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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Another Second Amendment misstep from the White House
• Gun stores received hoax DHS letter declaring suspension of 2nd Amendment
• Hypocritical irony of Pretti’s gun
• President Trump’s ATF pick clears Senate hearing easily
Self-Defense News and Views • FL: “Beg to Get Shot”: Nassau County Sheriff Defends Homeowner in Burglary Shooting
• NY: Jury acquits Port Chester man who said stabbing was self-defense
From the Enemy Camp • VA: Gun Trafficking and Crime Guns in Virginia
News and Views from the Antis • CA: Bonta takes on ghost guns in new lawsuit
• CA: California sues websites that publish blueprints for 3D printer ghost guns
Politicians and Legislation • CO: Colorado Democrats Push Sweeping New Crackdown on 3-D Printed Guns and Gun Dealer Oversight
• MD: Bill would add criminal charge, stiffen penalty for leaving unsecured gun accessible to children
• MI: U.P. Lawmakers Praise Approval Of Gun Carry For Bow Hunters
• NH: Lawmakers Say YES to Campus Carry: Bill Protects Students’ Right to Bear Arms
• NM: Controversial gun control bill headed for full Senate vote
• OR: Animal rights group pushes Oregon ballot measure that would ban hunting, fishing in the state
• VA: Virginia House Passes HB 217, Advancing Broad Assault Firearm and Magazine Ban
• VA: Virginia House Pushes Multiple Anti-Gun Bills to Senate
• WY: Support Pro-Second Amendment Bills in the Wyoming Legislature
• WY: Wyoming Bill Could Let 18-Year-Olds Carry Concealed Guns On UW Campus
From the States • OR: Second Amendment Road Rage
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Alamogordo Author & Journalist Chris Edwards Releases 'Shall Not Be Infringed': A Call for Second Amendment Restoration for Rehabilitated Felons
• ATF Warns of Hoax Homeland Security Letter ‘Suspending Second Amendment’
• Bessent deflects Van Hollen’s attempt to corner him on Pretti’s Second Amendment right
• The Trump Administration Has a Conflicted Relationship with the Second Amendment
Gun Rights Legal Action • CA: California ended non-resident carry ban, now will pay challengers’ lawyers $128K
• MA: The DOJ Civil Rights Division Strikes Again
Self-Defense News and Views • FL: Woman who shot boyfriend to death during gun game cleared under Stand Your Ground
• MS: Jackson St. Paddy's Day parade shooting: No indictment, new arrest
• TN: ‘Break into vacant homes to smoke weed’: Homeowner shoots suspect in Nassauville burglary attempt
• TX: Fort Worth Homeowner Shoots Alleged Intruder During Attempted Break-In
News and Views from the Antis • KY: Kentucky’s Second Amendment warriors cannot stay silent as the First Amendment dies
• MAGA’s Second Amendment double standard
• Trump’s Recent Gun Comment Mirrors ‘Misfire,’ Says Author of the Second Amendment Book
• WI: Despite supporting the Second Amendment, Wisconsin Republicans question whether Alex Pretti should have been carrying his gun
Politicians and Legislation • CO: Colorado Democrats propose new limits on 3-D printed guns, tougher rules for firearms dealers
• MI: Prestin, U.P. Delegation secures passage of legislation protecting 2A rights of bow hunters
• NH: NH House advances bill to allow guns on college campuses
• Robert Cekada Poised to become Next ATF Director After Confirmation Hearing
• VA: House Democrats pass sweeping gun control package over GOP objections
• WY: Killing in self-defense is legal in Wyoming. A new bill proposes compensating people who faced charges for exercising that right.
From the States • NH: GOP shouldn’t retreat on second amendment rights
• WI: Wisconsin Democrats seek to flip script on gun rights, target GOP's Tiffany
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Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • After Trump Appointee Jeanine Pirro Threatens To Arrest Gun Owners In D.C., GOP Lawmakers Go On The Attack
• DC: Pirro's pledge that those who bring a gun into DC 'can count on going to jail' sparks backlash
• DC: US Attorney for DC Pirro Clarifies Her Threat Over Gun Prosecutions
• SAF Welcomes Nighthawk Custom As Newest Gold-Level Corporate Partner
Gun Rights Legal Action • LJC Reminds the Court that Cannabis Use Is Not a License to Strip Second Amendment Rights
• MA: Trump DOJ Submits Brief in Massachusetts Handgun Roster Case
• MD: Constitutional; Second Amendment
• NRA’s SCOTUS Brief Sides With Marijuana Users In Second Amendment Challenge
• Supreme Court to hear arguments on legality of gun bans for marijuana users
• The Black Codes must not define America’s fundamental freedoms
Self-Defense News and Views • TX: 10-year-old boy claims self-defense in deadly stabbing of 13-year-old girl, Houston police say
News and Views from the Antis • Pro-gun groups quickly rallied for Alex Pretti. Why didn’t they do the same for a Black gun owner?
• Republicans now shrug their shoulders over Epstein and criticize guns?
Politicians and Legislation • AL: House passes bill about weapons in self-defense cases
• Congressman Michael Cloud Demands Response from ATF on Illegal National Gun Registry
• NW Anti-Gun Lawmakers Target Gun Owners’ Wallets
• UT: ‘We’re a Second Amendment state’: Utah Jazz fans could soon bring guns to games under new proposal, but it wouldn’t stop there
From the States • AZ: Gun Owners of America to Host Arizona Freedom Festival 2026 in Glendale
• CA: California Rifle & Pistol Association Clarifies Law-Abiding Citizens Who Legally Carry to Protect Themselves are Not the Problem
• MI: McMorrow’s gun violence prevention plan would take Michigan’s red flag laws nationwide
• NC: Castle Doctrine did not apply in 2022 Fayetteville murder, court rules
News and Views From Abroad • Canada: Half Of Canadian Provinces Tell Government To Pound Sand Over Gun “Buyback” Scheme
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Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Bill of Rights and Respect
• Deputies: Man Shot for Trespassing, Assault (OH)
• Man Fatally Shot by Homeowner After Breaking into Shelby County Residence (OH)
• 1 Dead After Reported Pickaway County Home Break-in, Shooting (OH)
• Witness Shoots and Kills St. Charles QuikTrip Robbery Suspect (MO)
• Legally Armed Woman Shoots Violent Unprovoked Attacker in Grocery Store: Police (IA)
• Homeowner Shoots Intruder During Attempted Break-in, West Chester PD Says (OH)
• Police: Woman with pistol killed man who shot at crowd of people in Charleston (WV)
• Nearly 70-year-old Orange County Woman Recounts Shooting, Killing Intruder (FL)
• Armed Burglar Shot Dead in Walnut Home (CA)
• Woman Shoots Man Allegedly Impersonating Officer, Claims Self-Defense (GA)
• Naked Middle Georgia Man Tackled Woman off Lawn Mower Before Her Husband Shot Him, Deputies Say (GA)
• 80-year-old Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder During Break-in, Police Say (MI
• 1 Man Dead After 'Self-defense' Shooting at Danville Apartments (VA)
• Police: Homeowner Shoots Man in Attempted Burglary (TN)
• Man Shot and Killed During Home Invasion Attempt While Disguised as Nurse, Police Say (TX)
• Employee Shoots, Kills Alleged Robber at Cannabis Dispensary (WA)
• Rescuer, who Shot South Carolina Man Who Fell into Lake, Acted in Self-defense, Prosecutors Say (SC)
• Police- Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder in Fontana (CA)
• Homeowner Shoots, Kills Armed Intruder in Northland, Kansas City Police Say (MO)
• Man who Prompted Florida Blue Alert Shot, Killed By Homeowner During Break-in (FL)
• Delivery Driver Shoots Would-Be Carjacker in Kensington, Police Say (PA)
• Reno Police- Intruder Killed in Self-defense (NV)
• Washington Man Kills Armed Intruder in Shootout (WA)
• Truck Driver Shoots and Kills Robber in Self-Defense, Hillsborough Deputies Say (FL)
• Another Lyft Driver Breaks Company Policy, Defends Himself By Shooting Two Carjackers (PA)
• Oregon Grandfather Shoots, Kills Home Intruder With Grandchildren in the House (OR)
• Texas Woman Shoots, Kills Man During Attempted Robbery: Authorities (TX)
• Teen Son of Philadelphia Pizza Shop Employee Shoots Robber During Struggle, Police Say (PA)
• Homeowner Shoots and Kills Intruder in Spanaway (WA)
• Occupant Shoots and Kills Man During Alleged Home Invasion, Bellevue Police Say (NE)
• Woman With Concealed Carry Permit Shoots At Would-Be Armed Carjacker In Roseland (IL)
• Alleged Burglar Shot By Homeowner with Shotgun in Camp County (TX)
• Chicago Concealed Carry Holder Guns Down Car Thief After Being Shot at in the Street (IL)
• Elderly Retired Firefighter With Concealed Carry Shoots Chicago Robber Dead (IL)
• Armed South Carolina Woman Shoots at Man who Tried to Sexually Assault Her on Street (SC)
• Police in Texas Say 'Armed Citizen' Shot Robbers at Fast-food Restaurant, Killing 1 Suspect (TX)
• Police: Man Shot By Worker had BB Gun (NM)
• Moses Lake Homeowner Shoots Suspect Who Broke into Home After Fleeing from Deputies in Stolen Car (WA)
• Man Shot After Broken Necklace Dispute in Jefferson County Ruled Self-defense (AL)
• Sheriff: No charges after driver kills man who pointed gun (SC)
• Intruder Killed by Webster Groves Homeowner, Police Say (MO)
• Police Say Resident Shot Intruder in Self-Defense (IA)
• Dallas Police Say Man shot, Killed 27-year-old in Self-Defense (TX)
• Utah Grandfather Shoots Grandson in Self-defense During Knife Attack, Deputies Say (UT)
• Possible Home Intruder Shot By Homeonwer in Modesto, Sheriff's Office Says (CA)
• ‘They were shot in self defense’- Pizza Shop Employee Reports Southwest Ohio Shooting in 911 Call (OH)
• Littleton Resident Shot and Killed Intruder in Apparent Self-defense, Sheriff’s Office Says (CO)
• Pizza Delivery Man Says He was Attacked by Knife in Fatal Showdown Saturday (GA)
• Sarasota Homeowner Shoots, Kills Man Trying to Break in (FL)
• Bulloch Co. Man Shows up to House Uninvited, Shot in Self-Defense (GA)
• Cathedral City Homeowner Shoots Intruder in Self Defense, Police Say (CA)
• Man Killed in Self-Defense Shooting (KY)
• 12-year-old Boy Shoots, Kills Gunman During Home Invasion (GA)
• Shreveport Man Shot in Home Invasion (LA)
• Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder in Self-Defense While Family was Inside House (FL)
• Sporting Goods Employee Shoots Robbery Suspect Trying to Steal Firearms from Store (WA)
• Chicago Armed Robbery Thwarted as Gun Owner With Concealed-carry Permit Kills Suspect (IL)
• Woman Kills Live-in Boyfriend After Tomahawk Incident, Says it was Self-Defense (FL)
• Armed 67-year-old Woman Detains Suspected Burglars on Weatherford Property, Police Say (TX)
• Store Clerk Shoots Robbery Suspect in Maplewood (MO)
• Robbery Victim Shoots 2 in Self-Defense, 1 Dead (IA)
• Shooter at Krystal in Trussville Acted in Self-Defense (AL)
• FLorida Homeowner Used Second Amendment Right to Shoot Intruder (FL)
• Man Stabs Assailant In Self-Defense At Sedgwick Brown Line Stop, Police Say (IL)
• Legally Armed Driver Shoots, Kills Gunman to Stop Fatal Shooting Spree (IN)
• Two Dead in Stabbing, Self-Defense Shooting at Bellevue Apartment Tower (WA)
• Florida Homeowner Shoots 3 Intruders, 2 Fatally (FL)
• Confrontation Over Noise Ends With Self-defense Killing in Eureka (CA)
• Man Shoots Relative in Self-Defense (AL)
• Sacramento County Homeowner Shoots Suspect Who Led Officers on Chase (CA)
• Fredericksburg Woman Shoots and Kills Alleged Home Intruder (TX)
• LVMPD- Man Shoots Suspect Armed With Knife in Central Valley (NV)
• Suspected Burglar Shot by Spokane Homeowner Told Deputies He Thought he was in Friend's House (WA)
• Lyft Driver Pulls Gun in Self-Defense After Cape Coral Man Pulls Knife (FL)
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