Law and the Courts

Biden’s High Court Nominee’s Experience Should Motivate Her Defense of All Constitutional Rights

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . Following President Biden’s announcement nominating Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) released the following statement: As we’ve said before,…



Idaho Bill Would Reimburse Legal Fees of Those Charged in Self-Defense Shootings

From the Associated Press . . . A panel of lawmakers introduced legislation that would strengthen Idaho’s “stand your ground” law by requiring counties to reimburse anyone charged in a slaying if a judge or…


Nullification vs. Anti-Commandeering: The DOJ Challenge to Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act

The controversy over Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) has now gone national, with the Department of Justice suing the state in federal court to block enforcement of the law. A separate challenge brought by…


Soros Backing State Attorneys General Working to Support Mexico’s Attempt to Bankrupt the US Gun Industry

By Larry Keane It should raise eyebrows when 14 state attorneys general side with a foreign nation trying to sue U.S. gun manufacturers out of business. After all, these are individuals sworn to defend the…


Sorkin: The Supreme Court Isn’t Likely to Provide ‘Real Justice’ for the Children of Sandy Hook

[ED: When the settlement was announced in the lawsuit brought by nine Sandy Hook families against Remington, some blamed “Remington” for deciding to settle the suit. To be clear, the Remington named in the suit…


Another Illegal Philadelphia Gun Control Law Struck Down Under Pennsylvania Preemption Statute

From the Firearms Policy Coalition . . . In another Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) legal victory, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled on appeal that Philadelphia’s ordinance requiring the reporting of “lost or stolen” firearms violates State law. The…


Alec Baldwin Sued by Family of Cinematographer He Shot and Killed

By Andrew Dalton, AP The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” is suing Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death, their attorneys said Tuesday. Lawyers…



Maryland ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban: ‘Common Use’ Doesn’t Mean How Often a Gun is Fired in Self-Defense

From an amicus brief filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and individual plaintiffs in Bianchi v. Frosh, a challenge to Maryland’s “assault weapons” ban . . . Circuit court decisions upholding rifle…