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The facts we’re ignoring that can combat gun crime
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In other words, murder is rarely — rarely — a first criminal offense. And nearly all perpetrators are already having significant interactions with the criminal justice system before they kill.
Put more pointedly, we have our hands on those who kill on average four or more times for a major felony of some sort before they murder.
Here’s something else we know from the same Harvard journal piece: “Insofar as studies focus on perpetrators, they show that neither a majority, nor many, nor virtually any murderers are ordinary ‘law abiding citizens.’”
And yet, in the name of reducing gun violence, anti-gun pundits and politicians often advocate for regulations targeting law abiding citizens. |
DE: Delaware Supreme Court hears arguments over constitutionality of age-restricted gun law
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The Delaware Supreme Court could revive a 2022 law that required residents to be at least 21 years of age to purchase a firearm.
The Delaware Department of Justice appealed a September 2025 state Superior Court ruling that struck down the law as unconstitutional, siding with the gun rights supporters.
The state’s highest court heard arguments Wednesday from the Delaware DOJ, the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, the state’s National Rifle Association affiliate and the Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club. |
PA: Justice Department investigates Philadelphia over gun permit revocations
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Philadelphia is under federal scrutiny as the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division investigates whether the city violated constitutional rights when it revoked gun permits from five men following a January 2026 confrontation with members of the Panther Party and police.
Action News obtained video of the encounter at 23rd and Diamond streets, where armed men carrying assaultstyle rifles and uniformed officers were seen in a heated verbal dispute.
Following the incident, the Philadelphia Police Department revoked the men's permits to carry firearms, citing a "good cause" standard.
Federal officials have since notified the city that they are examining whether the revocations violated the Second Amendment and 14th Amendment. |
PA: Justice Department Puts Philadelphia on Notice Over Gun Permits
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Continuing a spate of actions against deep blue jurisdictions that are making it tough on gun owners, the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division's Second Amendment Section has opened an investigation of the Philadelphia Police Department.
The probe began this week after a high-profile case, first reported by Axios, that saw five members of a socially active, legally armed citizens group receive letters informing them their gun permits had been terminated.
"It is a violation of the Second Amendment for government officials to use vague, personal discretion when determining whether to issue or revoke permits to carry firearms," noted the Justice Department in a statement released by [AAG] Harmeet K. Dhillon. |
GA: $22 Million Gun Factory Relocates From Virginia to Georgia Over ‘Anti-Gun’ Legislation
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On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a firearms manufacturer will leave the state of Virginia over new “anti-gun legislation” and relocate to Georgia, bringing a $22 million investment and employing hundreds of residents.
“Georgia attracts job creators from all over the country and world because we work with them, not against them,” Kemp said. “Our state’s pro-business approach, skilled workforce, and enduring support for constitutional freedoms make us an ideal home for manufacturers like Rideout Arsenal, and we look forward to their success here in the No. 1 state for business.” |
More states restrict 3D-printed firearms
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For decades, making an untraceable firearm required specialized tools, technical expertise and hours of work.
Today, it can start with a downloaded file and a consumer-grade 3D printer.
As advances in additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, make it easier to produce firearms at home, lawmakers in a growing number of states are pursuing new restrictions specifically for 3D-printed guns. That rapidly evolving category of weapons can be manufactured from digital blueprints and often lack serial numbers used by law enforcement to trace firearms. |
The DOJ Civil Rights Division Strikes Again
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) just opened an investigation to “determine whether Philadelphia Police use a vague ‘good cause’ standard to cancel permits to carry legal firearms.”
“I have directed the Civil Rights Division, through our Second Amendment Section, to defend law-abiding citizens from local authorities who infringe the right to safely carry legal firearms,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Law-abiding Americans, regardless of where they live, should not have to worry that their city will revoke their means of self-defense.” |
FL: Florida Ends Legal Fight With NRA By Conceding Gun Law Violates Second Amendment
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Republican Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Friday that the state would settle a legal challenge in a Second Amendment case.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed the suit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida in August 2025, seeking to invalidate the state's three-day waiting period on Second Amendment grounds. Uthmeier announced his office's decision to end the legal battle in a statement. |
IL: Gun-Rights Group Calls Out Chicago White Sox For Anti-Gun Advocacy On Social Media
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Major League Baseball franchises have generally tried to stay out of the gun-control fight. The Chicago White Sox apparently didn’t get the memo.
On June 5, the White Sox used their official social media account to publicly endorse Everytown for Gun Safety and other gun-control organizations on what gun-control groups have branded “Gun Violence Awareness Day.” The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms responded by adding the franchise to its “Don’t Feed the Gun Prohibitionists” list — a consumer advocacy effort identifying businesses whose corporate positions support organizations actively working against Second Amendment rights. |
Supreme Court shrugs off DOJ appeal over gun rights for nonviolent felon
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The Supreme Court refused Monday to step into a high-stakes battle over whether nonviolent felons can be banned from owning guns for life, letting a lower court victory stand for a Mississippi man who lost his firearm rights over back child support.
By declining to hear the Department of Justice’s appeal, the high court left intact a ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. That court had overturned the conviction of Edwardham Cockerham, who pleaded guilty to violating a federal law that prohibits felons from possessing firearms.
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USVI: SAF Calls on Virgin Islands to Reconsider Gun Control Bill
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) today submitted formal testimony to the 36th Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands opposing Bill No. 36-0144, which would adopt expansive gun control laws in the territory.
SAF advises the Virgin Islands legislature to adopt a wait-and-see approach given that multiple pending cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals will directly impact the constitutionality of many of the bill's provisions. |
CA: California Just Showed Why Gun Control Is Racist
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California lawmakers are looking at yet another measure aimed at making it harder to exercise the right to keep and bear arms.
The current bill exemplifies what Black Guns Matter founder Maj Toure says: “All gun control is racist.”
The proposed legislation would require those purchasing firearms to complete a safety training course, according to CBS News. |
The Big Cases Remaining on the Supreme Court’s Docket
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8) Wolford v. Lopez
Question Presented: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit erred in holding that Hawaii may presumptively prohibit the carry of handguns by licensed concealed carry permit holders on private property open to the public unless the property owner affirmatively gives express permission to the handgun carrier.
Wolford is yet another Second Amendment case that boils down to whether the Court means what it has said, or whether it will let blue states keep resisting the Second Amendment. Hawaii’s shocking and silly effort to justify its law based on an analogy to the infamous Black Codes of the Reconstruction era now looks like further evidence that Neal Katyal has lost the plot. |
PA: DOJ Investigating Philadelphia Over Questionable Gun Permitting Practices
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The U.S. Department of Justice just dropped a significant marker about how the Trump administration intends to use federal civil rights enforcement authority on Second Amendment issues — and Philadelphia is the first major target.
On June 9, the DOJ announced it had opened an investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department’s use of a vague “good cause” standard to revoke permits to carry legal firearms. The investigation, conducted by the DOJ Civil Rights Division’s Second Amendment Section, will examine whether Philadelphia’s revocation practices violate the constitutional rights of lawful gun owners under both the Second and Fourteenth Amendments. |
Wolford and Hemani: Supreme Court Decisions in Second Amendment Cases Expected Soon
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Two Second Amendment cases have been heard by the Supreme Court this term. The Supreme Court’s opinions in those two cases are expected to be announced before the end of June 2026.
The two cases are the Wolford case, out of Hawaii in the Ninth Circuit, and the Hemani case out of Texas in the Fifth Circuit.
Wolford is essentially a question of whether a state can define “sensitive” locations so broadly as to prevent people from being armed in most public places. Specifically, Wolford asks whether Hawaii has the authority to require property owners to actively choose to allow private carry on their property, or whether the State will ban private carry on their property. |
Harmeet Dhillon Discusses Trump DOJ’s Strategy For Taking Down Democrat Gun Bans
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The Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is planning to force Second Amendment cases to the Supreme Court, a top official told the Daily Caller News Foundation Monday.
Under Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, the Second Amendment Section of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division was established on Dec. 4, 2025. While lawsuits against Denver, the District of Columbia and Colorado over gun and magazine bans have generated headlines, Dhillon told the DCNF there was a strategy behind the cases the Civil Rights Division brought.
“We’re identifying places where we can help make new law or create a circuit split for purposes of ultimate Supreme Court determination,” Dhillon said. |
PA: DOJ Launches Probe Into Philadelphia Police for Gun Permit Revocation Policy
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Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, said the probe is aimed at protecting gun owners from local overreach. "Law-abiding Americans, regardless of where they live, should not have to worry that their city will revoke their means of self-defense."
In a press release, the DOJ stated that it is a "violation of the Second Amendment for government officials to use vague, personal discretion when determining whether to issue or revoke permits to carry firearms." |
VA: Hearing On Hold In Case Challenging Abigail Spanberger’s Semi-Auto Gun Ban
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A planned Friday hearing to discuss a potential injunction to block a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms is on hold, a Virginia court ruled Tuesday.
The Circuit Court of Lancaster County, Virginia, issued the order Tuesday, prompting Gun Owners of America and the Virginia Citizens Defense League to file an emergency motion to reinstate the hearing. GOA blasted the order in a Tuesday post on X.
“GOA, GOF, & @VCDL_ORG‘s VA Assault Weapons Ban case has been unjustly stayed & our Friday hearing canceled,” GOA said. “This is a disappointing action by the court & we are exploring avenues to continue to protect gun owners from this law’s implementation in just a few weeks.” |
VA: Virginia Supreme Court appoints panel to weigh consolidation of assault weapon ban lawsuits
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The opposition filing also noted that a hearing on the Crump plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction had already been scheduled in Lancaster County for June 12, ahead of the law’s July 1 effective date.
That hearing has since been canceled, with the Lancaster judge citing the SCV’s panel formation.
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Its decision will determine whether challenges to Virginia’s new assault weapon ban proceed independently in courts across the commonwealth or move forward as a consolidated case before one judge.
This will likely prevent any injunction against the law from being granted before it takes effect on July 1, while the panel considers its task. |
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