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WA: Thurston County couple acquitted in murder trial
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A Thurston County couple at the center of a murder trial were acquitted, according to the Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
In a statement, the attorney's office said it "respects the jury's decision and the judicial process that led" to Curtis and Tabitha Gibson being acquitted.
"Our office remains committed to upholding the principles of justice, fairness, and due process," the statement continues. "We thank all those who participated in the proceedings for their professionalism and service. We have no further comment at this time." |
CPRC: FBI Active Shooter Reports Undercount Armed Citizens Who Stop Attacks
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On July 30, 2024, the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) published a paper showing massive errors in the FBI Active Shooter Reports from 2014 through 2023.
In that time, I have personally been following the issue throughout. The first viral post I wrote about the subject of armed civilians stopping mass murders was published on December 15, 2012. It had 16 incidents documented from October 1997 to 11 December 2012. All of these incidents occurred before the FBI started collecting data on “active shooter” incidents. |
Freedom from Taxes Act Would Zero Out Remaining NFA Tax Burden
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Rep. Lauren Boebert has introduced the Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026, a bill aimed at stripping out the remaining tax penalties attached to the National Firearms Act (NFA).
Boebert’s bill does not tear down the entire NFA, reopen the machine gun registry, or repeal the Hughes Amendment. But it does take a direct shot at one of the government’s oldest excuses for keeping this unconstitutional scheme alive: the tax.
The bill would reduce the remaining NFA transfer tax from $200 to $0 and eliminate the Special Occupational Tax paid by Federal Firearms Licensees who deal in, manufacture, or import NFA-regulated firearms. |
IL: Illinois lawmakers considering ban on guns like Glocks
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IL lawmakers are considering legislation that a major gun rights organization says would effectively ban one of the nation’s most popular types of firearms.
The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee voted 9-5 along party lines on Wednesday to pass House Bill 4471, which seeks to ban the sale of any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar in Illinois. Supporters say that design can be altered to install an already illegal switch, ultimately turning the pistol into a machine gun.
John Weber, the Illinois director of the National Rifle Association, said banning that design would ban Glocks from being sold in Illinois. But like the state’s ban on assault weapons, it would not apply to people who currently own that type of gun. |
NH: Bill to allow guns at NH college campuses dead after NH Senate action
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The possibility of allowing students to carry guns on New Hampshire college campuses is officially dead for the year after the state Senate refused on May 21 to try to work out differences in the bill with the House.
HB 1793, sponsored by state Rep. Sam Farrington, R-Rochester, would have barred public colleges and universities in New Hampshire from regulating firearm possession across campuses, in addition to non-lethal weapons such as pepper spray, mace, stun guns and tasers. |
CA: Spencer Pratt Reveals Why He Became a Republican
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Spencer Pratt revealed on Thursday why he is a Republican, as he said it ultimately comes down to his own personal safety.
In an interview with CNN, Pratt explained that during the height of his time as a reality television star, when he was widely hated by the public, he received a significant number of death threats. Although he had hired personal security, he said they had also encouraged him to purchase a firearm for self-defense. According to Pratt, Republicans were the only political party that supported that right to self-defense, and for him, the issue was as simple as that. |
CO: Rep. Jeff Crank Votes in Favor of Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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On May 21, 2026, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted for H.R. 1041, known as The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. This legislation aims to prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from notifying the FBI to classify veterans as prohibited persons solely based on their assignment of a fiduciary.
The Act addresses concerns that veterans have been inappropriately reported to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which advocates argue undermines their Second Amendment rights. Crank highlighted the importance of treating veterans with dignity and respect, stating, "Our veterans should not be treated as second-class citizens." |
KY: Guthrie Votes to Protect Veterans' Second Amendment Rights and Expand Benefits for Severely Injured Heroes
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“I am glad to see the House take bipartisan action and pass commonsense legislation to enhance benefits for America’s most disabled veterans and the surviving spouses of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation,” said Congressman Guthrie. “I am also proud to have voted this week to defend the Constitutional rights of veterans, who, under previous Administrations, had been stripped of their ability to own a firearm by bureaucrats in Washington, without due process. House Republicans continue to lead the charge to support those who have volunteered to serve in uniform.” |
VA: NSSF Funded Lawsuit Seeks Emergency Preliminary Injunction to Block Virginia's Gun, Magazine Ban Law
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Plaintiffs challenging Virginia's ban on the sale of Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) and standard-capacity magazines filed an emergency motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Commonwealth from enforcing its unconstitutional law. The motion and the challenge to the law, funded by NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, were filed with Virginia's Circuit Court of Fauquier County.
Plaintiffs in the challenge, including Erick Black, Britton Condon, Clark's Gun Shop, Optimus Arms, LLC and Hexmag USA, LLC, allege that Virginia's law violates both the U.S. and Virginia Constitutions. |
Gun Owners of America Endorses Rep. Boebert's Bill to Eliminate Tax on Automatic Weapons
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Gun Owners of America (GOA) is proud to endorse Representative Lauren Boebert's bill introduced today on the week of the 40th anniversary of the Hughes Amendment becoming law. The Freedom from Taxes Act of 2026 would reduce the $200 NFA tax on machine guns (and destructive devices) to $0.
For the last 92 years, law-abiding Americans have had their Second Amendment rights infringed through a draconian and unconstitutional $200 "sin" tax on the transfer of each machine gun. Representative Boebert's bill would finish what Congress started in the One Big Beautiful Bill last year: reducing National Firearms Act excise taxes. |
VA: New gun ban in Virginia faces immediate legal fire from Second Amendment Foundation
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The legal battle over Virginia’s firearm regulations escalated rapidly this week as the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a lawsuit to block a newly signed ban on “assault firearms” and high-capacity magazines.
The legal challenge comes just hours after Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the legislation, which is slated to take effect on July 1.
Under the new law, the import, sale, manufacture, or transfer of an “assault firearm” will be classified as a Class 1 misdemeanor. |
VA: Virginia gun ban ignites firestorm as local prosecutor refuses enforcement and lawsuits fly
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On Friday, Spotsylvania County Commonwealth’s Attorney G. Ryan Mehaffey sent a letter to Spotsylvania County Sheriff Roger L. Harris, declaring that the new legislation cannot be “lawfully enforced” based on recent U.S. Supreme Court precedents.
“The Assault Weapons Ban (SB 749/HB 217) and the Public Carry Ban (SB 727/HB 1524) are undoubtedly inconsistent with the historical tradition of Virginia, as articulated by Miller, and are thus unconstitutional under Bruen,” Mehaffey wrote in the letter. He added, “Moreover, Heller secures the right of Virginians to keep and bear the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15.”
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FL: Florida attorney general issues warning to Port St. Lucie HOA over firearms ban
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is warning a Port St. Lucie homeowners’ association that its ban on firearms in common areas violates state law and could trigger legal action.
In a formal letter sent on Thursday to the Tradition Community Association, Inc., Uthmeier said the association’s policy prohibiting firearms in shared spaces conflicts with Florida statutes protecting the right to keep and bear arms. The rule applies to residents, guests, and contractors and covers common areas including parks, trails, recreation spaces, and gathering facilities. |
CA: Ninth Circuit weighs gun owner’s fight against California county for denying gun permit over motorcycle club membership
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A California gun owner asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to allow his lawsuit challenging San Diego County’s “dangerousness” standard for concealed carry permits, after he was denied a gun permit over his membership in a motorcycle club.
A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by Kenneth Shilling against San Diego County for revoking his concealed carry weapon permit over his affiliation with the Boozefighters Motorcycle Club. Shilling argued that the decision violated his First Amendment right of freedom of association and his Second Amendment right to bear arms. |
MD: FPC Asks Supreme Court to End Maryland's Public Carry Bans
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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) petitioned the United States Supreme Court in Novotny v. Moore, seeking to strike down provisions of Maryland's Gun Safety Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 1, 2023 Reg. Sess.), which imposed new bans on the constitutionally protected right to carry firearms in public. The district court previously ruled that parts of the challenged laws were unconstitutional, followed by the Fourth Circuit wrongly ruling that all provisions but the state's "Vampire Rule" are constitutional.
The plaintiffs challenging the ban include three FPC members, Maryland Shall Issue, and the Second Amendment Foundation. |
Congress Was Never Supposed to Run Forever
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Term limits for Congress poll above 80 percent with Republican and Democratic voters alike. That number has been stable for decades. The policy is one of the few questions in American politics where the public has reached something close to consensus across party lines. The political class has reached the opposite conclusion: no Congress will propose a constitutional amendment that ends its own members' careers. This isn't a cynical observation. It's common sense.
The Supreme Court settled the constitutional question in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton in 1995. Arkansas had tried to impose term limits on its congressional delegation through a state ballot initiative. |
MD: SAF, FPC Ask Supreme Court to Stop Maryland’s Post-Bruen Carry Ban Scheme
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Maryland could no longer deny ordinary citizens the right to carry after Bruen, so the state tried the next best thing: issue the permit, then ban carry almost everywhere people actually go.
That is the heart of Novotny v. Moore, a new Supreme Court petition filed by gun owners and Second Amendment groups challenging Maryland’s sweeping “sensitive places” carry restrictions. The petition asks the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Maryland’s long list of public carry bans violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. |
IL: Second Amendment Challenge Is Moot, Illinois Supreme Court Rules
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The Illinois Supreme Court rejected as moot a challenge to a law allowing state police to suspend someone’s Firearm Owners Identification card after they’re charged with a felony.
Plaintiff Malik Cedrick Bright’s FOID card was reinstated not long after he filed the underlying suit, Justice Joy Cunningham wrote Thursday for a unanimous court, effectively ending the dispute and leaving the court without an active controversy to decide.
Bright’s attorney urged the justices at oral argument in March to consider the case a broad facial challenge to the validity of the statute.
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