What’s worse is that against the backdrop of rampant violent crime, the city still imposes some of the strictest gun control laws in the country on law-abiding residents who just want basic safety.
Washington DC
Democrats Exploiting Limited Capitol Disturbance to Crack Down on All Opposition
In other words, those gathered in support of President Trump were (what did CNN call arsonists setting a building ablaze?) “mostly peaceful protestors.”
Democrats Imposing Measures on Citizens They Condemn for ‘Undocumented’ Foreigners
That’s a lot of government guns being deployed against unarmed citizens whose right, by Constitutional mandate, “shall not be infringed.”
Democrats Fail To Strip Gun Rights In Late Weekend Rule Package
21 Democratic Members of Congress sent a letter to House Speaker Pelosi to include “a provision in the Rules Package” “to ensure that Member of Congress may not possess firearms”.
D.C. Declines to Take Wrenn CCW Case to SCOTUS
The District of Columbia has declined to appeal its loss of a concealed carry case that struck down its “needs based” permit requirement…
Momentarily Standing Back From The Constitutional Precipice
Apparently our elected officials, even Republicans, do not have the spine to protect our country, but they certainly have the will to destroy it.,
High-Powered D.C. Lobbyists Turbocharge Knife Rights’ Federal Agenda
Knife Rights is pleased to announce that it has engaged the bipartisan government relations firm Capitol Hill Consulting Group (CHCG) to lobby in Washington, D.C.
Congressman Massie Introduces the D.C Personal Protection Reciprocity Act
This legislation would allow individuals with a valid concealed carry permit issued from their home state to carry their firearms in the District of Columbia…
NSSF Congressional Fly-In Coincides with Supreme Court Justice Confirmation Vote
The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s 10th Annual Congressional Fly-In is scheduled to coincide with a truly landmark vote that will have long-term effects on the firearms and ammunition industry.
Women Talk Guns on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle expressed strong interest in discussing 2A issues with the DC Project group…
Republicans Choke On Opportunity to Let Democrats Own Gun Control
Not only is this an opportunity to let Democrats hang themselves with their own rope, it is also an opportunity to push a pro-rights agenda.
Federal Judge (Again) Suspends Enforcement of D.C.’s Prohibitive CCW Regulation
The judge’s analysis of D.C.’s argument that the Second Amendment is distinguishable from all other constitutional rights in that it has “no intrinsic value” begins with, “What poppycock!”
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Rep. Kelly Seeks to Renew Funding Ban for UN Arms Trade Treaty in 2017 Appropriations
The power of the purse is a critical weapon in our fight to stop the ATT from ever being implemented. The sovereignty of our country and the rights of our people are far too precious to be left vulner
Questionable #GhostVote Campaign Puts Ghoulish Propaganda over Gun Rights
Ghoulish “Ghost Vote” outlines lend themselves to the alternative conclusion that victims the police could not protect were forbidden by law from the means of self-defense.
Bizarre Washington Supreme Court Decision
In a bizarre decision issued on the last day of 2015 in a case involving a paring knife, a sharply divided Washington state Supreme Court found that knives likely are arms and are protected…..
Progress on Washington DC’s Concealed Carry Rules Reset Back to Square One
DC Attorney General Karl Racine gloated that the decision was “good news for public safety in the District of Columbia”…
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Several Firearm Registration Laws, Upholds Others
On Friday, September 18, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Heller v. District of Columbia (“Heller III”), striking down four onerous “registration” requirements and…..
DC Navy Yard ‘Gun Free Zone’ On LockDown as Navy Tweets Report of Active Shooter
Police responded to reports of a shooting at Washington D.C.’s Navy Yard, as the area was placed on lockdown and residents there were told to shelter in place…
‘Smart Gun’ Developer to Congress: No Mandates
The firearms industry is opposed to mandating user-authorized technology for firearms, believing that consumers in an open marketplace should determine whether a so-called ‘smart gun’ is appropriate..
Operation Choke Point Bill Gets Hearing Attention
H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015, was heavily discussed during that hearing…
Lawful Purpose & Self Defense Act, HR2710 Would Modernize the Gun Control Act of 1968
This is one of the most important pieces of reform legislation that the firearms and ammunition industry has seen come before Congress in recent years…
Washington DC Thumbs It’s Nose at the Courts While Denying Concealed Carry Licenses
The 1,000 foot rule around schools makes gun possession in San Francisco treacherous. Imagine applying the same rule to “dignitaries” in their homes, offices, and wandering the streets…
Federal Court Denies Stay In DC Concealed Carry Case Over Justifiable Need
Judge Scullin ruled last week that the Justifiable Need requirement “impinges on Plaintiff’s Second Amendment right to bear arms”…
Second Amendment Foundation Seeks Contempt Against DC for Stalling CCW Case
We cannot allow the District to perpetuate an environment in which government can decide which civil rights it cares to recognize. This has got to cease…
Congressmen with America’s Most Popular Rifle: Causes Panic in DC
Despite the “feelings” of the D.C. Attorney General’s Office, Rep. Buck and Rep. Gowdy were acting squarely within the applicable law when the photo was taken…
Congressmen with America’s Most Popular Rifle: A Cause for Panic in DC
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) tweeted a picture of himself and Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C) holding an AR-15. Rep. Buck later reported that the photo was taken in his Capitol Hill House office.
Massie Bill Would Keep Our Kids Safe in Schools
The fact that Columbine High School was a “gun-free zone” didn’t mean that Columbine would be free of guns. It only meant that the “good guys” wouldn’t have guns…
District Drops Appeal Of Second Amendment Foundation Concealed Carry Victory
But we will continue to keep suing the city of Washington, D.C. over their new carry law that is still an unconstitutional infringement on our Second Amendment rights…
Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2015 Introduced
These bills would restore the fundamental individual right for law-abiding D.C. residents to Keep and Bear Arms to defend themselves in accordance with the law…