Defendants argue that the federal interstate handgun transfer ban imposes only minimal burdens, so heightened scrutiny is not warranted…. Defendants rely on the Second Circuit’s opinion in United States v. Decastro, 682 F.3d 160, 166-67 (2d Cir. 2012), which held that heightened scrutiny is reserved for regulations that “substantially†burden the Second Amendment right…. Under this…
Read MoreA man in Poland has built the world’s largest working revolver, according to Guinness World Record. The weapon, a Remington model 1859, was built by Ryszard Tobys, of Piotrowo Drugie, west-central Poland. It took Mr Tobys around 2,500 hours to construct, since most of the parts had to be built by hand. The revolver, whose…
Read MoreTexas Senator John Cornyn has announced the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act†today, a bill that will establish the same sort of “common sense†acceptanace of concealed carry permits that everyone in the country currently enjoys for driver’s licenses. It would be utterly absurd to think that a drive from New York to Florida would…
Read MoreThe Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today won a major federal court ruling in a case involving interstate handgun transfers in which the judge applied strict scrutiny to determine whether a ban on such transfers meets constitutional muster. The case, which was financially supported by the Second Amendment Foundation, is…
Read MoreAt the risk of reducing my own chances to win, https://www.weapon-blog.com/contests/ has been updated with all the gun and gear related contests that The Weapon Blog is aware of for the month. Go forth and win… As always, feel free to share wherever you can. If you are aware of any that are not on…
Read MoreA Texas Senate committee will hold the first public hearings on open carry and campus carry legislation on Thursday, but thanks to the antics of attention-starved Open Carry Tarrant County (OCTC) and their leader, cop-hating anarchist Kory Watkins, a bill arguing for constitutional carry—carrying openly or concealed without a permit—won’t even be heard. The legislative…
Read MoreCheck out the wild setup at the Toowoomba gun range.
Read More2025 Texas Gun Legislation
Legislation affecting gun rights in the 2023 session.
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