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OR: District attorney says Eugene Walmart shooting was self-defense
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On Sept. 5, just before 5:30 p.m., Elijah Lais shot and killed 21-year-old Javier Lagarda-Govea in the parking lot of a Walmart Supercenter near the intersection of West 11th Avenue and Commercial Street.
Lagarda-Govea was reaching for a loaded handgun tucked into his waistband while he pursued Lais and his stepson as they ran to their truck in the parking lot. Lais got his gun from his truck and pulled the trigger first. |
AZ: After Tucson killing, this columnist says Arizona's lenient self-defense laws need to change
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That of course puts the prosecutors on the defensive, puts a large obstacle in front of them and you know, also incentivizes people to claim self-defense. Not that people are thinking of that that much on the street, but it's a culture, I think a cultural thing, this, this self-defense violence.
So then what happens is prosecutors start losing cases or, or they must plead down cases to much lower charges. In this case, the Pima County Attorney's Office told me they had lost three previous self-defense cases. So they were motivated. |
AR: Second Amendment Legacy Foundation awards nearly $50,000 to local shooting sports programs
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The Second Amendment Legacy Foundation distributed $49,383.73 in grants to 10 area shooting sports programs during its Oct. 14 award ceremony, marking the organization’s expanded support for youth marksmanship education in 2025.
The Mountain Home-based nonprofit, which held its second annual fundraising banquet in April, increased both the number of recipients and total funding compared to previous years. Nine of the 10 grant recipients attended the dinner and award ceremony to receive their checks. |
OK: 7-Eleven Clerk Fired After Using Gun in Self-Defense, Told to Use Store Items Instead
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A 25-year-old 7-Eleven clerk who shot a man allegedly trying to strangle her during a late-night shift was terminated by her employer for violating company policy by using her own firearm in self-defense.
The incident took place just before midnight last Thursday. Stephanie Dilyard was working alone when a customer attempted to pay for burritos, beef sticks, and ice cream with a counterfeit $100 bill. When she refused the transaction, the situation quickly escalated.
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MA: Gun Rights Coalition Moves to Strike Down Massachusetts Under-21 Firearm Ban
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Adam Kraut, SAF’s Executive Director, said the policy treats young adults as second-class citizens.
“In no other context would the American people tolerate limiting the civil rights of adults based solely on their age,” Kraut said. “Denying adults under 21 years old the ability to possess a handgun – the quintessential firearm of choice for self-defense – is a clear violation of their Second Amendment rights.” |
Should Hemani be Decided as a Statutory Case?
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Hemani presents an interesting example of a constitutional case that does not need to be one; rather, statutory arguments to pare back 922(g)(3) are more appropriate. Hemani has not argued that the language of 922(g)(3) is limited to contemporaneous drug use and gun possession. And that itself is telling. As the Supreme Court continues to remake Second Amendment law to focus on history and tradition, parties will understandably pursue constitutional claims even where statutory arguments make more sense. Thus, evolving Second Amendment law threatens to cannibalize narrower statutory arguments and distort the separation of powers between the legislative and judicial branches. |
HI: SAF Fights Hawaii Gun Control in Landmark Second Amendment Case
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Today, Nov. 20, the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation filed an amicus curiae brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging two Hawaiian laws that pose undue burdens on gun owners.
Hawaii makes it very difficult for a person to acquire a handgun legally. The law first requires a permit to purchase. To do that, an individual must undergo a background check and provide specific information about the firearm they are purchasing—manufacturer, model, action, caliber, serial number, etc. The law forbids any local law enforcement agency from issuing the permit until 14 days after the application was received but requires it to be issued within 40 days. |
MA: SAF Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Massachusetts Young Adult Firearms Ban
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a motion for summary judgment in a case challenging Massachusetts’ ban on the purchase, carry and possession of nearly all modern firearms by 18-20-year-olds.
For an individual to purchase or possess a firearm in Massachusetts they must first acquire one of two licenses: a firearm identification card or a license to carry. Only the identification card is available for adults who are 18-20 years old, however, and even with that license it only allows residents in this age group to purchase and possess “…rifles and shotguns that are not large capacity or semi-automatic…” |
CA: California Suppressor Ban Faces Constitutional Challenge in Pivotal Sanchez v. Bonta Hearing
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Gun rights advocates are reacting to a pivotal hearing that took place yesterday, as the Ninth Circuit weighed whether suppressors qualify as protected “arms” under the Second Amendment. The outcome could either bring California in line with 42 other states or set a troubling precedent for banning common firearm accessories.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on November 18, 2025, in the case of Sanchez v. Bonta, which challenges California’s sweeping ban on firearm suppressors. These devices reduce, but do not eliminate, the sound produced when a firearm is discharged. |
TX: Parents express concern as Humble ISD joins program that allows some teachers to carry guns
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Some Humble ISD employees will soon be allowed to bring guns to school.
Last week, trustees for the Houston-area school district voted 6-1 to join Texas' School Marshal program as a pilot initiative. The program, implemented by state lawmakers in 2013 after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut, is overseen by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and allows employees with a license to carry a firearm access to a gun on campus. To participate they must complete 80 hours of training and undergo a psychological exam. |
EAACorp Shipping 250th Anniversary of U.S. Independence Special Edition Pistol
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EAACorp is glad to announce its latest special edition Girsan MC 1911 model for the 250th Anniversary of U.S. Independence in 2026. This exclusive model celebrates the nation’s free spirit and the constitutional right to bear arms with a premium limited edition firearm made for collectors and patriots in mind.
This commemorative 1911 features laser engraved grips with a rendition of the Great Seal of the United States, an engraved slide with chrome finish, and PVD gold accent controls. Dressed for the occasion, each pistol stands out with its striking finish and the timeless appeal of the 1911 platform. |
Guns And Loads For Holiday, And Today’s Upland Hunting
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You don’t hear or read about it much, anymore – the classic outdoor columns from the days of Outdoor Life and Field and Stream, by Jack O’Connor and Warren Page, both long-gone and with them most of the common sense relative to guns and loads that are most efficient and adaptable to upland hunting.
Not that there aren’t good people to read in the 21st century, because there are. But readers don’t anticipate them, or what they have to say, like they did in the days of O’Connor and Page. Those men were the veritable gods of gun and shooting journalism, and so many anxiously waited to read with the hunting season…what Jack and Warren had to say. |
OR: These 33 Multnomah County buildings now ban concealed guns
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Multnomah County’s ban on concealed guns in its public buildings has kicked in, impacting 33 sites in total.
That includes the county’s network of libraries, health clinics and other service buildings. The Board of Commissioners approved the new rules in September.
Commissioners Julia Brim-Edwards and Shannon Singleton brought the proposal forward, acting on changes to Oregon law that now allow local jurisdictions to ban licensed concealed carry weapons from their buildings. |
AR: AG’s office: Guns can be carried in Arkansas’ state, city parks
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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office says guns can be carried openly or concealed in state and municipal parks.
Assistant Attorney General Justin Hughes informed lawmakers on Monday during the Game and Fish/State Police Subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council about two recent amendments to state law, which now permit the possession of guns in most public spaces.
Hughes issued an opinion on Friday, approved by Griffin, which came after Rep. Sonia Eubanks Barker (R-Smackover) asked about the amendments to state laws where guns are allowed. |
MA: Gun-Rights Groups Push To Overturn Mass Firearm Limits For Young Adults
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The Second Amendment Foundation and several partners filed a motion for summary judgment in a challenge to the state’s limits on pistols for anyone younger than 21. In Massachusetts, 18-year-olds can get a firearm ID card, but it only allows them to own rifles and shotguns that are not large-capacity or semi-automatic.
This new filing says the law unjustly targets young people without justification.
“In no other context would the American people tolerate limiting the civil rights of adults based solely on their age,” said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut in a news release. |
TX: Teens exchanging guns post-crime pose new challenge for Bexar County law enforcement
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The Bexar County sheriff said he’s noticed a new trend while investigating crimes: guns being exchanged between young adults and teenagers.
“What we’re seeing is that many times these kids are utilizing these guns and trading them off for another gun that may have been used in something else,” Sheriff Javier Salazar said.
Salazar said that’s what happened in the murder case of Alianna Ujueta, a 17-year-old girl who was shot and killed at a party at the end of September. |
NY: Attorney: Queens Self-Defense Case Shows 'Draconian' Laws
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A Queens man who shot and killed a would-be mugger more than two years ago has been sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing an unlicensed revolver in a case his attorney said shows New York City's "draconian" gun laws.
Charles Foehner, 67, admitted guilt in one count of criminal weapons possession in a plea deal, ending his case stemming from the 2022 shooting of Cody Gonzalez near Foehner's home, reports the New York Post. |
Ammo.com Renews SAF Corporate Partnership
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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that Ammo.com has renewed their corporate partnership at the Silver level.
“At Ammo.com, we deeply value the work the Second Amendment Foundation does to protect the rights of everyday Americans,” said Ammo.com Head of Marketing Sam Jacobs. “Their legal efforts make a real difference in preserving the freedoms our customers care about most. We’re proud to support SAF and stand with them in defending the Second Amendment.” |
VT: Vermont Law Forces Law-Abiding Citizens to Wait to Defend Themselves
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NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in support of plaintiffs challenging Vermont’s mandatory 72-hour “cooling off” waiting period when lawfully purchasing a firearm. NSSF argues that nothing in the nation’s history or tradition supports delaying a law-abiding citizen from exercising their Second Amendment rights when legally purchasing a firearm.
The challenge to Vermont’s law, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, Inc., v. Birmingham, is pending before the Second Circuit. NSSF’s amicus brief was filed on Tuesday. |
IL: Put guns in a safe spot to help save children's lives
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In 2013, “Everytown.com” identified 720 incidents of gunfire on the grounds of a preschool or K-12 school.
Knowing this is scary because parents send their children to school, not suspecting a school shooting could happen.
According to the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, “There have been an estimated 394 school shootings that exposed more than 360,000 students to gun violence since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999.” |
Understanding Fausti Shotguns
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Based near Brescia, Italy, Fausti has been manufacturing fine shotguns since 1948. Over the years the company has offered a wide range of fine side-by-side, over/unders, and with modern CNC machining and in-house stock designers and engravers you can have a Fausti gun built anyway you’d like.
But too many options can be overwhelming, and Fausti has set out to simplify the buying process byseparating their shotguns into two primary families: Core and Boutique. So, what’s the difference? |
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