By C.D. Michel Monday was the deadline for the state defendants to file their reply briefs and to file amicus (friend of the court) briefs in several cases challenging Illinois’ “assault weapon” and standard capacity…
We’ve been covering closely the shenanigans in New Jersey concerning carry. Just the other day, I made the prediction that gun owners will be victorious in the long run, and I stand by that. As…
From the Second Amendment Foundation . . . The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a challenge of Pennsylvania’s promulgated firearms regulation and its enforcement by the Pennsylvania State Police and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, which…
Meanwhile, challenges to other provisions of federal law are gathering steam in lower courts. Earlier this month, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia targeted another provision, 922(g)(1), that prohibits felons from possessing guns. The…
John E. Finn, Wesleyan University Declaring its community a “constitutional county” on May 23, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners in Ottawa County, Michigan, voted 9-1 not to enforce any law or rule that “restricts…
New Mexico prosecutors say they will file new charges against Alec Baldwin if further testing shows that his gun was working at the time of the “Rust” shooting. The special prosecutors in the case, Kari Morrissey and…
Police in Minnesota ruled the use of deadly force over the weekend against a road-raging idiot was justified self-defense. For 40 miles, William Haire — age: more than old enough to know better — reportedly…
The topic of arms, bearable arms, arms that are appropriate for self-defense, etc., is explored here at TTAG on a daily basis. When it comes to self-defense, though, we can’t exclude improvised weapons in addition…
By Lee Williams The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc., v Bruen, which lifted restrictions on carrying defensive firearms and changed forever how lower courts must adjudicate Second…
As we noted earlier, three injunctions currently protect the members of GOA, FPC and SAF from enforcement under the ATF’s new pistol brace rule that effectively bans almost all use of the accessories. The rule…