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In 1976, many gun owners believed the Second Amendment was nearly lost. As America turns 250, the movement has delivered Heller, McDonald, Bruen, permitless carry in 29 states, and a Supreme Court showdown over AR-15 bans.
The Supreme Court’s Wolford v. Lopez decision is more than a win over Hawaii’s “vampire rule.” It is a reminder that the right to armed self-defense exists before government permission.
The Supreme Court ruled that Hawaii cannot make concealed carry illegal by default in businesses open to the public, handing gun owners a major post-Bruen victory.
SAF says Contra Costa County residents are barred from carry setups that out-of-county California permit holders can legally carry through the county.
Forest Pines Condominiums has banned residents from carrying firearms on sidewalks, in parking areas and throughout other shared spaces. But South Carolina law and a prior attorney general opinion leave major questions about the HOA’s authority.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says the state will not appeal after the Fourth DCA ruled Florida’s concealed-carry ban for adults under 21 unconstitutional.
James Harden’s Texas gun arrest in Houston over the weekend raises a bigger question: Why arrest someone over how he travels with a legally owned firearm?
The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that police cannot stop and search a licensed gun owner based solely on the sight of a firearm, marking another important post-Bruen win for armed citizens’ constitutional rights.
Police say two armed citizens confronted the suspect and may have prevented the attack from becoming even worse.
The DOJ’s Second Amendment Section is investigating whether Philadelphia Police used vague “good cause” discretion to deny or revoke carry permits from law-abiding citizens.
The en banc Ninth Circuit heard arguments in Baird v. Bonta, where California defended its open carry ban by claiming concealed carry permits satisfy the Second Amendment.
Many churches now rely on armed security teams to protect their congregations, yet some of the largest religious bodies in America continue to support gun control. Gun owners should know where their church stands—and whether their leaders understand the moral duty of self-defense.
Charlie Cook sits down with Alisha Curtin of San Diego Concealed Carry and Gun Owners Radio to talk about her path into firearms training, working with women shooters, California CCW instruction, and her first trip to SHOT Show.
Two armed Good Samaritans intervened outside a Port St. Lucie church and stopped an alleged kidnapping attempt by a convicted felon accused of violating a domestic violence injunction.
The anti-gun lobby wants Americans to fear armed citizens, but the available conviction and permit data tell a very different story. Concealed carry permit holders remain one of the most law-abiding groups in the country.
Ruger’s new ReadyDot Micro Reflex Sight System gives LCP MAX owners a battery-free aiming option built for simple, fast, real-world concealed carry use.
Just don’t forget that what government can do to the Black Lions it will do to whomever it can.
New Hampshire’s HB 1793 campus carry bill is dead for the year after the Senate stripped the House-passed bill down to a faculty-only firearm provision and then refused to negotiate with the House in a conference committee.
A new federal lawsuit filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance challenges Illinois’ FOID card requirement, arguing the gun-owner licensing mandate violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has put a Port St. Lucie homeowners association on notice after it attempted to ban firearms in common areas. The warning gives the HOA until June 1 to back down or face possible legal action.
A CPRC report says the FBI’s active shooter data leaves out scores of incidents where armed citizens stopped attacks. The numbers raise serious questions about how the FBI defines, selects, and reports these cases.
Maryland could no longer deny ordinary citizens carry permits after Bruen, so it tried a new tactic: ban carry almost everywhere people actually go. Now gun owners are asking the Supreme Court to step in.
The Cambridge shooting shows the truth gun-control advocates rarely admit: restrictive gun laws do not stop violent criminals, but armed citizens can and do stop violent attacks.
SAF’s amicus brief in Baird v. Bonta tells the Ninth Circuit that California cannot ban open carry and claim the Second Amendment survives because concealed carry remains available.
The Supreme Court of Maryland ruled that Montgomery County went too far with parts of its firearms ordinance, including restrictions affecting state-issued wear-and-carry permit holders traveling on public highways.
The Washington Hilton attack exposed the same hard truth gun-control advocates refuse to admit: strict gun laws do not stop determined attackers. California’s background checks and waiting periods did not stop the suspect. D.C.’s registration and carry restrictions did not stop him. Armed people did.
[T]he Framers never couched their revolutionary proclamation to specify “the right of the people qualified for proficiency by the federal government to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
Kentucky lawmakers overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s vetoes of HB 78 and HB 312, enacting new protections for the firearms industry and expanding concealed carry rights for young adults.
A machete attack inside Grand Central is a brutal reminder that New York’s “sensitive places” law does not stop violent criminals. It only leaves law-abiding citizens disarmed until armed police arrive after the damage is already done.
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.
