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Armed Citizens: Not Just an American Concept

Monday, September 15, 2025

Armed Citizens: Not Just an American Concept

We frequently post stories about law-abiding citizens who, by exercising their rights protected under the Second Amendment, bring an end to violent criminal assaults.  We covered two instances earlier this year in Michigan, one involving an attack at a Walmart and another at a church.  We’ve also covered reports that show the benefits of armed citizens.

Of course, most of what we cover takes place here in the United States, where we have the benefit of our Founders recognizing and safeguarding our inherent right to self-defense through the protections of the Second Amendment.

Occasionally, we will report on other countries that appear to be moving in the right direction when it comes to recognizing the benefits of law-abiding citizens being able to defend themselves and others.  We’ve recently seen this in Argentina, Finland, and Poland, and hope to see it elsewhere.

Israel has seen a mix of good and bad when it comes to gun control.

In March, we reported Iranian-linked hackers were able to penetrate Israel’s databases containing sensitive gun owner data and leaked the information online in early February.  This exemplified just one of the numerous problems NRA has long pointed out with registration schemes involving law-abiding gun owners.

Restrictions on law-abiding citizens possessing and carrying firearms are generally more restrictive in Israel than in most states here in the U.S., but their firearm laws have fluctuated over the years based on perceived internal and external threats.

While the 1970s and ‘80s saw firearm ownership in Israel as somewhat ubiquitous, the ‘90s brought increased restrictions.  In 2018, however, Israel began loosening some restrictions.

In 2023, following the unprecedented terrorist attacks of October 7, Israel began loosening restrictions again.

While the country continues to face threats, Breitbart recently reported that “a number of civilians” helped an off-duty Israeli soldier end a terrorist attack on vehicles and pedestrians near a bus stop in Jerusalem’s Ramot Junction.  Although six innocent lives were lost, the casualties could have been far greater had the two terrorists responsible for the attack not been killed.

According to The Times of Israel, “Police said that a soldier and a number of civilians who were present at the scene fired at the terrorists and killed them.”  The paper also noted that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, commenting on the policy he spearheaded to put more arms in the hands of civilians, said, “Weapons save lives.”

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North Carolina: Update on Permitless Carry

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

North Carolina: Update on Permitless Carry

Last week the North Carolina General Assembly briefly returned from recess and re-referred Senate Bill 50, Freedom to Carry NC, to the House Rules Committee.

Federal Court Strikes Down Biden Administration’s “Engaged in the Business” Rule in NRA Case

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Federal Court Strikes Down Biden Administration’s “Engaged in the Business” Rule in NRA Case

Yesterday, in Butler v. Bondi, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama held that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its statutory authority by issuing its 2024 Final Rule expanding ...

Canada’s Public Safety Minister on Gun Ban & Confiscation: “Don’t Ask Me to Explain the Logic”

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Monday, September 29, 2025

Canada’s Public Safety Minister on Gun Ban & Confiscation: “Don’t Ask Me to Explain the Logic”

There have been multiple developments on the Canadian gun grab and ban in the last few days, but the most astounding has got to be a leaked bombshell recording of the Liberal Public Safety Minister, ...

Canada’s Gun Grab: Amnesty Expiration Approaches as Top Officials Sow Confusion

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Monday, September 22, 2025

Canada’s Gun Grab: Amnesty Expiration Approaches as Top Officials Sow Confusion

Canada’s Liberal government has consistently and misleadingly used “buyback” to describe the 2020 mandatory “assault weapon” confiscation law, in an attempt to make the scheme appear less hostile to property rights and Canada’s responsible gun ...

Gun Controllers Rage at Everytown Over “Firearms Training,” Demand “Abstinence”

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Monday, September 29, 2025

Gun Controllers Rage at Everytown Over “Firearms Training,” Demand “Abstinence”

A revealing article in USA Today last week reported that Everytown for Gun Safety’s new “firearms training” program, Train SMART, “met stiff opposition from [Everytown’s] own members and longtime supporters.” 

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Hawaii’s Private Property Default Carry Ban

Friday, October 3, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Hawaii’s Private Property Default Carry Ban

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition for certiorari in Wolford v. Lopez, a challenge to Hawaii’s law forbidding carry on private property open to the public (such as restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores) ...

Open Carry Comes to Florida

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Monday, September 22, 2025

Open Carry Comes to Florida

On September 10, the First District Court of Appeal of the State of Florida struck down the Sunshine State’s prohibition on open carry as a violation of the Second Amendment in the case McDaniel v. Florida. ...

NRA Files Amicus Brief in Fifth Circuit Case Challenging the Federal Switchblade Act

Friday, October 3, 2025

NRA Files Amicus Brief in Fifth Circuit Case Challenging the Federal Switchblade Act

Yesterday, the National Rifle Association filed an amicus brief in Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bondi, urging the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s decision upholding the Federal ...

California Loves Gun Control, Loathes Crime Control

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Monday, September 29, 2025

California Loves Gun Control, Loathes Crime Control

California is always adding to its mountain of gun control laws aimed at disarming law-abiding citizens.

Pennsylvania: Another Gun Bill Fails on House Floor

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Pennsylvania: Another Gun Bill Fails on House Floor

On Tuesday, another anti-gun bill was defeated on the House floor, failing to receive approval by a 101-102 vote.    

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