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The Trace goes ‘toxic’ over lead rounds
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It must be a difficult time to be an anti-gun activist working at the Trace—the propaganda arm of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun empire. After all, things are certainly not going their way.
The National Firearms Act has been gutted. You can buy suppressors with ease, and America’s favorite rifle will likely become legal in all 50 states thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court. The changes are even more impressive at the lower levels. We’re seeing pro-gun triumphs almost every single week. |
No, Abdul el Sayed, the Second Amendment doesn’t mean muskets only
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Speaking at a recent rally in Michigan, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed delivered a snarky and ignorant remark about the Second Amendment: “When they promised the right to bear arms, they had muskets. So yeah, everyone should have equal rights to a musket.”
The Second Amendment doesn’t guarantee the right of individuals to keep and bear “muskets” or “Kentucky rifles” or “cannons” any more than the First Amendment guarantees the right of individuals to “write with quills” or worship “in Anglican and Presbyterian churches.” The right to self-defense isn’t predicated on technology but on belief. |
South Africa: Incredible Video: Heroic Dad Fights Off Gang of Carjackers While Protecting Daughter, Shoots 1 Dead
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A South African father became an overnight example of what armed self-defense looks like when he returned fire on a group of armed men who tried to carjack him and his children outside their home.
Dashcam footage that circulated this week showed a man identified by the New York Post as Sidney Hill pulling out of his driveway in Pinetown, near Durban, on Oct. 9.
His daughter was in the passenger seat of their Toyota Hilux, and his son was at the gate. A white Renault carrying several men pulled up, blocked the vehicle, and armed suspects got out and opened fire. |
ID: Winning Back Ground on the Second Amendment
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As a staunch defender of the Second Amendment, it’s always gratifying to share good news about our ongoing fight to preserve one of our most important individual constitutional rights. This month brought significant progress to take back ground for gun owners, lost in 1934 with the National Firearms Act.
Effective October 9th, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a nationwide policy ending tax and registration requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other regulated items, based on a lawsuit I joined with 14 other state attorneys general. |
SC: Republicans call Annie Andrews ‘anti-gun.’ She explains her platform to end gun violence.
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The Democrat running for Senate in South Carolina responded Thursday to President Donald Trump painting her as an “anti-gun extremist.”
Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician, said her experiences caring for children who unintentionally shot themselves after finding an unsecured gun prompted her into activism.
“It takes one of those experiences to make you want to do something about that,” Andrews said.
Andrews’ former job with Everytown for Gun Safety involved creating a pilot program to train medical students on how to talk to parents about safe gun storage to prevent shootings, according to her campaign. |
France: In Riot-Hit Cities, the French Snap Up Weapons for Self Defense
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Late Friday morning, Sam exited a hunting store in central Paris, fresh from spending €600 ($671) on weapons designed for self protection.
The shopkeeper, who declined to give his family name for security reasons, owns a costume jewelry store in Les Halles, a sprawling commercial district. His business was spared by rioters who ransacked nearby stores last weekend, but he wants to be prepared in case more violence erupts. |
LA: Violent Altercation Leads to Self-Defense Shooting and Arrest in Shreveport
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When Officers got to the scene, they found 42 year-old Michael Durham suffering from a gunshot wound to his hand. Durham was taken to Ochsner LSU Health for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. A second man was transported to Willis-Knighton North with minor head injuries.
An on-call Violent Crimes Detective responded to investigate. During an interview, a witness told the Detective that Durham entered the business and punched the other man in the face.
The witness then heard two gunshots and saw Durham run from the building. Investigators learned that the other man allegedly fired a handgun during the altercation, striking Durham in the hand. |
SC: Murder charges dropped in April 2026 death of Kahlil Simmons
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The Second Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced Friday that charges have been dropped for the teens arrested in the April 2026 death of Kahlil Simmons.
According to the office, evidence stated that incident took place with a firearms transaction that went wrong.
“The encounter did not proceed as an ordinary firearms transaction,” the statement reads. “Once the teenagers arrived, Kahlil Simmons produced a firearm and pointed it at one of them. Another teenager then discharged a firearm, striking Simmons and resulting in his death.”
The solicitor’s office stated that evidence revealed the encounter to be an attempted armed robbery. |
CT: DOJ Targets Two Connecticut Police Departments Over Alleged Gun Carry Permit Delays
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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched federal civil rights investigations into two Connecticut police departments over allegations that they are improperly delaying or denying firearm carry permits, potentially leaving law-abiding residents unable to exercise their Second Amendment rights for years.
The investigations, announced on October 22, 2026, target the Waterbury and Middletown police departments. Federal officials will examine whether the municipalities are unlawfully obstructing residents seeking permits to carry firearms for self-defense. |
NY: NYPD Exposed for Illegal Delays in Firearms Licensing
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What necessitates a citizen’s desire to carry a handgun for self-defense in New York City? Much.
NYC has a crime problem. It is a matter beyond the ability of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to cope with.
“The 2025 crime rate in New York… is 1.2 times greater than the U.S. average. It was higher than in 88.4% of U.S. cities… In the last 5 years, New York has seen rise of violent crime and increasing property crime.”
The problem is made worse by the fact that NYC is home to the largest population in the Country, almost 8.6 million people that are densely packed in an area about 22.66 square miles. |
Presidential pardon recipients still barred from buying guns
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has denied recent firearm purchases by both Pastor Russell Fincher and Patrick “Tate” Adamiak who were each pardoned by President Donald L. Trump nearly two months ago.
Adamiak tried to purchase an Auto-Ordnance semi-automatic Thompson, which had engraved images of President Trump. Fincher tried to buy a Smith & Wesson Victory handgun. Each completed an ATF Form 4473, but each was denied by the FBI.
Both Adamik and Pastor Fincher received Presidential pardons, which were signed by President Trump Sept. 3, 2026, but neither man’s Second Amendment rights appear to have been fully restored. |
US switchblade law violates Second Amendment, appeals court says
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A federal appeals court said in a ruling Wednesday that the U.S. restrictions on switchblades are unconstitutional.
Under the Federal Switchblade Act, it is illegal to sell, transport or manufacture the knives across state lines.
“We determine that switchblade knives qualify as ‘Arms’ and are covered by the ‘plain text’ of the Second Amendment,” U.S. Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod wrote in the ruling. “Because the regulation implicates the amendment, the government bears the burden of establishing that the FSA comports with well-established principles of the Second Amendment and its regulatory tradition. The government fails to meet its burden.” |
ME: Dunlap’s Flip-Flop on ‘Red Flag’ Law
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District 2 Congressional candidate Matthew Dunlap says he supports the Second Amendment and is a gun owner. However, he’s gone on the record saying Maine’s “red flag” law is “promising.”
The Maine District 2 Congressional race could boil down to the candidates and their Second Amendment views. Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden is not seeking reelection. In a district where sportsmen and Second Amendment supporters come in all political affiliations, what the candidates say and have done matters.
The frontrunners in this race are Republican former Governor Paul LePage and Democratic former Maine Secretary of State and current State Auditor Matthew Dunlap. |
NM: Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed In Firearms Purchase Waiting Period Case
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The constitutionality of HB129 has been challenged once already in Ortega v. Grisham where the Tenth Circuit held the law was unconstitutional and remanded to the district court, which subsequently issued a permanent injunction preventing its enforcement against the Plaintiffs. Despite the court ruling HB129 was unconstitutional, New Mexico has continued enforcing the law against everyone except the named individuals in the Ortega case. This new lawsuit seeks to expand that coverage to include as many New Mexico residents as possible, including all SAF members. |
FL: 64-year-old man killed in altercation at Escambia County home, investigation ongoing
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An investigation is underway after a 64-year-old man was killed at an Escambia County home Thursday evening.
It happened on the 1000-block of Kearny Drive.
According to Sheriff Chip Simmons, a man living in a tent behind the home entered the home and became "engaged in an altercation with a resident of the home over the stealing of some food or items from the refrigerator."
The sheriff says the altercation resulted in the man's death.
"We are investigating it and talking to witnesses, trying to determine whether it was a case of self-defense or not," Sheriff Simmons says. |
MS: Hinds County judge rejects request to end Rhinewalt case
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After the mistrial, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced her office would not retry Rhinewalt. Fitch called the mistrial a tie and said law enforcement officers deserve the benefit of the doubt.
In a court order filed this week, Peterson denied the state’s motion to nolle prosequi, or not wish to prosecute the case.
The judge said the state failed to provide a substantive justification for abandoning the prosecution.
Ed.: A jury declined to convict--that's seems pretty substantive to me.
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Europe on fire proves the value of our Second Amendment
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As arsonists, rioters and looters swarmed the streets of Paris Sunday night, French police were completely ineffective and President Emmanuel Macron and his wife were off attending a concert, which featured Céline Dion.
Well-planned rioting and thievery are taking place throughout France and other European countries. Some say the actions are coordinated by the extreme far left and will continue unabated. France is still six months away from its next presidential election.
Europe is on fire.
Its victims are on their own.
Extreme anti-gun laws throughout the continent have helped fuel the fires. |
TX: Fifth Circuit Rules Federal Switchblade Restrictions Violate Second Amendment
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A federal appellate court ruled Wednesday that a law restricting switchblade knives violates the Second Amendment, reversing a lower court order that had dismissed the challenge.
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that switchblade knives qualify as “Arms” and are covered by the “plain text” of the Second Amendment.
In 1958, the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce introduced the Federal Switchblade Act (FSA). The goal of the legislation was to combat the introduction, manufacture for introduction, transportation, and/or distribution of switchblade knives in order to “remove one of the favorite weapons of our juvenile and criminal element,” which, at its price point, was “within the reach of teenagers.” |
Fifth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales
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The Fifth Circuit panel’s ruling will not take effect until the court issues its mandate. When that happens depends on what the government does next:
If the government petitions for rehearing, whether by the panel or en banc, it has until November 2, 2026, to file (45 days after judgment).
If the government does not seek rehearing, the court will issue the mandate on November 9, 2026 (seven days after the petition deadline). |
From Muskets to Gun Bans: The Modern Fight Over the Second Amendment
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Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has revived one of the gun-control movement’s most familiar arguments: that the Second Amendment was written when Americans had muskets, so its protections should be understood through the firearms technology of the 1700s.
But there’s a major historical problem with that argument.
When ordinary Americans had muskets, so did the government.
Muskets weren’t obsolete antiques when the Second Amendment was ratified. They were standard military firearms used by the armies of the day.
And the Founders didn’t merely tolerate private ownership of those weapons. Early federal law actually required eligible militiamen to furnish their own military-capable firearms and ammunition. |
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