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MI: Ted Nugent carried gun in Michigan Capitol despite ban
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Michigan rocker Ted Nugent carried a gun inside the Michigan State Capitol on Wednesday, despite a ban on firearms inside the building
Michigan State Police say they’re investigating the lapse in security that occurred when Nugent was armed at the Capitol during his testimony before a joint House Committee.
Nugent, an avid hunter, was brought in to testify about accountability for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. During his testimony, he railed against the department and its policies that he said were driving hunters out of the state.
MSP spokesperson Shanon Banner said Nugent was screened at the north Capitol entrance and that the weapons detection system functioned correctly, alerting troopers of a possible weapon. |
FPC Statement on Senate Parliamentarian’s NFA Ruling
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It is utterly disgraceful and unacceptable that the Senate is allowing an unelected bureaucrat to stand between the American people and their constitutionally protected rights. The Senate Parliamentarian’s advice—which has no force of law—is being wielded as a political weapon to block long-overdue reforms around constitutionally protected arms.
The Parliamentarian’s opinions are non-binding and completely irrelevant to the question of whether Congress should advance these legislative reforms, eliminating some unconstitutional taxes and related regulations.
Senators take an oath to uphold the Constitution, not to submit to the procedural gatekeeping of a Senate employee with a red pen and a power trip. |
Gun silencer provision dropped from GOP mega-bill in the US Senate
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Republicans cannot exempt gun silencers, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns from being classified as firearms under a federal gun regulation law from the 1930s, according to the Senate parliamentarian’s latest ruling on the “big, beautiful bill.”
The provision addressing silencers, also called suppressors, was added to the House’s version of the bill by Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde. The Senate Finance Committee expanded it, adding in the other two classifications.
The ruling means that section now will be dropped from the Senate version of the tax and spending cut measure, or rewritten in a way that meets the rules. |
FL: Hialeah UPS shooting was case of self-defense, cops say; wounded man arrested
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A shooting at a Hialeah UPS facility early Thursday morning was a case of self-defense, according to police. They say it all stemmed from a fight between two groups of UPS employees.
Now, the 21-year-old man who was shot is facing criminal charges.
The confrontation happened at around 3:30 a.m. at the facility, located at 969 E. 56th St., across from the Hialeah Police Department.
Lt. Eddie Rodriguez, an HPD spokesperson, said during the fight, one person “threatened to retrieve a friend” with a gun from a nearby car. That friend, police said, was identified as Anthony Ernest, a former employee. |
PA: Homeowner shoots bear in self-defense; advice given on keeping bears away
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A homeowner in McKean County killed a black bear in what is being labeled a self-defense shooting of the animal that would not leave their yard.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission was called on June 4 to a home in a residential area along Olean Road in Foster Township about a bear being on the property.
State Game Warden Justin Slomian reports the homeowners called and said they scared a bear off their lawn that evening. |
FL: Man hospitalized after what police call a self-defense shooting on Cape Coral's Midpoint Bridge
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A man was shot late Thursday night on the westbound side of a Cape Coral bridge after another man opened fire in what police said was self-defense.
According to the Cape Coral Police Department, officers responded around 11:40 p.m. to reports of gunfire on the Midpoint Memorial Bridge.
Officers found that a man had been attacked and the victim responded by shooting the other man, who was then taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds.
Police said the shooting was determined to be self-defense and believe the incident was isolated. The investigation is ongoing. |
LA: Deputes determine shooting in Keithville was in self-defense
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Deputies responded to reports of a shooting Friday morning (June 27).
It happened not long after 11 a.m. on Stagecoach Road just off Mansfield Road near Drag Strip Road. More than a dozen units from the sheriff’s office responded.
Officials with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office say one person, identified as Joseph Whitaker, was shot in the upper body. His injuries are none-life-threatening, according to CPSO. |
Criminal Justice Reformers Should Welcome Pam Bondi's Gun Rights Restoration Initiative
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The Justice Department is proceeding with plans to revive a moribund relief process for people who have lost their Second Amendment rights as a result of criminal convictions. The department's FY 2026 budget proposal, published earlier this month, includes funds for a Firearm Rights Restoration Initiative within the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
That is good news for Second Amendment advocates because it promises to ameliorate the injustices caused by an illogical, constitutionally dubious law that deprives people of the right to armed self-defense even when they pose no plausible threat to public safety. |
IA: New Iowa gun law to allow 18-year-olds to carry firearms
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Kemlin Hart owns Hart Brothers, a gun shop in Mason City.
You’d think increased access to guns would mean more customers, but for licensed gun dealers across the state, nothing’s changing.
“I think there’s more in the bill for face value for politicians than anything else,” Hart said.
Due to federal laws, gun buyers in Iowa and elsewhere will still have to wait until they’re 21 to buy guns from licensed dealers.
But 18 to 20 year olds can now own and carry a gun, and buy guns through private sales, such as selling to a relative or even an unlicensed dealer. |
VT: Burlington's mayor to push for legislative approval for a ban on guns in city bars
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Burlington's mayor is vowing to work to get a piece of public safety legislation across the finish line at the Vermont State House next year.
"It's such a common-sense piece of policy," Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, a Progressive, said of a change to the city charter to bar guns from bars. "It's one more piece that could help make Burlington a safer place."
In March, Burlington voters overwhelmingly supported a charter change that would prevent people from having guns in places that serve alcohol. |
Trump admin's ATF cuts aim to please pro-gun groups by slashing regulations
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The next target on the list for the Department of Government Efficiency is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Washington Post reports that the plan is to eliminate dozens of rules and restrictions by July 4th. The initial plan was to change 47 regulations, a nod to President Trump as the 47th President of the United States, but the real number may exceed that.
The move is a big part of the plan to make cuts at the ATF. The Trump administration has proposed slashing the budget and reducing the number of inspectors. The changes would be a big win for Pro-Gun advocacy groups who have long claimed the ATF has too many regulations and violates the Second Amendment. |
DOGE enters ATF with mandate to slash gun regulations
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The U.S. DOGE Service has sent staff to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the goal of revising or eliminating dozens of rules and gun restrictions by July 4, according to multiple people with knowledge of the efforts, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that have not been made public.
The initial target was to change 47 regulations, an apparent reference to Donald Trump’s status as the 47th president of the United States, two of the people said. But ATF and DOGE staffers are now poised to exceed that goal, with upward of 50 changes planned. |
Report: Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Language Eliminating Suppressor Tax
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A Republican-led effort to remove suppressors and short-barrel rifles from the National Firearms Act (NFA) faced a new obstacle on Friday when the Senate parliamentarian reportedly recommended nixing the provision for allegedly violating budget reconciliation rules. The Senate GOP must now decide if it will use its overrule power to preserve the deregulation of popular hearing protection devices and protect the Second Amendment rights of its constituents. |
TX: Texas Gun Law Changes Coming September
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Over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a series of bills aimed at strengthening Second Amendment protections and curbing local efforts to implement stricter gun control policies. The newly enacted legislation, which takes effect on September 1, 2025, makes it easier for Texans to own certain firearms while limiting the power of local governments to enforce gun restrictions.
Among the most significant provisions is a statewide ban on so-called “red flag” laws—court orders that allow authorities to temporarily confiscate firearms from individuals deemed to be a danger to themselves or others. |
CA: Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California’s Latest Scheme
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California gun purchasers moved closer no longer being limited to buying a single gun per 30-day period, thanks to a June 20 ruling by the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In the case Nguyen v. Bonta, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court struck down the Golden State law limiting gun purchases to one a month, ruling that the requirement violated the plaintiffs’ Second Amendment rights and that there also was no historic precedent for such a law as required by the second standard set forth in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022). |
TX: Texas Bans Red-Flag Laws
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To no surprise, the legislative session in Texas this year has ended on a high note for real Americans living in the state who value naturally bestowed freedoms recognized by the United States Constitution. Despite efforts from the left to thwart Foundational values, and by efforts I mean dishonesty and hyperbole designed to manipulate the public into embracing their subjugation, lawmakers have established a preemption measure prohibiting red-flag extreme risk protective orders (ERPOs) from being used to seize privately owned firearms and block Second Amendment rights without due process of the law. |
CO: Colorado Sees Surge in Concealed Carry Permits Ahead of New Law Taking Effect July 1st
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A major change in Colorado’s concealed carry permitting process is about to take effect on July 1, and Douglas County residents are scrambling to get ahead of it.
The new law, passed by Democratic lawmakers, mandates that anyone applying for a concealed handgun permit must complete a written exam and a live-fire exercise. The classroom training requirement will double from four to eight hours, now with mandatory live-fire qualification. For renewals, a two-hour refresher or proof of handgun competency will be required. |
Second Amendment 'setback': Gun tax cuts stripped from Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
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A provision inside President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" that would have lessened regulations on certain firearms was one of many stripped policies that did not pass muster with Senate rules.
The Senate parliamentarian ruled late Thursday night that policy changes that would delist short-barrel rifles, shotguns and suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA) would have to be scrubbed from the Senate Finance Committee's portion of the mammoth bill. |
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