Courts

Federal Court Judges Strike Down California’s Ammo Background Check Law, NY Ban on Guns in Public Housing

When the US Supreme Court handed down the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, it was met with no shortage of resistance among those who favored segregation of America’s schools and other public…


Court Rules CA Ammo Background Checks Unconstitutional

In yet another victory for California’s beleaguered gun owners, a federal court has struck down the state law requiring in-person background checks for each purchase of standard ammunition. In the case Rhode v. Bonta, Judge…






Appellate Court Upholds Deerfield, Illinois Gun Ban…For Now

AP photo. Five years after Illinois approved legislation limiting the home rule powers of local governments to ban scary-looking long guns, the Village of Deerfield enacted just such a gun ban. Using rather dubious arguments…