SAF Files Response Brief In Young Adult Firearms Ban Lawsuit
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Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a response brief in a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts’ ban on the purchase, carry and possession of nearly all modern firearms by 18-20-year-olds.
The brief in opposition was submitted in response to the government’s motion for summary judgment filing in Escher v. Noble. For an individual to purchase or possess a firearm in Massachusetts they must first acquire one of two licenses: a firearm identification card or a license to carry. |
Some noncitizens may have Second Amendment rights, federal appeals court says
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A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Cincinnati upheld the conviction of Milder Escobar-Temal for unlawful possession of a firearm under a federal law that prohibits a person unlawfully present in the United States from possessing firearms. But two of the judges said immigrants who have developed “substantial connections” with this country do enjoy constitutional protections, according to Courthouse News Service. |
SAF Files Amicus Challenging Lifetime Firearm Ban
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed an amicus brief with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in a case challenging the federal lifetime ban on firearm possession as applied to an individual with a decades-old misdemeanor DUI conviction.
The case, Williams v. Attorney General of the United States, will be argued before an en banc panel in February. SAF is joined in the amicus filing by the California Rifle & Pistol Association, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and Second Amendment Law Center. |
DOJ sues U.S. Virgin Islands over lack of gun rights, but there’s a catch
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The U.S. Virgin Islands offer some of the world’s best beaches, such as Magens Bay and Coki Beach, where you can swim with sea turtles if you’re lucky. There is parasailing, kayaking, shopping and gobs of tropical food and drink. For the most part, the tourist areas are relatively safe, at least during the day. The Virgin Islands Police Department tries to make sure of that.
Most Americans spend only a few hours in the Virgin Islands after their cruise ship docks near Havensight Mall and lets them off right next to cheap duty-free shops. Truth is, they’re lucky they can leave. |
TN: Country artist Jelly Roll and others pardoned by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee
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A pardon is the official forgiveness of a crime, often granted after a sentence is served, and is part of the broad executive clemency powers held by the governor. It restores certain rights like voting, holding public office and, for non-violent offenses, the right to bear arms.
Beyond pardons, clemency powers allow the governor to grant commutations, a reduction of a sentence, reprieves, a delay in carrying out a sentence, and exoneration, a finding by the governor that a person did not commit a crime for which they were convicted. |
HI: Rep. Tokuda introduces bill to support law enforcement’s battle against ‘zombie guns’
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Last year, Tokuda met with police chiefs statewide and heard directly about their challenges with properly disposing of retired firearms. This legislation would help police departments tackle their backlogs of surrendered weapons and curb the proliferation of “zombie guns” – weapons that should have been destroyed but are instead broken down, resold online as untraceable components, and frequently used to build ghost guns or sold as repair kids without background checks. |
AZ: Bill would require Arizona police to destroy guns used in murders
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Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell is throwing her support behind a new bill that would change what happens to guns used in murders.
Many of those weapons are being sold back to the public once an investigation is complete. That’s because of an Arizona law that bans cities from destroying those weapons and requires police to resell seized firearms — even those used in murders.
But a new bill, HB2455, introduced by State Senator John Kavanagh would change that. If passed, it would require police to destroy weapons used in homicides once a case is closed. |
AL: Judge weighs throwing out murder charge in Center Street shooting
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A judge today heard arguments over whether a murder charge against a Mobile man should be thrown out.
Corey Moorer is accused of gunning down Rodrick Woods II on Center Street in 2023.
Moorer’s attorney argued that the defendant should be immune from prosecution because he was acting in self-defense while on his own property. He says the victim came into his client’s hard wearing a ski mask and armed with a gun.
Prosecutors maintain this is not a self-defense case. They say this was a drug deal gone bad.
Mobile County Circuit Judge Vicki Davis didn’t make an immediate ruling. |
Concealed Carry Corner: Easy Christmas Gifts For Carriers
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Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we took a look at traveling with guns and how to navigate how much to pack when you head out. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. This week, I want to look at quick, easy gifts to pick up for people who carry a concealed handgun but may not talk about what they want. It can be really tricky to find gift ideas, so these are some of the fairly safe choices that every gun guy needs. Let's take a closer look at easy Christmas gifts for carriers. |
India: Over 30 LAKH Gun Licenses In India: Top 10 States with the Highest Number of Firearms
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India maintains strict controls on civilian firearms under the Arms Act, 1959 and its subsequent rules. Gun licenses remain difficult to obtain and are issued only for specific reasons such as self-defence, sports shooting, or crop protection.
There is no fresh nationwide data for 2024 or 2025 from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) or the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The most recent comprehensive figures date back to 2016–17, with partial updates available through RTI responses and state-level disclosures up to 2023. |
An off-ramp for the court’s next big gun case
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Notably, the government’s brief in Hemani completely ignores this regulation. Instead, the solicitor general asserts that Section 922(g)(3) “applies only to habitual drug users, and imposes only temporary disarmament while that habitual use persists.” That reading will come as news to the FBI – whose background-check guidance continues to state that proof of single use within the past year renders one an “unlawful user” unable to buy a gun.
The longstanding federal regulation resolves the statute’s indeterminacy, but it does so in favor of extraordinary breadth. The solicitor general’s newly proposed habitual-user construction is narrower, but it fails to resolve the indeterminacy. |
USVI: U.S. Justice Department Sues U.S. Virgin Islands Over Alleged Gun Rights Violations
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The United States government is starting a rift with the U.S Virgin Islands with a lawsuit alleging a Second Amendment violation for denying American citizens the right to possess and carry guns, the Associated Press reports.
The federal government launched a suit against the U.S. territory, police department, and Police Commissioner Mario Brooks, claiming law enforcement “denies firearms licenses to otherwise qualified applicants whenever it deems that the applicant has ‘too many’ firearms.” The Caribbean nation requires gun permit applicants to demonstrate “good reason to fear death or great injury to his person or property” in addition to having “two credible persons” who can expound on their need for a gun. |
NASGW Renews Gold-Level Corporate Partnership
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The National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW), the association representing shooting sports wholesalers, manufacturers and their trade partners, has renewed its corporate partnership with the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) at the Gold level.
“I’m always impressed by the sheer volume of work that the Second Amendment Foundation tackles,” said NASGW president Kenyon Gleason. “What it tells me is that there is still a lot to fight for out there. It’s unfortunate we continue to have to fight so many battles on the legal front, but if someone has to do it, I’m glad it’s the great team at SAF because they know what they’re doing.” |
Australia: Australia announces plan to buy back guns after Bondi mass killing
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Hundreds of thousands of firearms are expected to be handed into authorities, Australia’s prime minister said, as a result of a raft of planned gun-control measures.
Australia plans to establish a national gun buyback program to purchase and destroy civilian-owned firearms, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, in response to a mass killing in which 15 were killed and dozens injured in Sydney on Sunday. |
Cabot Guns Rebellion MAX Double-Stack 1911
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Cabot Guns have introduced the double-stack version of their Rebellion 9mm 1911 pistol. Probably the most notable feature of the new Rebellion MAX is that, despite taking double-stack magazines, it has the same dimensions and weight (28 oz unloaded) as its single-stack counterpart, thanks to exclusive use of 7075 aluminum in the grip and frame. In fact, the grip of the Rebellion Max is actually slightly thinner than the grip of the Rebellion. |
NY: Gun Violence – Still A Problem
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A series of high-profile shootings have drawn attention, once again, to gun control. NRA supporters are against it, saying the right to bear arms is in the U.S. Constitution. Pro gun control advocates say it’s unrealistic in today’s modern world.
Australian leaders say they will beef up that nation’s gun laws after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration that left at least 15 people dead and dozens injured. The country already has strict gun laws, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is proposing limiting the number of guns a person can own and a regular review of gun licenses. Other proposals include requiring Australian citizenship to get a firearms licenses and restricting the types of guns that are legal to own. |
Australia: Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme
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Australia will see the biggest gun buyback since the 1990s, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a national scheme on Friday.
Under the plan, similar to the 1996 one introduced by John Howard after the Port Arthur massacre, the states and territories will be responsible for collecting, processing and paying individuals for the firearms surrendered. The Australian Federal Police will be responsible for their destruction.
The cost of the scheme will be shared on a 50-50 basis. |
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