America’s oldest Second Amendment News outlet.
RSS feed
Virginia’s April redistricting vote is colliding with Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s changes to major gun bills, creating a high-stakes fight over gerrymandering and the Second Amendment.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger returned Virginia’s controversial HB 217 with amendments instead of signing or vetoing it, days after DOJ warned it may sue over proposed restrictions on AR-15s and other commonly owned semi-automatic firearms.
In an April 10 letter, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon warned that if Gov. Abigail Spanberger signs a slate of anti-gun bills, including SB 749 targeting AR-15s and other common semiautomatic firearms, the federal government is prepared to sue.
Virginia posted one of its highest monthly firearm background check totals since 2020 as Democrats advanced new gun control bills, while New Jersey saw concealed carry permit approvals continue to surge in the wake of Bruen.
Rhode Island Democrats are pushing a new bill that would expand the state’s existing so-called assault weapons ban by adding possession to the prohibited conduct, escalating the state’s attack on commonly owned firearms.
Virginia Democrats are pushing an assault-weapons ban, storage mandates, and new carry restrictions as Abigail Spanberger faces pressure from gun-rights groups threatening legal action.
Armed Virginia gun owners rallied at the Virginia Capitol to protest sweeping gun control bills awaiting Governor Abigail Spanberger’s signature. Magpul PMAG 30-round magazines were distributed in response to proposed magazine bans and semi-automatic firearm restrictions.
Minnesota Senate committee passes sweeping semi-auto and magazine ban on party-line vote as gun rights groups mobilize opposition.
New legal filings highlight a growing split among courts over magazine bans, increasing pressure on the Supreme Court to review Duncan v. Bonta and other major Second Amendment cases.
Virginia lawmakers passed SB749, a sweeping bill banning the sale and transfer of certain semi-automatic firearms and magazines. The legislation now heads to the governor’s desk.
A bill with extreme infringements on rights protected by the Second Amendment has been introduced into the Minnesota Legislature.
The New Mexico gun ban, SB17 is facing stiff opposition from Second Amendment supporters in the House Judiciary Committee. It is vulnerable. The New Mexico legislative session ends today.
Virginia’s Democrat-controlled House of Delegates recently passed a package of restrictive firearm bills on February 5, 2026, advancing what critics call the most aggressive assault on Second Amendment rights in state history.
The New Mexico legislature is considering Bill SB17, which bans the sale of semi-automatics and magazines which hold more than 10 rounds. The bill also imposes significant burdens on gun shops.
The Supreme Court could shut down a Virginia ban. In fact, it could shut down every ban. The important question is: will they?
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Grant v. Rovella, SAF’s challenge to Connecticut’s so-called “assault weapons” ban.
According to the Miller standard, self-loading rifles using 5.56×45 NATO cartridges and self-loading 9mm pistols are fully protected by the Second Amendment
Despite the fact that claims for assault weapons bans get smacked down by reality at every encounter, banamaniacs and their fellow travelers continue to make those same claims in their almost rabid drive to impose bans nationwide.
The Second Amendment Foundation has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear Grant v. Rovella, a major challenge to Connecticut’s “assault weapon” ban.
…an uncomfortable message: the louder Democrats talk about banning guns, the quieter their traditional base has become at the polls. That is sweet music to my ears.
The Third Circuit heard oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of New Jersey’s “assault weapons” and “large capacity” magazine ban.
The Murphy-Colbert exchange reminds us that the anti-gun movement’s goal remains unchanged: they want “total control.”
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments regarding Illinois’s law that banned magazines holding more than 10 rounds and most semi-automatic long guns, such as the popular AR-15.
DOJ Civil Rights Division shocks gun owners by seeking to argue against Illinois’ AR-15 & magazine ban at the 7th Circuit.
The very term ‘assault weapon’ is a political slogan masquerading as a meaningful designation, designed to exploit ‘the public’s confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic’ firearms.”
Gov. Hochul’s shrieking only reveals the folly in her argument. New York already has strict gun control laws that did nothing to stop the terror; instead, it guaranteed victims would be helpless…
While Mamdani pushes to strip everyday citizens of their right to defend themselves, he does so while benefiting from armed NYPD protection as a mayoral candidate….
The Department of Justice, in its amicus brief, maintains the stance that the AR-15 and similar rifles can not be banned.
If “legal” doors are closed to gun owners, do the prohibitionists really believe there won’t be a critical mass of Americans prepared to defy, and if intolerable pushing persists, to resist?
Democrat gun banners Sen. Schiff and Rep. McBath continue to push for unconstitutional gun bans using false data and lies….
