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If you look at comments on many GUNS Magazine Podcast episodes, you’ll find a number of “You’re such a Fudd” and “Why do you hate ARs and Polymer Pistols?” comments. I try to answer many of them, but I’ll use my virtual bully pulpit here to share the 33-1/3 r.p.m. long-playing version of my thoughts (Gen Z’ers will probably need to look that reference up). |
HI: Supreme Court takes up challenge to Hawaii restrictions on concealed handguns
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a major new gun rights case focused on recent measures enacted in Hawaii that restrict where people with a license to carry a concealed handgun can bring their weapons.
At issue are provisions of a law that requires people with concealed carry permits to seek permission to bring their weapons onto private properties that are otherwise open to the public unless the owner already allows it. The law, enacted in 2023, also restricts gun owners from possessing their firearms in certain “sensitive places,” including beaches, parks and bars. |
HI: Supreme Court takes up new Second Amendment case
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The Supreme Court took up its next Second Amendment case Friday, agreeing to hear a challenge to Hawaii’s ban on carrying concealed weapons on private property without the owner’s express consent.
Three Hawaii residents and a local gun rights group, backed by the Trump administration, urged the justices to review a lower ruling upholding the state’s law.
In a brief order, the justices set the case to be heard this upcoming term. A decision is expected by next summer.
“Boom!” Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, wrote on X, calling it an “important” case. |
Nguyen Honored As Legislator Of The Year At National Gun Rights Conference
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Arizona State Representative Quang Nguyen (R-LD1), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, was recognized as Legislator of the Year on Saturday at the 40th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) in Salt Lake City. The award highlights Nguyen’s role in advocating for Second Amendment protections at both the state and national levels. The GRPC, founded by Alan Gottlieb of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), brings together legal scholars, public officials, authors, and activists to address firearms policy and constitutional rights. Each year, SAF honors individuals who have made significant contributions to defending the right to keep and bear arms. |
America Supports Trump’s Pro-Gun Agenda, New Poll Shows
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For too long, politicians have underestimated how central the Second Amendment is to American voters. They assumed that a few campaign slogans would be enough to satisfy gun owners.
But a new Reuters/Ipsos poll from Sept. 23 proves otherwise: Republicans now lead Democrats by four points on gun policy and by a decisive 20 points on crime. These numbers show that defending the right to keep and bear arms is not only good policy—it’s good politics. They also confirm a larger trend: America supports President Trump’s pro-gun agenda. |
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In court, Rivera’s attorney Francisco Napolitano said that the shooting victim broke into Rivera’s home in the middle of the night. Rivera called 911 and said that he shot the intruder, according to Napolitano, per footage from WHDH.
“He has a reasonable fear at 1:30 in the morning that somebody is in the house who shouldn’t be there. He’s in fear for his own life, he’s in fear for his wife and his mother, and so if he does something to defend himself, it’s completely understandable,” Napolitano said in court. |
CT: Judge upholds CT ban on handguns for self-defense in state parks
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Afterwards, Nastri’s attorney filed an amended complaint and motion for a summary judgment that would ban the enforcement of this law while the case was being heard in court. The state cross-filed a motion for a summary judgment in response to uphold the enforcement of the existing regulations while the case proceeds through the courts.
On Sept. 30, U.S. District Court Judge Victor Bolden dismissed Natri’s challenge. Bolden determined that the state’s ban on handguns for self-defense in state parks was justified, in part because state parks are crowded places and are frequented by children. |
MA: Court Hears Arguments on Jury Instructions for Self Defense and Duty to Retreat
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The core of the argument revolved around jury instructions concerning the duty to retreat. The defense contended that the current model instruction misguides jurors by not clearly defining what constitutes a "reasonable" duty to retreat. They argued that if an individual is attacked in their own home and believes that using force is necessary for their safety, they should not be required to retreat first. This perspective aligns with the notion that individuals have a right to defend themselves without the obligation to seek safety elsewhere when faced with immediate danger. |
HI: Supreme Court will hear challenge to Hawaii's gun law backed by Trump administration
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The Supreme Court is taking up another gun rights dispute in a case that could lead to more handguns in public places.
The court, which has made major expansions to gun rights in recent years, agreed on Oct. 3 to hear a Trump-backed challenge to gun restrictions in Hawaii that require a gun user obtain permission before venturing onto private property open to the public such as a business.
Hawaii and four other states led by Democrats − California, New York, Maryland and New Jersey − imposed new rules after the court in 2022 made it harder to restrict which individuals may arm themselves in public. |
HI: Supreme Court takes up challenge to Hawaii conceal carry law
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a case out of Hawaii regulating where individuals can carry guns.
The high court will consider whether Hawaii can prohibit concealed carry permit holders from carrying handguns on private property without the owners permission.
The Hawaii law bans guns in places like beaches, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol and gas stations.
The Trump administration asked the high court to consider the case in May, arguing the lower court ruling upholding the Hawaii ban violates the Second Amendment. |
HI: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Gun Case Testing Right to Carry
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The US Supreme Court said it will take up a new gun-rights case, agreeing to review a Hawaii law that bars people from bringing firearms to malls, stores and other private property without the owner’s express permission.
The high court will hear an appeal from three Hawaii residents who say the restrictions operate as a sweeping prohibition on the right to carry a handgun in public, violating the Constitution’s Second Amendment. |
HI: SCOTUS Will Consider a Challenge to Hawaii's Default Rule Against Guns on Private Property Open to the Public
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a Second Amendment challenge to a Hawaii law that bans guns on private property open to the public without the owner's "express authorization." The case, Wolford v. Lopez, involves one of several attempted end runs around the Court's 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, which upheld the constitutional right to carry guns in public for self-defense without demonstrating a "special need."
Several states, including New York, Hawaii, California, Maryland, and New Jersey, responded to Bruen by making carry permits easier to obtain but much harder to use. |
IA: Can politicians use campaign donations to pay for guns, security?
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Political violence is becoming a bigger concern for politicians, but it’s not always clear how they can keep themselves safe.
A full security detail can cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, which most politicians simply can’t afford. Because of that, some politicians use donations from voters to pay for their security.
But what about guns or pepper spray? That’s a gray area when it comes to what candidates can spend donor dollars on.
Linn County supervisor and former state representative Sami Scheetz said after Minnesota State speaker of the house Melissa Hortman was killed, it was a wake up call for him to take more precautions. |
Is the Department of Justice Fulfilling Their Role? It’s Time to go ‘Full Speed Ahead!’
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Has the Trump Administration and Bondi DOJ cut through enough red tape? Are we going to see more positive changes? Or, are there still too many cretins hiding in the corners and making issues by defending bad federal law?
Regardless of what vehicle we’re looking at, now’s the perfect time for Bondi and the DOJ to step up their efforts and launch a full frontal assault on Second Amendment prohibitionists across the entire U.S. The City of Lost Angels isn’t the only place that could use a lawsuit; it’s time to serve these other bad actors and stop defending bad law. |
HI: Supreme Court takes up challenge to Hawaii handgun restrictions
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The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up a challenge to a Hawaii law that severely restricts where handgun owners may carry their weapons, marking the first key Second Amendment challenge the justices have agreed to hear for the upcoming term.
The case in Wolford v. Lopez deals with a Hawaii law criminalizing carrying a handgun, even with a concealed carry permit, on private property unless the owner, lessee, operator, or manager of the property has given the person “express authorization to carry a firearm on the property.” A group of Hawaiian firearm owners and the Hawaii Firearms Coalition filed the lawsuit against the state in 2023, arguing it violated the Second Amendment. |
Amazon Censors James Bond Posters, Removes Guns From 007’s Hands
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Amazon is catching backlash again from 007 fans—this time for quietly editing classic James Bond movie posters on Prime Video and removing Bond’s guns.
As shared by the SpyHards account on X, updated poster artwork for nearly every Bond film now omits Bond holding a gun.
This includes posters for classics like Goldfinger, Thunderball, GoldenEye, and Skyfall, among others. The guns have simply been Photoshopped out (or through the use of AI).
“Welcome to a world where promoting James Bond 007 needs to be done without his sidearm,” one fan wrote in response. |
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