Law and the Courts

42 States Have Gun Control Preemption Laws and They’re Driving Anti-Gun Dems Crazy

Neighboring states of Ohio and Pennsylvania are offering lessons in real time of what happens when gun control politicians ignore laws and create barriers for the firearm industry. Gun control politicians, acting on behalf of…


SAF Sues State of Maryland Over Allegedly Malicious Red Flag Confiscation Filing

The Second Amendment Foundation and one of its members, Donald S. Willey, a 64-year-old Marine Corps veteran, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the so-called “red flag” law enacted by the State of Maryland five…


Attacks By Gun Control Industry on Firearm Ads Target the Next Generation’s Gun Rights

By Larry Keane California and Illinois laws that have banned advertising in those two states lawmakers consider to be targeted at minors doesn’t have anything to do with increasing public safety. It doesn’t have anything…



NSSF Sues Illinois to Block New Gun Control Law That Violates First and Second Amendments, PLCAA

Gov. JB Pritzker signs new law allowing victims of gun violence to sue gun makers https://t.co/2cZcG6fdoc pic.twitter.com/fFaKC4jBfH — CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) August 13, 2023 Over the weekend, Illinois’ rotund governor, who’s never seen an anti-gun…


UPDATE: AUSA Laura Cofer Taylor Withdraws Her Motion to Gag a Journalist Reporting on Her AutoKeyCard Prosecution

If you haven’t been keeping up with the DOJ clown show going on in Florida surrounding the prosecution of two men in the AutoKeyCard auto sear case, read this and this. Then go read Ammoland’s…


Illinois Supreme Court Upholds ‘Assault Weapons’ & Magazine Ban, Enforcement Set To Begin Immediately

This morning, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision that struck down Gov. Pritzker’s new “assault weapons” ban. In a 4-3 ruling, the state’s high court vacated a Macon County ruling and entered…


National Association for Gun Rights Sues ATF Over Its Determination That Forced Reset Triggers are Machine Guns

Michael Cargill was successful in his challenge of the ATF’s unilateral redefinition of bump fire stocks as machine guns in the Fifth Circuit. It’s safe to assume that had something to do with the National…


Upset by His Stories and Podcasts, AUSA Laura Cofer Taylor Tries to Muzzle a Reporter

By Lee Williams  My colleague John Crump at Ammoland News deserves praise for his coverage of the AutoKeyCard case, in which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives charged Matthew Hoover and Justin Ervin…


AUSA Laura Cofer Taylor Trying to Muzzle Reporting on Her Prosecution in the AutoKeyCard Case

You may remember the prosecution of two Florida men over the sale of AutoKeyCards. Those are the, uh, “bottle openers” that Matt Hoover and Kristopher Ervin were selling through a couple of websites that have…