The justices’ questions today suggest the federal government’s ban on gun ownership by marijuana users is on shaky constitutional ground.
Supreme Court Signals Trouble for Federal Law Disarming Regular Marijuana Users
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ATF Finally Admits: One-Time Drug Use Isn’t Grounds to Strip Gun Rights
The Trump-ATF issued an interim rule that quietly but significantly narrows how the federal government defines who is prohibited from owning or purchasing a firearm due to drug use.
Supreme Court to Take Up Gun Ban for Illegal Drug Users
The case arises out of Texas and involves defendant Ali Danial Hemani, a dual U.S./Pakistan citizen. According to court filings and news reports, the FBI searched his family home and found a 9mm handgun, marijuana, and cocaine.
Complaint Filed After DOJ Fails to Respond to Rights Restoration FOIA Request
Why were those 10 citizens chosen? What do they have that “we” don’t? Or more to the point, what do we also have that they do?
Justice Still Stonewalling on Its Authority to Create a New Class of Prohibited Person
What wasn’t included was where DOJ gets the authority to create a permanent entry to NICS without a conviction or other disqualifier as defined by law. They’re still not saying.
96.9% of Americans Charged with Hunter Biden’s Gun Crimes Get Jail Time
President Biden said almost no one is charged with lying on a 4473. Quick research shows that several hundred people each year are charged with lying on the ATF gun purchase form.
Biden Lied About Hunter’s Pardon; He’s Had Lots of Practice
Controversy surrounds President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter. Delve into the reactions from the firearms community and the implications for the future.
Menendez Latest in Long Line of Criminal Anti-Gun Democrats to Become ‘Prohibited Persons’
If his conviction is upheld against appeal and he ever gets out of prison, Menendez will be a “prohibited person,” forbidden by laws he supported to own a gun.
Even Facing Rahimi Fallout, Hunter Biden Still Reeks of ‘Nepo’ Privilege on Gun Charge
Of course, Biden has received, and will continue to receive “special treatment.”
Second Amendment Foundation Vows to Defend Trump’s Gun Rights
In a bold announcement following considerable media chortling over Donald Trump’s conviction in a New York courtroom on falsifying business records and the loss of his gun rights, the Second Amendment Foundation came out swinging.
Court Finds Convicted Felons have Second Amendment Rights
A three judge panel in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has found the federal ban on the exercise of rights protected by the Second Amendment, for non-violent felons, is unconstitutional in the case of US v Duarte.
Justice Department FOIA Response on Permanent Entry to NICS Ignores Key Requests
What all those pages in the FOIA response did not do is provide what was being asked for.
DOJ Reconsiders Denial of Documents in Hunter Biden-Related NICS Permanent Entry Consent Suit
Does the DOJ have the power to create new classes of “prohibited persons” outside of what is statutorily defined?
Anti-Gun Democrats Seek to Undermine Law Passed to Protect Veterans’ Rights
The Democrats are intentionally not being truthful about the problems of feeling suicidal or being dangerous with the different matter of being good with money.
Hawaii Complaint Rights Wrongful Disarmament Determination by Police
Lance Choda, a Hawaii man denied a permit to acquire a firearm and ordered to dispose of any firearms he already owned, has won his case…
Illinois Felon Found Not Guilty by Reason of Self Defense
A convicted felon in Illinois, used an illegally possessed firearm during a confrontation. A jury found him not guilty, by reason of self defense.
California Universal Background Checks and Gun Ban: No Positive Effect
A study published in the Annals of Epidemiology finds Universal Background Checks and adding an entire new class of prohibited possessors has no effect on firearms or total suicides or homicides.
Leaked FBI Document Shows How People Can Self Identify As Prohibited In NICS
The FBI document that is entitled, “NICS Indices Self-Submission Form,” allows Americans to “voluntarily” waive their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Once submitted, they cannot get rights back.
Democrats Expand the Number & Types of Prohibited Possessors, to Limit 2nd Amendment
Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in the House used the Violence Against Women Act to create a new class of prohibited possessor and more infringements on the Second Amendment.
Release of Child Executioner Shows Absurdity of ‘Prohibited Person’ Edicts
If someone is proven to be a danger, the only way to protect society is to keep him away from the rest of us for as long as he remains a threat.
What the Texas Attack Means for the Military
The brutal assault on a Baptist church in a small town in Texas is reverberating through the U.S. military, and the results are not going to be pretty…
Texas Shooter Was Already Banned from Owning Guns ( Prohibited Person )
Under the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Sutherland Springs Church shooter was a prohibited person from owning guns..
Johnson, Abraham & Grassley Move to Overturn Obama’s Social Security Gun Ban
As he was going out the door, Barack Obama made one final obscene gesture to the Second Amendment community…
Prohibited Persons – The Legal Brief ~ VIDEO
Today’s topic, prohibited persons. A number of viewers have asked over time what a prohibited person is and what they can or can’t do…
Obama’s Parting Shot at the Second Amendment
The Social Security Administration announced they will be reporting thousands of Social Security benefit recipients to the FBI’s National Instant Check System as “prohibited persons.”
Federal Trend – Expand Prohibited Persons Rather Than Ban Guns
If a convicted felon remains a sufficient risk that he should not be allowed to possess a firearm, then why is he allowed to roam free???
No Surprise That Administration’s ‘Second Chance’ Excludes Gun Rights
If serious, the administration would support the right to defend that “second chance at life.” That is, assuming the “debt to society” has truly been paid.
Felon Shot Days after being Disarmed
A felon was shot while attacking an off duty officer. He had been disarmed just a few days prior. Monitoring of felons works. Background checks don’t.
‘Mental-Health’ Gun Bans, Are You Crazy?
Everyone is going to have to walk around deliberately acting “normal,” being careful not to step outside “acceptable” bounds or else people around may start to think you might be “mentally ill.”…
More People Made ‘Prohibited’ by Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the US came down with a decision in March that effectively expands the base of people prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms in this country…