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New DOJ Task Force Targets Protection of Second Amendment Rights
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U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi has taken a bold stance to defend the constitutional right to bear arms by launching a new Department of Justice initiative called the Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force. This move, she explained, is aimed squarely at reversing what she describes as federal overreach during the Biden administration, which she claims unfairly targeted lawful gun owners and businesses. |
CO: “Criminals don’t use guns they buy”: Mesa County Sheriff voices opposition of new gun law
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“Criminals don’t use guns they buy from a sporting goods store. Criminals get firearms by stealing them from people,” said Todd Rowell, Mesa County Sheriff.
Rowell opposes Senate Bill 3, which as of Thursday, has been signed into law by Colorado Governor Jared Polis.
The bill restricts the sale of semi-automatic guns with detachable magazines and requires gun safety courses before the purchase of certain firearms.
“This law is not a ban...Proper gun safety education and training, however, are key components of public safety,” said Polis in a signing statement. |
OK: 'Loved and cherished': Annual Guns to Garden Tools ceremony helps Tulsa heal
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The Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry is hosting its annual Guns to Garden Tools ceremony in honor of those who lost their lives to gun violence.
The families have been given tools to bring life through gardening for several years.
"I think when you are given this and you have it to relate to, this could have been the gun that ended someone’s life that you loved and cherished," said Pastor Jean Neal with Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry. |
US gunmakers scrambling to adapt to Trump’s uncertain tariff threats
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For gunmakers, tariffs pose the risk of sharply raising costs on imported raw materials, such as copper, steel and aluminum, as well as safety products like gun locks and lockable cases that often are made overseas.
Most of the guns sold in the US come from US-based manufacturers such as Smith & Wesson and Ruger, but they require components sourced from around the world. The accessories and safety tools included in many gun packages, too, often come from companies that rely primarily on offshore factories. Imported guns mostly come from Austria, Brazil and Turkey, according to a 2024 report on firearm commerce from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). |
HI: State buyback event hopes to get guns off Hawaiʻi streets, no questions asked
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Hawaiʻi residents are invited to unload their guns this weekend at the state Department of Law Enforcement’s buyback event.
In return for their firearms, attendees will receive a $100 Foodland gift card for each pistol, rifle, shotgun, or glock switch. Those who turn in automatic firearms, assault rifles, and ghost guns, which are homemade guns with no serial number, will receive a $200 gift card.
Attendees will be allowed to turn in however many guns they wish, with up to a maximum of three gift cards. |
AL: GSCC police set to host Advanced Women’s Self-Defense Class
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Designed to build confidence and equip participants with valuable tools to protect themselves, the class will include hands-on training and cover the following key topics:
--Situational Awareness
--Legal Insights
--Hands-on Self-Defense Techniques
--Firearm Awareness and Safety
An optional shooting range session will be available to participants from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. for those who bring a functioning handgun and 50 rounds of ammunition. |
TX: Houston Resident Fatally Shoots Intruder in Self-Defense, Police Seek Remaining Suspects
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A recent home invasion in Houston turned fatal on Wednesday night, when a man was shot at 2501 Westridge Street at approximately 9:15 p.m. According to a report by the City of Houston, the incident has resulted in the death of an 18-year-old male, whose identity remains unconfirmed pending verification from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
The situation unfolded when three males attempted to enter the apartment, moments before the violence erupted. Witnesses told Houston Police Department patrol officers, that one masked male knocked on the door, while his accomplices forced entry through a window. Amid the chaos, the residents inside made an emergency call to 9-1-1, as per the City of Houston. |
MO: Missouri House approves allowing guns on public transit
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A bill passed by the Missouri House on Thursday would make it legal to bring guns on public transportation and lower the minimum age for a concealed carry permit.
House Bill 328 passed 106-45. It now goes to the Senate.
Currently, it's illegal to bring guns on public transit even with a concealed carry permit. Supporters of the bill say it would allow passengers to protect themselves and safeguard Second Amendment rights.
"It's about time that we allow those people who use public transportation to exercise the same rights as everyone else in our state," said bill sponsor Tim Taylor, R-Bunceton. |
MI: ‘You going home now, baby.’ Saginaw man acquitted of murder on grounds of self-defense
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A Saginaw man was all smiles on learning a jury acquitted him of murder on the grounds he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot another man over the summer.
Eric M. Wills II, 24, heaved a sigh of relief and smiled broadly when jurors announced they found him not guilty of murder or felony firearm about 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 11. Three rows of supporters in the gallery applauded, cried, and hugged.
“You going home now, baby,” said one of Wills’ loved ones. |
FL: Armed intruder killed by resident at Fort Myers apartments
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A person was shot and killed at a Fort Myers apartment complex while attempting a break-in.
Fort Myers police officers responded to a call at 11:40 p.m. Thursday in reference to a disturbance on Mahaffey Road in the Carlton of Fort Myers apartments, off Plantation Road.
The person who called 911 told police that they fired one shot at an armed intruder trying to enter their residence.
Officers and EMS attempted life-saving measures. However, the intruder was pronounced dead at the scene. |
7 Things the Trump Administration Has Done for Our Second Amendment Freedom
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In the first months of President Donald J. Trump’s (R) historic second term, his administration has wasted no time reaffirming its commitment to protecting and expanding Second Amendment rights across the country. From high-profile executive orders to targeted legal reviews, President Trump is making it clear that law-abiding Americans must be empowered to exercise their God-given and constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms.
Most recently, the Trump administration initiated a series of actions to reinforce Second Amendment rights and reduce federal oversight on firearms. |
The New York Times’ Latest Anti-Gun News Story
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Print journalism is pretty simple, really. At least it used to be. For decades there were basically two types of stories, news and opinion. Reporters wrote news stories. Columnists and a few others wrote opinion pieces.
But in recent years we’ve seen another type of journalism rise in prominence, the anti-gun story, which masquerades as a regular news piece but is chock-full of opinion and false claims. When reporters fill their anti-gun stories with their opinions their editors do nothing, because they often share their staffer’s opinions. |
Republicans demand RFK Jr reverse Biden-era ‘public health crisis’ on guns
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A group of House Republicans is asking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to crack down on any remaining gun control efforts within his department, which they argue is in “direct violation of federal law.”
“We write to you today to urge you to protect the Second Amendment from attacks by a partisan and weaponized Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH)—which became a dangerous threat to gun ownership under the Biden Administration,” the letter led by Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., read. |
CO: Governor Polis signs controversial gun control bill
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis Thursday signed a controversial gun control bill that requires a permit and safety training to buy firearms that accept detachable magazines.
Senate Bill 25-003 was originally a ban on the sale or purchase of most semi-automatic rifles or shotguns that take detachable magazines. But it was amended to allow for purchases if the buyer gets a “firearms safety course eligibility card” from their sheriff department and completes a firearm education course.
The bill also prohibits the purchase and sale of all rapid fire conversion devices, like bump stocks and binary triggers. |
KS: Kansas senator proposes scrapping regulations for sawed-off shotguns
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U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) has introduced legislation to remove short-barreled rifles and shotguns, commonly known as “sawed-off shotguns,” from being regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA).
Marshall’s measure, known as the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act, would amend current federal law to remove short-barrel firearms from the NFA classification. If passed, certain taxes and restrictions on these weapons would be removed. |
TN: Bill to bar giving guns to certain mental health patients stalls until 2026
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Elliot Pinsly, president and CEO of the Behavioral Health Foundation, said the way the legislation is written could have a “chilling effect on people’s willingness to seek mental health treatment in Tennessee.” Pinsly, a licensed clinical social worker, founded the policy-focused nonprofit in 2020.
“The actual bill makes it a crime punishable by up to one year imprisonment to sell, give or otherwise transfer a firearm to a person who has received just about any kind of mental health care or addiction treatment in the past five years, voluntary or involuntary, outpatient or inpatient,” Pinsly said. |
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