Law and the Courts


CA Judge Rules Smith & Wesson Can Be Sued for Synagogue Shooting Because an AR-15 Can Be Modified as a Machine Gun

The assault against gun makers in the courts continues. As you probably know, gun makers are protected against legal liability when their products that were manufactured and sold legally are used in the commission of…


Judge Rules Air Force Failure to Report Shooter’s Record ‘Mostly’ Responsible For Sutherland Springs Shooting

Devin Patrick Kelley bought an AR-15 rifle from a Texas Academy Sports + Outdoor store that he used in November of 2017 to murder 25 people in a church in the town of Sutherland Springs….


New York’s New Nuisance Law Will Attempt to Hold Gun Makers Responsible for Any Gun Used in a Crime

By Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University Could calling the illegal use of firearms a “public nuisance” bring an end to the gun industry’s immunity from civil lawsuits? New York will soon test that notion….


DIY Home Build Number 4 – The 80% Arms AR-9 and Freedom for Rich White Dudes

Over the last year, I’ve made a solidly-performing 9mm polymer framed pistol, a fun AR-15 style rifle and a great “parts-bin” AR10 in 6.5 Creedmoor based on kits from 80% Arms and Brownells. For the…


Constructive Possession of NFA Firearms…Red Hands Not Required

By Matthew J. Bergstrom, Esq. There has been much confusion about the handling of another person’s NFA firearms and when criminal liability could arise. Generally speaking, possession of an NFA firearm by someone other than…



Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments in Duncan v. Bonta California ‘High Capcity’ Magazine Ban Case

By Chuck Michel Yesterday an 11-judge panel, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in Duncan v. Bonta (formerly Duncan v. Becerra). The California Rifle & Pistol Association lawsuit, which challenges California’s flat ban on magazines capable of holding…


New York Counties to Governor Cuomo: Don’t Sign This Anti-Gun Bill Into Law

By Larry Keane They’ve watched as the Empire State’s staunchly antigun legislature continues to attack their Second Amendment right and the industry that supports it. Now New York county legislatures are raising their collective voices,…