Author: theholsterstore

Can somebody’s history of drunk driving overcome their right to keep and bear arms? At least one state’s high court seems to think so. In a closely divided 5-4 opinion, the Washington Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court ruling on the question. It held that the state does not violate the Second Amendment… Read more

This week, we’re talking about a new legal agreement that would end Florida’s waiting periods on gun purchases. To discuss the ins and outs of the agreement, we have the gun-rights lawyer who negotiated it on the show. That’s Matt Larosiere. He filed a Second Amendment suit against the law alongside Mountain States and the… Read more

Are people with multiple DUIs still protected by the Second Amendment? That’s the question the Washington Supreme Court recently set out to answer. Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman explains why a majority of the court answered no. He also looked at the reasoning judges who’ve gone the other way, including Washington’s dissenters, are employing. Meanwhile, Virginia… Read more

Virginia’s “assault firearms” ban hasn’t yet gone into effect, but the state just laid out a novel legal defense for it. On Monday, Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones (D.) filed his opposition to a preliminary injunction request in Crump v. Katz. He employed a mix of throwback arguments over the nature of gun-rights protections, modern… Read more

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has expanded its Second Amendment probes to another major American city, possibly foreshadowing another civil rights lawsuit. This time, it’s Philadelphia that’s under DOJ investigation over claims it is unconstitutionally revoking gun-carry permits. That adds the City of Brotherly Love to the same target pool as the City of Angels… Read more

The candidate Democrats are counting on to help flip the United States Senate explained some of his views on gun policy this week. On Monday, James Talarico joined the Cogdell Law Uncensored podcast and described where he stands on firearms. He outlined his beliefs in broad strokes but didn’t provide many specifics. He implied he… Read more

The Supreme Court isn’t ready to address the issue of gun rights for non-violent felons—even after a lower court partially struck down the federal law banning them from owning guns. In its Monday orders list, the Court declined to take up the case US v. Cockerham. That case is a Department of Justice (DOJ) appeal… Read more

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) of violating the gun rights of some residents with gun-carry permits. On Tuesday, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division sent a letter to Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker (D.) announcing a new investigation into the city’s police. The DOJ said it is looking into reports… Read more

Internal tensions at the National Rifle Association (NRA) flared up again this week over a pair of stories that set the stage for the potential comeback of disgraced former Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. On Tuesday, a New York appeals court panel dealt LaPierre another loss. It ruled he still has to pay the NRA… Read more

This week, we’re looking at a sorely undercovered national story: the murder rate is declining at an incredible rate. At the same time, the suicide rate is headed the other way. To explore why that divergence has happened, we’ve got Pew Research Center’s John Gramlich on the show to discuss the details. He wrote a… Read more