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| NEWS Partisan Due Process Renaissance Excludes American Gun Owners | |
| An observer of American political discourse can’t go anywhere these days without being bombarded by reproachful references to the importance of “due process.” | |
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| NEWS Anti-gun Lawmakers Attempt to Ban Essential Second Amendment Arms | |
| On April 30, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the so-called “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025.” Picking up where his predecessor Dianne Feinstein left off, Schiff’s legislation would ban commonly-owned semi-automatic firearms, such as the AR-15. | |
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| NEWS I’d Like a McHurry, Please, with a Side of No Time to Spare | |
| Market research indicates that most adults (42%) who eat at McDonald’s and similar fast-food restaurants expect to receive their food within a maximum of five minutes after ordering, while for seven percent of respondents, the “fast” in “fast food” means right away, with no waiting. | |
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| NEWS Kansas Supreme Court Enforces PLCAA in High Profile Case | |
| Last week, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld a significant district court dismissal in Johnson v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC, deciding that Bass Pro Outdoor World and Beretta USA/Beretta Italy cannot be sued by a man who was accidentally shot. The court cited the | |
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| NEWS Not Your Father’s DOJ: Government Actively Backs Second Amendment in Litigation | |
| It has, in theory, always been the sworn duty of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to uphold the constitutional rights of American citizens and to affirmatively protect fundamental liberties. | |
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| NEWS NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION UPDATE: Legislation Introduced to Protect Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights | |
| The Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-IL-12) and Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), as well as Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), have reintroduced the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 1041/S. 478). | |
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| NEWS NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION Rep. Sheri Biggs Introduces Bill to Ease Shotgun Purchases | |
| On April 28, 2025, Representative Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) reintroduced the No Frivolous Applications for Short-Barreled Shotguns (NFA SBS) Act (H.R. 3034). This legislation removes short-barreled shotguns from the National Firearms Act so that they will be treated the same way as any other shotgun under current law. | |
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| NEWS NEWS LEGAL & LEGISLATION Rep. Sheri Biggs Introduces Legislation to Ensure Ability to Ship Firearms | |
| On April 28, 2025, Representative Sheri Biggs (R-SC-03) introduced the Protecting the Mailing of Firearms Act (H.R. 3033). This legislation will remove the arbitrary prohibition on the mailing of handguns and ammunition via the United States Postal Service (USPS). For years, major common carriers have placed increasingly burdensome restrictions on shipping firearms, ammunition and common firearm accessories at the behest of anti-gun extremists. At the same time, the USPS prohibits the mailing of handguns and ammunition. | |
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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NRA Files Amicus Brief in “Ghost Gun” Case Before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| Yesterday, the National Rifle Association joined an amicus brief, along with the Allegheny County Sportsmen’s League, Firearms Owners Against Crime – Institute for Legal, Legislative, and Educational Action, and Second Amendment Foundation, filed in a “ghost gun” case before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. | |
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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION NRA Files Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Hawaii’s Private Property Carry Ban | |
| Today, the National Rifle Association joined a coalition of pro-Second Amendment organizations—including the Second Amendment Law Center, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Hawaii Rifle Association, Gun Owners of California, Second Amendment Defense and Education Coalition, Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, and Operation Blazing Sword–Pink Pistols—in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Hawaii’s law forbidding carry on private property open to the public without the property owner’s express consent | |
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| LEGAL & LEGISLATION Illinois Appellate Court Upholds FOID Act in NRA-Backed Challenge | |
| Under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (FOID Act), Illinois requires a license and imposes fees to acquire and possess firearms. | |
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