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The Right’s Gun Fantasy Is a Lie
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They have taken the narrative of armed rebellion and scrubbed it clean of its most potent chapters. They do not teach you that the Mulford Act of 1967, the law that forbade the public carry of loaded firearms in California, was passed by a Republican legislature and signed by Governor Ronald Reagan. It was not a response to crime. It was a direct response to the Black Panther Party for Self Defense conducting armed patrols against police brutality.
Ed.: They don't teach that because it isn't true. Assembly: 42 D, 38 R. Senate: 20 D, 19 R. Ds have controlled both chambers since the 1950s, except for 69-71. Passage Votes: Yes: 34 D + 28 R, Senate: 14 D + 15 R. Veto-proof majority. It was signed by Reagan.
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South Africa: Women in South Africa take up guns and martial arts for protection against gender violence
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At the command of a female instructor, a line of girls and women, some wearing pink ear protectors, shoot five rounds at a target with 9 mm pistols as they undergo firearm training at a range in the agricultural town of Bronkhorstspruit just outside South Africa’s capital, Pretoria.
The group, some as young as 13 and others up to 65, are looking for ways to protect themselves in a country where gender-based violence is such a critical problem that it was declared a national disaster by the government in November. |
PA: Second Amendment ‘auditors’ walk Darby Twp. streets
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“These individuals identify themselves as ‘First/Second Amendment auditors,’” the advisory on the department’s Facebook page stated. “Their activity is typically intended to record interactions and sometimes provoke a response from law enforcement. Residents should be aware that Pennsylvania law permits the open carry of firearms in most public places, and the mere act of openly carrying a firearm is not, by itself, a crime.”
The police department said these types of open-carry audits may understandably cause concern, but there was no indication of any threat to public safety and thanked the community for its continued cooperation and support. |
IL: Illinois faces second amendment lawsuit
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The Gun Owners Foundation and Gun Owners of America have filed suit in the Southern District of Illinois over the state’s prohibition of open and concealed public carry of firearms.
The plaintiffs say the case involves a challenge to Illinois’ refusal to allow the vast majority of Americans to exercise their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
The federal complaint names Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly as defendants. |
TX: Should convicted felons own firearms?
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Gun rights are one of the most fiercely debated issues in America, and few aspects of this debate are as controversial as the question of whether convicted felons should be allowed to own firearms. While federal law prohibits all felons from possessing guns, some lawmakers and Second Amendment advocates are pushing for reforms that would restore gun rights to non-violent felons who have served their time.
Texas State Representative Wes Virdell is among those leading the charge, introducing House Bill 2759, which aims to restore Second Amendment rights to non-violent felons. Meanwhile, gun rights advocates argue that restricting firearm ownership indefinitely amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. |
Justice Department charges man who allegedly sold gun to Old Dominion shooter
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Authorities charged Kenya Chapman with making a false statement during a firearm purchase and engaging in the business of firearms dealing without a license after he allegedly sold the weapon to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard member, who used it to kill one person and injure two others during the shooting Thursday.
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Chapman reportedly told investigators that he stole the gun last year and recently sold it to Jalloh, who claimed he needed the weapon for self-defense as a delivery driver, according to the Associated Press.
Chapman also allegedly admitted to knowing Jalloh spent some time behind bars but denied knowing he had a previous felony conviction or that he would use the weapon to carry out an attack. |
MI: Michigan courts receive over 500 filings to remove guns under red flag law
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Of the 514 complaints filed in 2025, courts granted 407 for the temporary removal of firearms, a March report from the State Court Administrative Office revealed. At least 37 individuals who had guns removed from their possession were charged with a crime within 30 days after the orders were filed, including assault, resisting arrest and domestic violence.
Ed.: That suggests over 90% that had guns unconstitutionally-seized weren't actually a threat. |
FL: Florida Bill Would Allow Trained College Staff To Carry Guns
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A proposal advancing through the Florida Legislature could allow certain college employees to carry firearms on campus under an expansion of the state’s existing school safety program.
The legislation would extend Florida’s guardian program to public colleges and universities.
The program was originally created after the 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and allows trained personnel to carry firearms at K through 12 schools as part of campus security efforts. |
Belize: Flowers Killing Reclassified as Self‑Defense
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There’s a major twist tonight in the fatal stabbing of BDF soldier Raheed Flowers, a case that shocked many earlier this week. Police first described the incident as a fight gone wrong on Gladden Street, where Flowers was stabbed multiple times during a heated argument. But tonight, the story has shifted. The DPP has reportedly ruled the stabbing a case of self‑defense, and new charges, not murder, are expected for the man who turned himself in. Flowers, a twenty-nine‑year‑old full‑time musician with the BDF Band, had performed earlier that same day. His sudden death hit the Force hard, described as both unexpected and painful. |
SD: South Dakota Supreme Court affirms ‘stand your ground’ ruling in survival bunker shooting lawsuit
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South Dakota’s “stand your ground” law lets people defend themselves with deadly force if they feel their own life is in danger, they’re somewhere they’re allowed to be, and they aren’t engaged in criminal activity at the time they defend themselves.
Assaulting one person an hour before shooting someone else, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled this week, doesn’t count as crime enough to upend an otherwise valid self-defense claim.
The ruling was born of an escalating series of disputes between one resident of a survival bunker community along the southern edge of the Black Hills near Edgemont and employees of the community’s managers, Vivos xPoint Investment Group. |
VA: Virginia Dems send sweeping gun ban to Spanberger as West Virginia weighs expanding machine-gun access
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Virginia Democrats have sent a sweeping gun-control package to Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk, while West Virginia lawmakers are debating the opposite approach — a proposal that would allow residents to lawfully obtain machine guns.
The dueling efforts highlight how sharply gun policy is diverging across the old Virginia border. More than 160 years after West Virginia split from Virginia during the Civil War, the two states are again charting very different political paths — with Democrats in Richmond advancing new firearm restrictions while Republicans in Charleston explore expanding Second Amendment rights. |
WV: Setting the Record Straight on SB 1071
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In recent days, West Virginia Senate President Randy Smith released a public statement regarding SB 1071, the Public Defense and Provisioning Act. His comments have created confusion about the bill’s drafting, legality, and level of expert review.
It is essential that West Virginians have the full and accurate factual record. Many of the claims made about SB 1071 do not reflect the truth, and the following information provides a clear, fact-driven response based on verifiable legal authorities and documented expert analysis. |
VA: Virginia’s Gun Crackdown Ignores The Real Failure: Releasing An ISIS-Linked Felon
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A convicted ISIS terrorist walked into a gun-free school zone and murdered a United States Army officer. This was a targeted attack on an educator of our future military service members. But Soros-backed Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi just stood at a microphone and blamed lawmakers for gun violence.
Now, I sit on the Virginia House of Delegates Criminal Subcommittee of the Courts of Justice Committee. I have watched Fatehi advocate year after year for soft-on-crime policies that lead to tragedies just like this. |
CA: Federal judge lights into ‘WOKE’ colleagues for greenlighting ‘swinging d*cks’ at women’s spa
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A federal judge described a man’s bid to gain entry to a women-only nude spa as a case about “swinging dicks” in his Thursday dissent.
Ninth Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee, chided his colleagues for being more disturbed by his word choice than their own decision to force a Christian-owned, traditional Korean spa to welcome a man under Washington’s anti-discrimination law.
Ed.: Not a gun case, but VanDyke is good on gun rulings, and is often mentioned as a possible future SCOTUS nominee. Also, a good dissent, if you can handle slightly-indecorous language. |
Trump Admin Rolls Back Policy That Denied Veterans Their Guns
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NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, salutes Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins for protecting veterans’ Second Amendment rights by eliminating the policy of reporting veterans who require a fiduciary to assist in financial affairs to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to be included as a prohibited person for purchasing or possessing a firearm. |
VA: Virginia Democrats Open the Gun Control Floodgates
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Second Amendment transformation is coming soon to the Old Dominion now that Democrats hold a trifecta in the state. Virginia’s former governor, Republican Glenn Youngkin, held back the proverbial flood since 2023, when Democrats took both chambers of the legislature, vetoing dozens of gun control bills a year. But he isn’t in charge anymore, and now the new chief executive, Democrat Abigail Spanberger, looks set to sign many of those bills – and a few new ones – into law. |
DC: D.C. Court Strikes Down Magazine Capacity Cap in Ruling and How That Affects New Jersey’s 10-Round Limit
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A major court decision in Washington, D.C. has intensified the national legal fight over firearm magazine limits, potentially setting up a showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court that could impact New Jersey’s 10-round magazine law. In March 2026, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that the city’s ban on magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition violates the Second Amendment. The court concluded that such magazines are widely owned across the country and therefore qualify as arms that are in “common use,” a key constitutional standard established by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
TX: Gun Owners of America Warns Texans About Senate Candidate James Talarico’s Gun Control Record
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When Gun Owners of America took to social media to warn Texans about James Talarico, they did not mince words. “James Talarico has opposed constitutional carry, while supporting ‘universal background checks’ & red flag laws,” the organization posted. “Now he wants to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Talarico will find out at the polls this November that Texans will never accept tyranny.”
The warning reflects growing alarm among Second Amendment advocates as Talarico, a Democratic state representative from Round Rock, advances toward the November 2026 general election against Republican incumbent John Cornyn.
Ed.: Paxton will likely defeat gun-grabbing Cornyn in the run-off primary in May, so Talarico will likely face Paxton. |
FL: Still 21: Senate again blocks post-Parkland firearm age restriction repeal
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Its demise means the age at which individuals may purchase any firearm will remain 21.
The House advanced HB 133 with a 74-37 vote following an emotional partisan debate in January, but the Senate, which did not consider a companion bill, did not take up the House measure.
The bill has faced the same fate since 2023. Every year, the House passes the measure, but the Senate balks.
Ahead of the 2025 Legislative Session, Senate President Ben Albritton warned lawmakers must exercise “real caution” if they were to lower the gun-buying age from 21 to 18. |
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