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ME: Gun purchase law in limbo
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In August of last year, a Maine law went into effect that required gun buyers to wait for 72 hours before leaving a store with the gun that they had purchased.
Obviously, gun owners, gun dealers, hunters, recreational shooters and just about anyone who believed in the constitutional right to bear arms were surprised, if not stunned, that Gov. Mills allowed this law to take effect without her signature. David Trahan, executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, who had found Mills to be reasonable about gun legislation, was as stunned and disappointed as anyone. |
MT: Anglers charged by grizzly bear in Centennial Valley
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Two anglers were reportedly charged by a grizzly bear Monday while they were fishing in Red Rock Creek on Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
The bear charged through thick brush, and one of the anglers shot at the bear in self-defense. Fortunately, the anglers were able to leave the area uninjured. It’s unknown whether the bear was injured.
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UT: Free State of Utah Concealed Carry Permit Class
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About this Event FREE Utah Concealed Carry Permit Class – Salt Lake City Secret Squirrel Concealed Carry is hosting a FREE Utah Concealed Carry Permit Class on Saturday, April 26th from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Lee Kay Public Shooting Range in Salt Lake City. This class is ideal for individuals who are passionate about firearms safety, personal protection, and self-defense. Whether you're into hunting, fishing, camping, sports shooting, or simply want to be better prepared, this course is for you. |
FL: Man killed, another hurt in self-defense shooting at restaurant: LPD
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According to investigators, Jesse Banks, 28, and Nicholas Lue, 26, instigated the argument with a 24-year-old man just outside the front entrance to the restaurant.
Police say Banks hit the 24-year-old man on the head with his fist, and when a fourth man opened the front door, Banks and Lue pointed a gun at him.
That's when LPD says the 24-year-old also pulled out a gun and fired several shots, hitting Banks and Lue. |
GA: Chatham Co. DA Office offering gun safety and self defense classes
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As part of Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones’ Survivors Series there will be a gun safety course for local citizens at the Eckburg Auditorium at Savannah Tech on April 24 from 6-8 p.m.
There will also be a self defense course at the same place on April 30 from 6-8 p.m.
Trained professionals will be leading the course and organizers say educational materials from Project Childsafe and a free gunlock will be provided to those registered and attending the gun safety course. |
Ja Morant Scores Major Legal Victory in Lawsuit Accusing Him of Punching 17-Year-Old in Pickup Game
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Ja Morant has scored a notable legal victory in a lawsuit centered on an alleged punching incident circa 2022. A Tennessee judge has determined that Morant, a point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies, was indeed acting in self-defense, thus leading to his dismissal from the suit.
As readers will recall, this is in line with what a judge was reported to have argued just over a year ago, with the state's legal stance on self-defense laws cited. At the time, a lawyer for the accuser, who was reportedly 17 at the time of the alleged incident, signaled that their legal action would continue regardless of their disappointment with the judge's call. |
SCOTUS Ducks Brewing Age Restriction Battle
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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) declined to take up a challenge to minimum age requirements for gun carry this week, but the fight over gun rights for those under 21 isn’t going away any time soon.
In its Monday orders list, SCOTUS denied certiorari in Worth v. Jacobson, a challenge to Minnesota’s law requiring concealed carry permit applicants to be at least 21 years old. The case appeared before The Court after the state appealed an Eighth Circuit decision striking down that restriction as a violation of the Second Amendment. Therefore, The Court’s denial leaves that decision intact as binding precedent and immediately allows 18-to-20-year-olds to begin applying for permits. |
IA: Iowa Governor Signs Law Lowering Handgun Age To 18
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Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law allowing Iowans 18 and older to own and carry a handgun, lowering the minimum age from 21.
While Iowans 18 years or older can already purchase long guns, this bill follows recent court decisions across the country that have ruled against federal law, which requires Americans to be 21 to buy handguns.
These rulings, notably in New Orleans, Virginia, and Minnesota, serve as a test of the United States Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark ruling that expanded Second Amendment law in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen. |
CO: ‘Gone Off The Rails’: Colorado Dems Stir Up Hornet’s Nest After Passing One Of America’s Most Extreme Anti-Gun Laws
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Colorado Republicans are pushing back against Democratic Gov. Jared Polis for signing one of the most extreme anti-gun laws in the country this month, accusing him of turning a constitutional right into a privilege bought with permits and fees.
The law, SB25-003, bans the sale, transfer and manufacture of most semiautomatic firearms unless prospective gun owners obey a range of new requirements, including training mandates, tests and sheriff-issued eligibility cards. Republicans, like state Rep. Ty Winter, say it’s a deliberate effort to choke off lawful gun ownership through bureaucracy and paperwork — a view increasingly shared by Second Amendment organizations now mobilizing to fight the law in court. |
CCRKBA Launches Petition to Bondi for ‘Dirty Dozen’ Investigations
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In its April 14th letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi asking for attention from her newly-created “Second Amendment Task Force” to be directed at a dozen anti-gun states stirring national interest, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has just stepped up its game.
CCRKBA has launched a national online petition calling for investigations in each of the named states “to ultimately seek injunctions and/or restraining orders against any and all state laws and local regulations which are determined to infringe and/or impair the exercise of rights protected by the Second Amendment.” |
Supreme Court Clock Ticking on Gun Ban for Marijuana Users as Trump-Appointed Solicitor General Seeks More Time
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In a case with major implications for the Second Amendment and federal drug laws, the U.S. Solicitor General appointed by President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court for a 30-day extension to decide whether to challenge an appeals court ruling that chips away at the federal gun ban for marijuana users.
The case, United States v. Baxter, centers on Keshon Daveon Baxter, who was caught in Des Moines, Iowa with a loaded pistol and a bag of marijuana in 2023. Federal prosecutors charged him under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), a statute that bars “unlawful users” of controlled substances from possessing firearms. |
Senator Dick Durbin, Anti-Gun Democrat, Retires After 44 Years—But Epstein Flight Log Questions Linger
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Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate’s longtime anti-gun enforcer and the #2 Democrat in the chamber, announced his retirement this week, ending a 44-year reign that Second Amendment supporters will not be mourning. However, while legacy media outlets spin Durbin’s departure as a noble step aside for “new leadership,” there may be more to this exit than just old age and term fatigue.
Durbin is 80. That might sound elderly to most Americans, but by Democrat Senate standards, he’s barely middle-aged. Sen. Dianne Feinstein died in office at 90. Sen. Bernie Sanders is 83 and still running for reelection. So why is Durbin bowing out now? |
CO: We Are Losing Our Constitutional Rights
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Unless we put pressure on the federal government to call up the true militia (which is a nation of armed citizens), and train them, we will lose our rights at the state level.
Even though it is a cash cow for gun rights organization's lawyers and CEOs, we can no longer afford to pay our state legislatures to strip us of our rights and then pay lawyers to fight the state lawyers we are funding through our taxes.
The 2nd Amendment clearly states that "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." |
Rep. Green Asks Trump DOJ To Review Firearm Licenses ‘Unjustly’ Revoked Under Biden
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Republican Tennessee Rep. Mark Green urged Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday to review federal firearm licenses (FLLs) revoked during the Biden administration.
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Green commended the Trump administration for reversing Biden’s “radical anti-gun policies” but explained that hundreds of businesses whose licenses were revoked “with little to no due process” are still dealing with the consequences, including two veteran-owned gun shops in his district. |
PA: Hatboro business owner, acquitted in fatal shooting of neighbor, interviewed by gun violence organization
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Maurice Byrd, Jr., the owner of Razor Reese’s Salon and Spa in the Hatboro section of Upper Moreland Township who was acquitted in late March of murder charges, was given a lengthy profile today in the Trace, a non-profit gun violence news site.
According to their coverage, Byrd’s acquittal “places him among the small percentage of Black defendants who have been found not guilty for shooting white people in the name of self-defense, according to Urban Institute researchers who study racial bias in the criminal justice system.” |
AZ: Man says police did nothing after an Uber driver slashed his face with a knife
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Almaraz allegedly told Lawton to drop off the group if he was bothered by their presence. Lawton then allegedly slashed Almaraz with a small knife as the group exited the vehicle, leaving Almaraz covered in blood and with “half of his face … peeled off,” police wrote. Lawton claimed self-defense, saying that, while Almaraz and his friends exited the car, someone “punched [him] in the back of the head and on the side of his body so many times that he saw stars.” |
AZ: Tucson Man Fatally Shot After Allegedly Assaulting Store Employee
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A fatal shooting occurred Friday evening in Tucson, Arizona, after a reported physical altercation between a store employee and a customer. The incident unfolded around 6 p.m. in the 900 block of West Irvington Road, where 39-year-old Michael Alex Montano Mendoza was shot and killed following what police say was an assault on the 24-year-old store employee.
According to the Tucson Police Department, Mendoza entered the business and later moved into the parking lot with the employee. It was there that the alleged assault occurred. Investigators say the employee fired his firearm in response to the attack, striking Mendoza. Despite attempts at life-saving measures, Mendoza was pronounced dead at the scene. |
FL: Stop the Second Amendment insanity
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Another shooting on a school campus in Florida.
As a result, Gov. Ron DeSantis and others, who still believe they are living in the 18th century and need guns for protection, want more people to carry guns.
What’s the definition of the word “amendment”? It means to alter, or to change.
So why can’t the Second Amendment be changed? How many more people must be killed?
This change will affect all states (not only Tombstone, Florida). Owning a weapon, and carrying it, with or without a concealed weapon permit, is a huge responsibility. For any state to allow just about anyone to carry a weapon is just insane. |
DOJ 2nd Amendment Task Force Another Promise Made and Kept
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Earlier this month the Department of Justice announced the creation of a Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force to protect American citizens’ constitutional right to possess firearms.
“For too long, the Second Amendment, which establishes the fundamental individual right of Americans to keep and bear arms, has been treated as a second-class right. No more,” the DOJ announced in a statement. “It is the policy of this Department of Justice to use its full might to protect the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.”
Attorney General Pam Bondi noted in a separate statement what she believed was a huge contributor to the degradation of Second Amendment rights. |
ID: Idaho AG supports Second Amendment Task Force creation
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Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced his support for the creation of the Second Amendment Task Force, joining attorneys general from 26 states in a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi.
Labrador emphasized the importance of the Second Amendment, stating, "The Second Amendment is not aspirational—it is a binding constitutional guarantee written by the Founders to secure individual liberty against government overreach." |
FPC Statement on “Horrifically Flawed” DOJ Brief in Machine Gun Ban Prosecution
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Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) responded today to the opening brief filed by the federal government at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of United States v. Brown. In Brown, the government charged the defendant for violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(o). The district court dismissed the charge against Brown earlier this year, holding that the ban violates the Second Amendment as applied to him. The government then appealed to the Fifth Circuit. |
Supreme Court Just Said: Young adults do, in fact, have Second Amendment rights
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This week, the Supreme Court quietly handed down a decision that sent a loud message across the country – young adults do, in fact, have Second Amendment rights. As explained by constitutional attorney Mark W. Smith on The Four Boxes Diner, the Court denied certiorari in the case of Worth v. Jacobson, allowing a major pro-Second Amendment ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to stand.
The case involved a Minnesota law that prohibited individuals aged 18 to 20 from carrying handguns in public. The Eighth Circuit struck it down, and with the Supreme Court opting not to hear the appeal, that ruling now becomes binding precedent in the Eighth Circuit. That’s a massive win. |
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