Association on the same side.
The court held that a federal law that automatically disarms someone who unlawfully uses a controlled substance is unconstitutional. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the unanimous court.
In the case of U.S. v. Hemani, a federal grand jury indicted Ali Danial Hemani, a marijuana user from Texas, in February 2023 for violating a law prohibiting firearm possession by a user of illegal drugs or a controlled substance. He sued to dismiss the indictment. |
Lawyer Who Won SCOTUS Marijuana-Gun Case Says Ruling Breathed ‘New Life’ Into Landmark 2A Ruling
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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in Hemani v. United States that a regular marijuana user could not be prosecuted under 18 USC 922(g)(3), in a 9-0 decision authored by Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch on Second Amendment grounds. Zachary Newland, the attorney whose firm represented Ali Hemani, said the high court’s decision reversed an apparent weakening of Bruen resulting from Rahimi v. United States, when it upheld the conviction of Zackey Rahimi for possessing a firearm while under a domestic violence restraining order. |
MI: Garden City bar shooting suspect found not guilty by a jury
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A father and son were shot outside a Garden City bar in the early morning hours of New Year's Day. The man who pulled the trigger was charged with assault with intent to murder, but this week a jury found him not guilty.
Brian Lindsay is a CPL holder. He was the designated driver that night and was trying to back into a parking spot to pick up his girlfriend and friends. |
Two Federal Courts, Two Weeks Apart, Split on Whether Silencers Are Protected Arms
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Two federal appeals courts just looked at the same question weeks apart and gave opposite answers. The question was simple. Is a silencer an “arm” the Second Amendment protects?
On June 18, the Fifth Circuit said yes. On June 3, the Ninth Circuit said no. That disagreement is now a real circuit split, and it may be the best thing to happen to suppressor owners in years.
I covered the Ninth Circuit loss earlier this month in United States v. DeBorba. Now the Fifth Circuit has answered back. |
FL: Florida Concealed Carry Law Violates Second Amendment, Court Rules
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A Florida law disqualifying 18- to 20-year-olds from legal concealed carry violated the Second Amendment, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday.
“Eighteen- to 20-year-olds can defend the country without restriction but can only utilize their Second Amendment right to self-defense with severe restrictions,” the three-judge panel stated in its opinion.
Police arrested 18-year-old Jaylen Tyrus Eubanks in 2024 for carrying a concealed firearm in violation of Florida law that restricts licensing provisions of concealed carry to eligible United States citizens 21 years or older. |
FL: Federal Appeals Court Struck Down This Ugly Anti-Gun Provision in Florida
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Three judges from the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Broward County unanimously ruled against the law, which was passed in 1987 and barred 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying concealed weapons.
Citing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have dramatically reshaped the nation’s gun laws, Judge Spencer D. Levine wrote that the Florida statute “was contrary to our historical tradition and violates the Second Amendment.” He wrote that 18-year-olds are encouraged to join the military and “defend the country without restriction,” yet the law imposed “severe restrictions” on their right to self-defense. |
OR: Oregon petition would make it a crime to kill any animal except in self-defense
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It’s time for another installment of “Has Everyone Gone Crazy?”
I just posted one recently, you say? That’s as may be, but there is a staggering amount of insanity about these days. So, anyway:
In Oregon, the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) have proposed the so-called PEACE Act, otherwise known as Initiative Petition 28, which would make it illegal to kill an animal for any reason other than self-defense.
And to get people to sign off on the act, they are asking them if they “want to help save animals.” |
Suppressors Are Protected Arms, Fifth Circuit Rules in Major 2A Case
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The Fifth Circuit just gave gun owners a major Second Amendment win on suppressors, even though the man who brought the case still lost.
In United States v. Brennan James Comeaux, the court affirmed Comeaux’s conviction for possessing an unregistered silencer under the National Firearms Act. That part is not the victory. The victory is what the court said on the way there: suppressors are “Arms” protected by the Second Amendment.
Comeaux was charged after deputies searched his home and found firearms and suspected silencers. ATF determined the devices were suppressors, and Comeaux admitted he had manufactured and possessed them. |
SCOTUS showdown over gun suppressors looms after appeals court creates ‘Circuit split’
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A federal appeals court’s Thursday ruling could force the Supreme Court to decide if suppressors and magazines fall under the definition of “arms.”
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Thursday in Comeaux v. United States that suppressors fall under the category of “arms” and are protected under the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment Foundation noted the “circuit split,” when two appellate circuits disagree on similar cases, in a series of posts on X, while SAF Director of Legal Research and Education Konstadinos Moros specifically mentioned the Ninth Circuit case Duncan v. Bonta. |
Gun Ban for Pot Users Unconstitutional
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On June 18, in United States v. Hemani, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the prohibition under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) of firearm possession by a person who is “an unlawful user of” a controlled substance violates the Second Amendment as applied to one who used marijuana “about every other day.” Justice Gorsuch delivered the opinion, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Thomas, Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson. Justice Alito concurred in the judgment, joined by Justice Kagan. |
A Unanimous Court Draws the Line on Disarming Drug Users
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Can the government strip someone of his Second Amendment rights solely because he uses marijuana a few times a week? Yesterday, looking to history and tradition, the Supreme Court unanimously said no. In United States v. Hemani, the Court held that prosecuting Ali Hemani under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3)’s “unlawful user” provision—based on nothing more than his own admission that he used marijuana every other day—violates the Second Amendment. This case inspired strange bedfellows, with pro-drug organizations allying with gun-rights groups, so perhaps it’s fitting that it’s also a case where Justices Thomas and Jackson can agree. |
Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it's not a crime for marijuana users to have guns
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The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.
The justices decided unanimously in favor of Ali Danial Hemani, a Texas man who argued that a law barring guns from anyone who regularly uses illegal drugs violates the Second Amendment.
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that his opinion narrowly limits the government's power to take guns away from drug users who are not considered dangerous. Hemani, who was not charged with any other crimes or accused of using the weapon under the influence, is thankful he "finally has closure," lawyer Zachary Newland said. |
FL: Florida law barring concealed carry under 21 ruled unconstitutional
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A Florida law prohibiting 18-to-20-year-olds from concealed carrying is unconstitutional, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.
The Florida Statute, which was established in 1987, disqualified law-abiding adults under age 21 from carrying a concealed firearm.
Judge Spencer Levine for the Fourth District Court of Appeal said the restriction would make the Second Amendment a “second-class” right.
“Eighteen- to 20-year-olds can defend the country without restriction but can only utilize their Second Amendment right to self-defense with severe restrictions. ...,” Levine wrote. |
America at 250: Celebrate Our History
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It isn’t news to the patriotic members of the National Rifle Association that July 4, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States of America. As we approach this auspicious milestone, Americans across this great nation should embrace a renewed interest in U.S. history and tradition and an even greater appreciation for the fundamental rights that have helped make this country a beacon of freedom for the world.
American history and tradition are of particular importance to gun owners and not just because we value curios and relics and our cultural heritage. |
California, New York Aim To Ban 3D Printers That Can Make ‘Ghost Guns’
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In the latest twist in efforts to ban 3D-printed “ghost guns,” New York state and California have moved to ban printers capable of making them.
A New York law signed last month states that 3D printers should come with technology blocking them from making firearms or firearms parts. A similar measure is before the California Legislature.
The gun-blocking technology for printers might not be available until 2029 at the earliest, the Associated Press reported.
Gun control advocates are hailing the printer ban as a way to get a handle on so-called “ghost guns,” or untraceable firearms made with 3D printers and lacking serial numbers. |
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