Litigation A three-judge panel for the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has unanimously ruled in the case McRorey v. Garland that the “enhanced” background check provisions of the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) for 18-20-year-old gun buyers does not run afoul of the Second Amendment, saying “The [Second Amendment’s] plain text covers plaintiffs’ right ‘to keep and bear ..read more

Litigation The US Supreme Court has granted review in the case Garland v. VanDerStok, a lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden’s “frame or receiver” rule implemented by the BATFE. The rule administratively re-defines the definition of a “firearm” contrary to statutory law. The high court will decide the fate of the rule in its upcoming October 2024 term. Note that the ..read more

Patriots Day is today. Celebrate! ************************* Litigation The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an injunction pending appeal in its FPC v. San Diego lawsuit, which challenges a California law that targets only pro-Second Amendment advocates with potentially ruinous consequences for litigating gun rights cases. The injunction prevents the defendants from enforcing the scheme during the pendency of ..read more

Either the news was slow this week, or I am. Patriots Day is a week away. Celebrate! Litigation Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor ruled that Washington’s ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds violates both the Washington state and U.S. constitutions, and issued an immediate injunction to stop the state from enforcing the ban. The state ..read more

Early edition of the 2A News this week so we can observe Good Friday. Remember what it means. Legislation Indiana and Kentucky have joined a group of states that have made it a crime for banks and credit card companies to track purchases of guns and ammunition through the use of a special merchant category code designated for firearms products ..read more

Litigation Last week in the case US v. Heriberto Carbajal-Flores, US District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman said 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(5)’s ban on illegal immigrants owning guns violates the Second Amendment. Judge Coleman initially found the gun ban for illegal immigrants was constitutional back in April 2022, but reconsidered the case in light of rulings from the federal appeals courts in ..read more

NRA Don’t forget to vote for the four – and ONLY the four – Board candidates recommended: Jeff Knox Phil Journey Rocky Marshall Dennis Fusaro Also vote “yes” on the bylaw amendment. Joseph Greenlee, former Senior Attorney and Director of Constitutional Studies at the Firearms Policy Coalition, has been appointed Director of the Office of Litigation Counsel for the NRA-ILA ..read more

NRA Don’t forget to vote for the four – and ONLY the four – Board candidates recommended: Jeff Knox Phil Journey Rocky Marshall Dennis Fusaro Also vote “yes” on the bylaw amendment. The New York State Rifle and Pistol Association has made its recommendations for other candidates for the 2024 NRA Board election. DO NOT follow them. How much does ..read more

2024 Mississippi Gun Bills: 05-Mar-2024 Update of gun-related bills this legislative session. NOT guaranteed complete. Next deadline: March 14 for original floor action on bills from own house. March 15 for reconsideration and passage of bills from own house. HB 52 By: Rep. Burnett To: Jud. B Died in committee Amends Section 97-37-5 to authorize anyone convicted of a nonviolent ..read more

************************* NRA corruption verdict. You’ve undoubtedly heard that the 6-member New York civil trial jury found the NRA and its leadership liable for mismanagement: The jury found against NRA, the corporation, on all counts, from failure to properly administer, to properly manage its assets, to whistleblower violations. This makes appointment of a monitor almost certain. Against former Executive Vice President ..read more