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Roughly 33.1 Million Americans Have Used A Gun In Self Defense
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A Breitbart report on the survey also pointed out that in the majority of those cases (76.3%), the firearm itself didn’t even need to be fired. Merely brandishing it was enough to ward off an attacker. Dr. Fremin, who now teaches criminal justice at the University of Houston-Downtown, says that speaks to the mindset of criminal predators. “When they confront a citizen that is a handgun carrier, most of them aren’t looking for that fight. They want easy prey; they’re looking for easy victimization.” |
MD: SAF Files Reply Brief With Supreme Court In ‘Sensitive Places’ Challenge
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Novotny v. Moore, SAF’s challenge to Maryland’s so-called “sensitive places” carry ban.
In May, SAF petitioned the Supreme Court to hear the case challenging the constitutionality of Maryland’s ultra-restrictive “sensitive places” carry ban, passed after the landmark Bruen ruling forced the state to begin issuing concealed carry permits. Lawmakers sought to circumvent Bruen by passing a new law prohibiting carry in an overlapping patchwork of newly defined areas deemed “sensitive places.” |
D.C.'s Strict Gun Laws Are Being Put to the Test
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In June 2025, Lorenzo Redman was sentenced to 18 months in a D.C. prison after he was convicted of possessing a gun as a felon. His public defender filed an appeal.
But that appeal wasn’t based on a procedural mistake or legal technicality. Rather, his attorney argued that in disarming felons, D.C. has been violating the Second Amendment.
Redman’s case — one of two pending before the D.C. Court of Appeals that challenges the District’s felon-in-possession law — is an example of what has become a legal assault on the city’s restrictive gun laws, including litigation around D.C.’s ban on high-powered rifles and high-capacity magazines. |
Machine Gun Ban Passes Second Amendment Muster, 3rd Circuit Says
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The Second Amendment doesn’t protect the right to own machine guns, a Third Circuit panel ruled Tuesday, saying “gun bans are strong medicine,” but they can be “just what the doctor ordered.”
The opinion by Judge Stephanos Bibas affirms the convictions of Joseph Berger, whose home was searched by federal agents who found 13 fully automatic weapons. Berger was convicted of machine gun possession and having an unregistered silencer.
Machine guns aren’t “in common use for lawful purposes,” Bibas wrote, so bans on them are constitutional.
“They are indiscriminate weapons of war and crime, not self-defense ones. And because they can cause unusual amounts of damage, they are used mostly for criminal purposes,” he wrote. |
WY: Judge rejects trans woman’s immunity request in Laramie gun case that sparked ‘stand your ground’ debate
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But a “reasonable person in like circumstances” as Kelver wouldn’t “judge her threatened use of deadly force as necessary in that moment to prevent imminent death or [serious] bodily injury,” Westby wrote. By the time Kelver crossed the street, appearing to veer into Durham’s path, there were “only two men in the vicinity,” she explained. After Durham pushed Kelver, he “continued walking” as she fell to the ground, and “did not look” at her again “until she racked the firearm and pointed it at him.”
“He was walking past her position,” Westby writes. “His hands were visible on the video from the shove and even when he is walking past her.” There was “no evidence” that Durham “possessed or mentioned a weapon of any kind.” |
HI: ‘Aloha spirit’ strikes again: Hawaii court continues to deny gun rights for Gen Z
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A federal judge in Hawaii Monday allowed the state to continue prohibiting young adults under the age of 21 from owning firearms.
United States District Judge Jill Aiko Otake of the District of Hawaii, a Trump appointee, upheld the state’s prohibition on firearm ownership without a license that could not be issued to anyone under 21 in the ruling. The judge said the law, which was challenged in a suit brought by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) on behalf of several individuals, didn’t violate the Second Amendment. |
HI: Hawaii's age-21 gun law survives Second Amendment challenge
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Hawaii can keep 18-year-olds from buying guns, a federal judge ruled, siding with the state in a Second Amendment challenge to its law that requires gunowners to be 21.
U.S. District Judge Jill Otake found Hawaii’s restrictions fit within the nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation, denying the plaintiffs’ motion to declare the law unconstitutional and granting the state’s counter-motion for summary judgment on Monday.
Juda Roache, a Honolulu resident over 18 but under 21, filed the lawsuit along with two licensed Hawaii gun dealers barred from selling to customers his age. |
HI: Hawaii Teen Gun Purchase Ban Survives Second Amendment Challenge
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The state of Hawaii convinced a federal court that its law prohibiting residents under the age of 21 from buying a gun doesn’t violate the Second Amendment.
The state presented solid evidence that Founding era common law restricted people younger than 21 years old from attaining guns, the US District Court for the District of Hawaii said in a Monday order granting summary judgment for the state defendants.
“The Founding era’s practical prohibition on acquisition, coupled with the 19th century’s explicit prohibitions, reveal a principle of restricting firearm acquisition for people under 21,” Judge Jill A. ... |
SK Guns Honors 9/11 Anniversary with Custom 1911 Commander 9 mm
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SK Guns is honoring the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, with a special release. The custom firearms manufacturer is launching the "25 Years of Remembrance 9/11 2001-2026" 1911 Commander 9 mm. This limited-edition pistol pays tribute to the victims, their families, heroes and the enduring spirit of the American people. Originally released in June, production is limited to 100 individually numbered pistols. |
Third Circuit Upholds Machine Gun Ban, Creates Bruen Loophole for Gun Registration
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The machine gun ruling in United States v. Berger is bad enough. The court acknowledged that machine guns fall within the Second Amendment’s plain text, only to uphold the federal ban by declaring them unsuitable for lawful civilian use.
The court’s suppressor analysis could reach much further. A two-judge majority held that registration requirements judges consider “minimal” do not infringe the Second Amendment at all. Under that reasoning, the government can escape the historical test required by N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen merely by convincing a court that its registration scheme is not burdensome enough to count. |
MD: Gun Rights Groups Take Fight Over Maryland Carry Bans Back To Supreme Court
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Gun rights advocacy groups filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in an ongoing legal challenge against Maryland’s firearm restrictions in designated “sensitive places.”
The lawsuit, Novotny v. Moore, was initiated by the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) alongside Maryland Shall Issue, the Firearms Policy Coalition, the Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association, and four individual residents. The coalition originally petitioned the high court in May to review the constitutionality of Maryland’s law, which bars permitted gun owners from carrying firearms across an array of public locations. |
CA: California’s Gun Store 24/7 Video Surveillance Mandate To Remain In Place
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A federal appeals court allowed California’s law requiring gun stores to have 24-hour video and audio surveillance in a ruling handed down Thursday.
The three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which consisted of Biden appointees Lucy H. Koh and Ana de Alba and Trump appointee Kenneth K. Lee, ruled in favor of the state in a challenge from federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs). The panel split along party lines. |
HI: Judge Uses ‘Infancy Doctrine’ to Uphold Hawaii’s Under-21 Gun Ban
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A federal judge has upheld Hawaii’s sweeping gun ban for adults under 21 by treating Founding-era restrictions on minors entering contracts as evidence of a historical tradition of denying them access to firearms.
In a 43-page order, U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake denied the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, granted Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez’s counter-motion, and directed the clerk to enter judgment for the state and close the case. |
Springfield Armory Announces Launch of Model 2020 Waypoints with Cerakote SG-100 Coating
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Springfield Armory® is proud to announce the addition of three new Model 2020 Waypoint rifles, featuring an SG-100 Cerakote® finish on their stocks. Precision manufactured in the United States, these rifles are built to deliver the accuracy and performance expected from a custom-grade rifle.
Available in both short- and long-action variants in .308 Win., 7mm PRC or .300 Win. Mag., these three Model 2020 Waypoint variants take on a distinctive configuration with an SG-100 Cerakote® finish applied to a bead-blasted carbon fiber stock from AG Composites. This nonslip, ceramic coating — dubbed "Super-Grip®" by Cerakote — provides a tactile, rubberized texture for enhanced grip. |
MA: Gun Rights Groups Challenge Massachusetts Carry Permit Denials In State Supreme Court
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A coalition of firearms advocacy groups has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, challenging the state’s discretionary gun licensing rules in the case Pratt v. Westbrook.
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) led the filing alongside the California Rifle & Pistol Association, the Second Amendment Law Center, the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Attorney Jason Guida filed the brief as pro bono local counsel.
The legal challenge centers on Massachusetts statutes that allow local licensing authorities to deny a concealed carry permit if an applicant is deemed “unsuitable” or judged to potentially “create a risk to public safety.” |
New Guns 2026: Rost Martin RM1X Pistol Series
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Rost Martin has launched the RM1X series of pistols, developed directly from customer feedback to deliver both capacity and concealability. The RM1X lineup offers enhanced versatility with a compact slide and full-size grip, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of uses. |
The CZ TS3 Orange Has Finally Made it to America
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Developed in collaboration with 11-time IPSC World Champion Eric Grauffel, the CZ TS3 Orange (Tactical Sport 3) in 9mm has made its American introduction.
Debuted in Europe back in February, the CZ TS 3 Orange builds on the TS2 Orange while bringing better ergonomics, direct-mounted optics, and other improvements to speed and consistency to the table. Not meant for carry or defense use, the Orange is a pure race gun designed with USPSA Limited Optics and IPSC Optics competition in mind. |
FL: No sales tax on guns in Florida; Small retailers say details don’t help them much
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Local retailers say the sales tax holiday mainly benefits the big box store, not mom and pop shops.
“So, last year did not include suppressors or magazines, this year it does. So, it’s ammunition, firearms, magazines, optics, all of the things for hunting or shooting,” JD Johnson, owner of Talon Tactical Outfitters said.
While unlimited for guns, the tax break is pretty restrictive for other items. Sleeping bags must cost less than $50, tents less than $200 and fishing rods less than $75.
One small business owner says he supports the program, but barely any items at his store qualify.
“Two products that qualify in an outdoor, locally owned business. Two is pretty sad,” Scott Maphis, representative for Trail and Ski said. |
Here is who DOJ restored gun rights to after three-decade hiatus
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday the names of the first people to have their federal gun rights restored in a program re-started by the Trump administration.
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on August 17 that DOJ was reviving a process allowed by federal law that provided a way for those who lost gun rights due to criminal convictions to have them restored. In the regulation published Thursday, Blanche’s office announced that nine individuals had their gun rights reinstated under the new process, one of whom was convicted of a felony for listening in on calls about re-districting in 2002. |
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