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Senator Steve Daines Urges DOJ to Support Second Amendment Rights for Lawful Gun Owners
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U.S. Senator Steve Daines, alongside Representative Andrew Clyde, has penned a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to align with Congress's intent regarding the Second Amendment. They advocate for the elimination of certain firearms taxes and the repeal of National Firearms Act (NFA) registration requirements.
The letter addresses concerns over the DOJ's stance on ongoing litigation related to NFA firearms, asserting that Congress intended to eliminate both taxation and registration requirements. Daines emphasizes the importance of defending Americans' Second Amendment rights in legal proceedings. |
NDAA 2026: A Win for Surplus Firearms Collectors and the Second Amendment
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It is indeed that time of year. Time for the 65th annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
This critical federal legislation specifies the budget and policies for the United States Department of Defense for the next fiscal year. While reading the 3086 pages of a U.S. federal budget document is not quite a cozy winter activity, there is an interesting provision in section 1062 regarding the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP). Should the budget be signed, the program known for offering M1 Garand rifles and M1911 pistols for sale to civilians would now be set to add military surplus shotguns to their offerings. |
Guns: How Australia's tightening laws compare globally
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Australia is poised to overhaul its gun laws in the wake of the terror attack on Jewish festivalgoers at Bondi Beach in Sydney.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday tabled changes to national laws at a meeting of the National Cabinet, a roundtable of the nation's federal, state and territory leaders.
They includes bringing into effect a national firearms register, which is anticipated would allow information sharing on gun owners across state borders. |
FL: Self-Defense Training Redefined - A Weekend at W.O.F.T. Part 3
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This past spring, I was invited to a training facility in Florida for a two-day set of courses. The Faculty was called W.O.F.T., which W.O.F.T. stands for “Where Our Families Train,” after looking over their website, I attended one of their courses. Over the course of this three-part series I’ve shared my experience and thoughts on W.O.F.T’s approach. I recommend reading Part 1 and Part 2 before continuing with this article. |
MO: Officials release details in Erik Spencer shooting, witnesses support self-defense claim
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Police Chief Eric Wilde and Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson held a press conference Friday morning at the Jefferson City Police Station.
Around 7:52 p.m. on Nov. 1, JCPD responded to reports of a disturbance and shots fired in the 3500 block of Missouri Boulevard. Erik Spencer died on the scene from those gunshots. Spencer Scrivner was identified as the shooter and taken into custody by JCPD officers.
Officials said footage from multiple surveillance cameras in the area were obtained, along with one witness video. Wilde said none of these videos showed the shooting. |
AR: Arkansas Attorney General Clarifies State’s Concealed Carry Law
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AG opinions are not binding on judges. They are statements of what the Attorney General believes the law to be. They are often taken into account by prosecutors when determining whether to prosecute in a given circumstance.
AG Griffin’s response was detailed and encyclopedic. It is well-crafted and an excellent read. The response explains Arkansas’s statutory law about the carry of firearms in considerable detail. The response also explains some of the intricacies of law and statutory interpretation. In addition to the lengthy response, the AG provides brief summaries of his findings. AG Griffin found: |
FL: Gun-safety groups call on Ben Albritton to block bill lowering age to buy long guns to 18
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The Florida House has passed similars measures over the past three legislative sessions, but each time they have died in the Florida Senate. And with four weeks left before the 2026 legislative session commences, no Senate companion measure has yet been filed.
“President Albritton, we urge you to use your authority as Senate President to prevent HB 133 from becoming law,” reads a portion of the letter. “Remember the priorities made after our state’s darkest day. Remember those who buried their loved ones because a teenager could access a gun. Honor the bipartisan commitment lawmakers made in 2018: never again. Refuse to file a companion bill to HB 133, as you have done in previous years.” |
CA: Contra Costa County DA not filing charges in shooting death of 20-year-old
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Contra Costa County prosecutors won’t be filing charges in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old Richmond man, saying the person who shot him Nov. 8 did so in self-defense, Richmond police announced Friday.
Griffin Hammond was shot near the intersection of Carlson Boulevard and Potrero Avenue following a confrontation that began around 8:09 p.m. at a Shop and Stop Market, according to the Richmond Police Department. It was believed to be the city’s third homicide of 2025.
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MO: Man found not guilty in 2023 Cinco de Mayo festival shooting
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A man accused of shooting a bystander at a Cherokee Street celebration in May 2023 was cleared of all charges Thursday.
A jury found 36-year-old Darion Benton not guilty of first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Prosecutors argued that cell phone video showed Benton pulling a pistol from his waistband and aiming it towards a crowd, firing at a man and inadvertently hitting a bystander.
Benton's legal team argued self-defense and claimed the police didn't investigate the case properly. |
Bondi Beach Shows Why Self-Defense Is a Vital Right
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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded to the shooting with promises to further tighten gun laws in the already restrictive country—a measure more likely to disarm potential victims than to inconvenience those planning a homicidal attack. In the U.S., by contrast, Jews stepped up security by themselves and alongside police. At the request of my wife's rabbi, I recruited a friend who served as a Force Recon Marine. We strapped on armor and pistols to patrol the crowd at the menorah lighting in Sedona, Arizona. Members of the congregation carried concealed weapons of their own. |
IL: Peoria jury finds woman not guilty in murder retrial
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A woman who claimed self-defense in the stabbing death of a woman seven years ago is going free after a retrial in Peoria County.
A jury on Friday deliberated about 2 1/2-hours before finding Sheyanah Lee not guilty of murder for killing Markesha Jeffries during a fight in November 2018.
Jeffries died from a stab wound to the groin, injuring the femoral artery and causing massive blood loss, according to a court document. |
USVI: US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment
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A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The U.S. government sued the U.S. territory, its police department and Police Commissioner Mario Brooks on Tuesday, accusing them of obstructing and systematically denying American citizens the right to possess and carry guns.
The U.S. Virgin Islands requires that applicants demonstrate “good reason to fear death or great injury to his person or property,” and to have “two credible persons” to vouch for their need of a firearm. Local law also requires that someone have “good moral character” to obtain a gun permit, which is valid for up to three years and applies to a single weapon. |
MI: Michigan House Debates Repeal of Red Flag Gun Law
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The Michigan House is considering bills to repeal the state's red flag gun law. This law, which took effect nearly two years ago, allows judges to temporarily remove firearms from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others. Representative James DeSana of Carleton authored the repeal bills, arguing that the law infringes on constitutional rights by allowing gun seizures without due process or a crime being committed.
During a recent hearing, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson opposed the repeal, emphasizing that the red flag law enables police to intervene before potential harm occurs. |
Has Concealed Carry Fallen?
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In its annual report on concealed carry, the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) determined that 20.88 million Americans now have concealed-carry permits—this is a 2.7% drop from 2024.
The number of citizens with concealed-carry permits in the U.S. peaked in 2022 and has now declined for the third year in a row. Today, roughly 8% of U.S. adults hold permits. But has the number of people who choose to legally carry concealed really dropped?
The straightforward answer is no. The number of people with permits actually rose in the 21 non-constitutional carry states, but they fell by a slightly larger percentage in the 29 constitutional carry states. |
NH: NH Republicans push to allow guns on college campuses
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The recent fatal shooting at Brown University shows that banning guns on campus makes students more vulnerable to violence, state Rep. Sam Farrington, a University of New Hampshire senior, told reporters Dec. 17 in promoting legislation to end such bans.
Farrington, R-Rochester, and other House Republicans, also said in the Statehouse news conference that the shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, illustrates that Australia’s restrictive gun laws don’t protect the public. |
Christmas Movies: The Worst Gun Myths on Screen
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In this special holiday episode of The Guns Podcast, host Brent Wheat flies solo while Roy is on the road to break down the firearms, myths, and movie magic found in our favorite Christmas films. Whether you fall on the side that “Die Hard” is the ultimate Christmas movie or prefer the nostalgia of “A Christmas Story,” Brent dives deep into the specific models, props, and glaring errors that appear on screen.
From the chopped HK94s standing in for MP5s at Nakatomi Plaza to the impossible physics of a hockey-puck flashbang, this episode covers the technical details gun nerds love to spot. |
Democrats’ performative anger on guns offers no real solutions
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Even while law enforcement officers hunted for the gunman who murdered two students and wounded nine others at Brown University in Rhode Island last week, gun restrictionists unleashed their typical unhinged rhetoric. Take the reliably partisan Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): He blamed President Donald Trump for engaging in a “dizzying campaign to increase violence in this country.”
The anger is performative and cynical.
After all, Rhode Island already features every gun regulation Democrats propose we pass nationally. Like everywhere else in the country, all gun purchases go through an FBI background check in Rhode Island. The state has closed the so-called “gun-show loophole.” |
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