2nd Amendment

Today, a panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed (by a 2-1 vote) a federal district court’s ruling that so-called “large capacity” magazines are protected by the Second Amendment. … First, the panel held that Cal. Penal Code § 32310 struck at the core right of law-abiding citizens to self-defend by banning LCM…

New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures. Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan after…

Texas is on pace for a record-breaking year for firearm background checks, according to new data on U.S. firearms sales compiled by the FBI. National Instant Criminal Background Check System data, which the FBI uses to screen prospective gun buyers throughout the country, showed Texas has seen 1,364,051 background checks initiated through the system this…

Granted to Texan James Alexander Williams on December 26, 1882

With the addition of many new firearm owners in our country this year I have been thinking quite a bit about training methods and how they are applied. While I do not know the numbers, I assume that most of those purchases are handguns. I understand there are differences between the defensive use of handguns…