Rep. Jimmy Patronis has introduced the Firearm Freedom Act, a GOA-backed bill that would repeal the Hughes Amendment and remove the federal freeze on post-1986 machine gun transfers.
Firearm Freedom Act Would Repeal Hughes Amendment Machine Gun Ban
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New England Firearms Advocacy Conference Brings Gun-Rights Fight to Massachusetts
CCRKBA is bringing its inaugural New England Firearms Advocacy Conference to Chicopee, Massachusetts, on May 30, with attorneys, lawmakers, activists, media figures, and Second Amendment groups from across the region scheduled to attend.
Virginia Gun Ban Faces NSSF-Backed Lawsuit and Emergency Injunction Request
An NSSF-backed lawsuit, Black v. Hook, is challenging Virginia’s SB749 ban on so-called “assault firearms” and magazines over 15 rounds. Plaintiffs are also seeking an emergency injunction before the law takes effect July 1.
Florida AG Warns Port St. Lucie HOA Over Gun Ban in Common Areas
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.
CPRC: FBI Active Shooter Reports Undercount Armed Citizens Who Stop Attacks
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.
Bruen’s Text-and-History Test Spreads Beyond the Second Amendment
The Fifth Circuit’s Ten Commandments ruling is about more than religion in schools. It shows Bruen’s text-and-history method spreading through constitutional law.
Trump Endorses Ken Paxton as Gun Owners Remember Cornyn’s Record
President Donald Trump has endorsed Ken Paxton in the Texas U.S. Senate runoff against John Cornyn, turning the race into a direct test for Texas gun owners. Cornyn’s record on the Biden-backed gun-control bill and James Talarico’s “commonsense gun safety” platform make this race impossible for Second Amendment voters to ignore.
Massie’s Second Amendment Record: Pro-Gun, Pro-Due Process, and Pro-Constitution
Thomas Massie is in a hard-fought Kentucky primary, but gun owners should look past the political noise and judge his Second Amendment record for themselves.
Book on Roman Republic Has Insights for Today’s Freedom Advocates
Miguel A. Faria Jr.’s The Roman Republic is not light reading, but it is essential reading for Americans who understand that liberty, civic duty, and historical memory are not optional. Ancient Rome’s fall from republican government offers a warning modern America would be foolish to ignore.
Minnesota “Assault Weapon” Ban Dies as DOJ Targets Gun Bans Nationwide
Minnesota’s latest assault weapons ban died at the Capitol, but Minneapolis Democrats are trying to keep the gun-control push alive despite state preemption. Meanwhile, DOJ is taking aim at AR-15 bans in court, putting the anti-gun agenda on a collision course with the Second Amendment.
ATF Director Cekada Defends $1.65B Budget Request Amid Senate Scrutiny
ATF Director Robert Cekada told senators the Bureau’s $1.65 billion FY2027 budget request would support violent-crime enforcement, firearms-trafficking investigations, NIBIN, eTrace, and partnerships with state and local law enforcement.
GOA, VCDL, John Crump Sue Over Virginia Assault Weapons Ban
A new Virginia lawsuit challenges Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s gun-control package, arguing it bans common firearms, standard-capacity magazines, and public carry protected by the state constitution.
LEGO Gun Suspension a Continuation of ‘Zero Tolerance’ Bullying of Children by ‘Adults’
The engineered results are predictable: Ignorance begets fear and fear begets hate.
DOJ Targets D.C. AR-15 & Suppressor Bans as Second Amendment Civil Rights Violations
The Justice Department’s amended complaint against Washington, D.C., targets the city’s AR-15 and suppressor bans as violations of the Second Amendment — and frames enforcement of those bans as a civil-rights problem.
Dugan Ashley of CarniK Con Arrested On Explosives Charges
Jordan Derrick, better known online as Dugan Ashley of CarniK Con, has been charged in a federal explosives case tied to online instructional videos.
AI Could Turn ATF’s 4473 Stockpile Into the Gun Registry Congress Banned
ATF has long claimed its digitized gun records are not a registry because they are not searchable by buyer name. A new Firearms Research Center paper warns that artificial intelligence could make that excuse obsolete.
PSA, NAGR Ask Supreme Court To Review ATF’s NFA Abuse In Adamiak Case
Patrick “Tate” Adamiak was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after the government treated cut-up parts, separated components, and inert training tubes as National Firearms Act weapons. Now Palmetto State Armory, the National Association for Gun Rights, and the Right to Bear Association are asking the Supreme Court to step in.
Massie NICS Reporting Bill Would Expose FBI False Gun-Buyer Denials
Rep. Thomas Massie’s H.R. 2267 would force the FBI and DOJ to report who NICS is blocking from buying firearms, why those denials happen, and how many are later overturned.
NICS Denial Alert Turns Into 14 Days in Jail for Florida Gun Owner
William Michael Brewer says he was jailed for two weeks after a government database treated an old Kentucky misdemeanor as a felony.
George Peterson’s NFA Suppressor Case Exposes the Danger of Federal Gun Registries
George Peterson’s case began with an armed ATF raid on his Louisiana home and business. It ended, at least for now, with the Supreme Court refusing to review his NFA suppressor conviction and a two-year prison sentence hanging over him.
ATF Draft Form 4473 Changes Marijuana Question, Opens Door to Direct Gun Shipping
ATF’s draft revised Form 4473 would cut the firearms transaction form from seven pages to four while changing several key buyer questions. The proposal affects sex identification, marijuana language, straw purchase warnings, firearm type entries, and possible non-over-the-counter transfers.
SAF Urges Ninth Circuit To Strike California Open Carry Ban
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.
Tennessee Deadly Force Bill SB1847 Heads to Gov. Lee After Narrowing Property Defense Language
Tennessee’s SB1847/HB1802 is not a blanket license to shoot over property. The final bill creates a narrow deadly-force justification tied to serious crimes and serious danger.
Pennsylvania Gun Owners Push Constitutional Carry and Preemption Bills in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania gun owners are pushing two major Second Amendment bills in Harrisburg: SB 357 for Constitutional Carry and SB 822 to give firearm preemption real enforcement power.
Democrats Fleeing ‘Socialism’ Bringing Anti-Gun Politics with Them
It’s almost like all freedoms are interconnected or something, and that an unrestrained government powerful enough to control guns is powerful enough to do whatever it wants.
New ATF Rule Will Allow Firearms to be Shipped to Your Door
ATF’s proposed rule would expand non-over-the-counter firearm transfers, allowing same-state FFLs to verify buyers remotely and ship firearms directly after federal checks are complete.
Connecticut Glock-Style Pistol Ban HB 5043 Heads to Gov. Lamont
Connecticut lawmakers have sent HB 5043, the state’s Glock-style “convertible pistol” ban, to Gov. Ned Lamont. NAGR is urging gun owners to demand a veto.
DOJ Sues Denver Over Unconstitutional “Assault Weapons” Ban
The Justice Department has sued Denver over its long-standing ban on so-called “assault weapons,” arguing the city is violating the Second Amendment by banning AR-15-style rifles and standard-capacity magazines commonly owned by law-abiding Americans.
CTRLPEW Expands Federal Lawsuit, Accuses California Of Policing 3D Gun Speech In Florida
CTRLPEW, Alexander Holladay, Centurion Partners Group, Trey Bickley, and Jonathan Adams are challenging California officials in federal court over the state’s attempt to apply its 3D gun file laws to speech and lawful conduct occurring in Florida.
SAF Urges Supreme Court To Review Adamiak Case, Warns Courts Are Dodging Bruen
The Second Amendment Foundation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Patrick Tate Adamiak’s NFA case, warning that lower courts are narrowing Bruen before the government ever has to defend its firearms laws with historical evidence.