Author: theholsterstore

This week, we found out what Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) decided to do with the raft of gun-control bills that landed on her desk, and there were several surprises. As I explore for Reload Members, she sent almost half of those bills back with recommendations for changes that cut in either direction. But the… Read more

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) has returned a bill banning gun-carry in certain hospitals to the legislature after deciding it didn’t go far enough. On Monday, Governor Spanberger sent HB229 back to the Virginia statehouse with a recommended change. She wants to remove an exemption that allowed those with written permission from administrators at medical… Read more

Abigail Spanberger (D.) wants her party to broaden its pending sales and carry ban to include many more firearms. On Monday, the Virginia Governor sent dozens of bills back to the Democratically-controlled state house with recommendations for changes. Among those were SB749 and HB217, which ban the sale of “assault firearms” and ammunition magazines that… Read more

New Yorkers interested in owning less-lethal electronic weapons for self-defense are out of luck due to a new federal appeals court decision. A three-judge panel for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday unanimously sided with a lower court judge in upholding a New York state ban, and a separate New York City ban,… Read more

The Department of Justice (DOJ) finds itself in hot water with some gun-rights activists at another moment it could have instead enjoyed unbridled praise. On Friday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon sent a letter to Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) warning her against signing the “assault firearms” ban that passed the legislature last month lest… Read more

This week, we’re looking at how the Department of Justice (DOJ) has performed on gun policy during the second Trump Administration and why Jeanine Pirro’s newest legal filing could change the review. To examine the DOJ’s track record, we have the Second Amendment Foundation’s Kostas Moros on the show. He has been willing to defend… Read more

This week, we’re looking at several new gun moves out of the Department of Justice. The main problem for gun-rights activists is that they aren’t all moving in the same direction. While Harmeet Dhillon has threatened a lawsuit to try to scare Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger off signing an AR-15 sales ban, another DOJ lawyer… Read more

Federal appeals courts are now officially divided on whether states can impose intentional delays on the purchase of a firearm, giving the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) a clear invitation to step in and decide, possibly clarifying some of its dicta in the process. The First Circuit Court of Appeals created the split… Read more

This week, I’m broadcasting to you from my mother’s horse farm in Pennsylvania. My wife and I fed the horses and cleaned the stalls without delay when we arrived last night, but delays are exactly what Maine gun buyers can expect after a First Circuit panel upheld the state’s waiting period. The panel employed what… Read more

A New York man who was wrongly arrested for carrying a gun because police didn’t understand the law can’t continue his suit against the arresting officers. On Monday, US District Judge Brian Cogan ruled in favor of the city in a federal lawsuit where the plaintiff, a Bronze Star recipient who was wrongfully arrested by… Read more