OH: Jurors find Ryan Schafer not guilty of murder in death of Daryk Maki
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Schafer argued that he acted in self-defense after he drove to his ex-girlfriend's house near Ellet to check on his daughter. Schafer testified that he was concerned for his daughter's safety after hearing that Maki, who left a substance abuse rehabilitation program that day, was drinking and acting violently.
Witness testimony gave slightly different versions of events. Tiffany Thompson, Schafer's ex-girlfriend and mother of his child, had dated Maki. She told jurors that she told Schafer to leave the house. Schafer said that never happened. |
DOJ Forms New Second Amendment Rights Section
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The Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is launching a new unit dedicated to protecting Americans’ gun rights.
The office, known as the Second Amendment Rights Section, is scheduled to open on December 4. The office’s focus will be on investigating local policies and laws that violate an American’s right to keep and bear arms as protected by the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. The section is a direct result of Donald Trump’s Executive Order (EO) on gun rights, issued earlier this year. |
KS: Kansas looking at three bidders for $10 million contract relying on AI to find guns in schools
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The Kansas Legislature’s special budget committee revealed the attorney general’s office continues to work toward awarding a $10 million contract to a private vendor for deployment of artificial intelligence and use of security cameras to spot gun-wielding intruders in public schools.
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a budget bill in April that included funding for technology that promised to identify unconcealed firearms in school buildings so alerts could be forwarded to school staff and law enforcement officers. In October, three companies submitted bids through the Kansas Department of Administration. On Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Kris Kobach said a contract hadn’t been issued. |
SSSF Top Guns Bring Heat to 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship
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When eight young athletes from the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation walked into Camp Atterbury for the 2025 NRA World Shooting Championship, they weren’t just newcomers—they were unknowns entering a pressure cooker loaded with talent from around the world.
Across four days in Indiana this past October, 166 shooters moved through a gauntlet of 12 demanding stages, all using provided firearms and ammunition instead of the familiar setups they rely on in competition. The atmosphere swung between high-stakes intensity and raw personality, the kind of blend where precision meets attitude, and the SSSF athletes carved out their own presence with striking composure. |
Blue States Have the 2nd Amendment All Backwards
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Recent actions taken by Democrat-run states suggest that they really don’t understand the Second Amendment, or the thinking behind it, at all.
Last week an elderly New York man was sentenced to a four-year prison term because of an incident that took place two years earlier.
Charles Foehner, a 67-year-old retired doorman with a clean record, was walking to his home in Queens on a late June 2023 evening, when a would-be mugger lunged at him holding what appeared to be a knife. |
MO: Missouri Prosecutors Concerned Over Self-Defense Ruling
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Missouri prosecutors warn that a recent ruling by the Missouri Court of Appeals may dangerously broaden the scope of self-defense laws, allowing individuals to use deadly force in response to simple assaults. Robert W. Russell, president of the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, cautions that the ruling could lead to “merely shoving matches” escalating into lethal confrontations, complicating the prosecution of violent crimes and harming victims’ rights. |
Justice Dept. Opens New Section to Protect Gun Ownership Rights
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The Justice Department plans to open a new civil rights section next week dedicated to protecting Second Amendment gun ownership rights.
Attorneys in the section are supposed to use their enforcement authority to contest local laws or policies they believe are overly restrictive on gun rights.
The Justice Department is trying to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump issued just after being inaugurated in January that seeks to protect gun ownership. |
NY: New York’s Assault on the NRA — and Free Speech — Gets a Court Bailout
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No historical version of qualified immunity has ever protected that kind of bureaucratic retaliation. A doctrine created to protect officers facing real-time danger has no application to officials who, with ample opportunity for reflection, intentionally weaponize regulatory power to silence disfavored viewpoints.
Now that this case is back at the Supreme Court, the ACLJ filed another amicus brief, this time urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the Second Circuit’s misuse of qualified immunity. Our position is simple: The doctrine cannot be stretched to shield officials who knowingly and purposefully violate the First Amendment from the safety of their offices. |
‘Permit-to-Purchase’ Requirements Turn Right into Privilege; They Cannot Stand
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Delaware has just implemented its controversial Permit to Purchase law, requiring First State citizens to obtain a permit from the government before they can purchase a handgun.
A handful of other states have similar laws coming up, including Colorado (August 2026) and Washington (May 2027), while Oregon’s Measure 114, which also requires a permit to purchase, is presently being considered by the state Supreme Court. The outcome of Oregon’s case could be staggering. Ammoland News covered that controversy here. |
OH: Ohio lawmakers move on some BFA-backed gun bills before recessing
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The Ohio General Assembly has adjourned for recess but not before making progress on a few bills supported by Buckeye Firearms Association, including one that would provide guidelines and civil immunity for the voluntary storage of firearms by retailers and law enforcement agencies as a service to citizens.
Known as the Keep Them Safe Act, Senate Bill 273 was passed unanimously Nov. 19.
Here's a rundown of where all BFA-backed bills stand, in numeric order starting with House bills: |
USCCA Members Can Score a Sweet Deal on Shadow Systems Packages
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In partnership with the USCCA, Guns.com is offering a couple of exclusive packages to all USCCA members. We built a custom Shadow Systems package that includes a choice of handgun, four magazines, a Streamlight TLR-7 X, a replacement guarantee, two coupons for 25 percent off at the Shadow Systems store, and a hat from Shadow Systems. This package saves you $240 off the listed price.
The MR920 is one of Shadow Systems’ most popular handguns. This Glock 19 clone has been heavily modified for streamlined performance, featuring a custom slide with lightening cuts and an optic cut that will accommodate many different red dot patterns. |
GOA Defends H.R. 38 in Letter to Speaker Johnson: ‘Second Amendment Not Just for Police’
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In a letter sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson on November 25, 2025, Gun Owners of America (GOA) President Tim Macy issued a robust defense of H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025, while directly challenging the objections raised by the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).
The letter, representing over two million GOA members and supporters, urges support for the bill introduced by Representative Richard Hudson. It seeks to establish nationwide concealed carry reciprocity, allowing law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms across state lines without fear of violating restrictive local laws. |
Year One of Trump — Trump’s Second Term Delivers For Gun Owners
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Promises made, promises kept. It’s the phrase President Donald Trump’s White House uses to emphasize this administration’s commitment to delivering on the agenda the American people endorsed at the ballot box. And unlike the case with so many cheap-talking politicians, the Trump administration has plenty of accomplishments to point to. This is especially true when it comes to President Trump’s promise to protect Americans’ Second Amendment rights. |
MN: Second Amendment Lawyer Lynne Torgerson Secures Restoration of Firearm Rights in Red Lake County, Minnesota
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He is currently employed as a CDL driver and lives a stable, law-abiding lifestyle without illegal drug use, prescription misuse, or any history of mental-health commitment. In recent years, he provided care for both of his elderly parents and has a long history of community contribution. Although he experienced a family-related legal issue in 2016, resulting in a conviction for threats of violence, a firearm-disqualifying offense, he has since demonstrated significant personal reform. His Letters of Reference were overwhelmingly positive, reflecting character strength and reliability. After assessing all the evidence, the court ordered the full restoration of his rights. A decisive outcome. |
DOJ to Launch Second Amendment Rights Office on Dec. 4th
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The U.S. Department of Justice is set to launch a new office under its Civil Rights Division dedicated to protecting gun rights, marking a significant shift in federal civil rights enforcement priorities.
According to an article publised by Reuters yesterday, the newly formed Second Amendment Rights Section is expected to begin operations on December 4. The section will focus on investigating local laws and policies that may infringe on the constitutional right to bear arms, as outlined in the Second Amendment. The initiative stems from a February executive order by President Donald Trump, which directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to review federal government actions for any ongoing infringements on gun rights. |
US Justice Department plans gun rights office within civil rights unit
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The reorganization is another step in a series of actions by the Trump administration to redefine civil rights with policies championed by conservatives, a departure from traditional civil rights issues including racial discrimination and policing.
The DOJ did not immediately comment.
“The Civil Rights Division’s new focus on the Second Amendment, which is far outside its longstanding mission, is moving us even further away from our nation’s commitment to protecting all Americans’ civil rights,” said Stacey Young, a former Civil Rights Division attorney. |
New Zealand: 3D-printed guns FBI boss Kash Patel gifted to New Zealand officials were toy-inspired
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Inoperable pistols gifted by FBI Director Kash Patel to senior New Zealand security officials, who had to relinquish them for destruction because they were illegal to possess, were revolvers inspired by toy Nerf guns and popular among 3D-printed weapons hobbyists, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
The AP first reported that Patel gifted the plastic 3D-printed replica revolvers to New Zealand’s police and spy chiefs, along with two cabinet ministers, in July. Police documents released this week identified the model as the Maverick PG22, a working revolver modeled on the brightly colored toy gun of the same name. |
WI: Back from hunting? Store guns safely, mental health officials ask.
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In the thick of hunting season, safety precautions typically involve wearing blaze orange and fluorescent pink, keeping fingers outside the trigger guard until a target is identified, and pointing the muzzle in a safe direction.
The Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health is asking hunters — and everyone else with guns — to be sure to take into account safety precautions back home too. That's because, according to new research, eight in 10 children who died by firearm suicide obtained a gun from a family member at home. Another eight in 10 school shooters used guns from inside their homes. |
Beretta AX800 Suprema Waterfowl Shotgun
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Beretta’s new AX800 Suprema is a ground-up engineered waterfowl shotgun that pushes the company’s performance, durability, and ergonomics into a new class. Built for serious hunters who demand maximum reliability in the blind, on the boat, and in the worst weather, the AX800 Suprema combines breakthrough gas-system technology, championship barrel engineering, and industry-leading recoil mitigation to deliver more effective shots, faster follow-ups, and less maintenance between hunts. |
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